Another fascinating year in cinema, 2016 was unusual in many ways. There was a record number of DECADES late sequels and spin-offs, a trend we will see continuing into 2017, even though each of this year's offerings was a financial and critical disappointment. Speaking of disappointments we also saw a record number of Blockbuster [...]
Ancient Polynesians are considered to be some of the greatest navigators in history. Without modern equipment or technology, these “Wayfinders” ventured out into the vast unknown sea and colonized various islands. But nearly two millennia ago there was a thousand year pause in their explorations. Neither why they stopped nor resumed is known for sure. [...]
Disney’s latest animated tentpole, "Moana", is opening this Thanksgiving weekend. The story follows a young Polynesian girl and her journey across the ocean to enlist the help of demi-god MAUI (played by Dwayne 'THE ROCK' Johnson) I had the opportunity to sit down with another reporter and interview Darrin Butters, one of the character animators [...]
Enter to win a family 4 pack of passes to the Advance Screening of "MOANA" Monday, 11/21 Century Rio 7pm Three thousand years ago, the greatest sailors in the world voyaged across the vast Pacific, discovering the many islands of Oceania. But then, for a millennium, their voyages stopped – and no one [...]
Enter to win a family 4 pack of passes to the Advance Screening of "MOANA" Monday, 11/21 AMC Town Square 7pm Three thousand years ago, the greatest sailors in the world voyaged across the vast Pacific, discovering the many islands of Oceania. But then, for a millennium, their voyages stopped – and no [...]
Enter to win a family 4 pack of passes to the Advance Screening of "MOANA" Monday, 11/21 AMC Arizona Center 7pm Three thousand years ago, the greatest sailors in the world voyaged across the vast Pacific, discovering the many islands of Oceania. But then, for a millennium, their voyages stopped – and no [...]
