If you follow Lost in Reviews then you know of Gobble Gobble (newly named Born Gold) and how much I love the band. I eagerly named them my favorite band of The SXSW Music Festival and have been waiting to see the band again ever since. Well that opportunity is here and I want to make sure to bring some friends. So, with that said Lost in Reviews is giving away tickets to the show on  09/14 in Lawrence, KS at Jackpot Saloon. Even if you don’t win you must not miss this show! Don’t read about it the next day and wish...

There is something about Kansas City that always confuses me, I would like to think of my home town as great place to see live music, and hell some times the place I call home surprises me. The Cults and Guards show at the Riot Room comes to mind. A time when I wasn’t expecting the city to show it’s face and it did. For a while there my city was right with me, we stood shoulder to shoulder and supported some great music. On Saturday night in Lawrence we lost touch, we had a fight and didn’t want to spend time...

Win advanced screening passes for you and a guest to see DREAM HOUSE! Some say that all houses have memories. For one man, his home is the place he would kill to forget. A family unknowingly moves into a home where several grisly murders were committed…only to find themselves the killer’s next target. Successful publisher Will Atenton (Daniel Craig) quit a job in New York City to relocate his wife, Libby (Rachel Weisz), and two girls to a quaint New England town. But as they settle into their new life, they discover...

Win advanced screening passes for you and a guest to see 50/50! Inspired by personal experiences, 50/50 is an original story about friendship, love, survival and finding humor in unlikely places. Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Seth Rogen star as best friends whose lives are changed by a cancer diagnosis. Rogen also serves as producer, along with Evan Goldberg and Ben Karlin. Jonathan Levine directs from a script by Will Reiser. “We worked with Will on Da Ali G show, and it was shortly after that we learned he was sick.”...

I went into Missing Pieces with no idea of what the plot was, no impression of what I was about to see and no real burning desire to find out. Looking back, I think that may have been the biggest reason of why I enjoyed this film. If I had known what was lying ahead of me during this film, it could have spoiled the flow of events. When watching 127 Hours, in the back of your mind, you’re just waiting for that boulder to drop. But, I didn’t know the plot of Missing Pieces, so I didn’t have that anticipation of...

The first look at The Hunger Games premiered tonight at the MTV Video Music Awards.  This is the adaptation of the first novel in The Hunger Games trilogy.  Like Twilight, the series is a big deal.  The books are huge and the casting process was highly anticipated.  Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, and Liam Hemsworth were cast as the three main characters.  The cast announcements that followed for the other characters revealed a great supporting cast with Elizabeth Banks, Woody Harrelson, Stanley Tucci, Donald Sutherland,...

Fireflies in the Garden is a film based on a poem by Robert Frost.  It focuses on a family through the children as they grow childhood to adulthood.  The film’s main character is Ryan Reynolds who is making a dramatic turn in this film.  No snarky comedy from him in the trailer.  The film also stars Julia Roberts, Willem Dafoe, Hayden Panettiere, Emily Watson, Carrie-Ann Moss, and Ioan Gruffudd.  I really liked the trailer, and the music that was used toward the end of it.  Looks to be a tear-jerker and will hopefully...

I have missed posting a lot of trailers lately, so I am putting them all in a large post.  I have included the release date, the synopsis, poster, and the cast if they are available.  This has amounted to twenty trailers in one post.  I think if you watch every single one, you should be pretty caught up on the trailers that were released in the past couple of months.  Some of these trailers are from independent films that you may never heard of.  If some of these trailers do not work, please let me know so that I can update...

The Rum Diary is a film that was made some time ago.  It stars Johnny Depp and is based on the novel by the late Hunter S. Thompson.  Johnny Depp was a good friend of Thompson and previously played a character from another one of his books, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas.  It has been a long time coming to the big screen, and it seems we are finally near since this is the first trailer that has been released.  The film also stars Amber Heard, Aaron Eckhart, Giovanni Ribisi, Richard Jenkins, and Michael Rispoli.  The film...

I’m not sure who called the shots behind the scenes to determine the lineup at this year’s rendition of the now annual Buzz Beach Ball but by the time I left a not very full LiveStrong Sporting Park I had determined that they got it all wrong. Why that was I’ll get to in a moment but first some background. All week long I had been referring to the show as “nineties-palooza” thanks to its stacked headline roster of bands Bush, Incubus and Jane’s Addiction. These are all acts that if you be...

John and I had a chance to check out the the latest edition in this Holloween seasons horror genre Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark. The film is written and Produced by Guillermo del Toro (Pan’s Labyrinth, Hell Boy) and Directed by Troy Nixey the film stars Katie Holmes (Batman Begins) and Guy Pearce (Memento) . The haunting tale of a little girl plagued by the hunger of little creatures is a little lacking at times, but is it a total bust? Find out in this video review of Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark. By John Coovert...

I will admit that I went into Our Idiot Brother a bit skeptical.  I have seen one too many comedies that are just plain stupid.  They are not that funny, and the trailers for the films usually have the funniest moments.  You are left with a bad film that you might chuckle a few times in, but, in the end, wish you had not spent money to see. I was pleasantly surprised with this comedy.  It has a lot of heart and wisdom to it.  You are presented with a character like Ned (Paul Rudd) who looks like a total hippie (he is) and...

This is an international trailer for Drive.  I am pretty lucky to have seen this film already, and I interviewed the director on Monday.  Both the review and the interview will be posted in September, closer to the release date.  Trust me.  You will be blown away by the film, and this trailer is a great glimpse of what you will see.  The best thing about this trailer?  You get a taste of what the music is like in the film.  The song at the end is in the film and is called “Nightcall” by Kavinsky. “Ryan...

This week on Blu Monday we take a look at Trollhunter, Brothers & Sisters the Fifth and Final Season, Off the Map Season One, Poetry, Criterion’s Secret Sunshine, Bambi II and more. As always watch the video and let us know what you think in the comments below. By Ryan Davis  

Comedy is hard.  Good comedy is even harder.  As Will Arnett can attest considering he spent a few weeks last television season trying to convince America that Running Wilde was not only a good show, but a funny one as well.  Which as we all know was not the case.  This fall he is back and this time he brought along proven funny women Christina Applegate (Samantha Who/Married with Children) and Maya Rudolph (Bridesmaids/Saturday Night Live) in the new NBC comedy Up All Night.   Applegate and Arnett play new parents Reagan...