On this edition of Freeze Frame, host Russ Simmons gives his picks for Best Films of 2013, including Fruitvale Station, American Hustle, A Hijacking, and more.

Russ Simmons previews Anchorman 2 with Will Ferrell and Paul Rudd, con movie American Hustle with Jennifer Lawrence and Bradley Cooper, and Saving Mr. Banks with Tom Hanks and Emma Thompson, as well as the Coen Brothers' latest offering Inside Llewyn Davis, and kid movie Walking With Dinosaurs.

Local movie critic Russ Simmons gives us a preview of The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug with Martin Freeman and Benedict Cumberbatch, as well as documentary The Armstrong Lie by Alex Gibney and comedy Madea's Christmas.

Russ Simmons and Susan Sanders give their reviews of Philomena, based on a true story and starring Dame Judi Dench and Steve Coogan. From Wikipedia: Based on the 2009 investigative book by BBC correspondent Martin Sixsmith, The Lost Child of …

Russ Simmons gives his take on Out Of The Furnace starring Christian Bale and Forrest Whitaker, and gives us an update on the successful TIvoli Theatre campaign.

Today's films covered by host Russ Simmons are 12 Years A Slave starring Michael Fassbender, Ender's Game starring Harrison Ford, the geriatric comedy Last Vegas starring Robert DeNiro, About Time starring Bill Nighy and Rachael McAdams, the Saudi Arabian film Wadjda starring Waad Mohammed, and the collaborative music film Muscle Shoals.

Russ Simmons previews new movies opening this week: The Counselor starring Michael Fassbender, Johnny Knoxville's Bad Grandpa, Chinese-language film A Touch of Sin, and true-life climbing adventure The Summit. Also, he tells of the KAN Film Festival selections receiving a limited edition screening at the Glenwood Arts Theatre.

Today on Freeze Frame, Russ Simmons gives us a glimpse into the upcoming films Carrie, the reboot starring Chloe Grace Moretz, WikiLeaks biopic The Fifth Estate starring Benedict Cumberbatch, The Escape Plan starring Arnold Schwarzenegger and Sylvester Stallone, and Concussion starring Robin Weigert.

Russ gives us a look at movies opening this week, including true-life adventure Captain Phillips starring Tom Hanks, Grindhouse-inspired sequel Machete Kills starring Charlie Sheen and Sofia Vergara, income disparity documentary Inequality For All with Robert Reich, sci-fi flick Escape From Tomorrow directed by Randy Moore, Julian Fellowes' take on Romeo and Juliet, and Red Wing starring Bill Paxton.