Will Smith may not be back, but the aliens are - and having Jeff Goldbulm take the lead this time around should provide more than enough entertainment value in the Fresh Prince's absence (plus, he'll be seen a month later in DC's Villain movie Suicide Squad). Independence Day: Resurgence opens next summer, June 24, 2016.
Feel All The Chills From THE LITTLE PRINCE Trailer #2 (VIDEO)
When an animated film geared towards the family plays to raves at the austere Cannes Film Festival, you know it's something special. This latest trailer for THE LITTLE PRINCE, an independently produced 3D animated feature, delivers on that praise, capturing the genuine magic and wonder that so many films reach for yet so often miss. [...]
IN THE HEART OF THE SEA (Movie Review)
**1/2 out of **** Rated PG-13 for intense sequences of action and peril, brief startling violence, and thematic material Released: December 11, 2015 Runtime: 122 minutes Starring: Chris Hemsworth, Benjamin Walker, Cillian Murphy, Tom Holland, Ben Whishaw, Brendan Gleeson Putting a Jaws-like spin on the Moby Dick legend sounds like a surefire premise, especially when you’re throwing [...]
The 73rd Golden Globe Nominations (AWARDS 2015)
The Golden Globe Nominations have made one thing clear: nothing's clear in this year's Oscar race. First, Spotlight and Mad Max: Fury Road dominated early critics group choices. Then Trumbo, Beasts Of No Nation, and The Big Short were embraced by the Screen Actors Guild. Now today, Carol (which won the New York Film Critics top prize) [...]
Screen Actors Guild Award Nominations (AWARDS 2015)
The Oscar Race just got more confusing, and intriguing. Trumbo, the true story satire about a Hollywood screenwriter from the Blacklist era, hadn’t made a blip in the early critics group lists. Yet today, it made the biggest splash when The Screen Actors Guild announced the nominees for their 22nd Annual Awards with 3 Nominations [...]
First Look: Teaser for Steven Spielberg’s THE BFG, Summer 2016 (VIDEO)
Spielberg returns to childhood and magic. After a late career focus on adult and historical dramas, director Steven Spielberg's next film will be an adaptation of the Roald Dahl children's book The BFG (which stands for Big Friendly Giant). As if that creative combo wasn't intriguing enough, this adaptation was written by the now-late screenwriter Melissa Matheson [...]
Washington, D.C. Critics: SPOTLIGHT Wins. Again. (AWARDS 2015)
Spotlight is officially the Oscar front-runner. The Washington, D.C. Area Film Critics Association gave the real-life drama its 3rd Best Film prize so far out of the 5 major critics groups that have announced. Spotlight also took Best Acting Ensemble. Meanwhile, fellow critics contender Mad Max: Fury Road picked up 3 wins from the D.C. gang, including Best Director for George [...]
THE GOOD DINOSAUR On Track To Be Pixar’s First Bomb (VARIETY)
There's a first time for everything. After 20 years of feature film animation and 16 entries in that time, The Good Dinosaur is likely to become the first release by Pixar Animation Studios to not make a profit and, instead, lose money for the industry titan. Despite a solid 76% fresh score at Rotten Tomatoes and an "A" rating from [...]
The Oscar Race Has Begun (AWARDS 2015)
This past week, the first four major Critics Groups announced their choices for the best in film of 2015. If you missed any of their picks for Best Picture, Actor, Actress, and more - and which films are taking early leads as contenders - click on the links below for each group's list. National Board of Review [...]
SPOTLIGHT named Best Picture by Los Angeles Film Critics; 2nd Win Of Day (AWARDS 2015)
The critics from LA and Boston must be drinking the same kool-aid. Spotlight had a banner afternoon, and Mad Max: Fury Road is solidifying itself as a major Oscar contender. The Los Angeles Film Critics Association became the 4th group of the Awards season - and second of the day (Sunday, December 6th) - to name their picks for [...]
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