https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tVgQuZf5o1M Shrek's donkey is out. Mary's is in. That humble steed, and a whole crew of other animals, takes us on the (animated) journey of the very first Christmas in The Star, coming this fall from Sony Pictures Animation. The faith-based entry puts a comedic yet still reverent spin on the birth of Christ in [...]
**1/2 out of **** Rated PG-13 (for sci-fi violence and action, suggestive material, and brief language) Released: July 21, 2017 Runtime: 137 minutes Director: Luc Besson Starring: Dane DeHaan, Cara Delevingne, Clive Owen, Herbie Hancock, Rihanna, Ethan Hawke This is the first movie I’ve ever enjoyed from start to finish in which I had absolutely no idea what [...]
(Click here for new photos and article links from Entertainment Weekly's Last Jedi exclusive.) Strike a pose. Raw untreated images from an official photo shoot for Star Wars: The Last Jedi have been released. With generic scrims, backdrops, and tape markings clearly in frame, this series of pictures is clearly intended to be used in [...]
***1/2 out of **** Rated PG-13 (for intense war experience and some language) Released: July 21, 2017 Runtime: 106 minutes Director: Christopher Nolan Starring: Fionn Whitehead, Tom Hardy, Mark Rylance, Cillian Murphy, Jack Lowden, Barry Keoghan, Kenneth Branagh, James D’Arcy, Harry Styles Available to rent through Amazon Video or buy on Blu-ray, DVD, and 4K. Proceeds from purchases made through these links go to [...]
**1/2 out of **** Rated PG-13 (for sequences of sci-fi violence and action, thematic elements, language, and some disturbing images) Released: July 14, 2017 Runtime: 140 minutes Director: Matt Reeves Starring: Andy Serkis, Woody Harrelson, Steve Zahn, Amiah Miller, Karin Konoval Available to rent through Amazon Video or buy on Blu-ray, 3D, DVD, and 4K. Proceeds from purchases made through these links go to [...]
Step aside Noah Hawley. When it comes to the Coenverse, George Clooney knows the territory as well as anybody. While Hawley's Fargo TV Series plays more like a mix between Coen Brothers quirk and what you'd expect from Prestige TV, the first trailer for Clooney's Suburbicon could easily be mistaken for a new film directly [...]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dSpQ3G08k48 They're heeeeere. Oh, wait, wrong Spielberg joint. In 1977, the big sci-fi phenomenon was Star Wars, but where George Lucas went mythic his best friend Steven Spielberg went existential. Now for its 40th Anniversary, Columbia Pictures is re-releasing Close Encounters of the Third Kind back into theaters for a one-week run, digitally remastered in [...]
***1/2 out of **** Rated PG-13 (for some thematic content, language, and brief sexuality) Released: June 16, 2017 limited; expands throughout July 2017 Runtime: 115 minutes Director: Aisling Walsh Starring: Sally Hawkins, Ethan Hawke, Kari Matchett, Gabrielle Rose, Zachary Bennett Available to buy on Blu-ray and DVD. Proceeds from purchases made through these links go to support this blog. There’s something about Sally [...]
George Clooney and the Coen brothers are making a film again, but this time the dashing leading man isn't starring; he's directing. Taking a screenplay written by Joel and Ethan Coen, Clooney and his producing/writing partner Grant Heslov gave a rewrite to Suburbicon and are now filming the quirky crime comedy. Clooney will not appear in [...]
Pictures from The Papers. First images (see gallery below) from the set of Steven Spielberg's new docudrama have begun to pop up online. Filming began in late June and is currently underway. Set in 1971, The Papers is based on the real-life account of Kay Graham and Ben Bradlee - the publisher and editor of [...]