The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2, 2015. Directed by Francis Lawrence. Starring Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth, Woody Harrelson, Elizabeth Banks, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Jeffrey Wright, Willow Shields, Sam Claflin, Jena Malone, Stanley Tucci, Donald Sutherland, Julianne Moore, Mahershala Ali, Natalie Dormer, Gwendoline Christie, Patina Miller, Wes Chatham, Elden Henson and Evan Ross. […]
Movie Review – The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2 (2015)
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2, 2015. Directed by Francis Lawrence. Starring Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth, Woody Harrelson, Elizabeth Banks, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Jeffrey Wright, Willow Shields, Sam Claflin, Jena Malone, Stanley Tucci, Donald Sutherland, Julianne Moore, Mahershala Ali, Natalie Dormer, Wes Chatham, Elden Henson and Evan Ross. SYNOPSIS: As the war […]
Elizabeth Banks will return to direct Pitch Perfect 3
Elizabeth Banks (Love & Mercy) is set to return to the director’s chair of Hollywood’s biggest acapella music franchise for Pitch Perfect 3. SEE ALSO: Read our ★ ★ ★ ★ review of Pitch Perfect 2 Variety reports that Banks will reprise her role at the helm of the Universal franchise after previous entry Pitch […]
DVD Review – Little Accidents (2014)
Little Accidents, 2014. Directed by Sara Colangelo. Starring Elizabeth Banks, Jacob Loflands, Boyd Holbrook and Josh Lucas. SYNOPSIS: In a small American town still living in the shadow of a terrible coal mine accident, the disappearance of a teenage boy draws together a surviving miner, the lonely wife of a mine executive, and a local boy […]
Elizabeth Banks to reboot Charlie’s Angels for Sony
Twelve years after we last saw Charlie’s Angels on the big screen, The Hollywood Reporter has revealed that Sony is rebooting the franchise with Elizabeth Banks (Pitch Perfect 2) in talks to direct. Based on the hit 1970s TV series starring Farrah Fawcett, Kate Jackson and Jaclyn Smith, Charlie’s Angels revolves around three female detectives […]
Binge and Purge – A Full Review of Wet Hot American Summer: First Day Of Camp
Manny Camacho reviews Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp… Normally I have my ‘Good, Bad, and Ugly’ breakdown in my reviews but I’m foregoing my normal process for this series. Because that would presume there is significant material for me to write to fill in the sections for ‘Good, Great…And Amazing’ – which […]
Second Opinion – Love & Mercy (2015)
Love & Mercy, 2015. Directed by Bill Pohlad. Starring Paul Dano, John Cusack, Elizabeth Banks and Paul Giamatti. SYNOPSIS: In the 1960s, Beach Boys leader Brian Wilson struggles with emerging psychosis as he attempts to craft his avant-garde pop masterpiece. In the 1980s, he is a broken, confused man under the 24-hour watch of shady […]
Movie Review – Magic Mike XXL (2015)
Magic Mike XXL, 2015. Directed by Gregory Jacobs. Starring Channing Tatum, Joe Manganiello, Matt Bomer, Kevin Nash, Gabriel Iglesias, Adam Rodriguez, Jada Pinkett Smith and Amber Heard. SYNOPSIS: Three years after Mike bowed out of the stripper life at the top of his game, he and the remaining Kings of Tampa hit the road to […]
Movie Review – Love & Mercy (2015)
Love & Mercy, 2015. Directed by Bill Pohlad. Starring John Cusack, Paul Dano, Elizabeth Banks and Paul Giamatti. SYNOPSIS: In the 1960s, Beach Boys leader Brian Wilson struggles with emerging psychosis as he attempts to craft his avant-garde pop masterpiece. In the 1980s, he is a broken, confused man under the 24-hour watch of shady […]
Second Opinion – Magic Mike XXL (2015)
Magic Mike XXL, 2015 Directed by Gregory Jacobs Starring Channing Tatum, Matt Bomer, Joe Manganiello, Adam Rodriguez, Kevin Nash, Gabriel Iglesias, Donald Glover, Elizabeth Banks, Jada Pinkett-Smith SYNOPSIS: Three years after quitting the stripper life, ‘Magic’ Mike Lane runs into his old stripper buddies from the Xquisite show, who take him along on a road […]
