Director Rian Johnson was nice enough to leave this here on his Instagram feed. Star Wars: The Last Jedi opens on December 15, 2017. https://www.instagram.com/p/BPqBSPZBRoo/
Month: January 2017
THE 89TH ACADEMY AWARD NOMINATIONS (AWARDS 2016)
Welcome to the nominees that have been invited to watch a La La Land sweep at the 89th Annual Academy Awards. (Read full list below.) After dominating Critics Groups and grabbing a record haul of 7 Golden Globe awards, the original modern musical sensation has cemented its front-runner status with a record-tying 14 Academy Award nominations, including [...]
STAR WARS VIII Has A Title (POSTER)
Star Wars: The Last Jedi. Let the speculation of what that means begin. Written and directed by Rian Johnson, the title for Episode VIII was revealed by Lucasfilm through the release of the film's first official poster (modest though it may be), seen below. So what does it mean? Who knows, but some will no doubt begin to [...]
MY TOP TEN LIST FOR 2016
Belated though it may be (due to conflicting professional and personal demands), here’s my list for the Best Movies of 2016. It begins with the Top 10, in ascending order, then continues with my 11 through 20 choices, and concludes with a brief listing of the other movies I really enjoyed throughout the year. Here [...]
SILENCE (Movie Review)
**** out of **** Rated R (for some disturbing violent content) Released: December 23, 2016 limited; January 13, 2017 wide Runtime: 161 minutes Director: Martin Scorsese Starring: Andrew Garfield, Adam Driver, Liam Neeson, Issei Ogata, Yôsuke Kubozuka, Tadanobu Asano, Ciarán Hinds Available to rent through Amazon Video or buy on Blu-ray and DVD. Proceeds from purchases made through these links go to support this [...]
20TH CENTURY WOMEN (Movie Review)
**1/2 out of **** Rated R (for sexual material, strong language, some nudity, and brief drug use) Released: December 25, 2016 limited; January 20, 2017 wide Runtime: 118 minutes Director: Mike Mills Starring: Annette Bening, Greta Gerwig, Lucas Jade Zumann, Elle Fanning, Billy Crudup Available to rent through Amazon Video or buy on Blu-ray and DVD. Proceeds from purchases made through these links go [...]
SPLIT (Movie Review)
*** out of **** Rated PG-13 (for disturbing thematic content and behavior, violence, and some language) Released: January 20, 2017 Runtime: 117 minutes Director: M. Night Shyamalan Starring: James McAvoy, Anya Taylor-Joy, Haley Lu Richardson, Jessica Sula, Betty Buckley Available to rent through Amazon Video or buy on 4K, Blu-ray and DVD. Proceeds from purchases made through these links go to support this blog. [...]
PATRIOTS DAY (Movie Review)
*** out of **** Rated R (for violence, realistically graphic injury images, strong language throughout, an some drug use) Released: December 25, 2016 limited; January 13, 2017 wide Runtime: 133 minutes Director: Peter Berg Starring: Mark Wahlberg, John Goodman, Kevin Bacon, Alex Wolff, Them Melikidze, Michelle Monaghan, J.K. Simmons, Michael Beach Available to rent through Amazon Video or buy on Blu-ray, DVD, [...]
Chewbacca Goes Medieval In A New FORCE AWAKENS Deleted Scene (VIDEO)
"A droid don’t pull people’s arms out of their sockets when they lose. Wookiees are known to do that." - Han Solo Exhibit A: this newly-released deleted scene from Star Wars: The Force Awakens. (The quickly-seen shock by Rey is hilarious.) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mJLmdLRUPtE
Lucasfilm: “No plans to digitally recreate Carrie Fisher’s performance”
The Force is weak with the rumor mill. After much speculation swirling around the fate of General Leia Organa - following the untimely tragic death of Carrie Fisher, and the Star Wars creative team meeting to determine how to move forward - Lucasfilm felt compelled to release the following statement: "We don’t normally respond to fan or [...]
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