Actress Spotlight of Amy Poehler

        In Hollywood there are a numerous amount of very talented actors and actresses that have great performances in just about every movie they are in. One of those Actresses is Amy Poehler and today I'm going to spotlight her career by listing the movies she has been in, my 3 favorite films she has been in, list of notable awards she has one as well as any future projects she has in the works. So without further ado...

Actress Spotlight of Amy Poehler

Year	Film	Role
1998	Tomorrow Night	Woman Getting Sprayed by hose
1998	Saving Manhattan	Kristen
1999	Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo	Ruth
2001	Wet Hot American Summer	Susie
2002	Martin & Orloff	Patty
2003	Shortcut to Happiness	Molly Gilchrest
2004	Mean Girls	Mrs. June George
2004	Envy	Natalie Vanderpark
2004	Wake Up, Ron Burgandy: The Lost Movie	Bank Teller
2006	Southland Tales	Veronica Mung/Dream
2006	Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny	Truck Stop Waitress
2006	Man of the Year	Herself
2006	The Ex	Carol Lane
2007	Blades of Glory	Fairchild VanWaldenberg
2007	Shrek the Third	Snow White
2007	Mr. Woodcock	Maggie Hoffman
2007	On Broadway	Farrah
2007	Girl Missing	Vikki
2007	Wild Girls Gone	Doreen
2008	Hamlet 2	Cricket Feldstein
2008	Horton Hears a Who!	Sally O’Malley
2008	Baby Mama	Angie Ostrowski
2009	Spring Breakdown	Gayle
2009	Monsters vs. Aliens	Gallaxhar’s Computer
2009	Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel	Eleanor Miller
2010	The Secret World of Arrietty	Homily
2010	Freak Dance	Lillian
2011	Hoodwinked Too! Hood vs. Evil	Gretel
2011	Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked	Eleanor Miller
2013	A.C.O.D.	Sondra
2013	Are You Here	Terry Coulter
2013	Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues	Entertainment News Reporter
2013	Free Birds	Jenny
2014	They Came Together	Molly
2015	Inside Out	Joy
2015	Riley’s First Dance?	Joy
2015	A Very Murray Christmas	Liz
2015	Sisters	Maura Ellis

Top 3 Favorite Films

1. Inside Out

2. Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny

3. Mean Girls

Future Projects

2017- The House

        So ladies and gentlemen what do you think of Amy Poehler's acting career? Let me know in the comments section and let your voice be heard.

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Director Spotlight of Edgar Wright

        Continuing the Director Spotlight segment we'll spotlight one of the best cult classic directors of all-time... Mr. Edgar Wright . I'm going to give you his filmography, my top 3 favorite films of his and his future projects. So without further ado...

Director Spotlight of Edgar Wright

Year	Film	Rottentomatoes.com Score
1999	A Fistful of Fingers	NA
2004	Shaun of the Dead	92%
2007	Hot Fuzz	91%
2010	Scott Pilgrim vs. the World	81%
2013	The World’s End	89%

Top 3 Favorite Films

1. Shaun of the Dead

2. Scott Pilgrim vs. the World

3. Hot Fuzz

Future Films
2017- Baby Driver

        So ladies and gentlemen what do you think of Edgar Wright's career and who would you like to see me spotlight next? Let me know in the comments section below and let your voice be heard.

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My Review of Transformers: The Last Knight

        So I recently watched Transformers: The Last Knight and I'm here to bring you my review. So without further ado...







        Humans are at war with the Transformers, and Optimus Prime (voiced by Peter Cullen) is gone. The key to saving the future lies buried in the secrets of the past and the hidden history of Transformers on Earth. Now, it's up to the unlikely alliance of inventor Cade Yeager (played by Mark Wahlberg), Bumblebee (voiced by Erik Aadahl), an English lord (played by Sir Anthony Hopkins) and an Oxford professor (played by Laura Haddock) to save the world.

       

       
        If anyone thought Transformer films couldn't get any worse, then they haven't seen this film. My oh my what to say about this film and franchise that hasn't already been said. The trailers for the film weren't the greatest in the world, but it did present a lot of great info that could make for a great film (had somebody else directed), but those concepts are barely in the film and when they are in the film you have no idea what is going on because of the mayhem surrounding both key scenes. The film starts out like a solid departure from what we are used to seeing and it kinda gets your hopes up, then when they move into present day, it feels like someone has stabbed you in the back. In a Transformers film you have to at some point really focus on those characters and just like the previous 4 films, the humans are the focal point and when we do get Transformers moments, they either happen towards the end of the film in the big climatic battle or a short 30 second scene to provide just a tad bit of background the story (or lack thereof). If there is one thing we can count on in a Michael Bay film is that the action is going to come at you nonstop and it does just that in this film and these might be some of the best action scenes he's ever gotten on camera and  the visuals are just absolutely stunning and makes a terrible film look somewhat decent trying to cover up the bad on the inside. One thing the series has been able to do is get legendary actors to have somewhat major roles in the film and Sir Anthony Hopkins is the legend this go around and his performance and role might be the worst out of all the big name actors to join the franchise over the years. Overall this film is lackluster and Michael Bay said this would be his last go at the franchise and if so then thank goodness we can finally get a fresh take on this franchise. I give Transformers: The Last Knight a 2.5 out of 10.

        So ladies and gentlemen what did you think of Transformers: The Last Knight, what would you rate it and what did you think of my review? Let me know in the comments section below and let your voice be heard.

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My Review of Rough Night

        So I recently watched Rough Night and I'm here to bring you my review. So without further ado...







        Jess (played by Scarlett Johansson) is an engaged politician who reunites with three of her college friends for a wild bachelorette weekend in Miami. The night of hard partying soon takes a hilariously dark turn when a male stripper accidentally dies at their beach house. Amid the craziness of trying to cover it up, the women ultimately find themselves becoming closer when it matters most.

       

        This is a really boring and dull film that just doesn't make any sense. Right off the bat, all of the characters are extremely stupid and constantly get more and more annoying as the film goes on. The situations they get themselves are really predictable and they play out exactly how you would expect. The film has some great actresses in the group and between they do have some great comedic chemistry together, but outside of comedy they don't really have anything else that works or helps the film move along a smooth pace. One thing that is most confusing about the film is all of the plot twists that come in to play and like certain things you can only twist so much before you break and this film uses 4 of them which for a film like this is just not something that works all too well. It's a film that really doesn't have a sense of direction and it really under utilizes the talent it has to have more emotional moments to connect with the characters other than in a comedic tone and it uses most the cliches we've come to see in previous films like this. Overall the film is fun in parts, but it takes a basic plot and over complicates everything when it could've went a different route and really doesn't many chances with the cast in order for them to be more likable. I give Rough Night a 2 out of 10.

        So ladies and gentlemen what did you think of Rough Night, what would you rate it and what did you think of my review? Let me know in the comments section below and let your voice be heard.

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Weekend Box Office Review 6-23-17 to 6-25-17/ Weekend Preview

        Here are the weekend domestic box office results for the weekend of 6-23-17 to 6-25-17 as well as my 5 key takeaways, as well as my predictions for the top 5 films at the box office this weekend. So without further ado...

Box Office Totals courtesy of boxofficemojo.com

TW	LW	Film	Studio	Weekend	# of Theaters	Total Domestic Gross	Weeks
1	-	Transformers: The Last Knight	Paramount Pictures	$44,680,073	4,069	$68,475,562	1
2	2	Wonder Woman	Warner Bros.	$24,906,310	3,933	$318,111,468	4
3	1	Cars 3	Walt Disney Pictures/Pixar Studios	$24,074,487	4,256	$98,782,399	2
4	5	47 Meters Down	Entertainment Studios	$7,088,262	2,471	$23,914,194	2
5	4	The Mummy (2017)	Universal Pictures	$6,060,495	2,980	$68,744,165	3
6	3	All Eyez on Me	Lionsgate	$5,806,975	2.471	$38,599,294	2
7	6	Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales	Walt Disney Pictures	$5,396.243	2,453	$160,161,569	5
8	7	Rough Night	Sony Pictures	$4,703,261	3.162	$16,638,208	2
9	8	Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie	20th Century Fox	$4,284,115	2,328	$65,747,291	4
10	9	Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2	Marvel Studios	$3,023,042	1.468	$380,236,369	8

1. Transformers: The Last Knight unsurprisingly took over the number one spot but it had the lowest opening weekend total for the franchise by $26 million. While it did horribly domestically, internationally, the film mad $269 million and it looks like it will still make enough money to help warrant a sequel

2. Wonder Woman continues to tear up the competition as it remains in the top 5 for the 4th consecutive weekend, It also needs $13 million to pass Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice domestically for the highest grossing film of the DCEU. 

3. Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 had a nice 8 week run in the top 10, but this could be its last weekend with only new major release coming out this week, but there is an outside chance it stays in for at least one more week. 

4. The biggest loser of the weekend was All Eyez on Me as it made 78% less than it did last weekend. 

5. I went 4 for 5 on my predictions.

Predictions

1. Despicable Me 3 $65 Million
2. Transformers: The Last Knight  $21 Million

3. Baby Driver $20 Million

4. Wonder Woman $15 Million

5. Cars 3 $6 Million

        So ladies and gentlemen what do you think of this weekend's box office totals and what are some of your takeaways? Let me know in the comments section below and let your voice be heard.

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