The Lion King live action movie is a go. At Walt Disney, the circle of life for nearly every property involves the symbiotic cycle that triangulates between animation, live action, and live theatre. Regardless of where a story may debut on that triad, if it reaches a reasonable level of success and pop culture saturation it will [...]
There's a reason Marvel keeps dishing out new looks from the upcoming Doctor Strange movie: they're all cool. Anyone who regularly follows my blog knows how "meh" I am on nearly all things Marvel. But this new expansion of the MCU has me really intrigued. It's the first Marvel movie in pretty much forever that I'm [...]
It's going to be really tempting for the Academy to give Denzel Washington his third Oscar. They may be compelled to give Viola Davis her first, too. The debut teaser for Fences shows off the acting prowess of Washington, who also directs, and then punctuates the end of this first look with stellar flashes by Davis. Both are reprising their [...]
Andrew Garfield's next two films are each passion projects by Mel Gibson and Martin Scorsese - directors known for their stark violent content - and in both he'll play a Christian on a mission. Gibson's Hacksaw Ridge has been well-publicized (and likely will continue to be, leading up to its November 4 release), but Scorsese's film wrapped shooting as far back as [...]
** out of **** Rated PG-13 (for brief language and some thematic material) Released: August 26, 2016 limited; September 23 wide Runtime: 88 minutes Director: John Krasinski Starring: John Krasinski, Margo Martindale, Richard Jenkins, Anna Kendrick, Sharlto Copley, Charlie Day, Josh Groban My review of The Hollars, for The Tulsa Voice, the sophomore indie directorial effort from The Office actor John Krasinski. It's [...]
*** out of **** Rated PG-13 (for extended and intense sequences of Western violence, and for historical smoking, some language and suggestive material) Released: September 23, 2016 Runtime: 132 minutes Director: Antoine Fuqua Starring: Denzel Washington, Chris Pratt, Ethan Hawke, Peter Sarsgaard, Vincent D’Onofrio, Haley Bennett, Byung-hun Lee, Manuel Garcia-Rulfo, Martin Sensmeier David Ayer wrote Training Day. Antoine Fuqua [...]
At a time when race relations in America are at a tragic divide, this unknown true story is exactly the kind of inspiration we need. In a follow-up to the trailer that debuted during the Olympics, this new look at Hidden Figures - about the small group of African-American women were integral to the mid-20th Century Space [...]
Between this and Arrival, it's exciting to see studios invest in truly large scale original content that's not based on any pre-existing popular material. From a screenplay by Jon Spaihts (writer of Prometheus, a polarizing movie that I found to be smart and fascinating) and director Morten Tyldum (Best Picture nominee The Imitation Game), the behind-the-camera [...]
Can this be for real? Yes it can. And sort of not. But yes. At the end of September, a brand new Indiana Jones animated adventure will make its debut...but it's not Lucasfilm official. And it's not feature length or even a standard episode. It'll barely be a short. But if these images are any [...]
Can we make Rebecca Hall a star already? Not the "tentpole blockbuster" kind of star (a move, admittedly, that I wouldn't protest either), but the Serious Actress "You Go To The Movie To See Her" kind of star. Christine just might. From standout performances in films like Woody Allen's Vicky Cristina Barcelona and Ben Affleck's The [...]
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