Brace yourselves: we're about to get an onslaught of R-rated superhero movies. More than doubling the highest weekend projections of $70 million, the "adults-only" (yeah, right) superhero action-flick Deadpool took in $150 million over the 4-day President's Day weekend (with a Valentine's holiday boost). Heavy on graphic violence, strong language, and sexual content (verbal and visual), [...]
Okay, so it's not really anything different than what we saw at the end of The Force Awakens, but watching this behind-the-scenes footage of writer/director Rian Johnson continuing the saga is a perfect litmus test for just how much of a Star Wars geek you are. Apparently I'm an even bigger nerd than I thought, because even [...]
Well, two in Tulsa anyway. But one of the two is nationwide, and both are fun Valentine date options. This Saturday and Sunday in Tulsa, the 13th and 14th, Starworldy Theater is showing Nora Ephron's beloved Tom Hanks/Meg Ryan rom-com favorite Sleepless In Seattle. Each day's screening is a 2pm matinee. Of course if you're not in Tulsa, it wouldn't hurt to check [...]
I really want to like this, but the marketing seems determined to convince me that I won't. Of course I can't blame it all on the advertising strategy (although this trailer's rock music underscore doesn't help), as there's plenty of CGI overkill and Lex Luthor cheesiness to confirm yet again why I'm always leery of what [...]
It has begun. During an official call about Walt Disney's Quarterly Earnings Report (which were through the roof, surprise surprise, at a record $2.9 billion), CEO Bob Iger announced that cameras had begun to roll on the set of Star Wars: Episode VII. Here's the official statement, with an intriguing bit at the end: “There is no better [...]
First James Cameron blinked. Now so has Steven Spielberg. When Disney announced in January that Star Wars: Episode VIII was delayed from a May 2017 release date to December 18, 2017, it set the stage for a showdown of unprecedented proportions. Not only would it go head-to-head with Spielberg's own sci-fi blockbuster Ready Player One, but a [...]
It was expected, but it's still mind-boggling. Not even two months into its release, Star Wars: The Force Awakens crossed the once unimaginable $900 million threshold at the domestic box office over the weekend. Finishing Sunday with a $906 million North American total, the unstoppable blockbuster has far surpassed the previous $760.5 million benchmark set by [...]
Alejandro G. Iñárritu just made movie awards history. He may do it again at the Academy Awards this year, which will be fueled by the most unpredictable Best Picture race in at least a generation - maybe more. For the first time ever in the 68 years of the Directors Guild of America awards, Iñárritu became the only back-to-back winner of the DGA's top Best [...]
***1/2 out of **** Rated PG-13 for some suggestive content, language, and smoking Released: February 5, 2016 Runtime: 106 minutes Director: Ethan Coen and Joel Coen Starring: Josh Brolin, George Clooney, Alden Ehrenreich, Scarlett Johansson, Channing Tatum, Ralph Fiennes, Tilda Swinton, Jonah Hill It’s not often that a movie gives us a prolonged discussion about the [...]
The Dude will not abide again. Shooting down hopes of Lebowski fans everywhere, the Coen Brothers recently told Variety they'll never make a sequel to The Big Lebowski, despite Ethan Coen's acknowledgment that "there’s a huge groundswell of demand for it." Pouring salt into the wound, Ethan and brother Joel also balk at making a [...]
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