Well this is new. For the first time in memory, the annual awards season doesn't begin with The National Board of Review. That's thanks to the upstarts down in Atlanta. Traditionally, the NBR and the New York Film Critics Circle have been the opening 1-2 salvo that kicks off the onslaught of critics groups. But [...]
**** out of **** Rated R (for strong language throughout and sexual references) Released: November 2019 in select theaters; December 6 on Netflix Runtime: 136 minutes Directed by: Noah Baumbach Starring: Adam Driver, Scarlett Johansson, Azhy Robertson, Laura Dern, Alan Alda, Julie Hagerty, Merritt Weaver, Ray Liotta, Wallace Shawn “Movies are the most powerful empathy machine in all the [...]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DEMYlPA5Q7g Two new spots -- "Hold On" (above) and "Celebrate" (below) -- for a saga's end, now just under three weeks away. Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker opens everywhere on December 20, 2019. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dlb0aUZKQpk
Two new poster designs...or something more? In the latest one sheets for Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, Rey and Kylo Ren are the centerpiece characters. In the first, Rey is flanked by characters from the new trilogy. In the second, visages of she and Kylo are flanked by Luke and Leia. The big question [...]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bjdjyvnOGtg J. J. Abrams has made it clear how important it is to him that he's not only bringing a trilogy to a close but, of much greater consequence, a whole 9-part saga -- and that Episode IX will reflect exactly that. The latest TV spot for Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker embraces that spirit [...]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pdgk3ERKdug Well I didn't expect to be so completely, emotionally overwhelmed on Thanksgiving morning but that's exactly what happened when Comcast Cable subsidiary Xfinity dropped this blindside surprise: an E.T. / Elliott reunion, 37 years later. Getting something like this that you never thought you would is always the best kind of gift, and even [...]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A5Z7QsRGxGo Previous trailers for Pixar's Onward seem to have teased a fairly conventional tale beneath its "Mythical World meets Suburban Domesticity" high concept, one that's complete with daddy issues. Well, this new trailer may suggest something different, and better: a movie that ditches the issues (but still requires the tissues) and, instead, tells an adventure [...]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mml9IGoDia8 Star Wars has left a legacy unparalleled in popular culture, and the marketing team from Lucasfilm taps into our reservoir of sentiment for the beloved space epic in this latest "Special Look" promo. Before you go see the final chapter, here's a brief look back at how the Star Wars saga has permeated our [...]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BCPiBWrIaSI "We spotted the fugitives." And with that, the first clip from Star Wars: The Rise Of Skywalker made public by Lucasfilm and Disney blasts off. In thirty seconds, we see the start of one of the coolest scenes teased in the trailers so far: a desert chase on new sand bikes, with Stormtroopers hot [...]
*** out of **** Rated PG (for some strong thematic material, a brief fight, and some mild language) Released: November 22, 2019 Runtime: 108 minutes Directed by: Marielle Heller Starring: Tom Hanks, Matthew Rhys, Susan Kelechi Watson, Chris Cooper, Maryann Plunkett, Enrico Colantoni, Christine Lahti, Maddie Corman, Tammy Blanchard, Wendy Makkena, Maddie Corman The familiar diorama [...]
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