**1/2 out of **** Rated PG-13 (for intense sequences of science-fiction violence and peril, and some language) Released: June 22, 2018 Runtime: 128 minutes Directed by: J.A. Bayona Starring: Chris Pratt, Bryce Dallas Howard, Rafe Spall, Justice Smith, Daniella Pineda, Isabella Sermon, James Cromwell, Toby Jones, Ted Levine, BD Wong, Geraldine Chaplain, Jeff Goldblum (You can [...]
In a surprise to absolutely no one, Lucasfilm has decided to put the A Star Wars Story anthology series on hold (as first reported by Collider.com). It was inevitable in the wake of the disastrous showing of Solo, which was a box office bomb by all Star Wars standards, even the maligned prequels. There are some [...]
Episode 8 - THE BAD AND THE BEAUTIFUL: Conversations On Cinema http://thebadandthebeautiful.libsyn.com/the-bad-and-the-beautiful-episode-08 DISCUSSIONS Hereditary, @ 1:18 Incredibles 2, @ 24:53 Ocean's 8, @ 27:53 The Rider, @ 35:37 First Reformed, @ 42:11 Outro, @ 01:07:53 This week, Charles Elmore and I welcome back guest Adam Palmer for a double bill of the God forsaken (with three guys [...]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=1&v=L8LWUyUy7jM Just call it Despicable Green. Illumination Entertainment, the makers of the Despicable/Minions franchise and other hits like The Secret Life of Pets and Sing, is set to release their second Dr. Seuss feature (following The Lorax) with The Grinch. In this first full-length official trailer (following a previous teaser) we see that this adaptation [...]
*** out of **** Rated PG (for action sequences and some brief mild language) Released: June 15, 2018 Runtime: 118 minutes Directed by: Brad Bird Starring (the voices of): Holly Hunter, Craig T. Nelson, Sarah Vowell, Huck Milner, Samuel L. Jackson, Bob Odenkirk, Catherine Keener, Eli Fucile, Sophia Bush, Brad Bird, Jonathan Banks, Isabella Rossellini Full [...]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-QPdRfqTnt4 Well that gave me some feels. Disney keeps the live-action adaptations coming with Dumbo, the remake of the 1941 animated classic. This one is directed by Tim Burton, and what's most striking about it - aside from the well-crafted visuals - is how sentimental it is. With Burton you expect something more dark, or [...]
Well we sure didn't see that one coming. In the first two photos (below, along with one sheet posters) of Wonder Woman 1984, the upcoming sequel to the megahit cultural gamechanger Wonder Woman, we see the film's two stars in the story's 1984 setting. The first is no surprise: Wonder Woman herself, played by Gal [...]
***1/2 out of **** Rated TV-MA (for sexual abuse involving a minor, strong language) Released: May 26, 2018 Runtime: 114 minutes Directed by: Jennifer Fox Starring: Laura Dern, Isabelle Nélisse, Jason Ritter, Elizabeth Debicki, Ellen Burstyn, Common My review of The Tale, for The Tulsa Voice. Airing on HBO, it's the deeply personal and revealing cinematic memoir about [...]
One film can open to over $100 million and be the #1 movie for two weeks running yet be considered a disaster, while another can open to $41 million and be considered a hit. The difference between the two isn’t relative: it’s budget. When it’s all said and done, Solo will have made more money and been [...]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=150&v=O9Y7DTCn7Cc In his first film since winning the Best Director Academy Award for La La Land, Damien Chazelle tells the riveting story of astronaut Neil Armstrong who became the first man to set foot on the moon. Chazelle's La La actor Ryan Gosling stars as Armstrong in the historic adventure that Chazelle has described as [...]
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