by Michelle Keenan Can the Governator Terminate Mike’s Magic? A reboot of The Terminator (a first installment in a new trilogy to be precise), a super sized sequel to Magic Mike (because Hollywood can’t leave well enough alone), a potty-mouthed talking teddy bear (again, because Hollywood can’t leave well enoughContinue Reading
From Chautauqua to post apocalyptic action, June is “Pickford perfect.” by Michelle Keenan Fresh off teaching a course about one of the great pioneers of the movie industry, the Good Professor Kaufmann has penned a terrific feature about Mary Pickford. Unless you are a film historian or total movie geek,Continue Reading
Celebrating Orson Welles, the Asheville Jewish Film Festival, and Avenging the Box Office! by Michelle Keenan This month we’re celebrating the 100th birthday of Orson Welles. To mark the milestone The Asheville Film Society will be showing The Lady From Shanghai on May 20 and the Hendersonville Film Society willContinue Reading
by Michelle Keenan Many thanks to the good Professor Kaufmann for holding down the fort while I gallivanted off to Paris for a friend’s wedding last month. Life has been such a whirlwind for both of us lately that we’ve paid little notice to that post award season cinematic lullContinue Reading
by Chip Kaufmann – Greetings & Salutations Reel Take readers! This is your friendly Professor Kaufmann speaking (actually writing). Michelle has taken this issue off (except for a DVD pick) to attend the wedding of a friend in Paris (poor girl!) and so it’s up to me to tell youContinue Reading
This is it, movie geeks! by Michelle Keenan – Award season is in full swing and the fashion police are out in full force, covering every inch of the red carpet on the road to Oscar. The 87th Academy Award nominations were announced in January and now the campaign forContinue Reading
‘Tis the Season by Michelle Keenan As I write this (a week before Thanksgiving), I have yet to be struck by the faintest murmur of holiday spirit or an iota of Christmas cheer. It seems impossible that we can be so close to wrapping all those presents and another year.Continue Reading
The Monthly Reel by Michelle Keenan An Array of Films The good Professor Kaufmann and I had schedules that kept us away from the theatre more than we’d like this past month. That said, we’ve still covered an array of films, so we hope you’ll find something that strikes yourContinue Reading
Trick or Treat? by Michelle Keenan In September, news outlets reported that Hollywood’s projections were down for 2014. Most of the mainstream movies this summer were certainly mediocre at best, and with the cost of a night at the movies these days, it’s no wonder folks are choosing to watchContinue Reading
