The Film Projector is now Opening Night Review

Dear Readers,

I’d first of all like to thank all of you for reading this blog.  You have no idea how it feels to know that this blog has recieved hundreds of hits over the past months, and I appreciate everyone who’s taken the time to read this blog.

With that said, I’m leaving wordpress  as a blog host and transfering this blog, and the entirety of its contents over to blogger.  There are a few reasons for this, but mainly I was no longer happy with wordpress as a host site.

The Film Projector will now be known as Opening Night Review.  I’ve spent hours transfering almost every single post from this blog over to Opening Night Review, so that you can still view some of the older films that I’ve reviewed over the past months.  Opening Night Review is now live.  The URL address is below:

http://openingnightreviews.blogspot.com/

Thank you all for your readership, I hope that you will continue to read my reviews at the new blog!  I’ll see you at the movies!

Frost/Nixon

I have been waiting to see Frost/Nixon ever since it was first advertised months ago during the 2008 Summer blockbuster season.  Unfortunately for me, and for many other moviegoers, the film was on limited release, today was the first chance I had to go an hour out of my way to see the film.  Granted, the theater in which I saw the film was possibly one of the best theaters in the country, but still, I wish the film would have been in full U.S. release.  Frank Langella and Micheal Sheen do a wonderful job portraying President Nixon and British talk-show host David Frost.  They portray the inner struggle that plagues both characters as each man has their own separate agenda for the interviews.  In the end, one man is rocketed to fame, while the other is denominated further into darkness, but what impressed me the most, is the way both of the actors portrayed that neither Frost nor Nixon was made a better man by the interviews.  I felt by the end of the film that Frost now carries the guilt of kicking a man when he was down, while Nixon finally admitted his wrongdoing in Watergate.  Overall, I’d have to say that this film was excellent, and another shining gem in the collection of Ron Howard’s body of work.  I’d say that if you are fortunate enough to live near a theater that happens to be carrying Frost/Nixon, that you should definitely see it.  I’d give the film 4.5 out of 5 stars.

The Year Ahead for The Film Projector

I’m really looking forward to going to the movies in 2009, with some great movies set to release in the coming year.  I fully intend to keep this blog, but I’m not sure that I want to keep it with wordpress.  Here’s my dilemma:

My family and friends recently got me into Google’s AdSense application.  Up until this point, I hadn’t really thought about this blog making any money for me, but I realized that it would be a possibility if I added this application.  There’s only one problem, wordpress does not allow Google AdSense ads on their blogs, which, I understand, is probably for good reason.

I really want to start making money with this blog, but I don’t want to leave wordpress.  The main reason I want to stay is because of the traffic.  I love the fact that I get hundreds of views a day, and furthermore, your comments keep me going.  I’ve talked to several friends of mine who use Blogger, or other blogging agents, and they say they don’t get nearly the traffic that I currently have.

So here’s my question to you, the readers of The Film Projector.  Should I leave wordpress, transferring this blog, and all of its contents, to Blogger, or another agent that allows Google’s AdSense app.  Or, should I stay here, where my traffic is awesome, and keep getting paid through my actual job, not receiving any extra funds, (which I could use, being a broke college student)?

As always, your comments are appreciated, and thank you for reading The Film Projector.  Regardless of what happens to this blog, the fact remains that it will continue to exist.  It might be here, it might be at blogger, or it might be some place else, but where ever it ends up, you can be sure that you can still get movie reviews from The Film Projector.

New Upcoming Movie: The International

Head on over to the upcoming movie page to check out the plot synopsis and trailer for the upcoming action film The International, starring Clive Owen and Naomi Watts.  The film is set to hit theaters on February 13th, 2009, and looks to be a very satisfying thriller about an Interpol Agent and a Manhattan Assistant DA who try to take down a high profile bank with corrupt intentions.

New Upcoming Movie

Click on over to the “Upcoming Movies” page of this blog to see a preview of Frost/Nixon, a dramatic retelling of the post-watergate interviews between British talk-show host David Frost and former President Richard Nixon.  Frost/Nixon is set to hit theaters on December 26th 2008, and looks to be a film that you won’t want to miss.

The DLP Chip Awards

Introducing the DLP Chip Awards, an award for the best at the box office in the Summer season.  I put a lot of thought into what this award should be, and I thought “why not call it the DLP Chip awards,” simply because they always play that ad before the movie for the digital projectors with DLP chips.  So here are your winners for the Summer of 2008

Outstanding Production Company: Marvel Studios

Winner: Best Production Company

Outstanding Special Effects: Wanted

Winner: Outstanding Special Effects

Best Comedy of the Summer: Tropic Thunder

Winner: Best Comedy of the Summer

Best Animated Feature Film: Kung Fu Panda

Winner: Best Animated Feature Film

Best Screenplay: You Don’t Mess with the Zohan

Winner: Best Screenplay

Best Actor in a Lead Role: Will Smith, “Hancock”

Winner: Best Actor in a Lead Role

Best Movie of the Summer: The Dark Knight

Winner: Best Movie of the Summer

There you have it folks!  This summer was truly an enjoyable one, and I look forward to continuing this blog throughout the year.  I’ll see you at the movies in the fall!

Introducing the Upcoming Movies Page

I wanted to start a new page to this blog that gives viewers a chance to see the preview to a worthwhile flick coming out a little later.  Click on over to the upcoming movies page to see a preview of the new comedy Nick and Norah’s Infinite Playlist, set to hit theaters on October 3rd.

June is the Month for Movies

Upon further review, it appears that June is going to be one of the best months to go see a flick.  Here’s the week by week rundown of what’s coming out in June.

June 6th, 2008

You Don’t Mess with the Zohan; Kung Fu Panda

June 13th, 2008

The Incredible Hulk; The Happening

June 20th, 2008

Get Smart; The Love Guru

June 27th, 2008

Wall-E; Wanted

In other words, I can’t wait for tomorrow to start this great month of movies.  It’ll be nice to have a movie to go to on Friday and Saturday night.