Archive for the ‘Movies’ Category
Saw: Transformers 3: Dark of the Moon
Tuesday, June 28, 2011 15:07 No Commentsby: Laurie Lyons The latest installation of the Transformers franchise is pretty much exactly what you expect of it, except for it’s, well, better. If you go into the theater expecting world class theater with high brow themes, you should probably walk into another theater. If you go into the theater expecting two and a [...]
See: Green Lantern Preview Party and Fundraiser
Thursday, June 16, 2011 9:52 No Commentsby Kathy Flores So the wait is just about over for all the comic book fans across the nation…yes, tonight marks the premiere of the long awaited Green Lantern feature. And what better way to end the wait and welcome the new thriller than with a preview party and fundraiser. The boys of Outrageous Outfits [...]
Saw: Super 8
Friday, June 10, 2011 11:40 No CommentsSuper 8 is a marketing masterpiece. If you want to keep this JJ Abrams/Steven Spielberg as sacred in your head as any movie nerd would based on the previews, you may want to stick to watching the trailer. The duo didn’t produce quite the epic piece of cinema that I was expecting, especially the ending [...]
See: The Hangover 2
Wednesday, May 25, 2011 18:35 No Commentsby: Laurie Lyons The Hangover 2 is pretty much exactly what you expect it to be: same shit, different city (well, continent, really). The creators basically took everything from the first movie, conjured some kind of magical/mathematical formula that included a perfect ratio of dick jokes to alcohol and once again created comedy gold. Sure, [...]
See: Scream 4 Movie Release Party at District 301, April 13
Tuesday, April 12, 2011 12:56 No Commentsby: Laurie Lyons It’s been 11 years since the last Scream flick graced us with its quintessential teen horror movie presence, and Pugnacious Promotions and District 301 aren’t letting the release of Scream 4 happen without a little fanfare. This Wednesday you will find District turned into a den of horror, celebrating all that is [...]
See: Special Screening of “Braveheart,” April 9
Friday, April 8, 2011 19:13 No Commentsby: Laurie Lyons What better way to spend a Saturday evening than hanging out with a true badass? Remember that Wallace guy from the classic movie “Braveheart”? Yep, Austin Film Festival is bringing Oscar-nominated writer Randall Wallace to Austin for a special screening of the classic film. For just $12 (non-members, members are just $10), [...]
Saw: Arthur
Friday, April 8, 2011 18:52 No CommentsAbsolutely loooooved Arthur! Check out our review of Russell Brand’s performance on theyayornay.com.
Saw: Sucker Punch
Friday, March 25, 2011 11:07 No CommentsCheck out our Sucker Punch review over at theyayornay.com!
Saw: Red Riding Hood
Friday, March 11, 2011 11:21 No Commentsby: Amber Kokas Who’s in it: Amanda Seyfried Gary Oldman Billy Burke Shiloh Fernandez Max Irons Virginia Madsen Julie Christie The Lowdown: “Why Grandmother what big eyes you have….” Another folk tale brought to life with a bit of a twist. The semi common story of a beautiful young woman torn between two men: one [...]
Saw: Beastly
Friday, March 4, 2011 18:31 No Commentsby: Amber Kokas Who’s in it: Alex Pettyfer Vanessa Hudgens Mary-Kate Olsen Neil Patrick Harris Lisa Gay Hamilton The Lowdown: “Tale as old as time….song as old as rhyme…beauty and the beast.” A modern day take on the classic tale of Beauty and the Beast, where an egocentric New York teen is transformed into a [...]