https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VmS4lTZ34uk Richard Linklater is a slice-of-life filmmaker, each movie an intimate American story. His Oscar-nominated Boyhood may have been his most ambitious effort (though some would argue his Before Trilogy is even more so), yet even his broad comedies all have a sincere, reflective, even gentle subtext. Linklater's latest is Last Flag Flying. Although he broaches [...]
BBC Unveils “100 Greatest Comedies Of All Time” List
The BBC is starting to make this an annual event. Exactly one year ago, the UK's flagship media network announced their list of "The 100 Greatest Films of the 21st Century" (so far). Now they've followed that up by unveiling their choices for "The 100 Greatest Comedies of All Time". The decision to go for [...]
STAGE TO SCREEN: 5 Great Adaptations
Converting plays to the screen is a tradition as old as the movies. Here are four lesser-known adaptations worth seeking out, plus a landmark fifth that still sets the standard for what a stage-to-screen adaptation should be, all in my featured article from the 2017 "Fall Performing Arts Issue" of The Tulsa Voice. Click here [...]
Idyllic Midwest Gets Bloody In Latest Clooney/ Damon / Coens SUBURBICON Trailer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_DiuOdIXRB8 The white picket fence of the 1950s gets some blood on it, as does Matt Damon's white pressed dress shirt, in the latest trailer for Suburbicon, the dark comedy crime thriller from director George Clooney and co-writers Joel & Ethan Coen. It's clear that Clooney, who remains strictly behind the camera for this effort, [...]
LOGAN LUCKY (Movie Review)
**1/2 out of **** Rated PG-13 (for language and some crude comments) Released: August 18, 2017 Runtime: 119 minutes Director: Steven Soderbergh Starring: Channing Tatum, Adam Driver, Daniel Craig, Riley Keough, Katie Holmes, Katherine Waterston, Seth MacFarlane, Hilary Swank, Jack Quaid, Brian Gleeson, Farrah Mackenzie Available to rent through Amazon Video or buy on Blu-ray, DVD, and 4K. Proceeds from purchases made through these [...]
BRIGSBY BEAR (Movie Review)
*** out of **** Rated PG-13 (for thematic elements, language, brief sexuality, drug material, and teen partying) Released: August 18, 2017 Runtime: 100 minutes Director: Dave McCary Starring: Kyle Mooney, Jorge Lendeborg Jr., Mark Hamill, Greg Kinnear, Matt Walsh, Michaela Watkins, Ryan Simpkins, Alexa Demie, Claire Danes, Beck Bennett This isn’t your typical transition from small screen to [...]
Lucasfilm Launches Development For OBI-WAN Anthology Movie (NEWS)
Ben there, doing that? Lucasfilm is officially developing a brand new Star Wars anthology film that will focus on Obi-Wan "Ben" Kenobi. Rumored to be a possibility for a long time now, in large part due to prequel-star Ewan McGregor's outspoken desire to make one, Lucasfilm announced their plans to move forward with the concept. [...]
International Trailer For THOR: RAGNAROCK Adds Another Marvel Hero (VIDEO)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ZcBnbe1ma8 The latest Thor installment is now basically a half-Avengers movie. I guess pretty much every MCU flick produced solely by Marvel Studios will be at this point, with the Sony-partnered Spider-Man series swapping out extended cameos as well. Thor: Ragnarock opens on November 4, 2017.
STEP (Movie Review)
***1/2 out of **** Rated PG (for thematic elements and some language) Released: August 4, 2017 limited; August 18 wide Runtime: 84 minutes Director: Amanda Lipitz Starring: Blessin Giraldo, Cori Grainger, Tayla Solomon, Gari “Coach G” McIntyre, Paula Dofat Set against the backdrop of the 2015 Freddie Gray tragedy in Baltimore, what makes Step resonate even more today [...]
Adam Sandler Gets Serious In THE MEYEROWITZ STORIES On Netflix (VIDEO/IMAGES)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sM5vWQUX9V4 The Netflix/Adam Sandler partnership has been a disastrous collaboration. It looks like that's about to change with The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected). Sandler co-stars with Ben Stiller, Dustin Hoffman, and Emma Thompson in the new dysfunctional family drama from a filmmaker who knows how to make them, writer/director Noah Baumbach. A frequent writing partner [...]
I Can't Unsee That Movie: film news and reviews by Jeff Huston 