Episode 1: The Phantom Critics.Or to put it another way, The OFCC Podcast is now on iTunes. You can also stream it by clicking here. A new production of the Oklahoma Film Critics Circle, The OFCC Podcast is a bi-monthly program (that's twice a month for those of you in Pawhuska - I KID!) that brings [...]
Holy blindsides, Batman. After news that pre-production had fallen behind, and reports of displeasure by both Affleck and executives with the current state of the script, Ben Affleck has announced that he will no longer direct The Batman. He remains onboard, however, as both star and producer. "It has become clear that I cannot do both jobs to the [...]
A tale as old as time is almost here. Disney's live-action adaptation of Beauty and the Beast opens everywhere on March 17, 2017. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e3Nl_TCQXuw
A surprise Star Wars movie?! Nope, just a clever title for the currently untitled Young Han Solo anthology entry. It began production on Monday January 30, 2017. Written and Directed by Phil Lord and Christopher Miller (The Lego Movie, the 21 Jump Street movies, TV's Last Man on Earth), the temporary fake title is a [...]
Last year, the Producers Guild threw a curve ball into a highly competitive Best Picture Oscar race when they chose The Big Short as the Best Film of the Year. This year, the Producers stuck strictly to the 2016 Awards Season script in their Film, Animated, and Documentary categories. Producers Guild of America 2016 Darryl F. Zanuck Award Winners [...]
Actors be bingin' on The Crown, yo. But that's television. We're just a movie blog around here. As far as Oscar pre-cursors go for the 2016 Awards Season, the Screen Actors Guild spent the first half of the night following the script, the second half finishing the script, and then capping things off with a surprise twist. The [...]
Most 2016 nominated films are still in theaters, but a few - including some nominated shorts - can be watched at home via streaming. Here is a list of Academy Award nominated titles that are currently available via online and streaming outlets (whether for free or to rent). Click on the provider (Netflix, Amazon, Youtube, [...]
Star Wars nerds: start adding these titles to your Must See list. Star Wars: The Last Jedi writer/director Rian Johnson has a reputation of being very open about the specific films he watches before making each of his movies, giving insight into his influences. A lot of directors may share a watch list with their [...]
That Disney marketing team doesn't miss a social media beat. For the latest deployment in their welcome frontal assault of ongoing hype for their live-action Beauty and the Beast movie, Walt Disney Studios has released two new series of character posters: the traditional still images, and new motion posters. Both series can be seen below, starting with the motion versions [...]
Josh Gad - who plays Lafou in the upcoming live-action Beauty and the Beast, and is the voice of Olaf in Frozen - asked Murder On The Orient Express co-star Daisy Ridley into his set trailer under false pretense: he wants to confirm who "The Last Jedi" is/are. And so do we. https://www.instagram.com/p/BPrs3UFlHXv/?taken-by=joshgad
I Can't Unsee That Movie: film news and reviews by Jeff Huston 