https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=123&v=_2PyxzSH1HM The Coen Brothers return to the Old West, a territory they've filmed in before, but beyond that their new movie marks a lot of firsts for their storied career. The Ballad of Buster Scruggs, the new feature-length film starring Tim Blake Nelson (O Brother, Where Art Thou?) -- who leads an all-star cast -- finds [...]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=1&v=ORHhgEmr9sQ Hot off its near-universal (forgive the distributor pun) raves coming out of the Venice and Toronto film festivals, here's the latest trailer (made for the UK market) for First Man. It's the story of the first moon mission and it focuses on the first moon walker, Neil Armstrong, and his family. This second trailer, [...]
*** out of **** Rated R (for strong language) Released: August 27, 2018 Runtime: 105 minutes Directed by: Jesse Peretz Starring: Rose Byrne, Ethan Hawke, Chris O'Dowd, Lily Brazier, Ayoola Smart My review of Juliet, Naked, for The Tulsa Voice. Based on the novel by Nick Hornby (High Fidelity), this romantic, philosophical charmer stars Ethan Hawke as a [...]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=151&v=mxphAlJID9U Steven Spielberg's defining masterpiece and one of the greatest films ever made returns to theaters this December, to mark its 25th anniversary. Opening originally a mere six months after his more typically-styled blockbuster Jurassic Park (if also masterful, in its own way), Steven Spielberg released Schindler's List, a film unlike any other that he [...]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=134&v=w4GtJB5WAlQ And we have liftoff. On the heels of its world premiere at the Venice Film Festival, First Man debuts its (likely) final trailer before its October release. It's the story of Neil Armstrong and the Apollo 11 mission to the moon, that historic moment in human history that occurred nearly fifty years ago. It's [...]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HriuD7MsUak Ladies, would you rather have a tea party with princesses or dames? Yeah, me too, especially when the four include two towering icons of stage and screen. Tea with the Dames is exactly as it's titled, a 90-minute docutainment of having tea with four of England's legendary actresses during a weekend in the country: [...]
Episode 12 - THE BAD AND THE BEAUTIFUL: Conversations On Cinema http://thebadandthebeautiful.libsyn.com/the-bad-and-the-beautiful-episode-12 BlacKkKlansman, @ 0:54 The Meg, @ 25:06 Crazy Rich Asians, @ 29:23 Outro, @ 50:41 On this episode of The Bad and the Beautiful, Charles and I discuss the three big films of August 2018, a.k.a. Crazy BlacKkK Megalodons. You can download it on [...]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=102&v=Q-G1BME8FKw Fans of Braveheart - which are legion among Gen X men - are about to see the sequel that they never thought they'd get. Too bad most of them will never have a chance to catch it on the big screen. This fall, Netflix will release Outlaw King, the story of Robert The Bruce [...]
***1/2 out of **** Rated PG-13 (for some suggestive content and language) Released: August 15, 2018 Runtime: 120 minutes Directed by: Jon M. Chu Starring: Constance Wu, Henry Golding, Michelle Yeoh, Awkwafina, Gemma Chan, Nico Santos, Chris Pang, Lisa Lu, Ken Jeong You’re not going to see a more satisfying crowd-pleaser all year. Embracing and bucking [...]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fp_i7cnOgbQ The latest from a visionary Oscar-winning director will mostly be seen on TVs, laptops, and smart phones. Thanks, Netflix. Roma is the film from Mexican director Alfonso Cuarón; he won the Academy Award for Best Director for his previous film Gravity. This brief official description sounds more like the poetic, philosophical musings of Terrence [...]
I Can't Unsee That Movie: film news and reviews by Jeff Huston 