Title: We Bought a Zoo Director: Cameron Crowe Starring: Matt Damon, Scarlett Johannson and Colin Ford (TV’s ‘Supernatural’) Raising a teenage son and an elementary school-age daughter can be tough for anyone, but when their mother dies from a long-term illness, caring for them can be even harder. Former newspaper columnist and widower Benjamin Mee, who is always looking for an adventure, struggled with his venture of caring for his two children after losing his wife. After deciding to open a zoo to reunite his family, and writing a book on the journey, ‘We Bought a Zoo: The Amazing True Story of a Young Family, a Broken Down Zoo, and…

A review of the newest movie releases from your favorite entertainment and celebrity website! This is episode 27 of Movie Night and this week, Rudie Obias & Perri Nemiroff review the newest film from Cameron Crowe, “We Bought A Zoo,” featuring Matt Damon, Scarlett Johansson, Thomas Haden Church, Elle Fanning and John Michael Higgins. Also they review the latest film from director Steven Spielberg, “War Horse,” featuring Jeremy Irvine, Peter Mullan, Emily Watson, David Thewlis, Tom Hiddleston and Benedict Cumberbatch. Subscribe to the podcast on iTunes or Download and listen now! Read Harvey Karten’s review of “We Bought A Zoo” and Perri Nemiroff’s review of “War Horse.” We hope you…

Title: We Bought a Zoo Twentieth Century Fox Director: Cameron Crowe Screenwriter: Aline Brosh McKenna, Cameron Crowe, from Benjamin Mee’s book Cast: Matt Damon, Scarlett Johansson, Thomas Haden Church, Patrick Fugit, Colin Ford, Elle Fanning, Maggie Elizabeth Jones Screened at: Dolby88, NYC, 12/8/11 Opens: December 23,2011 Happiness consultants say that you should spend most of your money on adventures, not on things. You can get used to things, and after all, stuff is lifeless. Memories of exciting adventures can last a lifetime. Isn’t that what life is all about? Cameron Crowe illustrates this nicely, if with too much mugging by the small fry, in “We Bought a Zoo,” holiday fare…

From political drama thrillers to biographies to action films, 2011 offered memorable and fascinating entries in numerous movie genres. In Shockya’s new mini-series, your favorite writers will countdown their Top 10 favorite films of the past year. With award season quickly approaching and the nominees for several ceremonies already announced, including the 69th Annual Golden Globe Awards and the 18th Annual SAG Awards, listed below are some of the best movies of 2011. Whether the films feature believable acting, realistic storytelling, perfectly guided direction or a combination of all three, the following ten movies will definitely stand out as the best of the best in the years to come. 1….

The family-friendly film “We Bought a Zoo” starring Matt Damon and Scarlett Johansson have an early showing scheduled for those who want to see it before it officially opens. According to Deadline, the Cameron Crowe-directed film had 800 sneak peeks over Thanksgiving that were “sizzling”. According to the site, sellouts of the sneak previews were recorded in New York, Los Angeles, Memphis, Minneapolis, Salt Lake City, Boston, Orlando, Philadelphia, Detroit and Kansas City. Exit scores were also over 995 in every section and the audiences that went to see the film were made up of multiple generations, showing the wide appeal of the film . You can read more about…

Title: Happy Feet Two Director: George Miller Starring the Voices: Elijah Wood, Robin Williams, Ava Acres, Pink, Sofia Vergara, Brad Pitt, Matt Damon, Common, Hugo Weaving, Hank Azaria Talk about a versatile director. George Miller, who years ago was at the helm for all the gritty and violent Mad Max films, dials up some of the most tender and heartfelt moments depicted on screen this year with “Happy Feet Two.” As of today, the front-runner for Best Animated Film for 2011 has arrived. And for someone (me) who historically pans the 3D gimmick, it’s actually put to good use in this 105 minute presentation. We pick up with the dancing…

Fist Showing is reporting that Matt Damon and actor John Krasinski of The Office are teaming up in what will be Damon’s directorial debut. Together the two will pen the script for the Warner Brothers production, as well as headline the drama. According to reports, Krasinski developed the idea for the $12 million dollar budgeted flick with novelist Dave Eggers’ best-known for his books A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius and You Shall Know Our Velocity. Originally Matt Damon was said to be working on a movie called Father Daughter Time as his first stint in the directors chair. Although little is known about Damon and Krasinski’s upcoming co-creation, several…

HBO has announced that they will be rolling out a new movie entitled ‘Behind the Candelabra’, a tale following the iconic pianist Liberace. Set to play the famous man is seasoned actor Michael Douglas with Good Will Hunting star Matt Damon to take the role of his lover, Scott Thorson. Director Steven Soderbergh, who will be helming the feature before his rumored retirement, will be working with a script from ‘Water for Elephants’ writer Richard LaGravenese. The film will reportedly delve into the relationship between Liberace and Thorson. Steve Weintraub of ‘His Way’ will be executive producer on the Liberace flick, a biopic he has been waiting to make for…

Title: Margaret Director: Kenneth Lonergan Starring: Anna Paquin, J. Smith-Cameron, Mark Ruffalo, Matt Damon, Jean Reno, Jeannie Berlin, Kieran Culkin, Matthew Broderick,  Kenneth Lonergan, Rosemarie Dewitt, Allison Janney “Margaret,” the first film behind the camera from writer-director Kenneth Lonergan in more than a decade, is a hot mess. Considering its behind-the-scenes wrangling and long road to release, however, that’s not really that surprising. In 2000, Longergan helped bolster the mainstream careers of Laura Linney and Mark Ruffalo with “You Can Count On Me,” the engaging, Oscar-nominated story of a fractured adult sibling relationship. In 2005 he shot his follow-up, “Margaret,” about a troubled high school teenager who witnesses a terrible bus accident…

Title: American Teacher Director: Vanessa Roth An inoffensive but hardly essential piece of occupational boosterism, “American Teacher” provides a look at the public education crisis in the United States through the eyes of those often lambasted or pilloried as somehow being a bigger part of the problem than of the solution. Helmed by Academy Award-winning director Vanessa Roth, the documentary spotlights the extraordinary personal sacrifices that a lot of instructors make by choosing to teach — as well as how qualified and otherwise passionate people are sometimes driven from the field by the rocky shoals of hard-knock financial reality. Many of the subjects here are inspiring, but, sadly, “American Teacher”…