The Force Awakens

2015 Lucasfilm, Ltd./Bad Robot Productions/Disney Pictures Directed by J.J. Abrams Produced by Kathleen Kennedy/J.J. Abrams/Bryan Burk Written by Lawrence Kasdan/ J.J. Abrams/Michael Arndt Music by John Williams Cinematography by Dan Mindel Edited by Maryann Brandon/Mary Jo Markey Like most of you reading this, the very first day that THE FORCE AWAKENS hit my Favorite Movie […]

The Cloverfield Paradox

2018 Paramount Pictures/Bad Robot Productions/Netflix Directed by Julius Onah Produced by J. J. Abrams/Lindsey Webber Screenplay by Oren Uziel Story by Oren Uziel/Doug Jung I have to give credit to the brains behind the marketing of the “Cloverfield” movies. I hope that whoever had the idea of not only dropping a trailer for THE CLOVERFIELD […]

Star Trek Beyond

2016 Paramount Pictures/Skydance Media/Alibaba Pictures/Bad Robot Productions Directed by Justin Lin Produced by J.J. Abrams/Roberto Orci Written by Simon Pegg/Doug Jung Based on “Star Trek” created by Gene Roddenberry Music by Michael Giacchino Cinematography by Stephen F. Windon Edited by Kelly Matsumoto/Dylan Highsmith/Greg D’Auria/Steven Sprung They say that the third time’s the charm and in the […]

Star Trek Into Darkness

2013 Paramount Pictures Directed by J.J. Abrams Produced by Bryan Burk, Damon Lindelof, Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci Written by Roberto Orci, Alex Kurtzman and Damon Lindelof Based on “STAR TREK” created by Gene Roddenberry Music by Michael Giacchino Cinematography by Dan Mindel Edited by Mary Jo Markey/Maryann Brandon It was in the theaters 30 […]

Star Trek

2009 Paramount Pictures Directed by J.J. Abrams Produced by J.J. Abrams and Damon Lindelof Written Robert Orci and Alex Kurtzman Based on “Star Trek” created by Gene Roddenberry Music by Michael Giacchino Cinematography by Dan Mindel Edited by Mary Jo Markey/Maryann Brandon For those of you who don’t know, I’ve been a fan of Star […]

POM Wonderful Presents: The Greatest Movie Ever Sold

2011 Sony Pictures Classics/Stage 6 Films/POM Wonderful Directed by Morgan Spurlock Written by Morgan Spurlock, Jeremy Chilnick Produced by Morgan Spurlock, Jeremy Chilnick, Abbie Hurewitz, Keith Calder, Jessica Wu POM WONDERFUL PRESENTS: THE GREATEST MOVIE EVER SOLD may just be The Greatest Documentary Ever Made. And here’s why. Imagine that a magician like David Copperfield […]

Cloverfield

Paramount Pictures 2008 Directed by Matt Reeves Produced by J.J. Abrams and Bryan Burk Written by Drew Goddard Cinematography by Michael Bonvillain Edited by Kevin Stitt The premise behind CLOVERFIELD is a simple one: what if a giant sized Godzilla or King Kong type monster attacked Manhattan one night and the story was told not […]

Super 8

2011 Paramount Written and Directed by J.J. Abrams Produced by Steven Spielberg and Bryan Burk Upon hearing that J.J. Abrams and Steven Spielberg were going to collaborate on a movie together, my reaction was the same as million of other movies goers: handsprings and doing the funky chicken victory dance. I figured that with these […]