https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=151&v=mxphAlJID9U Steven Spielberg's defining masterpiece and one of the greatest films ever made returns to theaters this December, to mark its 25th anniversary. Opening originally a mere six months after his more typically-styled blockbuster Jurassic Park (if also masterful, in its own way), Steven Spielberg released Schindler's List, a film unlike any other that he [...]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=134&v=w4GtJB5WAlQ And we have liftoff. On the heels of its world premiere at the Venice Film Festival, First Man debuts its (likely) final trailer before its October release. It's the story of Neil Armstrong and the Apollo 11 mission to the moon, that historic moment in human history that occurred nearly fifty years ago. It's [...]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HriuD7MsUak Ladies, would you rather have a tea party with princesses or dames? Yeah, me too, especially when the four include two towering icons of stage and screen. Tea with the Dames is exactly as it's titled, a 90-minute docutainment of having tea with four of England's legendary actresses during a weekend in the country: [...]
Episode 12 - THE BAD AND THE BEAUTIFUL: Conversations On Cinema http://thebadandthebeautiful.libsyn.com/the-bad-and-the-beautiful-episode-12 BlacKkKlansman, @ 0:54 The Meg, @ 25:06 Crazy Rich Asians, @ 29:23 Outro, @ 50:41 On this episode of The Bad and the Beautiful, Charles and I discuss the three big films of August 2018, a.k.a. Crazy BlacKkK Megalodons. You can download it on [...]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=102&v=Q-G1BME8FKw Fans of Braveheart - which are legion among Gen X men - are about to see the sequel that they never thought they'd get. Too bad most of them will never have a chance to catch it on the big screen. This fall, Netflix will release Outlaw King, the story of Robert The Bruce [...]
***1/2 out of **** Rated PG-13 (for some suggestive content and language) Released: August 15, 2018 Runtime: 120 minutes Directed by: Jon M. Chu Starring: Constance Wu, Henry Golding, Michelle Yeoh, Awkwafina, Gemma Chan, Nico Santos, Chris Pang, Lisa Lu, Ken Jeong You’re not going to see a more satisfying crowd-pleaser all year. Embracing and bucking [...]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fp_i7cnOgbQ The latest from a visionary Oscar-winning director will mostly be seen on TVs, laptops, and smart phones. Thanks, Netflix. Roma is the film from Mexican director Alfonso Cuarón; he won the Academy Award for Best Director for his previous film Gravity. This brief official description sounds more like the poetic, philosophical musings of Terrence [...]
**** out of **** Rated R (for strong language throughout, including racial epithets, and for disturbing/violent material and some sexual references) Released: August 10, 2018 Runtime: 135 minutes Directed by: Spike Lee Starring: John David Washington, Adam Driver, Laura Harrier, Topher Grace, Ryan Eggold, Jasper Pääkkönen, Paul Walter Hauser, Ashlie Atkinson, Corey Hawkins, Robert John [...]
You can have prestige or you can have popularity, but you can’t have both. That’s the conclusion I come to when reading some of the think-piece alternatives to recent changes made by the Academy to the Oscars ceremony. Many of them are reflected in this worthwhile piece by IndieWire’s Tom Brueggemann, “How To Make The [...]
*** out of **** Rated TV-PG (for some language, sensuality, adult themes) Released: August 10, 2018 Runtime: 124 minutes Directed by: Mike Newell Starring: Lily James, Michiel Huisman, Katherine Parkinson, Penelope Wilton, Glen Powell, Matthew Goode, Jessica Brown Findlay, Tom Courtenay Stream it exclusively on Netflix If that long, cutesy-quirky film title sounds more like something [...]