Author Archives: Jack Poessiger

I’ve been noticing all those modern, new bus shelters popping up in Johnson County… Transit Stops, I guess, if you want to be politically correct. Flashy, new covered bus stops for The Jo, including a spiffy new terminal at 5251 … Continue reading →

Faster than a speeding bullet? Maybe… But this Superman isn’t your grandparents’ caped crusader, and that could be a good thing. Especially when you compare it to director Bryan Singer‘s 2006 version that starred Brandon Routh and misfired with both … Continue reading →

Director Steven Soderbergh‘s BEHIND THE CANDELABRA was apparently too gay for commercial theatrical exhibition in the United States… So instead it ended up on HBO where it has performed surprisingly well in the ratings. In world markets though the Michael … Continue reading →

I SO very much wanted to like this movie… And I sorta did, but I sure didn’t love it. Maybe my expectations were just too high. THE INTERNSHIP – which reteams Vince Vaughn with Owen Wilson – just doesn’t measure … Continue reading →

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 →