June 20, 2013 This weekend at the movies, there’s something for everyone, with a broad spectrum of subjects and targeted audiences in the offing. Zombies are bringing about the apocalypse in director Marc Forster’s World War Z, starring Brad Pitt. Monsters University is a new release by the magicians over at Pixar who seem able, …
March 15, 2013 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 …
February 16, 2013 Cinema Siren is a big fan of love. There’s nothing more wonderful than being around those in love. It brings everyone around them up, even if the experience can be a bit of a sap-fest. Anytime I can play Cupid with a well recommended rom-com movie or charming little cafe for …
Saturday, November 24, 2012 Cinema Siren knows mental illness. Who doesn’t? Like me, most of you probably have friends or family who struggle with the challenges of bipolar disorder or obsessive compulsive disorder on a daily basis. What makes Silver Linings Playbook so endearing and what will make it so enduring as a new fan …
Friday, August 10, 2012 In a world where teenagers are the stars and films are green-lit based on the number of explosions, it behooves us adults to put our cinematic money where our mouths are and support films with actors who stand for the older members of the audience, especially when these actors represent the …
Saturday, December 10, 2011 First off, don’t we all have enough of a challenge making New Year’s Eve a holiday we actually enjoy? Well meaning Director Gary Marshall’s latest holiday offering, while clearly attempting to get us into the spirit of hope and optimism, falls so short it feels like a cinematic hangover without the …
Friday, November 18, 2011 Let’s be honest here…Cinema Siren loves sparkle as much as the next diva, but on the best of days the Twilight saga has to be reviewed on a curve. It was never meant to be Shakespeare, or even “True Blood.” Those of you who are on Team “Eric” will never find …
Sunday, July 31, 2011 Dear “Cowboys and Aliens” and “The Smurfs”: If this town “ain’t smurfin’ big enough for the three of ya”, the romantic dramedy “Crazy, Stupid, Love.” gets my vote for charming its way to the top at the box office. I have so been lulled into expecting romcoms to be written badly, …
Friday, March 4, 2011 I’m an eternal optimist. When i go see a new movie I always hope for the best, hope for the hundreds of people it takes to create a film, including the actors, editors, writers, producers, and production crew who partnered on the journey to make cinematic history or even just a …
