Duel (1971) Rated PG (for sequences of action, some terror, a suggestive reference, and some language) Released: November 13, 1971 Runtime: 90 minutes Director: Steven Spielberg Starring: Dennis Weaver, Jacqueline Scott (voice of), Eddie Firestone, Lou Frizzell Available to rent through Amazon Video, iTunes, and other VOD platforms. Day 2 of “30-Plus Days of Spielberg” Steven Spielberg was [...]
Studios have been looking for the next Deadpool. Sony may have found it. Starring Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson and directed by action comedy maestro Shane Black (The Nice Guys, Iron Man 3, screenwriter of Lethal Weapon), Doc Savage promises to have that perfect mix of wild, unpredictable comedy with high octane action, all jacked to [...]
Amblin’ (1968) Not Rated (but with some adult content) (brief partial nudity; brief marijuana use) Released: December 18, 1968 Runtime: 26 minutes Director (and Writer): Steven Spielberg Starring: Richard Levin, Pamela McMyler Available on YouTube (click here), and below. Day 1 of "30-Plus Days of Spielberg" This is the one that started it all. Okay, maybe [...]
*** out of **** Rated PG-13 (for sequences of strong violence, action and destruction, brief strong language, and some suggestive images) Released: May 27, 2016 Runtime: 144 minutes Director: Bryan Singer Starring: Jennifer Lawrence, Michael Fassbender, James McAvoy, Oscar Isaac, Sophie Turner, Evan Peters, Tye Sheridan, Nicholas Hoult, Rose Byrne, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Alexandra Shipp, Olivia Munn [...]
What a report / Isn't it neat / Wouldn't you think Disney's collection's complete / Wouldn't you think they're the brand / The brand that has...everything Apparently not. Or, more likely, they know we want more. After 92 million first-day views of the new Beauty and the Beast live action teaser, Deadline.com reports that Disney is exploring the possibility of making [...]
If the first trailer for Finding Dory focused on the funny and the familiar, the second one - see below - wants to remind you to bring tissues, too. While still peppering in some new laughs, Finding Dory Trailer #2 makes a pitch for the emotional jugular, emphasizing by trailer's end that this journey for Dory [...]
You've never experienced Star Wars like this before. I haven't had the time myself to take it all in, but this new way of telling an old story is massive and basically mind-blowing. A 34-year-old graphic artist from Zurich - Martin Panchaud - has created an online scroll of infographic imagery that tells the entire story [...]
There's certainly more - a lot more - to this not-so-provincial movie than its first teaser lets on. For Disney-diehards, this first look (see below) at the live action adaptation of the animated Beauty and the Beast musical certainly cranks up the "tease" factor to its highest level, doing the exact job it's supposed to: making everyone who sees [...]
(To read my ranking of the Spielberg Canon, click here.) On Monday May 30, 2016 – Memorial Day – I invite you to join me here at the I Can’t Unsee That movie blog to kick off a “30 Days Of Spielberg” celebration. In anticipation of his upcoming children’s fantasy The BFG, I will be looking at the entire [...]
Following the debut teaser fueled by the Beastie Boys' "Sabotage", the latest (and possibly last) trailer for Star Trek Beyond - see below - ditches the fun rock-and-rap attitude for a bigger, bolder, more emotional tone. I'm still not exactly sure what to expect from this movie. Trailer #2 certainly has all the elements I'm looking for, but [...]