Every May, movie fans scour through the annual summer blockbuster previews to see what's coming and what's worth getting excited about. For funzies, here's what people had to look forward to 25 years ago in the Summer of 1992. Not nearly as many sequels and franchises as we have today, and only one superhero movie! What a quaint time it [...]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=stmYoyHpXI0 In some ways, this will probably have Star Wars diehards as geeked for the new movie as anything else. It's the trailer for The Last Jedi re-imagined as a preview from 1983, and it's sure to push all of the right nostalgia buttons. But it also (if unintentionally) shows how different filmmaking styles are today. Even with [...]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qztxwL4Wl3I Thank you, Amazon Studios, for funding our best filmmakers and allowing their movies to have proper theatrical releases (as opposed to Netflix, the Sith Lords of streaming services). After taking 2 Oscars last year with Manchester by the Sea, Amazon will now distribute Wonderstruck, the latest from director Todd Haynes (Carol). Carefully crafted with his usual controlled [...]
** out of **** Rated PG-13 (for sequences of violence and action, some suggestive content, and brief strong language) Released: May 12, 2017 Runtime: 126 minutes Directed by: Guy Ritchie Starring: Charlie Hunnam, Jude Law, Astrid Berges-Frisbey, Djimon Hounsou, Eric Bana, Aidan Gillen, Freddie Fox, Craig McGinlay, Tom Wu and Annabelle Wallis My review of King Arthur: Legend of [...]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jk7B90uceMg I've got a retro feeling about this. The unrepentant geeks at the YouTube channel JoBlo Videos have created a fully animated version of the first official trailer for Star Wars: The Last Jedi, all in OG Nintendo glory. May the bits be with you, always.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZuaseSovWDY Sure, this may be a sequel that nobody asked for, but based on this trailer - which focuses on the rivalry between the aging Lightning McQueen and the new upstart hotshot Jackson Storm - Cars 3 could still be a fun summertime diversion for the entire family. It opens on June 16, 2017.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1myyWOCMFyI Michael Bay, rewriting history with transforming robots. We've been warned. Transformers: The Last Knight opens on June 21, 2017.
https://www.facebook.com/BladeRunner2049/videos/1292243294224128/ As a kickoff to the debut of the first official trailer for Blade Runner 2049 (seen here), Facebook hosted a live 30-minute Q&A (sponsored by IMAX) with stars Ryan Gosling & Harrison Ford, along with director Denis Villeneuve. Ford devolves into his surly self after awhile (he gets laughs, too), but Gosling and Villeneuve remain more than game [...]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gCcx85zbxz4 Time to reboot. Director Denis Villeneuve (Arrival) takes the reins from executive producer Ridley Scott for Blade Runner 2049. and if the final cut is as good as this trailer then, well, the response from fans will be like cheers in rain. Starring Ryan Gosling, Harrison Ford, Robin Wright, and Jared Leto (whose performance here would've made for [...]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VSB4wGIdDwo All is not quiet on the Western front in the latest and last trailer for the upcoming Wonder Woman, the first female-led superhero movie of the modern era and, perhaps, the first best hope for the DECU (that's DC Extended Cinematic Universe.) From director Patty Jenkins, who steered Charlize Theron to an Oscar in Monster, [...]
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