BERNIE By Gary Murray Starring Jack Black, Shirley MacLaine and Matthew McConaughey Written by Skip Hollandsworth and Richard Linklater Directed by Richard Linklater Running time 104 min MPAA Rating PG-13 Selig Film Rating FULL PRICE I believe that Jack Black is a comic presence best used sparingly. Much [...]
Ed Neumeier walks the red carpet at the 2012 Dallas International Film Festival.
Peter Weller and family walks the red carpet at the 2012 Dallas International Film Festival.
Glen Keane winner of the Tex Avery Animation Award walks the red carpet at the 2012 Dallas International Film Festival.
Trailer for classic 3 panel Cinerama movie, This is Cinerama.
WHAT TO EXPECT TO EXPECT WHEN YOU.RE EXPECTING By Gary Murray Starring Cameron Diaz, Jennifer Lopez, Mathew Morrison Written by Shauna Cross and Heather Hach Directed by Kirk Jones Running time 110 min MPAA Rating—PG 13 Selig Film Rating—Cable A very long time ago, there was [...]
SOUND OF MY VOICE Starring Christopher Denham, Nicole Vicius and Brit Marling Written by Zal Batmanglii and Brit Marling Directed by Zal Batmanglii Running time 85 min MPAA Rating R Selig Film Rating Cable Science fiction films come in varying degrees. There are those monster flicks full of [...]
DARK SHADOWS By Gary ‘Shady Silhouettes’ Murray Starring Johnny Depp, Michelle Pfeiffer, Eva Green, Helena Bonham Carter. Jackie Earle Haley and Chloe Grace Moretz Written by Seth Grahame-Smith and John August Based on the series by Dan Curtis Directed by Tim Burton Running time 113 min MPAA Rating [...]
BERNIE By Gary Murray Starring Jack Black, Shirley MacLaine and Matthew McConaughey Written by Skip Hollandsworth and Richard Linklater Directed by Richard Linklater Running time 104 min MPAA Rating PG-13 Selig Film Rating FULL PRICE I believe that Jack Black is a comic presence best used sparingly. Much [...]
PETER LORD By Gary Murray Peter Lord looks like a modern day pirate. With a thick white beard and twinkle in his eye, he has that spark one expects from a jolly seafarer. But the man is one of the most lauded animators and directors of puppet animation films. He is one [...]
Candice walks the red carpet at the 2012 Dallas International Film Festival. Candice shares insight about being a filmmaker but also share about her faith in Jesus.
TATIANA DE ROSNAY By Gary Dean Murray Tatiana de Rosnay is simply put, an appealing woman. With her flowing silver locks and winning smile, she just oozes French charm. The internationally best selling author was in town as a part of the promotional tour for Sarah’s Key. The book sold over four million [...]
BEAUTIFUL BOY PRESS By Gary Murray The makers of the new film Beautiful Boy are a happy-go-lucky trio of young men who have crafted a film very different from their basic personalities. At times, one is amazed that such charming individuals could find such a morose center for their motion picture. Written [...]
MEMPHIS By Gary Murray Starring Bryan Fenkart, Felicia Boswell and Rhett George Book and Lyrics by Joe DiPietro Music and Lyrics by Davie Bryan Directed by Christopher Ashley Donald ‘Duck’ Dunn recently died. For those who do not know, he was the bass player for Booker T and [...]
American Idiot By Gary Murray Starring Scott Campbell, Jake Epstein, Gabrielle McClinton, Nicci Claspell and Leslie McConel Music by Green Day Lyrics by Billie Joe Armstrong Book by Billie Joe Armstrong and Michael Mayer The jukebox musical has a varied history. While some (like Mama Mia) seem to blend songs meant for a [...]
DEFENDING THE CAVEMAN Contemporary Theatre of Dallas John Strange Hearing the title you might immediately think either “man bashing” or (more likely) “woman bashing”. In truth, DEFENDING THE CAVEMAN is not either one. It is a 90 minute stroll down relationship lane, with an honest look at how men and women look [...]
IN THE HEIGHTS By Gary Murray Starring Christina Aranda, Katherine Brady, Kyle Carter, Virginia Cavaliere, Tauren Hagans, Roddy Kennedy, Presilah Nunez, Benjamin Perez, Celina Clarich Polanco Robert Ramirez and Perry Young Book by Quiara Alegria Hudes Music and lyrics by Lin-Manuel Miranda New musicals appear just about every year on [...]
CANDY MAN By Gary "Butterfingers" Murray Starring David Klein, Weird Al Yankovic and a bunch of candy Directed by Costa Botes Running time 76 min MPAA Rating: Not Rated (PG at most) Selig Film Rating: FULL PRICE Jelly Belly candies seemed to appear on the planet, just there in a vacuum on the sweets isle. [...]
BETWEEN HEAVEN AND HELL By Gary Murray The path to make an independent motion picture is serpentine at best. While there are grand plans that take place between the driven individuals who want to communicate cinematic truths to the masses, it takes different miracles to make the dream a reality. Take the case of the [...]
WAITING FOR SUPERMAN By Gary Murray Starring a bunch of kids and educators Directed by Davis Guggenheim Running time 105 min MPAA Rating G Selig Film Rating Full Price I truly don't remember much of my childhood education. Just about everything before 5th grade is gone in the backwash of my mind. I know that [...]
This is a 1957 RCA promotional film for introducing high fidelity , and stereophonic sound in 1957. A wonderful trip back in time, and seeing some of their new RCA Hi-Fi's and Stereos for 1957
Here is the Cinerama trailer for the MGM epic film "How The West Was Won". This film stars Carroll Baker, Walter Brennan, Lee J. Cobb, Andy Devine, Henry Fonda, Carolyn Jones, Karl Malden, Harry Morgan, Gregory Peck, George Peppard, Robert Preston, Debbie Reynolds, James Stewart, Eli Wallach, John Wayne, and Richard Widmark. Spencer Tracy narrated [...]
In honor of Passover and Easter here is a clip of Director Cecil B. DeMille talking about his upcoming film The Ten Commandments (1956).
Texans rushed to see “State Fair” when it was released in 1962. Source : State Fair of Texas – bigtex.com
Pamela Tiffin and Bobby Darin in STATE FAIR. For all of you Dallasites notice the KTVT truck in the background.
The 20th Century-Fox film was directed by Jose Ferrer and produced by Charles Brackett. Source : State Fair of Texas – bigtex.com
The cast of “State Fair” featured an 800-pound California hog in the role of Blue Boy! Source : State Fair of Texas – bigtex.com
THE BEST EXOTIC MARIGOLD HOTEL By Gary Murray Starring Judi Dench, Bill Nighy and Maggie Smith Written by Ol Parker based on the novel by Deborah Moggach Directed by John Madden Running time 124 min MPAA Rating PG-13 Selig Film Rating FULL PRICE The term ‘comedy’ [...]
THE AVENGERS By Gary Murray Starring Robert Downey Jr., Scarlett Johanssen, Chris Evans, Mark Ruffalo and Chris Helmsworth Written by Josh Whedon and Zak Penn Directed by Josh Whedon Running time 142 min MPAA Rating PG-13 Selig Film Rating FULL PRICE Even though I possess a [...]
THE RAVEN By Gary “The Tell-Tale Heart” Murray Starring John Cusack, Luke Evans, Alice Eve and Brendan Gleeson Written by Ben Livingston and Hannah Shakespeare Directed by James McTeigue Running time 111 min MPAA Rating R Selig Film Rating Cable John Cusack is the kind [...]
THE PIRATES! BAND OF MISFITS By Gary ‘Short Beard’ Murray Starring the voice talents of Hugh Grant, Salma Hayek, Jeremy Piven and David Tennant Written by Gideon Defoe based on his novel The Pirates! In and Adventure with Scientists Directed by Peter Lord Running time 90 min MPAA [...]
