by Jenny Donoghue Amy Poehler showed off her new look at the London Press Conference for Pixar’s latest triumph, Inside Out. Ditching her usual blonde and sporting glossy brown hair, the film’s charming star was loveable as ever, making the room laugh out loud several times. Joining Poehler were producer Jonas Rivera and writer and […]

Directed by Peter Docter Starring Amy Poehler, Phyllis Smith, Bill Hader, Lewis Black, Mindy Kaling, Kaitlyn Dias, Diane Lane, Kyle MacLachlan and Richard Kind In UK Cinemas July 24th, 2015 by Richard Hamer While it would be an exaggeration to say that Pixar are in danger of losing their richly deserved reputation as the premiere […]

Directed by Peter Docter Starring Amy Poehler, Phyllis Smith, Bill Hader, Lewis Black, Mindy Kaling, Kaitlyn Dias, Diane Lane, Kyle MacLachlan and Richard Kind by Joanna Orland Never has sadness been so joyful. In Pixar’s latest film Inside Out, emotions rule the mind.  Joy, Sadness, Fear, Anger and Disgust live inside young Riley’s head.  Each […]

Directed by Matthew Weiner Starring Owen Wilson, Zach Galifianakis, Amy Poehler and Laura Ramsey by Joanna Orland To go from creating highly acclaimed TV series Mad Men to producing such big screen trite as Are You Here, Matthew Weiner reinforces the power of television as a more relevant medium for drama. For his first attempt […]

Hosted by Tina Fey & Amy Poehler, the 2015 Golden Globe Awards were given out last night.  Here is the full list of winners:   BEST MOTION PICTURE – DRAMA BOYHOOD – Well deserved winner of Best Picture (Drama) and no surprise! FOXCATCHER THE IMITATION GAME SELMA THE THEORY OF EVERYTHING   BEST PERFORMANCE BY […]

The 2015 Golden Globe Awards nominations have been announced.  I’m not quite sure about all of their choices, but here is a breakdown with some commentary on what it all means: BEST MOTION PICTURE – DRAMA Apparently Birdman is a comedy, and Whiplash and Nightcrawler didn’t make the cut.  Mediocre films such as The Imitation […]

by Dani Aronson and Alicia McMullen aka Tank Girl and Melisandre New York Comic Con seems to get bigger and better every year, and this year was no exception. We attended thought-provoking panels such as #YesAllGeeks: Let’s Talk About Harassment in Fandom and New York TimesOUT: Geeks, Gaymers, and Crossplay. In addition to these important […]

They Came Together Directed by David Wain Starring Amy Poehler, Paul Rudd, Ed Helms, Bill Hader, Cobie Smulders and many funny cameos In UK cinemas September 5th, 2014 Watch on iTunes by Joanna Orland Paul Rudd is the Tom Hanks and Amy Poehler is the Meg Ryan in what is the ultimate RomCom film of […]

The 71st Annual Golden Globe Awards were hosted by the ever hilarious duo of Tina Fey and Amy Poehler on Sunday January 12th, 2014.  There were some surprises, a few injustices and many hilarious quotes, notably from Tina Fey: On Matthew McConaughey – “For his role in Dallas Buyers Club, he lost 45 pounds — […]

The 71st Annual Golden Globe Awards are set to be hosted by Tina Fey and Amy Poehler on Sunday January 12th, 2014.  Earlier today, the full list of nominees were announced.  Here they are with a bit of commentary on each category:   BEST MOTION PICTURE – DRAMA Philomena is classed as drama rather than […]