A tale as old as time can't come soon enough, not after these brand new images of Belle and the Beast have debuted - which range from the provincial to the elegant. Walt Disney Studios released the photos through the web site Stitch Kingdom, a Disney Fan page, and they capture the look that everyone's hoping [...]
A quick, fun final trailer on the heels of the film's release, Jack Reacher: Never Go Back looks like it'll scratch that Mission: Impossible itch with less tech, more brute force, and a vigilante swagger. But the main thing to keep in mind while watching this IMAX trailer? Tom Cruise is 54 years old. Fifty-four. And looking as legit as ever. Jack Reacher: Never [...]
***1/2 out of **** Rated PG-13 (for prolonged intense disaster sequences and related disturbing images, and language including brief strong language) Released: September 23, 2016 Runtime: 107 minutes Director: Peter Berg Starring: Mark Wahlberg, Kurt Russell, Kate Hudson, Gina Rodriguez, John Malkovich (To read my conversation with stars Kurt Russell and Kate Hudson, click here.) The ecological toll was [...]
All 70 seconds of it! As I had previously blogged about, freelance animator Patrick Schoenmaker was inspired to make a "calling card" test clip of what an animated Indiana Jones series could look like. After years of development, the brief but thrilling clip is here. Working as a "proof of concept" piece, The Adventures of Indiana Jones (see [...]
Expecto Prequonum! Here's your last sneak peak, muggles: the final trailer for Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them is here. And it has some pretty fantastic beasts. Set in 1920s New York City, this Potter prequel stars Academy Award winner Eddie Redmayne (The Theory of Everything) in the central role of wizarding world magizoologist Newt Scamander. [...]
The Lion King live action movie is a go. At Walt Disney, the circle of life for nearly every property involves the symbiotic cycle that triangulates between animation, live action, and live theatre. Regardless of where a story may debut on that triad, if it reaches a reasonable level of success and pop culture saturation it will [...]
There's a reason Marvel keeps dishing out new looks from the upcoming Doctor Strange movie: they're all cool. Anyone who regularly follows my blog knows how "meh" I am on nearly all things Marvel. But this new expansion of the MCU has me really intrigued. It's the first Marvel movie in pretty much forever that I'm [...]
It's going to be really tempting for the Academy to give Denzel Washington his third Oscar. They may be compelled to give Viola Davis her first, too. The debut teaser for Fences shows off the acting prowess of Washington, who also directs, and then punctuates the end of this first look with stellar flashes by Davis. Both are reprising their [...]
Andrew Garfield's next two films are each passion projects by Mel Gibson and Martin Scorsese - directors known for their stark violent content - and in both he'll play a Christian on a mission. Gibson's Hacksaw Ridge has been well-publicized (and likely will continue to be, leading up to its November 4 release), but Scorsese's film wrapped shooting as far back as [...]
** out of **** Rated PG-13 (for brief language and some thematic material) Released: August 26, 2016 limited; September 23 wide Runtime: 88 minutes Director: John Krasinski Starring: John Krasinski, Margo Martindale, Richard Jenkins, Anna Kendrick, Sharlto Copley, Charlie Day, Josh Groban My review of The Hollars, for The Tulsa Voice, the sophomore indie directorial effort from The Office actor John Krasinski. It's [...]
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