Monday, May 13, 2013
'Into Darkness' gets early IMAX premiere at the AMC Tysons Corner 16 this Wednesday, May 15, with free giveaways.
Star Trek: Into Darkness opens in theaters Friday, May 17, but the highly anticipated sci-fi sequel will beam into IMAX theaters this Wednesday for two "fan sneak premieres." One of those premiers is at our own AMC Tysons Corner 16 & IMAX in McLean. A 2009 reboot by director J.J. Abrams has inspired a new generation of Trekies. The 2013 Star Trek sequel stars Chris Pine and Zachary Quinto as Kirk and Spock, with Sherlock's Benedict Cumberbatch as the mysterious villain. In a special IMAX promotion, audience members at the 8 p.m. showing May 15 will get a limited edition Star Trek Into Darkness print by artist Mark Englert. Several IMAX locations in DC and Northern Virginia are expected to have the memento on hand: The Star Trek Facebook …
Sunday, April 14, 2013
Rated R for language, violence, nudity.
Director Danny Boyle, fresh off being dubbed a national hero for his triumph directing the Olympic ceremonies in London, took another big directorial risk with his new release Trance. It's a frenetic, haunting genre-bender that grabs hold of and keeps your attention from its first moments to its last with such force you'll feel like you're falling through Alice's rabbit hole after being hurled into it by two burly six-foot bunnies in kilts. This cinematic journey is one filled with confusion, illusions, violence and moral ambiguities, and not a head trip everyone will be willing to surrender to or appreciate. Much like the somewhat similarly convoluted Inception, it is a love it or hate it kind of flick. Whether it will be enjoyable for …
Friday, March 15, 2013
Horror, Suspense, Romance, Comedy — what will movie-goers want to see?
This week's noted new releases from Cinema Siren are The Call, The Incredible Burt Wonderstone, Stoker and Upside Down. The Call and The Incredible Burt Wonderstone are playing at the AMC Tysons Corner 16. Stoker and Upside Down are both playing in downtown DC at the Landmark E-Street Cinema. Watch the official trailers for all four in the media box to the right. ----- I'm sitting outside the Verizon Center, once again fighting for parking this week with the sports fans next door to my screening movie theatre. It reminds me, even when it matters, sometimes the winning team is a fluke, sometimes it's well deserved… As Cinema Siren is meant to "guide you through a sea of celluloid," I'd like to direct you toward the more deserving teams …
Tuesday, January 29, 2013
Plus, where to watch the Academy Award-nominated films locally.
Patch Staff report Want to know what the Oscars will look like this year? We've got a rundown of all the 2013 Oscar nominations below. Want to know what Academy Award-nominated films are playing in McLean and elsewhere? You can enter your ZIP code in the box above to get local, up-to-date showtimes for a variety of theaters near your home or office. The AMC Tysons Corner is still showing "Lincoln," "Les Miserables," "Django Unchained" and several other Oscar nominees. See the schedule of showtimes for these and other movies at the AMC Tysons Corner here. The AMC Tysons Corner is at 7850 Tysons Corner Center in McLean. If you want to venture down to Alexandria, the AMC Hoffman 22 will host a two-weekend Best Picture showcase on two back-to…
Tuesday, January 22, 2013
Cliches eclipse acting in 'Mama,' and violence crumbles 'The Last Stand."
January. Everyone knows it is when the mediocre to the truly awful hobble off to die a quick death after beating each other senseless for a quick buck in the box office arena. When a film gets slated for release it is because there are no other contenders to fight for those dollars, or it won't survive any other time anyway. After all, everyone with any sense is scrambling to see the Oscar nominees. So one approaches January movies with a mix of optimism and dread. Two genre-specific movies are being released this week. If you are a fan of horror or ultra-violent action flicks, the studios are expecting you to gravitate away from those Oscar-nominated and towards these unproven offerings. The Last Stand is a "comeback" vehicle for Arnold…
Friday, November 9, 2012
Review of latest James Bond film.
In its 50th year, there is much at stake for the Bond franchise. So many great movies, producing such a cultural icon, they want to create a movie worthy of release in the anniversary year. Something mediocre or forgettable just wouldn't do (ahem, Moonraker, I'm talking to you…). They have their past and their future to think of. They don't want to be asking "Will Bond live to die another day?" By showing due respect to its pedigree, adding some exciting new elements, featuring a great script, acting, and production design, Skyfall rises to the top as one of this year's best films, Bond or otherwise. Oscar-winning director Sam Mendes (American Beauty) helms the story wherein a madman (of course) winds up with the hard drive that reveals …
Saturday, October 20, 2012
Time for a living dead history lesson.
So you say you love zombies. Maybe you routinely use the quote: "They're coming to get you, Barbara," and you've dressed up three years in a row for the local Zombie Walk. And yet…you've never heard of Lucio Fulci, the Italian director who made three of the best zombie movies ever. When I saw the new Angelika Mosaic Theatre featured an onscreen viewing of The Walking Dead season premiere, I figured it was time for a living dead history lesson. Welcome to the "School of Rot." For the first time in Cinema Siren column history, I asked a zombie expert, my friend Douglas E. Winter, to help pick 10 movies that are perhaps less known by late-coming fans of the undead, yet required viewing for any true zombiephile. Doug is the horror critic and …
Friday, February 17, 2012
Celebrating the Secret World
The Secret World of Arrietty, the latest offering from the wildly popular Japanese animation company Studio Ghibli, is being released in the U.S. in partnership with the Disney Company. First released in Japan on July 17, 2010, the North American version makes its debut on February 17. A tiny girl lives with her mother and father. She and her dad "borrow" all they need for their tiny home on the grounds of a sick human boy's grandmother and curious housekeeper. The boy comes to stay and discovers Arrietty, spurring fear and upheaval in the little household, a house that has a strict rule of staying undiscovered by their hosts. The movie is a charming and slow attentive study of a friendship that teaches two budding youths, albeit of …
Uriah
2:59 pm on Wednesday, February 6, 2013
I thought Lincoln was fantastic. I wouldn’t be surprised to see an Oscar go to them. I can’t wait to see the Academy Awards! I’ll be working late at DISH on the night that the Awards show comes on, so that stinks. I know that during primetime, my DISH Hopper DVR will automatically record all four major networks using the PrimeTime Anytime feature. I have other shows that are on different … more ›