Category Archives: Jack Poessiger

OK, I’ve made my decision… I’ve finally decided to come out…about my name, that is. Why now? Blame it on the World Cup’s Team America and its reportedly nearly $3 million dollar salaried, celebrity German coach Jürgen Klinsmann. You see my REAL … Continue reading →

Sometimes sequels can be funnier than the original… It doesn’t happen often but that’s what we’ve got THIS week at the movies. 22 JUMP STREET finds partners Schmidt and Jenko (Jonah Hill and Channing Tatum) back in action. But after making … Continue reading →

Space available at KCI… Two ticket/check-in counters at Kansas City International Airport will be going dark in the not too distant future as a pair of major airline brands fade into history. The first to disappear for good will be The … Continue reading →

Talk about can’t get any respect… The consistently down on their luck Kansas City Royals sorry state made the cover of USA TODAY‘s sports section under the headline: “Royals Flushed With Frustration.” The story begins with former Royals wunderkind Bret Saberhagen who won Game … Continue reading →

Can ANYTHING touch 1974’s classic western spoof BLAZING SADDLES? Probably not. However, with A MILLION WAYS TO DIE IN THE WEST tv/movie mirth maker Seth MacFarlane gives it a try. And what he’s ended up with is a ‘B Western’ in … Continue reading →

When it came to the media’s coverage of last Friday’s murderous rampage near the UC campus in Santa Barbara, California I was amazed at the media’s fixation on the alleged killer’s automobile…. Pray tell what the car brand Bavarian Motor Works had … Continue reading →

Hollywood dilemma… How do studios tweak their release schedules around a potential juggernaut? They counter program by reaching out with film fare least competitive to the tentpole opening that weekend in the market place. Or else they stay away from the date … Continue reading →

A sad sign of holy times… We’ve all heard the lurid stories of Catholic priests with, you know, problems. And a good number of those even hit close to area parishes and went far beyond the rounds of confessions. However an ad … Continue reading →

Give Disney credit… Sports movies haven’t much ignited the box office of late. The last to strike out was Kevin Costner’s recent DRAFT DAY. And in the ever more important international movie market football and baseball films have an even … Continue reading →

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 →

Sure it’s a chick flick but that’s not the issue here… How can a very funny and well-acted tale of double—no make that triple adultery—deteriorate into just another goofy, humdrum, predictable revenge comedy? It boggles the mind. THE OTHER WOMAN doesn’t break … 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 →

 It may not seem like it but as far as Hollywood is concerned we’re two weeks away from the official kick off to the 2014 summer movie season… It all unfolds on Friday, May 2 as the Spider-Man legacy focuses … Continue reading →

Note to naysayers… If the movie industry is in trouble you sure couldn’t tell at last week’s huge international CinemaCon convention in Las Vegas. Not only did this year’s annual exhibitor-distributor love fest break all previous attendance records, the convention’s … Continue reading →

Seems like every year a certain little film comes along that’s being carefully nurtured by its distributor and eventually turns into a hit—right along with the major studio releases… A good example would be last year’s THE WAY, WAY BACK. This … Continue reading →

Kansas City is one of the top movie going markets in America on a per capita basis…  Box office figures show peg ticket sales here at approximately 25% above the national average. Not bad for being the 34th media market, … Continue reading →

I’m a Virgo and I’m not apologizing… Virgos are defined as being picky, exact, critical, methodical with great attention to detail. Which is why I’ve decided to get real bitchy today about the little things on the local television newscasts that really … Continue reading →

On my way to the screening of NEED FOR SPEED I was fully expecting another FAST & FURIOUS…. However, that’s not what I got. The FAST & FURIOUS franchise has improved with ongoing chapters. So the comparison should only be … Continue reading →

OK, so you went to the Greater Kansas City Auto Show and loved some of the new models… You even thought about buying one but the wife hates your taste in cars and says the one you like is ugly. She … Continue reading →