Chris Bumbray

Editor-in-Chief - JoBlo

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Favorite Movies: Goodfellas, A Clockwork Orange, Boogie Nights, Goldfinger, Casablanca, Scarface (83 version), read more Heat, The Guns of Navarone, The Dirty Dozen, Pulp Fiction, Taxi Driver, Blade Runner, any film noir

Likes: Movies, LP's, James Bond, true hollywood memoirs, The Bret Easton read more Ellis Podcast, every sixties british pop band, every 80s new wave band - in fact just generally all eighties songs, even the really shit ones, and of course, Tom Friggin' Cruise!

Movie News

The Batman, Many Saints of Newark reactions from CinemaCon

Posted 5 years ago

While everyone is coming out of the Warner Bros CinemaCon presentation raving about the new trailer for The Matrix Resurrections, there were loads of other cool reveals at the panel, including a tiny taste of new footage from The Batman....

Movie News

No Time to Die footage, Cyrano, Channing Tatum and more from MGM’s CinemaCon presentation

Posted 5 years ago

They saved the best for last. That was the vibe everyone was left with when MGM/United Artists Releasing (UAR) treated the CinemaCon audience to an extended action sequence from the long-delayed No Time to Die. The footage, which seemed to...

Movie News

Sylvester Stallone’s Samaritan: first look footage steals show at CinemaCon

Posted 5 years ago

It turned out to be very appropriate that the CinemaCon presentation for MGM/United Artists Releasing (UAR) started with the Rocky theme, as the Italian Stallion himself, Sylvester Stallone, absolutely stole the presentation with first-look footage from his superhero film Samaritan....

Interviews

The Protégé: Martin Campbell Interview

Posted 5 years ago

For my money, Martin Campbell is one of the very best action directors in the business. Going back to his amazing and underrated No Escape (a fave Best Movie You Never Saw entry), he’s had a knack for delivering brutal,...

JoBlo Originals

Reservoir Dogs – WTF Happened to this Movie?

Posted 5 years ago

Chris WTF Happened To This Movie? – The JoBlo series that looks at troubled productions, curious creative decisions, box-office failures, surprising successes, and cult favorites! While we await filmmaker Quentin Tarantino’s tenth and (supposedly) final film, let’s go back to...

JoBlo Originals

National Lampoon’s Vacation (1983) – John Hughes Revisited

Posted 5 years ago

Chris Welcome back to John Hughes Revisited! This week, we’re packing up the car and hitting the road as we embark on a trip to Walley World with the Griswold family in National Lampoon’s Vacation (1983)! Released 38 years ago,...

Movie Reviews

Reminiscence Review

Posted 5 years ago

PLOT: In the future, technology allows users to relive memories as a way to escape the grimness of a mostly-flooded world. A private investigator (Hugh Jackman) who specializes in this technology falls in love with a mysterious woman (Rebecca Ferguson)....

Movie Reviews

The Night House Review

Posted 5 years ago

PLOT: A woman (Rebecca Hall) reeling from her husband’s (Evan Jonigkeit) recent suicide takes refuge in the lakeside home he built for her. However, she soon begins to realize that she might not be alone. REVIEW: The public appetite for...

JoBlo Originals

Tom Cruise: 22 Things You Didn’t Know!

Posted 5 years ago

Chris When it comes to movie stars, they don’t get much bigger than Tom Cruise. One of the few remaining screen icons that’s maintained his superstar status for nearly forty years, the man has successfully dipped his toe into all...

Movie News

Snake Eyes getting early digital release

Posted 5 years ago

After a disastrous theatrical run at the box office, it looks like Paramount will be forgoing their expected 45-day theatrical window for the would-be franchise starter, G.I Joe Origins: Snake Eyes. Many only expected it to hit digital platforms this...

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