Author Archives: Jürgen Poessiger
Jack Goes Confidential: ‘JOJO RABBIT’ No ‘Hogan’s Heroes’
Frankly, I didn’t know WHAT to expect… But knowing that JOJO RABBIT won this year’s People’s Choice award at the Toronto International Film Festival certainly roused my curiosity. So I attended the screening, while keeping an open mind. The film’s opening … Continue reading
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New Jack City: Brewmaster Jack Foments Ferments
A bier is just a beer, right? Stay with me here… Say you’ve just returned from a great European vacation and you loved the beers overseas. And now you’ve luckily found the very same brew in the import section of your … Continue reading
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Jack Goes Confidential: The Vaunted Christmas Hangover Known as ‘Vice’
No, not THAT kind of vice… This one’s an extraordinary comedic bio drama of how George W. Bush chose Halliburton CEO Dick Cheney to be his running mate in the 2000 presidential election. A VP pick that re-directed the country—and … Continue reading
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New Jack City: Missing in Action No Longer
Some OF YOU may wonder IF I’ve given up on the movies… Nothing could be further from the truth. Let’s just say that a temporary, severe health issue placed an unfortunate fork in my writing and reviewing road, preventing me … Continue reading
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New Jack City: KC Midterm Political Ads Make For Mega Media Payday
It’s the biggest windfall his sales department and out-of-state station owners that can ever remember… This from sales executive who’s been in the area for decades. Whoever says politics aren’t good for the economy doesn’t know what they’re talking about! … Continue reading
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Jack Goes Confidential: ‘OPERATION FINALE’: Hunt-Capture-Extradite!
During the early 1940’s Germany had at least two Nazi madmen… Hitler was its Fuhrer while Adolf Eichmann became the architect and mastermind of the so-called “final solution.” He’s the one who organized the slaughter. OPERATION FINALE is MGM’s new … Continue reading
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Jack Goes Confidential: ‘Mamma Mia!’ Backs Up To The Future
Hard to believe that it’s been 10 years since the producing team of Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson successfully brought one of today’s most popular musical romantic comedy plays to the big screen… MAMMA MIA! would go on to earn in the neighborhood … Continue reading
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New Jack City: Battle Of The Media Giants
Don’t get me going about WALT DISNEY buying a large chunk of Rupert Murdoch‘s FOX empire… There’s another potential merger being debated in Washington that could impact all of us—and not necessarily in a good way. It’s the Justice Department’s … Continue reading
Jack Goes Confidential: ‘Red Sparrow’ Gets Down & REALLY Dirty!
Jennifer Lawrence remains as one of today’s hottest actresses… She proves it again in her latest psychological spy drama about Russian sex agents. Based on the novel by Jason Matthews, RED SPARROW has Lawrence playing premier Russian ballerina Dominika to … Continue reading
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New Jack City: Cinemark Draws The Line!
BE ADVISED! Last week Cinemark Theatres made a startling announcement that as of February 22, 2018 the exhibition company would no longer permit its customers to carry large bags or packages into its theaters. Cinemark’s official announcement states that, “in … Continue reading
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Jack Goes Confidential: Aaron Sorkin Directs Poker Princess Crime Thriller
Screen writer Aaron Sorkin has quite a way with words… His past writing has resulted in movies like THE SOCIAL NETWORK, A FEW GOOD MEN and THE WEST WING crackling onto the screen. With MOLLY’S GAME Sorkin expands his talents … Continue reading
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New Jack City: Bogus KCI Flights, Beer Pong Busts & Peace Signs
Know what you are talking about… Seems that about every story I hear or read about a new airport terminal hints at the possibly more DIRECT flights from KCI. The latest was in Sunday’s Kansas City Star cover story in which … Continue reading
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New Jack City: Movie Marketing Magic 2017 Style
Hollywood’s great at patting itself on the back… They have awards for just about everything in Tinsel Town. But wait! Should there be an award category for the best all around marketing strategy for a motion picture? If there were … Continue reading
Jack Goes Confidential: Ultra-Cool ‘ATOMIC BLONDE’ Savages Berlin!
How to best describe ATOMIC BLONDE? How about, “Hot Badass Cold War Spy Thriller!” The movie opens with newsreel footage of President Reagan in front of the Brandenburg Gate in West Berlin proclaiming to the world: “Mr. Gorbachev tear down … Continue reading
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New Jack City: Jürgen Goes Raunchy
Let’s have some ‘R’ rated pun-fun… As some of you probably already know one of my (not so) guilty pleasures are the twisted movie titles inspired by major films. Many of these goofy pun-titles are attached to real productions–most of … Continue reading
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Jack Goes Confidential: Effects-Laden ‘MUMMY’ Disappoints
Hey, here is a clever idea! Take most of your classic monster characters and breath new life into them by targeting them to today’s millennial moviegoers. Which is exactly what Universal Pictures has up its sleeve. It’s called Universal’s universe of (their) … Continue reading
Jack Goes Confidential: ‘ALIEN: COVENANT’—Acid-Dripping Beast(s) Shocker!
Director Ridley Scott’s 1979 space-age horror thriller ALIEN ranks as one of the most terrifying sci-fi shockers of all time… I remember literally jumping out of my seat during THAT scene—you know the one— where the beast bursts out of John … Continue reading
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New Jack City: Movies: Oldsters Rock Evolving Movie Biz
Guess what THE AVENGERS, IRON MAN, SPIDER-MAN and CAPTAIN AMERICA have in common? They all very successfully kicked off the past several summer movie seasons with early May debuts. Now as we are about to reenter the tentpole season beginning with GUARDIANS … Continue reading
New Jack City: KC Drive-Ins (‘Passion Pits’) Exceed Expectations
When I mentioned to someone that I/d emceed a “Celebration of Dedication” at a local Drive-In theater last Saturday I got a blank stare. “Drive-Ins? I remember them,” he mused. “They were a lot of fun back in the day. … Continue reading
Jack Goes Confidential: ‘Hidden Figures’ Has the Right Stuff
You can’t make up stuff like this… Yet just about everything about this movie is true. HIDDEN FIGURES is the fascinating, little known story behind America’s space race telling of how three spunky black women served as “The Brains behind … Continue reading
