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Movie Review: THE SOCIAL NETWORK

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN 10/01/2010
THE SOCIAL NETWORK movie poster | © 2010 Sony Pictures

Rating: R Stars: Jesse Eisenberg, Andrew Garfield, Justin Timberlake, Armie Hammer, Joseph Mazzello, Max Minghella Writer: Aaron Sorkin, based on the book THE ACCIDENTAL BILLIONAIRES by Ben Mezrich Director: David Fincher Distributor: Columbia Pictures Release Date: October 1st, 2010 There is a lot of controversy surrounding the accuracy of the storytelling in THE SOCIAL NETWORK. Based loosely on Ben Mezrich’s nonfiction tome THE ACCIDENTAL BILLIONAIRES about the origins of the social networking site Facebook, THE SOCIAL NETWORK has been accused of playing with the facts. This probably doesn’t matter unless one is writing a thesis about the real origins of […]Read On »


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TV Review: LIE TO ME – Season 3 – “Killer App” – Season Finale

By CARLOS DELGADO 02/01/2011
Tim Roth and Ashton Holmes in LIE TO ME - Season 3 - "Killer App" | ©2011 Fox/Greg Gayne

Yes, this is the season finale of LIE TO ME, and I know the rumor mill has this being LIE TO ME’s series finale (and trust me, it is). So with that knowledge, it’s pretty insulting that the best they could do is shamelessly ride the coattails of THE SOCIAL NETWORK by giving us “Killer App.”


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Movie Review: DUMB MONEY

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN 09/15/2023
DUMB MONEY movie poster | ©2023 Sony/Columbia

Rating: R Stars: Paul Dano, Pete Davidson, Shailene Woodley, Seth Rogen, America Ferrara, Vincent D’Onofrio, Myha’la Herrold, Talia Ryder, Nick Offerman, Anthony Ramos, Sebastian Stan, Kate Burton, Clancy Brown, Rushi Kota, Larry Owens, Dane DeHaan, Larry Owens, Andrea Simons Writers: Lauren Schuker Blum & Rebecca Angelo, based on the book THE ANTISOCIAL NETWORK by Ben Mezrich Director: Craig Gillespie Distributor: Sony/Columbia Release Date: September 15, 2023 Most people heard something about the Game Stop stock market saga while it was occurring, primarily in 2020 and 2021. But what exactly happened? DUMB MONEY aims to enlighten us. Keith “Roaring Kitty” Gill […]Read On »


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Movie Review: MOLLY’S GAME

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN 12/29/2017
MOLLYS GAME movie poster | ©2017 STX

Stars: Jessica Chastain, Idris Elba, Kevin Costner, Michael Cera, Chris O’Dowd, Graham Greene Writer: Aaron Sorkin, based on the book by Molly Bloom Director: Aaron Sorkin Distributor: STX Release Date: December 28, 2017  MOLLY’S GAME is the theatrical film directorial debut of Aaron Sorkin, who also wrote the screenplay, based on Molly Bloom’s autobiographical book. Sorkin created THE WEST WING and THE NEWSROOM, won an Oscar for his screenplay for THE SOCIAL NETWORK and is widely considered one of the best screenwriters working today. While it’s not all that he does, Sorkin has written a number of fact-based, somewhat biographical […]Read On »


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The Year in Review: The Best Scores of 2014 – The Runner Ups and Composers To Watch

By DANIEL SCHWEIGER 12/31/2014

THE BEST SCORES OF 2014 – The Runner Up’s and Composers To Watch BIG BAD WOLVES  (Frank Ilfman / Movie Score Media) Stop me if you’ve heard the same cinematic tune about a perceived miscreant tied into a chair for all manner of mental, and physical torture to be performed upon him. Thankfully, the Israeli breakout film BIG BAD WOLVES whistles the genre song with smashing black-humored suspense, as captured with a thunderous score by Frank Ilfman, who twists a thrillingly mean symphonic knife as he relentlessly veers between frantic action and sly, Herrmann-esque strings as a set-up for ironic, […]Read On »


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Interview: EARTH TO ECHO composer Joseph Trapanese phones home

By DANIEL SCHWEIGER 07/13/2014
EARTH TO ECHO soundtrack | ©2014 Relativity Music Group

Listen to such pulsing wavelengths as Fall on Your Sword’s ANOTHER EARTH, Nathan Johnson’s LOOPER Nima Fakhara’s THE SIGNAL or Steven Price’s Oscar-winning GRAVITY, and you’ll pick up loud and clear on the burgeoning film scoring genre I prefer to call “alt. sci-fi.” It’s a plane of electro-orchestral existence where traditional symphonic melody (or at least the spirit of it) gets fused with an acoustical rock and roll vibe that can veer from psychedelia to grunge. Organic samples of everything from scraped metal to car engines are warped into new, unearthly entities, joining with electronic percussion and atmospheres that can […]Read On »


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TV Review: BEAUTY AND THE BEAST – Season 2 – “Kidnapped”

By SUE SCHNEIDER 11/05/2013
Jay Ryan and Kristin Kreuk in BEAUTY AND THE BEAST - Season 2 - "Kidnapped" | ©2013 The CW/Sven Frenzel

Stars: Kristin Kreuk, Jay Ryan, Austin Basis, Nina Lisandrello, Sendhil Ramamurthy Writers: Sherri Cooper-Landsman, Jennifer Levin, series created by Ron Koslow Director: Rick Bota Network: The CW, Monday @ 9 PM Original Airdate: October 14, 2013 “Kidnapped” is a fun, romantic and sexy episode of BEAUTY AND THE BEAST. Vincent (Jay Ryan) still not remembering Katherine (Kristin Kreuk) or J.T. or anything from his former life, but Katherine is convinced that she must make him remember. Making it harder everyone is looking for Vincent as they think he was the killer of Li Zhao, but was he? Katherine decides to […]Read On »


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Movie Review: THE FIFTH ESTATE

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN 10/19/2013
THE FIFTH ESTATE movie poster | ©2013 Touchstone Pictures

Rating: R Stars: Benedict Cumberbatch, Daniel Bruhl, Alicia Vikander, Anthony Mackie, Peter Capaldi, David Thewlis, Laura Linney, Stanley Tucci, Carice Van Houten, Alexander Siddig Writer: Josh Singer, based on the books INSIDE WIKILEAKS: MY TIME WITH JULIAN ASSANGE AT THE WORLD’S MOST DANGEROUS WEBSITE by Daniel Domscheit-Berg and WIKILEAKS: INSIDE JULIAN ASSANGE’S WAR ON SECRECY by David Leigh & Luke Harding Director: Bill Condon Distributor: Walt Disney/Touchstone Pictures Release Date: October 18, 2013 Whenever there’s a film where the action is largely propelled by what’s happening via computers, the fear is that we’re mostly going to be watching people typing. […]Read On »


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Exclusive Interview: TEEN WOLF directors Russell Mulcahy and Tim Andrew on Season 3

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN 08/15/2013
Tyler Posey in TEEN WOLF - Season 3 - "Tattoo" | ©2013 MTV

Although named for the 1985 film starring Michael J. Fox, the MTV series TEEN WOLF, now in its third season, bears little resemblance beyond its title. Developed for television by executive producer Jeff Davis, TEEN WOLF chronicles the perilous adventures of high school student and new werewolf Scott McCall (Tyler Posey), his girlfriend Alison Argent (Crystal Reed) who comes from a long line of werewolf hunters, Scott’s best friend (and sheriff’s son) Stiles (Dylan O’Brien), alpha werewolf Derek Hale (Tyler Hoechlin) and their allies and enemies. TEEN WOLF’s directing executive producer Russell Mulcahy (also known for the first HIGHLANDER film, […]Read On »


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Interview: SAVAGES composer Adam Peters goes from Echo and the Bunnymen to soundtracks

By DANIEL SCHWEIGER 07/19/2012
SAVAGES / ©2012 Universal Pictures

Oliver Stone may have started out as one of the cinemas great agent provocateurs. However, over nearly the last two decades, the frenzied abandon of Stone’s work has felt more long in the tooth than anything- just plain tired if you will. Yet if we were expecting Stone’s auspicious career to end with a mellow Hollywood wipeout, leave it to SAVAGES‘ border-hopping tsunami of sex, drugs and violence to mark the return of celluloid excessiveness’ Big Kahuna. And playing musical wingman to the wildly entertaining ride is another seasoned rebel named Adam Peters. A major force behind the raucous rhythms […]Read On »


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