Filmed in Downtown Los Angeles. That's the most staggering credit for the new box office juggernaut live-action adaptation of The Jungle Book. The term "live-action" is a bit deceiving, though, given that most of this world is entirely fake. But it'd have to be, since the story is set entirely in a real jungle and not the [...]
The Obama Rom-Com. That's what we see - along with some inspiring community organizing - in the first trailer (below) for Southside With You. Having premiered earlier this year at January's Sundance Film Festival, the film dramatizes the first date between Barack and Michelle Obama back in 1989. It opened to generally positive reviews at Sundance, [...]
The more things change...the more they still look like the Star Wars we know and love (aka Episodes 4 - 7, not the Prequels). Star Wars: Episode VIII director Rian Johnson recently posted a handful of black-and-white photos from the set of the much anticipated next chapter in the saga. They appeared on his Tumblr [...]
The only question at this point is: what are you looking forward to more - this, or Captain America: Civil War? X-Men: Apocalypse hits theaters May 27, 2016 for Memorial Day weekend.
***1/2 out of **** Rated R for strong language throughout, sexual content, drug use and some nudity Released: April 15, 2016; April 22 expands. Runtime: 117 minutes Director: Richard Linklater Starring: Blake Jenner, Glen Powell, J. Quinton Johnson, Ryan Guzman, Tyler Hoechlin, Wyatt Russell, Temple Baker, Juston Street, Zoey Deutch Leave it to Richard Linklater – the [...]
I'm starting to wonder just how big this movie might go. If my perception is correct, the vibe of anticipation for Independence Day: Resurgence is generally positive. People are looking forward to it. Looks like it'll be good solid popcorn-fueled summer movie fun at the multiplex. It may even open over $100 million. But it won't [...]
*** out of **** Rated R for drug use, strong language, some sexual content, and brief violence Released: March 30, 2016 limited; April 22 expands. Also VOD. Runtime: 97 minutes Director: Robert Budreau Starring: Ethan Hawke, Carmen Ejogo, Callum Keith Rennie, Kevin Hanchard, Kedar Brown A biopic that starts with loads of potential and wraps with an absolute [...]
Bourne is back - and so is Damon. After one film away from the Bourne saga, Matt Damon returns along with director Paul Greengrass to resurrect amnesic super spy Jason Bourne. Moving away from the series of title tags ("Identity", "Supremacy", etc.), this 5th chapter in the franchise simply goes by the alias identity itself: [...]
Wow. That Ray Kroc was a real piece of work. From The Weinstein Company and director John Lee Hancock (The Blind Side, Saving Mr. Banks) comes The Founder. It tells the darkly comic story (emphasis on dark) of how milkshake machine salesman Ray Kroc - played by Michael Keaton, an actor on a hot streak - took the small [...]
Yesterday, MGM and Columbia released the first images from their remake of The Magnificent Seven. Today, the first teaser trailer. Well two, actually. Both slightly different versions - one for North America, the other an International trailer - are below. This new take on the classic western has long been in development. Early on Tom [...]
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