Just Mercy, 2019.Directed by Destin Daniel Cretton. Starring Michael B. Jordan, Jamie Foxx, Brie Larson, O’Shea Jackson Jr., Rafe Spall, Rob Morgan, Tim Blake Nelson, Drew Scheid, Steve Coulter, Mary Kraft, Rhoda Griffis, J. Alphonse Nicholson, and Karan Kendrick.SYNOPSIS:World-renowned civil rights defense attorney Bryan Stevenson works to free a wrongly condemned death row prisoner.A worthy […]
Robert Downey Jr. reveals why he chose to make Dolittle
Robert Downey Jr., who is best known for playing Tony Stark/Iron Man in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, has revealed why he choose to do Dolittle after leaving Iron Man behind in Avengers: Endgame.In a recent interview with Extra, Downey Jr., alongside his wife Susan Downey, stated he choose to do Dolittle due to a few parallels between his normal […]
Craig Fairbrass stars in first trailer for British crime thriller Villain
Ahead of its arrival next month, a UK trailer has been released for the British crime thriller Villain which stars Craig Fairbrass as an ex-convict who finds himself drawn back into a life or crime, despite him best efforts to mend his past mistakes; watch it here…VILLAIN follows the harrowing journey of Eddie Franks (Fairbrass). […]
Blumhouse’s Fantasy Island reboot receives a PG-13 rating
Blumhouse Productions’ Fantasy Island has received a PG-13 rating for their darker take on the original TV series – which is set for release on February 14th 2020.The film has earned its PG-13 rating for “violence, terror, drug content, suggestive material, and brief strong language.”In Blumhouse’s new spin on Fantasy Island, the enigmatic Mr. Roarke makes the secret […]
Movie Review – The Wave (2020)
The Wave, 2020.Directed by Gille Klabin. Starring Justin Long, Tommy Flanagan, Katia Winter, Donald Faison, Sheila Vand, Sarah Minnich, Ronnie Gene Blevins, Monique Candelaria, Blythe Howard, and Bill Sage.SYNOPSIS:Frank (Justin Long), an opportunistic insurance lawyer, thinks he’s in for the time of his life when he goes out on the town to celebrate a soon-to-be […]
The Top Ten Film Scores of 2019
Hasitha Fernando on the top ten film scores of 2019…In terms of films both original and otherwise, 2019 proved to be quite a strong one. Although the box-office landscape was largely dominated by a plethora of comic-book films there were a great many creatively inspiring films like Noah Baumbach’s Marriage Story, Rian Johnson’s Knives Out […]
First trailer for Spider-Man spinoff Morbius starring Jared Leto
Sony Pictures has debuted the first trailer for the upcoming Marvel Comics adaptation Morbius. Directed by Daniel Espinosa, the film stars Jared Leto as anti-hero Michael Morbius, a doctor who finds himself with pseudo-vampiric abilities after trying to cure his rare blood disorder. Joining Leto in the cast are Matt Smith, Adria Arjona, Jared Harris, […]
Lou Ferrigno is “not very impressed” with Marvel Studios’ depiction of the Hulk
The original Incredible Hulk actor Lou Ferrigno is “not very impressed” with Marvel Studio’s depiction of the Hulk in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.Lou Ferrigno originally played the green super-powered alter ego of Bill Bixby’s Dr David Banner in the 1978 television show. However, the former professional bodybuilder has taken issue with bringing the Hulk to […]
Joker leads the nominations for the 2020 Academy Awards
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences have announced the nominations for the 92nd Academy Awards have been announced today, with the likes of Martin Scorsese’s The Irishman, Quentin Tarantino’s Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, Sam Mendes’ 1917, Noah Baumbach’s Marriage Story, and Bong Joon Ho’s Parasite all vying for recognition.However, it’s Warner […]
2019 sets worldwide box office record with $42.5 billion
While domestic box office business dropped 4%, a $31.1 billion international haul helped boost theatrical receipts to a record $42.5 billion in 2019.Here’s a look at the studio domestic and international figures for the year, courtesy of Deadline: Studio Domestic Gross International Gross Total Gross Disney/Fox (combined) $4.328B $8.823B $13.153B Warner Bros. $1.582B $2.850B $4.423B […]