Moana, 2016. Directed by Ron Clements and John Musker. Featuring the voice talents of Auli’i Cravalho, Dwayne Johnson, Jemaine Clement, Rachel House, Temuera Morrison, Alan Tudyk and Nicole Scherzinger. SYNOPSIS: A young woman uses her navigational talents to set sail for a fabled island. Joining her on the adventure is her hero, the legendary demi-god Maui. Ron Clements and […]
Blu-ray Review – 52 Pick-Up (1986)
52 Pick-Up, 1986. Directed by John Frankenheimer. Starring Roy Scheider, Ann-Margret, Vanity, Kelly Preston, John Glover, Robert Trebor, Clarence Williams III, Kelly Preston. SYNOPSIS: A cheating husband is blackmailed by a gang who threaten to publicly reveal his affair, thwarting his politically ambitious wife’s plans and forcing him to take matters into his own hands. […]
60th BFI London Film Festival Review – The Birth of a Nation (2016)
The Birth of a Nation, 2016. Directed by Nate Parker. Starring Nate Parker, Armie Hammer, Aja Naomi King, Penelope Ann Miller and Jackie Earle Haley. SYNOPSIS: Set against the antebellum South, The Birth of a Nation follows Nat Turner (Nate Parker), a literate slave and preacher, whose financially strained owner, Samuel Turner (Armie Hammer), accepts an […]
Makeup artist teases Amber Heard as Mera
Keep in mind it is unclear specifically what this is for (Aquaman does not start filming for another five months, Justice League could be filming additional scenes and reshoots, or it could simply be for promotional purposes, etc.), but French makeup artist Mélanie Inglessis has shared a photo of her and Amber Heard prepping for […]
Full list of winners from the 2017 EE British Academy Film Awards
The stars of the big screen descended on London’s Royal Albert Hall today as BAFTA presented the 2017 British Academy Film Awards. As expected, it was a very good night for La La Land, which walked away with five awards including Best Film, Best Director (Damien Chazelle) and Best Actress (Emma Stone). Casey Affleck was […]
52nd Chicago International Film Festival Review – La La Land (2016)
La La Land, 2016. Directed by Damien Chazelle. Starring Ryan Gosling, Emma Stone, John Legend, Rosemarie DeWitt, Finn Whitrock, and J.K. Simmons. SYNOPSIS: A jazz pianist falls for an aspiring actress in Los Angeles. How do you be revolutionary when you’re such a traditionalist? It’s a question that is presented to Sebastian (Ryan Gosling), a […]
Director John Michael McDonagh says comic book movies “are made for people who are basically kids”
If you were hoping to see The Guard, Calvary and War on Everyone director John Michael McDonagh trying his hand as a superhero movie, then you’re probably going to be a little disappointed as the filmmaker has been chatting to Loaded about comic book movies, saying that “they are made for people who are basically […]
Lynda Carter won’t cameo in Wonder Woman, but is open to appearing in a sequel
Lynda Carter may have returned to the DC universe with a guest role as the President of the United States in The CW’s Supergirl, but the former Amazon Princess won’t be appearing in next year’s Wonder Woman movie, with the actress revealing that while she discussed the possibility with director Patty Jenkins, scheduling conflicts prevented […]
Movie Review – Storks (2016)
Storks, 2016. Directed by Nicholas Stoller, Doug Sweetland Featuring the voice talents of Andy Samberg, Katie Crown, Kelsey Grammer, Keegan-Michael Key, Jordan Peele, Jennifer Aniston, Ty Burrell, Danny Trejo and Stephen Kramer Glickman. SYNOPSIS: Storks have moved on from delivering babies to packages. But when an order for a baby appears, the best delivery stork […]
Fede Alvarez to direct comic book adaptation Incognito
Evil Dead and Don’t Breathe helmer Fede Alvarez is set to bring Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips’ comic book series Incognito to the big screen, directing a script from rising screenwriter Daniel Casey (10 Cloverfield Lane, Kin, Godforsaken). Initially published by Marvel’s Icon imprint before moving over to Image Comics, Incognito follows Zach Overkill “a super villain […]
