Posts by Anthony Nicholas
The Most Anticipated Films for the Rest of 2010 Part 1
With a mostly disappointing summer season (and that includes you Cannes Film Festival) its time to quit complaining and start looking forward. There is a multitude of new directors to watch our for and some surprisingly daring studio fare. Many of the … [Read the Rest]
Indie Summer Movie Preview
Yes, every summer movie season looks more the same as the last one. We have another Shrek, another Iron Man, another Sex and the City, another Twilight, another … well you get the point. Indie movies are the only remedy for … [Read the Rest]
Lady Gaga & Beyonce in Telephone
Thursday night at 11:30 p.m. EST, the highly anticipated and Beyonce video “Telephone” made its world premiere. The nearly 10-minute extravaganza directed by Jonas Åkerlund (director of the infamously bad Spun) was inspired by the work of Quentin Tarantino — Kill … [Read the Rest]
Trailer: Luca Guadagnino’s I Am Love
Luca Guadagnino’s I Am Love has received near unanimous raves in Venice, Toronto and Sundance, so I have to admit my anticipation is high for this one. So high, that I thought disappointment was inevitable. Then I caught the UK … [Read the Rest]
The White Ribbon Review #2
Technically, the film is a marvel – this is Heneke’s first black and white film and it’s simply dazzling. The White Ribbon Directed by Michael Haneke – There’s always a certain kind of dread in a Mikael Haneke film. It … [Read the Rest]
The 60th annual Berlin International Film Festival
Despite that fact that the competition this year underwhelmed (see Shane Danielsen’s column) there were sill some pleasant surprises and curiosities that are helping 2010 become another great year in film. Two recent releases premiered over the past couple weeks. … [Read the Rest]
If I Ran the Oscars
This may be the year the Oscars get out of their ratings slump. The expanding of the Best Picture category from five to ten was a smart move. Its big enough to include red state crowd pleasers (The Blind Side), … [Read the Rest]
The Last Station
The Last Station feels more like a stuffy old British play than actual history The Last Station Directed by Michael Hoffman The Last Station presents the fascinating last year in the life of Russian giant Leo Tolstoy, watered down by … [Read the Rest]
30 Most Anticipated Films of 2010
It’s a new year and a new decade. Here’s looking forward to a prosperous decade of cinema. Will it known for a slew of sequels and comic book adaptations and funny cat videos like the 00’s were? Or will it … [Read the Rest]
The Most Overlooked Films of 2009
I want to highlight some of the most criminally underseen films of 2009. Most are without any American distribution and others may just get small (and potentially unnoticeable) releases next year. It’s quite sad that many of these movies will … [Read the Rest]
Fall Movie Preview
Originally Posted in Creative Loafing. With the loud, dumb and often-disappointing summer movie season behind us, I go into fall with some optimism. There’s a good amount of work by reliable writers and filmmakers, which gives the season a lot … [Read the Rest]
Comic Con 2009: Tron Legacy
The teaser trailer for Tron Legacy (formerly Tron 2.0) has launched us into fanboy heaven. The famous racing sequence has been updated with some advanced CGI, but is still thankfully stylized in the tradition of the original 1981 cult classic. … [Read the Rest]
Comic Con 2009: Avatar
James Cameron’s 12-years-in-the-making, $250 million production appeared to deliver the goods and live up to the hype after a 25-minute screening of Avatar was greeted to a standing ovation on Thursday night. At least in terms of the visuals, most … [Read the Rest]
Comic Con 2009: Kick Ass
Mathew Vaughn (Stardust, Layer Cake) has returned with his adaptation of the comic book series about a nerd who decides to become a super hero with no powers or training. Many are ecstatic over Vaughn’s approach to the genre that … [Read the Rest]
Comic Con 2009: Where the Wild Things Are
Spike Jonze’s long-awaited adaptation of Maurice Sendak’s beloved children’s book has been greeted with one of the most enthusiastic responses at Comic Con (rivaling Avatar and Kick Ass). The 10 minutes that was shown included scenes of the creatures playing … [Read the Rest]
Anthony Nicholas is a student at a prestigious St. Petersburg Community college in south western Florida. He needs a summer job and is majoring in journalism. He loves movies way too much and should probably start getting a life. 
