Author Archives: Jürgen Poessiger

There’s a donut hole smack dab in the middle of this year’s Hollywood’s summer release schedule… It’s the month-long period beginning in mid June to mid July which is usually reserved for top box office producing hit movies. Yet it’s … Continue reading →

I’ll admit it… For a German immigrant like me there are a number of English words I have trouble pronouncing (editor’s note: and spelling).  Especially if they contain the letters R or TH. So it is with the German language … Continue reading →

Perhaps you’ve seen those Walmart grocery ads… You know, the ones in which the Bentonville-based, retail powerhouse claims to beat the prices at hometown grocer Price Chopper. Well, I had some time on my hands Sunday and decided to conduct my own unscientific survey between … Continue reading →

Had you bet on my predictions for last night’s Academy Awards you’d be collecting in the your office Oscar pool today… Thank you very much. As I pointed out last week I usually score a 75% Correct average. But guess what? This year I batted … Continue reading →

Next to the summer movie season, Thanksgiving-Christmas movie weeks are Hollywood’s second most important play period of the year… One thing the Thanksgiving/Christmas schedule usually has OVER summer movies is the quality of films offered by the studios. Many of … Continue reading →

European Formula One racing sure ain’t NASCAR… F1 races don’t just go in circles. They wind through twisted roads, turns and past different locations at incredibly high speeds. Against that backdrop director Ron Howard puts us smack in the middle of … Continue reading →

I’m really not a beer snob… Not much of one, anyway. However for some pretty obvious reasons I’ve always preferred the European imports. They just seem to have more body by comparison to the often watered down domestic brands. For … Continue reading →

I hate it when I let my expectations get the best of me… And it happened again THIS week. The film in question was THE FAMILY which returns Robert DeNiro to his mob guy roots and is centered squarely on the Witness Protection … Continue reading →

I REALLY wanted to like “Lee Daniels’ THE BUTLER.” And guess what, I wasn’t disappointed! Is it this year’s THE HELP? No. I wouldn’t elevate the film to that level but it does compare favorably to THE COLOR PURPLE. “Lee Daniels’ … Continue reading →

My favorite summer movie thus far? THE WAY, WAY BACK which rolled into just three KC theaters in mid-July then added additional screens each subsequent week. Fox Searchlight Pictures has successfully platformed this great little coming of age charmer from the very beginning. … Continue reading →

AMC’s visionary founder Stan Durwood would’ve loved to have seen what has become of his historic movie theater in South Kansas City…. I’m talking about the AMC Ward Parkway 14 which in another life, in 1963 – became the first multiplex (twin screen) movie theater anywhere. … Continue reading →