Steven Spielberg is going back to his E.T.-esque roots with an adaptation of Roald Dahl's classic children's novel The BFG (The Big Friendly Giant, for those not familiar with the book). Here's the synopsis/press release: The talents of three of the world’s greatest storytellers – Roald Dahl, Walt Disney and Steven Spielberg – finally unite to bring Dahl’s beloved [...]
We are finally getting a first look at the newly-acquired Netflix production of Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Sword of Destiny, the follow-up to Ang Lee's Oscar-winning film. This film has the craziest release strategy in the history of the studio system: it's set to hit both IMAX theaters and Netflix worldwide on February 26, 2016. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: [...]
Over and the weekend, Lucasfilm and Disney released some new featurettes for their upcoming, little publicized film called Star Wars: The Force Awakens. Here they are. Opening in theaters on December 18, 2015, Star Wars: The Force Awakens is set 30 years after the events of Return of the Jedi, and features a new generation of swashbuckling heroes and [...]
The 40 second long, season 6 Game of Thrones teaser is full of flashbacks... But what does it all mean? Game of Thrones S6 Premieres April, 2016
Last week the CW gave us the two night The Flash/Arrow crossover episode we’d all been waiting for, preparing us for the new series DC’s Legends of Tomorrow. As Team Flash and Team Arrow joined forces to take out one villain, Vandal Savage, the CW also introduced the origin story of Hawkman, Carter Hall and [...]
In Brooklyn, Irish-American actress Saoirse Ronan portrays an Irish immigrant in 1950's Brooklyn, New York. And in so doing she gives the performance of her life, and possibly the best of the year. Here is the official synopsis: An Irish immigrant (Saoirse Ronan) in 1950s New York falls for a tough Italian plumber (Emory Cohen), but [...]
Macbeth is the latest film adaptation of the play by William Shakespeare. If you weren't forced to read it in high school, here is a summary. Scotland is in the middle of a war and few left are loyal to King Duncan. Macbeth (Michael Fassbender) is a leader in an army under the King. After [...]
'Krampus' does not grant enough horror or comedy wishes "You're a mean one, Mr. Grinch." Decades after first watching “How the Grinch Stole Christmas!”, this familiar lyric from the famous song still plays in my head every December. The Grinch – a brilliant Dr. Seuss creation – carries himself as the ultimate Christmas baddy with [...]
Jordan and Stallone form a winning combination in ‘Creed’ Forty years ago, the name Rocky Balboa wove into the fabric of America’s consciousness and solidified its place with a Best Picture Oscar win for “Rocky” in March 1977. Of course, the kindhearted pugilist played by Sylvester Stallone spurred five sequels from 1979 to 2006, as [...]
Tina Fey & Amy Poehler just dropped this hilarious parody featurette for "SISTERS" And don't forget, on December 18, #YouCanSeeThemBoth .
