Adam Wingard’s “You’re Next” is about a dysfunctional family gathering for their parents’ anniversary in their isolated country house. Within a matter of hours, they’re being picked off by a gang of animal-masked murderers. It’s like what would hap …Read more
Last night, the Hollywood Reporter announced that Ben Affleck has joined the “Man of Steel” sequel as Batman. The 41-year-old Bostonian has enjoyed a career renaissance lately thanks to his magnificent work behind the camera, and now it looks like he …Read more
Morgan Spurlock, the famed filmmaker behind the fast food exposé “Super Size Me”, has a new documentary coming to theaters this weekend. Spurlock has tackled a variety of tough topics in the past – McDonalds, Osama Bin Laden, advertising – but his th …Read more
With “The World’s End” (opening in theaters this weekend), Edgar Wright delivers the conclusion of his “Cornetto Trilogy” (“Shaun of the Dead” and Hot Fuzz”). The film follows five friends as they reunite in their hometown to attempt an epic pub craw …Read more
This Friday will see the wide release of “You’re Next”, a home invasion thriller/comedy that has been garnering rave reviews on the festival circuit. Home invasion movies are a very specific sub-category of the horror genre that derive their scares …Read more
Cuba Gooding Jr. and Lenny Kravitz each played White House butlers in the star-studded flick, “Lee Daniels’ The Butler”. StageBuddy sat down with Gooding and Kravitz to discuss how closely they resembled the characters they played. StageBuddy: In rea …Read more
At its best, “Kick-Ass 2” is a semi-accurate portrayal of what would really happen if costumed vigilantes existed. At its worst…well, where do I begin? Matthew Vaughn’s “Kick-Ass” (based on the comic book by Mark Millar) wasn’t the strongest film, …Read more
This weekend you’ll have the chance to see not just one but two films based on the lives of real people. The first, “Lee Daniels’ The Butler”, takes the life of White House butler Eugene Allen and liberally fictionalizes his story to craft a compell …Read more
“Lee Daniels’ The Butler” is the latest movie from the Oscar-nominated director of “Precious”. It’s a sweeping look at America during the volatile Civil Rights Movement, as told from the point of view of a silent eyewitness inside the White House. St …Read more
Making the jump from television to the big screen is not as easy as it may sound. Actors that carry mass appeal on a TV series will often find that their reputation doesn’t transfer to the world of film. Many are hampered by the fact that audi …Read more
