Category Archives: Jack Poessiger

Today I reluctantly canceled my subscription to the Sunday NEW YORK TIMES… The newspaper has been part of my Sunday morning ritual for nearly a decade, but lately it’s been more trouble than it’s worth. Allow me to explain.

NOW YOU SEE ME is a caper thrill ride that pits an elite F.B.I. squad against a team of the world’s greatest illusionists… It’s not the kind of thriller you’d expect to see in the summer. This sort of quality … Continue reading →

In times of fast breaking news, the traditional television network news and talk shows are not the place to be… You’re better choice is CNN, Fox News and MSNBC. Am I anti CBS‘s This Morning, GMA or the Today Show? … Continue reading →

I can’t believe they’re up to No. 6 already… Who would’ve thought it possible when THE FAST AND FURIOUS kicked in some 12 years ago? If there’s ever been a film series that’s stuck to its formula of fast cars, … Continue reading →

It seems like only yesterday… In the spring of 2009 director Todd Phillips unleashed extended scenes of his upcoming summer comedy to an unsuspecting ShoWest (movie) convention audience. The film was called THE HANGOVER dealing with a wild bachelor party … Continue reading →

My buddies called the other day and said, we’re taking you to lunch… “Where to?” I asked.  “You’ll find out,” they hedged. Would it going to be some new frufru eatery, I wondered. “Don’t worry, ride with us, you’ll like … Continue reading →

It’s been quite a start to Hollywood’s movie summer so far… IRON MAN 3 delivered at the box office. THE GREAT GATSBY over performed. And this week director J.J. Abrams heats up the box office action by taking Star Trek….Into … Continue reading →

A few weeks back I tried to answer some oft asked travel questions… Topics included weekly best bets to book airline tickets, best times to purchase vacation packages, days of the week for best availability of lowest ticket prices and … Continue reading →

I’ll be upfront with you, I was skeptical about the latest remake of THE GREAT GATSBY… After all, this is yet another film version based on F. Scott Fitzgerald‘s classic American jazz novel. And 1974’s rendition with Robert Redford and … Continue reading →

One of my not-so secret vices in life is movie trailers… Not the good ones, mind you, the hard sell, schlock approach ones used to market B-movies. And it’s not necessarily the pictures on the screen that give me those … Continue reading →

AMC founder Stan Durwood was one of a kind… He was a trendsetter in the movie exhibition business that no one could or would deny. Sure, some in the industry thought some of his innovations were impractical and outlandish at … Continue reading →

The other new wide entry in this week’s dismal end of first quarter lineup is PAIN & GAIN, and it’s a stretch… P & G is a comedic, action crime thriller about the personal trainers and body builders who in … Continue reading →

There’s no doubt the first quarter of 2013 is one movie theater exhibitors would very much like to forget… There was no HUNGER GAMES or 21 JUMP STREET to bring in the masses. Sure we had OZ: THE GREAT AND … Continue reading →

Note to self… Having returned from a week at CinemaCon in Las Vegas, do your homework before asking stupid questions of movie stars next time out. A couple of examples, I’m definitely not proud of: The first was with Harrison … Continue reading →

When is it OK to drop the F-Bomb on live TV? I guess when a really bad situation finally resolves itself in a good way. Case in point this past Saturday when Boston Red Sox slugger David Ortiz slipped one … Continue reading →

Brian Helgeland understand the art of masterful writing having scripted such compelling films as L.A. CONFIDENTIAL, MYSTIC RIVER and MAN ON FIRE… Now with ’42’ Helgeland takes on racism in America by basing his latest screenplay on true events—specifically those … Continue reading →

The passing of Roger Ebert – America’s most famous movie critic – brings back memories of face-to-face encounters with the great one… I had seen him at ShoWest and other industry functions over the years but never got to see … Continue reading →

My plan was to stop by at the JURASSIC PARK 3D screening only briefly… You know, get a feel for the film’s conversion to 3D and cut out. After all, I’d seen the movie a couple of times before. But … Continue reading →

The cost of a visitor’s daily living expenses speaks volumes about the current state of economy in KC… I’m talking about the per diems companies hold their employees expenses to when traveling on business. Generally speaking the per diems were … Continue reading →

They were best buds since childhood and loved magic tricks… Today they’re aging illusionists in Las Vegas, barely hanging on with their outdated “Burton and Anton: A Magical Friendship” act at Bally’s main showroom and ticket sales have plummeted. We’re … Continue reading →