0 comments by Tyler Lyon on 4/22/2016
If you aren’t caught up on HBO’s Game of Thrones, watch it before reading this. Spoilers for seasons one through five are coming. Game of Thrones begins its sixth season this Sunday (April 24) and it will mark the first time that the show’s plotlines move past George R.R. Martin’s five novels. Showrunners David Benioff […]
0 comments by Tyler Lyon on 1/12/2016
This year’s Golden Globe Awards gave us plenty to think about when it comes to the upcoming Academy Awards. Is this finally Leonardo DiCaprio’s year with The Revenant or does Matt Damon (The Martian), who also has never won an acting Oscar, have a chance to upset? Will the Academy also see fit to give Revenant director […]
0 comments by Tyler Lyon on 1/7/2016
During an interview with Charlie Rose which aired over the Christmas holiday, George Lucas likened the sale of Lucasfilm and the Star Wars franchise to Disney to selling his property to “white slavers.” You probably heard or read about that. But while everyone seems to be focusing on what Lucas has since called an “inappropriate analogy,” the more interesting […]
0 comments by Tyler Lyon on 12/24/2015
We made it! We are now living in a post-Force Awakens world. Star Wars: The Force Awakens has been in theaters for a week, completely taking over the culture and making millions upon millions at the box office. By the end of 2015, the movie may have earned $1 billion globally. Here at The AP Party […]
0 comments by Tyler Lyon on 12/17/2015
We’re approaching the end of the year and with that comes plenty of awards contenders as well as the decade’s most anticipated movie in Star Wars: The Force Awakens. Yet when you’re not off in a “galaxy far, far away” or catching up on the typical awards fare, there are plenty of great films you may have […]
0 comments by Tyler Lyon on 12/8/2015
Warning: The following contains spoilers for the entire Hunger Games film series. It ended without much noise. Despite being a financial success, the final film in The Hunger Games franchise, Mockingjay – Part 2, was a disappointment for Lionsgate with the lowest opening weekend ($101 million at the box office) for the series. It might […]
0 comments by Tyler Lyon on 11/19/2015
The digital revolution isn’t coming; it’s been here for a while. For many, the decision to watch a movie or TV show hinges on whether they can find it on streaming services like Netflix or Amazon Video. Now, each service is making sure that we can ONLY see shows and movies on their service by producing their own […]
0 comments by Tyler Lyon on 11/10/2015
Media consumption is now a niche-based activity. Whether it’s television, online or print, if we don’t like the way something is presented or the lens through which it’s packaged, we find a different website, change the channel or put away the newspaper. Sometimes this is for our benefit. Why listen to film a critic with different […]
0 comments by Tyler Lyon on 10/29/2015
“Find The Truth.” It’s a direction often used in acting classes to guide actors into discovering the basics motivations and traits of their characters. It’s also used for writers and directors to understand the true essence of a scene. Work based on true stories have been with us for as long as anyone can remember. […]
0 comments by Tyler Lyon on 10/9/2015
“Real sets. Practical effects.” Those were the first words uttered in the Comic-Con trailer for Star Wars: The Force Awakens. While this highlights the film’s “throwback” production techniques, it’s also a jab at George Lucas’ prequel trilogy that relied almost entirely on green-screen sets and CGI effects. Disney, J.J. Abrams and crew have made a […]
0 comments by Tyler Lyon on 9/24/2015
It has been an up and down three years for the Muppets franchise. When they came back to the zeitgeist in 2011’s The Muppets, it looked like Kermit and crew were back. The film took advantage of audience nostalgia in order to earn its praise but it worked, dammit! The sequel, Muppets Most Wanted, appeared to aim […]
0 comments by Tyler Lyon on 9/11/2015
Romantic comedies have certainly evolved over the course of the genre’s existence. What was once defined by the likes of It Happened One Night, The Apartment and Bringing Up Baby has transitioned into movies such as Knocked Up, (500) Days of Summer, and Silver Linings Playbook. One constant for the genre is that studios have tried to find […]
0 comments by Tyler Lyon on 9/3/2015
Fall is right around the corner. Fall beers fill store shelves, Halloween and Thanksgiving are fast approaching and my favorite form of casualwear — jeans and a hoodie — is socially acceptable. It also means that football season is here. That doesn’t just mean watching my Hawkeyes and Bears every Saturday and Sunday. It’s planning 11 a.m. […]
0 comments by Tyler Lyon on 8/27/2015
Looking at the blockbuster releases of the past seven years and at the upcoming slates through 2020, it’s clear superheroes aren’t going away anytime soon. As the market has shown, audiences are mostly willing to embrace comic book deep cuts that were once considered too obscure or “too nerdy” to become major blockbusters. While Marvel has proven that […]
0 comments by Tyler Lyon on 7/24/2015
About a month ago, I wrote a post saying that Amy Schumer’s early appearance on the current season of The Bachelorette gave audiences a look at the type of personality the show needed to catch up with the changing times and keep younger audiences interested. Schumer, or someone like her, would basically be the franchise’s Deadpool, breaking […]
