Second time's a charm? One of the most infamous film-making disasters of all time was told with mesmerizing, heart-breaking detail in the 2002 documentary Lost In La Mancha. It captured the tale of ambitious director Terry Gilliam's failed, er, quixotic attempt to bring his take on the Don Quixote story to the screen. It's a compelling watch, especially since what [...]
Today - March 30, 2016 - marks the 163rd birthday of the famed, troubled artist Vincent Van Gogh. Now, a new film about the painter's life and death is coming to theaters, boasting a revolutionary technique: it's a motion painting. Below, you can watch the first teaser trailer for Loving Vincent. What you'll see is not [...]
Fascinating or Indicting? Your reaction to this 4-minute shot-to-shot comparison (below) between Episode's IV and VII - aka A New Hope and The Force Awakens - will directly coincide with whether you thought the callbacks were intentional by thematic design (a good thing) or unoriginal fan service (a lazy thing, as argued here by Collider's Matt Goldberg - and the vitriolic [...]
The home video release of Star Wars: The Force Awakens is almost here, and now there's a teaser for one of the most intriguing bonus features: the deleted scenes. Completely rendered with final visual effects (rather than just the raw footage, like many deleted scenes are presented), fans will be able to see the moments [...]
In the fall of 2015, a new, longer remastered version of the animated classic The Iron Giant enjoyed a limited run in theaters. This fall, on September 6th, it hits blu-ray in Signature and Ultimate Editions. The Signature Edition (or "the normal blu-ray purchase") will have the 2015 re-release version (with additional scenes), as well as a high-def version [...]
Right on the heels of a huge opening weekend, the first deleted scene from Batman V Superman has been released by the studio (see below). And the more you know about DC canonical history, the more packed with potential the scene apparently is. SPOILERS! Titled "Communion", the 45-second creepy outtake - which will most certainly appear in [...]
UPDATE: Final numbers came in $4 million lower than the Sunday estimates, lowering Batman V Superman's North American debut to $166.1 million. Two records have been updated accordingly, noted with an asterisk *. Talk about critic proof. Despite the doomsday response from film writers, audiences turned out in record-breaking droves to resurrect Batman V Superman: Dawn Of Justice from [...]
In Snyder V Critics, director Zack seems immune to the kryptonite of a 29% Rotten Tomatoes average. Despite a critical bludgeoning, Batman V Superman: Dawn Of Justice isn't simply on track to meet its $150 million 3-day projection; it's now expected to surpass it by at least $30 million on way to a possible $180 million opening weekend [...]
Ewan McGregor as Jesus, in a fictionalized account of Christ's 40 days in the desert - when He was tempted by Satan (also played by McGregor). A provocative concept, to be sure, but if the first trailer for this independent film is any indication, Last Days In The Desert looks to take a sincere look [...]
Finally - a Batman movie everyone can agree on. The LEGO Batman Movie stars the voices of Will Arnett as Batman, Michael Cera as Robin, Rosario Dawson as Batgirl, Ralph Fiennes as Alfred Pennyworth, Zach Galifianakis as the Joker and Mariah Carey as Gotham’s mayor, Marion Grange. The LEGO Batman Movie hits theaters on February 10, 2017.
I Can't Unsee That Movie: film news and reviews by Jeff Huston 