Netflix has become the distributing savior for The Little Prince in the United States but, without a theatrical release, I can't help but feel we've all been robbed of a very special movie-going experience. Paramount Pictures, which originally owned the stateside rights to The Little Prince (based on the beloved Antoine de Saint-Exupéry’s 1943 novella), inexplicably pulled the critically-acclaimed animated [...]
At this point, it's a total trust game for Star Wars fans that Lucasfilm knows what it's doing with its Young Han Solo property. The reported finalists to take the coveted role don't spark any particular excitement, as none seem to resemble - in either appearance or demeanor - what the young-30s Harrison Ford originally established. [...]
The Bradley Cooper Indy Reboot rumors have been officially bullwhipped. The old gang is getting back together again to make the 5th installment in the Indiana Jones franchise. The new adventure will hit screens three summers from now - on July 19, 2019. Walt Disney Studios - the parent company of Lucasfilm Ltd., which owns the [...]
Apparently, $5 million dollars is more valuable than what could possibly be the most coveted actor/director pairing in the industry right now. The year's hottest Hollywood bidding war escalated quickly for movie rights to the upcoming non-fiction book "Killers of the Flower Moon” by David Grann ("The Lost City of Z"). With backing from Paramount Pictures, Leonardo DiCaprio and J.J. [...]
In what seems like a bizarre Inception-style twist on how we perceive reality, pop-auteur director Christopher Nolan has cast pop star (and acting novice) Harry Styles to not only be in his next film, but to star in it. Titled Dunkirk, Styles will be joining a cast of previously-announced heavyweights: Nolan-vet Tom Hardy, Kenneth Branagh, and recent Oscar-winner [...]
What on earth are they thinking? A week before it was supposed to open in theaters nationwide, Paramount Studios has - with absolutely no public explanation - pulled the highly-acclaimed animated family film The Little Prince from release in the U.S. Praised since its debut at the Cannes Film Festival last summer, The Little Prince has [...]
Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone will star in that rarest of films: an original live action movie musical made first for the screen. But it'll sing and dance against The Force. Titled La La Land, this is the follow-up for filmmaker Damien Chazelle to his Academy Award winning indie Whiplash. Originally slated to open this summer in mid-July, [...]
Yes, Rogue One footage is out there - but it hasn't leaked or been made public. Just a few people have seen it, and one person has shared what he saw. The upcoming Star Wars Anthology film - the first-ever non-episode live action feature entry into the Star Wars universe - is set to open this December, but so [...]
Could it be? Or are fans being setup for an Edith-style heartbreak? In an in-depth post-finale interview with Downton Abbey writer/creator Julian Fellowes and Executive Producer Gareth Neame, here's what the duo told Variety about the prospect of a Downton movie: Fellowes: I’m completely up for a movie. There are various considerations, which of the cast would be [...]
Here, compiled together in one post, are links to my reviews for the big winners at the 2015 Academy Awards. Spotlight - Winner of 2 Academy Awards - Best Picture - Best Original Screenplay (Tom McCarthy and Josh Singer) Ranked #4 on My Top Ten List for 2015 Available to rent/stream on Amazon -------------------------- The Revenant - Winner of 3 Academy Awards - Best [...]
I Can't Unsee That Movie: film news and reviews by Jeff Huston 