Just let me see this movie already, and hold that Oscar for Emma Stone. After opening with the melancholy of its previous teasers (here and here), the first full trailer for the new original musical La La Land then finally bursts into life. Along with it, we also get a more specific glimpse into the narrative [...]
Disney diehards won't be able to contain themselves. Previewing their upcoming cover issue, Entertainment Weekly debuted more new images - and several first looks - from the impending live action adaptation of Disney's Beauty and the Beast. They're the best images yet of Belle, Beast, the houseware servants, their castle, villainous hunk Gaston and sidekick LeFou. They [...]
***1/2 out of **** Rated R (for some language and sexual themes) Released: October 14, 2016 limited; November 4 wider Runtime: 107 minutes Director: Kelly Reichardt Starring: Laura Dern, Michelle Williams, Kristen Stewart, Lily Gladstone, Jared Harris, James Le Gros Beautiful, yet baron and cold. The vistas of the American West reflect that dichotomy (and melancholy) [...]
There is going to be a major Oscar push for Annette Bening this Awards Season, and if this trailer is any indication then there'll be a lot of 21st Century women lining up to see what the hype is all about. Definitely playing to the female demographic, 20th Century Women is about a mid-50s single mother [...]
***1/2 out of **** Rated R (for intense prolonged realistically graphic sequences of war violence including grisly bloody images, some language) Released: November 2, 2016 NY/LA; November 4 wide Runtime: 131 minutes Director: Mel Gibson Starring: Andrew Garfield, Vince Vaughn, Hugo Weaving, Teresa Palmer, Sam Worthington, Luke Bracey, Rachel Griffiths Available to rent through Amazon Video or buy on Blu-ray, DVD, and 4K. Proceeds from [...]
At long last, M. Night Shyamalan may be finally back to his early career peak. Trailers can be deceptive, but if this second look at Split is any indication, it'll rank right up there with Shyamalan's best: The Sixth Sense, Unbreakable, and Signs. Like the first trailer, this one is very unsettling given the predatory [...]
I’m not prone to marathons. Special theatrical franchise events or TV series binge watching just aren't my jams. I’m also not a Harry Potter diehard. I'm a fan; I’ve read the books and seen the films, but haven’t engaged either since seeing the last movie on its release five years ago. These aren’t stories I return to, [...]
Two of the biggest brands in all of Moviedom are tracking for so-so launches. That perspective is, of course, extremely relative, but still interesting to see in context of their brand histories, particularly when you also consider the growth of higher IMAX and 3D ticket prices in recent years. Doctor Strange, the latest evolution in [...]
Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk may be two-time Oscar-winng director Ang Lee's big revolutionary game changer...in style and form, at least, if not actual narrative. Based on the popular novel of the same name about a U.S. soldier returning from the horrors of war, Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk is the first movie to be [...]
More new TV commercials are where you'll find fantastic beasts. With the new Potter prequel Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them just weeks away, marketing is ramping up to another level - including the release of two new TV ads (see below) and a line of Character Posters (also below). These come on the heels of the recent news that [...]
I Can't Unsee That Movie: film news and reviews by Jeff Huston 