For the first time ever, this year's Critics Choice Awards - given by the Broadcast Film Critics Association - were presented over a month earlier than the traditional mid-January date. This makes it the first Awards Show of the 2016 season, with the ceremony happening the night before the Golden Globes announce their nominees. WINNERS OF THE 22ND [...]
The influence of John Williams on film composer Michael Giacchino's career could be heard from his earliest scores for video games and television. Now, Oscar-winner Giacchino has become the first non-Williams to write the music for a Star Wars movie. In an exclusive, Entertainment Weekly was invited to a recent recording session for the score to Rogue One: [...]
**1/2 out of **** Rated R (for violence, menace, graphic nudity, and strong language) Released: December 9, 2016 Runtime: 117 minutes Director: Tom Ford Starring: Amy Adams, Jake Gyllenhaal, Michael Shannon, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Isla Fisher, Armie Hammer, Laura Linney Available to rent through Amazon Video or buy on Blu-ray and DVD. Proceeds from purchases made through these links go to support this blog. [...]
This looks really good. I can't say I was nearly as big a fan as many others were of the first two films in the Planet of the Apes mythology prequels (Rise of the Planet of the Apes and Dawn of the Planet of the Apes), but this one looks and feels legit. I'm genuinely excited to [...]
With each new iteration of this iconic character, Spider-Man actually seems to become more like his classic old school wise-cracking and wide-eyed teenage personality, not less, shifting away from modern tendencies toward "brooding". The Tom Holland version in Spider-Man: Homecoming - the first steered by Kevin Feige in the Marvel Cinematic Universe - seems to [...]
**** out of **** Rated R (for strong language throughout and some sexual content) Released: November 18, 2016 limited; December 9th & 16th wider Runtime: 137 minutes Director: Kenneth Lonergan Starring: Casey Affleck, Lucas Hedges, Michelle Williams, Kyle Chandler, Gretchen Mol, Tate Donovan Available to rent through Amazon Video or buy on Blu-ray and DVD. Proceeds from purchases made through these links go to support [...]
The country may still be in post-election upheaval, but the film critics in the nation's capital are singing and dancing. The Washington, D.C. Area Film Critics Association gave the musical La La Land its second Best Film win of the 2016 Awards season, following in their colleagues hoof steps (that's a dancing pun) from the New York Film Critics Circle. [...]
And suddenly, in a flash, millions of people who swore they'd never see another Transformers movie again, say to themselves, "Dammit, I'm going to end up seeing this, aren't I?" You and everyone else, when Transformers: The Last Knight (the 5th installment in the series!) opens on June 23, 2017.
**** out of **** Unrated (Rated R level content, including graphic/gruesome crime scene images and strong language; some stripper club nudity in the final hour) Released: August 4, 2016 Runtime: 467 minutes (7 hours, 47 minutes; told in 5 parts) Director: Ezra Edelman (Can be seen via ESPN's VOD service, available through most cable and satellite providers. Also available [...]
Well that's literally the opposite of what I was expecting. Nearly a week after the New York Film Critics Circle named La La Land the Best Film of 2016, the Los Angeles Film Critics Association chose the gay coming-of-age indie drama Moonlight as the year's Best Picture. Based on each group's pedigree, I would've predicted those choices to be [...]
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