Category Archives: Jack_Poessiger

Clint Eastwood is back in the director’s chair… The “Man With No Name” has  overseen the stage to screen transformation of JERSEY BOYS which took Broadway by storm almost 10 years ago. And Eastwood produced the project with the assistance of falsetto … Continue reading →

I’m not going to refer to it as Tom Cruise’s GROUNDHOG DAY… I’ll leave that observation to the intellectual critics. After all, that could be an insult to Harold Ramis’ 1993 comedy classic. However, there are similarities. In the mega-budget EDGE OF TOMORROW Cruise plays U.S. Army … Continue reading →

Producers Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg are a laugh factory… Their specialty: raunch comedy, including previous outings such as KNOCKED UP, SUPERBAD, THE GUILT TRIP and THIS IS THE END. And let’s be clear, since BRIDESMAIDS raunch has become the new norm. In … Continue reading →

THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN 2 is a ton of action, emotions and fun even though it’s about 20 minutes too long… Two hours of the web-slinging would’ve been plenty—for me at least. (I saw the ending approaching at least three times only for the … Continue reading →

Make no mistake, Kevin Costner knows his sports movies… BULL DURHAM, FIELD OF DREAMS, FOR THE LOVE OF THE GAME and TIN CUP to mention a few. Meanwhile filmmaker Ivan Reitman of UP IN THE AIR, GHOSTBUSTERS, STRIPES and ANIMAL HOUSE … Continue reading →

It goes without saying that Southwest Airlines provides the biggest lift out of KCI… Yet despite what you may believe, Southwest is not necessarily the lowest ticket in the market anymore. It all varies by where you are flying to. … Continue reading →

Some would argue that CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE WINTER SOLDIER doesn’t stack up to Marvel Studio’s original 2011 movie… Then again everyone has an opinion. For my money it comes mighty close and plays well beyond its fanboy base. Make no … Continue reading →

If  Arnold Schwarzenegger’s body count in SABOTAGE or the mighty screen spectacle of NOAH doesn’t float your boat this weekend, then a subversive comedy may just be the ticket… And count on  BAD WORDS getting pretty dark when it comes to … Continue reading →

We’ve all heard of an EXTREME screen, but nothing that I’ve seen in recent memory prepared me for the visual bloodbath of 300: RISE OF AN EMPIRE… It’s the follow-up to the Zach Snyder-directed 2007 graphic, box office hit ‘300.’ … Continue reading →

To borrow an expression, crime has an even newer enemy… Director Paul Verhoeven’s original ROBOCOP was quite the subversive and satiric spectacle back in 1987. It even fostered two sequels which were—-well let’s just say less than remarkable. This week ROBOCOP … Continue reading →

RadioInsight speculates that a possible format change may be in store for one of Wilks Broadcasting’s four local radio properties… Wilks operates KFKF-FM, KMXV-FM (Mix 93.3), KBEQ-FM (Q104) and KCKC (ALICE) FM in Kansas City. The media blog questions whether there’s “a … Continue reading →

Everybody does those silly year-end Best Of lists… I guess that’s because there’s not much else going on this late in the year. I wasn’t planning on doing one—but I got shamed into it. Let me explain. I don’t do … Continue reading →

At what point during the promotional cycle of a new film does hype become overkill and detrimental to the movie itself? We may find out with ANCHORMAN 2: THE LEGEND CONTINUES which took the fine art of super hype into … Continue reading →

Cinetopia, a small regional northwest based theater company, is currently contructing an ultra luxurious movie complex in the new Prairiefire at Lionsgate center at 135th street and Nall in Overland Park. With a motto of “Cinema-Food-Wine,” Cinetopia’s OVERLAND PARK 17 should … Continue reading →

A movie narrated by whimsical “Death” and set in Nazi Germany probably isn’t what you had in mind for this holiday season…. But THE BOOK THIEF, based on Marcus Zusak’s best selling novel, is a fascinating story of a young … Continue reading →

How does one describe THE FIFTH ESTATE? How about as an information war. WikiLeaks triggered our age of high stakes secrecy and explosive news leaks. Now director Bill (‘The Twilight Saga’ and ‘Dreamgirls’) Condon’s new docudrama reveals the deceptions and … Continue reading →

DON JON is the All American—make that AVERAGE American— guy… He’s dedicated to family, friends, his church and women. He’s also obsessed with porn! Actor Joseph Gordon-Levitt’s daily routine is finding just the right clips from his favorite porn sites. It’s as … Continue reading →