Clearly, in the time since we last saw Deadpool (Ryan Reynolds) the foul-mouthed merc has taken on a love of the arts and all things refinement. The first teaser poster was inspired by a famous Norman Rockwell painting, “Freedom from Want”, while the actual teaser footage was a spoof of Bob Ross’ The Joy Of Painting. The character is back at it again, delivering his masterpiece... Read More...
- 12/14/2017
- by Matt Rooney
- JoBlo.com
Average fans of A Christmas Story likely don’t know that director Bob Clark had once made creepy horror pictures with Alan Ormsby, but this independent shock effort of the early ’70s still casts a spell of dread. Although Vietnam is never mentioned, the war’s shadow strikes deep into the heart of a small-town family. John Marley and Lynn Carlin lead a fine cast.
Deathdream
Blu-ray + DVD
Blue Underground
1974 / Color / 1:85 widescreen / 88 min. / Dead of Night, The
Night Andy Came Home, Night Walk, The Veteran, Whispers / Street Date November 28, 2017 /
Starring: John Marley, Lynn Carlin, Richard Backus, Henderson Forsythe,
Anya Ormsby, Jane Daly, Michael Mazes.
Cinematography: Jack McGowan
Film Editor: Ronald Sinclair
Original Music: Carl Zittrer
Written by Alan Ormsby
Produced by Bob Clark, Peter James, John Trent
Directed by Bob Clark
This gem comes back every ten years in an improved transfer. Bob Clark and Alan Ormsby’s Canadian-financed...
Deathdream
Blu-ray + DVD
Blue Underground
1974 / Color / 1:85 widescreen / 88 min. / Dead of Night, The
Night Andy Came Home, Night Walk, The Veteran, Whispers / Street Date November 28, 2017 /
Starring: John Marley, Lynn Carlin, Richard Backus, Henderson Forsythe,
Anya Ormsby, Jane Daly, Michael Mazes.
Cinematography: Jack McGowan
Film Editor: Ronald Sinclair
Original Music: Carl Zittrer
Written by Alan Ormsby
Produced by Bob Clark, Peter James, John Trent
Directed by Bob Clark
This gem comes back every ten years in an improved transfer. Bob Clark and Alan Ormsby’s Canadian-financed...
- 12/5/2017
- by Glenn Erickson
- Trailers from Hell
20th Century Fox has released the first footage from ‘Deadpool 2‘. Initially, this trailer feels like another one of the brilliant viral videos that made the marketing campaign for the first ‘Deadpool‘ so special. In this first “Wet on Wet” teaser trailer, we see Deadpool (Ryan Reynolds) parodying Bob Ross‘ ‘The Joy of Painting‘ – to great comedic effect. It’s at about the 1:30 mark that the trailer shows us our first glimpses of actual footage from the sequel and I have to say that, although brief, the new footage from ‘Deadpool 2‘ looks quite amazing.
It’s interesting, because this video feels like a very unique hybrid of trailer and viral video. I honestly hope that this gets the chance to actually play in cinemas, although the likelihood of that happening is slim. It was just a few days ago that we saw the first poster for the film...
It’s interesting, because this video feels like a very unique hybrid of trailer and viral video. I honestly hope that this gets the chance to actually play in cinemas, although the likelihood of that happening is slim. It was just a few days ago that we saw the first poster for the film...
- 11/16/2017
- by Taylor Salan
- Age of the Nerd
The genius marketing of Deadpool is back at it again with our first look at the poster for the sequel for to the smash hit.
Deadpool had one of the most unique and fun marketing strategies we have ever seen, spearheaded by Deadpool himself Ryan Reynolds. Now it looks like we are about ready to start revving up for the sequel to the hit R-Rated superhero film. Earlier this year we got our first looks at Zazie Beetz and Josh Brolin and Domino and Cable respectively, as well as a short announcement teaser before Logan. Now we have our first look at first poster for the film. Check it out:
The poster is a play on Norman Rockwell’s painting entitled Freedom From Want, also known as The Thanksgiving Picture or I'll Be Home for Christmas. This play off of the famous painting keeps in the spirit of Deadpool marketing...
Deadpool had one of the most unique and fun marketing strategies we have ever seen, spearheaded by Deadpool himself Ryan Reynolds. Now it looks like we are about ready to start revving up for the sequel to the hit R-Rated superhero film. Earlier this year we got our first looks at Zazie Beetz and Josh Brolin and Domino and Cable respectively, as well as a short announcement teaser before Logan. Now we have our first look at first poster for the film. Check it out:
The poster is a play on Norman Rockwell’s painting entitled Freedom From Want, also known as The Thanksgiving Picture or I'll Be Home for Christmas. This play off of the famous painting keeps in the spirit of Deadpool marketing...
- 11/9/2017
- by feeds@cinelinx.com (B.C.)
- Cinelinx
Just a few short weeks ahead of American Thanksgiving, 20th Century Fox has served up the first poster for Deadpool 2! As you can see from the image posted below, the art is a riff on a Norman Rockwell painting which gathers all of the film's major characters together at the Thanksgiving table, with Josh Brolin's Cable keeping a watchful eye on the man in the red pajamas as he prepares to dish... Read More...
- 11/9/2017
- by Steve Seigh
- JoBlo.com
“Three Billboards Outside of Ebbing, Missouri” certainly feels in line with Martin McDonagh’s previous films, lathering on all the delightful profanity, corrosive one-liners, and acrid curveballs that spiked “In Bruges” and “Seven Psychopaths” with rakish charm. But here McDonagh has crafted the ultimate bait and switch, a film that carries its weary nihilism with a surprisingly light touch, an affectation later dropped in favor of an unexpected message of grace. Which is to say that not only is “Three Billboards Outside of Ebbing, Missouri” the director’s most accomplished film yet, it’s also his most compassionate.
Of course, that’s compassion on McDonagh’s terms — the salty writer-director didn’t exactly become Norman Rockwell overnight. But for all the grim narrative tidings and sharp turns where acutely funny bouts of violence become acutely frightening, “Three Billboards Outside of Ebbing, Missouri” is the story of jagged, messy people learning to co-exist,...
Of course, that’s compassion on McDonagh’s terms — the salty writer-director didn’t exactly become Norman Rockwell overnight. But for all the grim narrative tidings and sharp turns where acutely funny bouts of violence become acutely frightening, “Three Billboards Outside of Ebbing, Missouri” is the story of jagged, messy people learning to co-exist,...
- 9/4/2017
- by Ben Croll
- Indiewire
From a script by the Coen brothers and starring Matt Damon, Clooney’s directorial effort takes aim at the suffocating hypocrisy of 50s white-bread America, but can’t quite land its punches
Every God-fearing American deserves a hometown like Suburbicon, a community that could have sprung fully-formed from a Norman Rockwell drawing. It’s a little utopia of comfortable ranch homes set back on manicured lawns, freshly built on the plains with a population of 60,000. The locals are good people, always warm and friendly – at least until a black family moves into town overnight. Then the garrulous postman finds himself lost for words. The businessman neighbour promptly loses control of his car. And before long there are angry mobs and Confederate flags and bricks being thrown at upstairs windows. Suburbicon is perfect place to live and work, provided you abide by certain rules.
George Clooney’s bouncy black comedy, which...
Every God-fearing American deserves a hometown like Suburbicon, a community that could have sprung fully-formed from a Norman Rockwell drawing. It’s a little utopia of comfortable ranch homes set back on manicured lawns, freshly built on the plains with a population of 60,000. The locals are good people, always warm and friendly – at least until a black family moves into town overnight. Then the garrulous postman finds himself lost for words. The businessman neighbour promptly loses control of his car. And before long there are angry mobs and Confederate flags and bricks being thrown at upstairs windows. Suburbicon is perfect place to live and work, provided you abide by certain rules.
George Clooney’s bouncy black comedy, which...
- 9/2/2017
- by Xan Brooks
- The Guardian - Film News
Article by Dane Eric Marti
Sometimes a film will speak directly to a person in an audience: A preternatural, unearthly tendril of luminous light tapping you on the shoulder, a benevolent yet mysterious voice reminding you of an obligation, or a musical, colorful Dream Message entering your eyes and speaking to your soul with wonder, awe and truth. Like other Art forms, film can do amazing things.
For me, there are definitely a few choice films of overwhelming, pristine power. Yet one cinematic work is not just great, deeply special to me: ‘Close Encounters of the Third Kind.’ Directed by the Wonderkind, Steven Spielberg, directly after his landmark suspense-adventure film, ‘Jaws’.
Now, his new flick, released in 1977, also dealt with the fantastic, with riveting moments of terror… but its endgame was something quite dissimilar.
I think it would take either a first-rate Psychologist or an Exorcist with a lot of...
Sometimes a film will speak directly to a person in an audience: A preternatural, unearthly tendril of luminous light tapping you on the shoulder, a benevolent yet mysterious voice reminding you of an obligation, or a musical, colorful Dream Message entering your eyes and speaking to your soul with wonder, awe and truth. Like other Art forms, film can do amazing things.
For me, there are definitely a few choice films of overwhelming, pristine power. Yet one cinematic work is not just great, deeply special to me: ‘Close Encounters of the Third Kind.’ Directed by the Wonderkind, Steven Spielberg, directly after his landmark suspense-adventure film, ‘Jaws’.
Now, his new flick, released in 1977, also dealt with the fantastic, with riveting moments of terror… but its endgame was something quite dissimilar.
I think it would take either a first-rate Psychologist or an Exorcist with a lot of...
- 8/31/2017
- by Movie Geeks
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
A father and son want to turn the Norman Rockwell Museum of Vermont into a marijuana dispensary. The Rutland Herald reports that the museum, which has been up for sale for several years, is being eyed by Daniel Reilly Sr. and Daniel Reilly Jr. for purchase as a dispensary. The Reillys are seeking state approval for the move, with a discussion on the matter by the Rutland Town Select Board scheduled to take place Aug. 22. But why stop there? We reimagined some of Norman Rockwell’s classic paintings… on weed. Have you ever looked at Abraham Lincoln on a five-dollar bill stoned?...
- 8/4/2017
- by TheWrap Staff
- The Wrap
Well, doesn’t this paint an interesting portrait of modern times. The Norman Rockwell Museum of Vermont could become a marijuana dispensary, if a father-and-son team of entrepreneurs has its way, the Rutland Herald reports. The museum, which has been up for sale for several years, is being eyed by Daniel Reilly Sr. and Daniel Reilly Jr. for purchase as a dispensary. The Reillys are seeking state approval for the move, with a discussion on the matter by the Rutland Town Select Board scheduled to take place Aug. 22. Also Read: Hunter S. Thompson to Be Memorialized With His Own Weed Brand Vermont Governor.
- 8/3/2017
- by Tim Kenneally
- The Wrap
By David Kozlowski | 14 July 2017
Welcome to Issue #4 of The Lrm Weekend, a weekly column highlighting cool and unique videos about film, TV, comics, Star Wars, Marvel, DC, animation, and anime. We also want to hear from you, our awesome Lrm community! Share your favorite videos to: @LRM_Weekend and we'll post your Tweets below!
Last Issue: 7.7.17
Why do we love superheroes, martial arts, fantasy, and sci-fi? The big fight scenes, of course. Every week we'll bring you an epic brawl from the recent or distant past -- we want to hear from you, so share your favorite fights with us!
Jet Li's Fist of Legend (1994) Bonus: Rare Jet Li Interview (English w/ French subtitles)
The original Chinese language movie poster from 1994!
What Is It?
Fist of Legend is a Hong Kong martial arts film directed by Gordon Chan, featuring action choreography by the legendary Yuen Woo-ping (Drunken Master, The...
Welcome to Issue #4 of The Lrm Weekend, a weekly column highlighting cool and unique videos about film, TV, comics, Star Wars, Marvel, DC, animation, and anime. We also want to hear from you, our awesome Lrm community! Share your favorite videos to: @LRM_Weekend and we'll post your Tweets below!
Last Issue: 7.7.17
Why do we love superheroes, martial arts, fantasy, and sci-fi? The big fight scenes, of course. Every week we'll bring you an epic brawl from the recent or distant past -- we want to hear from you, so share your favorite fights with us!
Jet Li's Fist of Legend (1994) Bonus: Rare Jet Li Interview (English w/ French subtitles)
The original Chinese language movie poster from 1994!
What Is It?
Fist of Legend is a Hong Kong martial arts film directed by Gordon Chan, featuring action choreography by the legendary Yuen Woo-ping (Drunken Master, The...
- 7/14/2017
- by David Kozlowski
- LRMonline.com
This review is based off a volume that collects Trinity #1-6.
Be it onscreen or on the printed page, superhero team-ups are arguably a bigger deal now than ever before. Since Rebirth kicked off a year ago, DC has done a fair job of producing addictive ensemble titles – for the most part. Truth be told, I’ve found the current run of Justice League to be unsatisfactory more often than not, so, thankfully, Trinity has been just what the doctor ordered.
Uniting three of the most iconic heroes in all of pop culture – Batman, Superman and Wonder Woman – writer/artist Francis Manapul treats readers by offering a more intimate look at the characters in smaller settings than expected, no less. Granted, it’s easier to do that in a book such as this as opposed to one that forces you to juggle seven or eight main protagonists, but that doesn...
Be it onscreen or on the printed page, superhero team-ups are arguably a bigger deal now than ever before. Since Rebirth kicked off a year ago, DC has done a fair job of producing addictive ensemble titles – for the most part. Truth be told, I’ve found the current run of Justice League to be unsatisfactory more often than not, so, thankfully, Trinity has been just what the doctor ordered.
Uniting three of the most iconic heroes in all of pop culture – Batman, Superman and Wonder Woman – writer/artist Francis Manapul treats readers by offering a more intimate look at the characters in smaller settings than expected, no less. Granted, it’s easier to do that in a book such as this as opposed to one that forces you to juggle seven or eight main protagonists, but that doesn...
- 6/13/2017
- by Eric Joseph
- We Got This Covered
"I am dead – and yet I live," Laura Palmer says in the new Twin Peaks revival, basically speaking for David Lynch's whole fictional world. The filmmaker's slow-motion murder mystery chose the right moment to come back to life – it fits into 2017 much better than it fit into 1990, in the context of a Golden Age glut of ambitious TV that the original show did so much to inspire. Like astrology, Joan Didion or the smooth grooves of Steely Dan, it's a token of boomer culture that speaks to millennials, while...
- 5/24/2017
- Rollingstone.com
Among the four movies premiering clips and trailers during tonight’s MTV Movie & TV Awards, the only horror title was It, the Steven King adaptation coming Sept. 8 from Warner Bros./New Line. The movie centers on a group of teens who live in a small town, familiar territory for King. In the new clip (see below), after a montage establishes the fact that sometimes evil lurks behind the Norman Rockwell facades of seemingly placid American towns, especially for kids growing…...
- 5/8/2017
- Deadline
Among the four movies premiering clips and trailers during tonight’s MTV Movie & TV Awards, the only horror title was It, the Steven King adaptation coming Sept. 8 from Warner Bros./New Line. The movie centers on a group of teens who live in a small town, familiar territory for King. In the new clip (see below), after a montage establishes the fact that sometimes evil lurks behind the Norman Rockwell facades of seemingly placid American towns, especially for kids growing…...
- 5/8/2017
- Deadline TV
Zip those parkas up tight, folks: FX’s crime anthology Fargo is back for another season of Midwestern murder and mayhem… all served very well chilled.
We meet Season 3’s central duo — brothers Ray and Emmit Stussy, both played by Ewan McGregor — at a lavish party for Ray and his wife Stella’s 25th wedding anniversary. Emmit is like the Don Corleone of Minnesota: a dashing, ultra-successful real estate tycoon ducking out of his own party to take closed-door business meetings. Ray, on the other hand, is a balding, paunchy parole officer who’s forced to humble himself and ask...
We meet Season 3’s central duo — brothers Ray and Emmit Stussy, both played by Ewan McGregor — at a lavish party for Ray and his wife Stella’s 25th wedding anniversary. Emmit is like the Don Corleone of Minnesota: a dashing, ultra-successful real estate tycoon ducking out of his own party to take closed-door business meetings. Ray, on the other hand, is a balding, paunchy parole officer who’s forced to humble himself and ask...
- 4/20/2017
- TVLine.com
A famous Norman Rockwell painting now worth well over a million dollars has been recovered by the FBI after it was stolen from its owner in the '70s. A lawyer for an anonymous individual called in to Philly's FBI headquarters last year and said their client was in possession of a stolen Rockwell painting -- 'Lazybones' -- and wanted it returned to its rightful owner. The lawyer said their client had seen stories about...
- 3/30/2017
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
Verdict? The film of August Wilson’s play is absorbing, intense. If we rate by quality of writing, acting skill, and the craft of direction, Denzel Washington’s film betters most of its fellow Best Picture nominees. It’s also something positive for the arts, a ‘black experience’ play that can’t be pigeonholed as merely black- themed. The appeal of its compelling characters goes beyond racial boundaries. Viola Davis did win a well- deserved Oscar, and this is fine work from one end to the other.
Fences
Blu-ray + Digital HD
Paramount
2016 / Color / 2:35 widescreen / 138 min. / Street Date March 14, 2017 / 39.99
Starring: Denzel Washington, Viola Davis, Stephen McKinley Henderson, Jovan Adepo, Russell Hornsby, Mykelti Williamson, Saniyya Sidney.
Cinematography: Charlotte Bruus Christensen
Film Editor: Hughes Winborne
Original Music: Marcelo Zarvos
Written by August Wilson from his play
Produced by Denzel Washington, Scott Rudin, Todd Black
Directed by Denzel Washington,
2017 is the year for envelope- fumbling at the Oscars,...
Fences
Blu-ray + Digital HD
Paramount
2016 / Color / 2:35 widescreen / 138 min. / Street Date March 14, 2017 / 39.99
Starring: Denzel Washington, Viola Davis, Stephen McKinley Henderson, Jovan Adepo, Russell Hornsby, Mykelti Williamson, Saniyya Sidney.
Cinematography: Charlotte Bruus Christensen
Film Editor: Hughes Winborne
Original Music: Marcelo Zarvos
Written by August Wilson from his play
Produced by Denzel Washington, Scott Rudin, Todd Black
Directed by Denzel Washington,
2017 is the year for envelope- fumbling at the Oscars,...
- 3/21/2017
- by Glenn Erickson
- Trailers from Hell
Stars: Kenny Johnson, Bill Goldberg, Mindy Robinson, Tyler Mane, William Forsythe, Kane Hodder, Krista Grotte, Michelle Lee, Fred Williamson, Olga Safari, Ricky Harris | Written by Thomas J. Churchill, Aj Perez | Directed by Thomas J. Churchill
Apparently “inspired by true events” (or so the opening title card says), Check Point is the latest film from Thomas J. Churchill who – until now – has worked extensively in the horror genre. Here he not only brings his experience to the action movie genre, but also some acting talent too – the film features Jason Vorhees actor Kane Hodder and former Michael Myers, Tyler Mane, too! But that pair are just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to Check Point‘s cast: just look at the cast list above – it reads like a who’s who of genre talent. Old school performers William Forsythe and Fred Williamson share screen time with the likes of...
Apparently “inspired by true events” (or so the opening title card says), Check Point is the latest film from Thomas J. Churchill who – until now – has worked extensively in the horror genre. Here he not only brings his experience to the action movie genre, but also some acting talent too – the film features Jason Vorhees actor Kane Hodder and former Michael Myers, Tyler Mane, too! But that pair are just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to Check Point‘s cast: just look at the cast list above – it reads like a who’s who of genre talent. Old school performers William Forsythe and Fred Williamson share screen time with the likes of...
- 3/13/2017
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
With every post taking the form of a six-second loop, the now-defunct online platform Vine can only tell so much story. That made it an ideal venue for “Simply Sylvio,” Albert Birney’s chronicle of a working class ape struggling to find his place in human civilization. That would be Birney, in a furry gorilla suit, enacting a series of strange and melancholic moments that pushed just beyond the boundaries of a simple gag: Whether contemplating the changing of the seasons, wandering the beach, or partying alone at sundown, Sylvio existed for the sole purpose of small moments — and users responded, as attested by the half million followers that Birney developed over the course of 814 posts.
Needless to say, it would be hard to imagine these tidbits amounting to much beyond limitations of the format, which is why it’s particularly fascinating to see Birney try. Unlike the teen stars...
Needless to say, it would be hard to imagine these tidbits amounting to much beyond limitations of the format, which is why it’s particularly fascinating to see Birney try. Unlike the teen stars...
- 3/11/2017
- by Eric Kohn
- Indiewire
It’s been 15 years since Pixar won the Oscar for Ralph Eggleston’s”For the Birds,” and it has another fine-feathered gem in Alan Barillaro’s “Piper” that’s getting lots of buzz (watch the clip below).
In “Piper,” a baby sandpiper overcomes a fear of water as part of her rite of passage. But, uncharacteristically, the short began as an R&D project in the tools department to create greater sculpting control for the artists. They used the new RenderMan Ris platform for photoreal shading and lighting (first used on the “Finding Dory” feature).
Read More: Annie Awards: ‘Zootopia,’ ‘The Red Turtle’ Take Animated Feature, Indie Honors
“For me, the goal was to make computer animation more expressive,” Barillaro told IndieWire. “There’s more personal stories we can tell and more visual language we can use with the toolset. How do we tell a story with little birds that’s not anthropomorphized?...
In “Piper,” a baby sandpiper overcomes a fear of water as part of her rite of passage. But, uncharacteristically, the short began as an R&D project in the tools department to create greater sculpting control for the artists. They used the new RenderMan Ris platform for photoreal shading and lighting (first used on the “Finding Dory” feature).
Read More: Annie Awards: ‘Zootopia,’ ‘The Red Turtle’ Take Animated Feature, Indie Honors
“For me, the goal was to make computer animation more expressive,” Barillaro told IndieWire. “There’s more personal stories we can tell and more visual language we can use with the toolset. How do we tell a story with little birds that’s not anthropomorphized?...
- 2/8/2017
- by Bill Desowitz
- Indiewire
The CW has enjoyed a great deal of success adapting comic books into television series (Arrow, The Flash), and the network is obviously hoping to strike gold again with its latest adaptation, Riverdale. The series is based on the Archie comics which feature Archie Andrews -- whose most distinguishing feature is his fiery red hair -- and a host of other characters who inhabit the small, idyllic town of Riverdale, Anywhere USA. The show's writer/executive producer Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa has stripped away everything overtly wholesome about Archie and the gang and replaced it with cynicism and millennial sensibility, and Riverdale is more Norman Bates than Norman Rockwell.
The Archie comics have evolved over time, introducing new storylines and characters to keep Archie relevant (if at times ridiculous), but arguably nobody has taken it in such a subversive direction as Aguirre-Sacasa. Riverdale has the makings of an intriguing teen drama but gets mired in gimmicks.
The Archie comics have evolved over time, introducing new storylines and characters to keep Archie relevant (if at times ridiculous), but arguably nobody has taken it in such a subversive direction as Aguirre-Sacasa. Riverdale has the makings of an intriguing teen drama but gets mired in gimmicks.
- 1/26/2017
- by editor@buddytv.com
- buddytv.com
President Donald Trump‘s Oval Office has a new look, like Barack Obama was never there.
The new layout was first spotted while Trump, 70, performed his first official acts as Potus when he signed a series of executive orders.
Trump reinstalled a bust of former British Prime Minister Winston Churchill, which was last removed from the office in 2009, when Obama made room for the busts of Martin Luther King Jr. and former President Abraham Lincoln.
Press Secretary Sean Spicer confirmed that the Mlk Jr. bust remains, positioned below the Norman Rockwell painting of the torch of the Statue of Liberty.
The new layout was first spotted while Trump, 70, performed his first official acts as Potus when he signed a series of executive orders.
Trump reinstalled a bust of former British Prime Minister Winston Churchill, which was last removed from the office in 2009, when Obama made room for the busts of Martin Luther King Jr. and former President Abraham Lincoln.
Press Secretary Sean Spicer confirmed that the Mlk Jr. bust remains, positioned below the Norman Rockwell painting of the torch of the Statue of Liberty.
- 1/21/2017
- by karenmizoguchi
- PEOPLE.com
For a while, George Lucas, the mastermind behind “Star Wars,” has been keeping us guessing as to which city he would choose to build his $1 billion Museum of Narrative Art — would it be Los Angeles or San Francisco?
Well, finally, we now know the answer: L.A. is the winning city.
The museum will exhibit the filmmaker’s personal collection of fine and popular art, including collectible memorabilia related to his very popular science-fiction franchise. The museum will be housed in a futuristic-looking building to be built in L.A.’s Exposition Park. This design beat out a competing design for Treasure Island in San Francisco Bay.
Read More: ‘Star Wars Rebels’ Season 3 Trailer: Darth Maul and Obi-Wan Prepare for an Epic Rematch
“It feels like this incredible gift has come home. I always thought Los Angeles was the natural place to spread the vision of George Lucas and Mellody Hobson,...
Well, finally, we now know the answer: L.A. is the winning city.
The museum will exhibit the filmmaker’s personal collection of fine and popular art, including collectible memorabilia related to his very popular science-fiction franchise. The museum will be housed in a futuristic-looking building to be built in L.A.’s Exposition Park. This design beat out a competing design for Treasure Island in San Francisco Bay.
Read More: ‘Star Wars Rebels’ Season 3 Trailer: Darth Maul and Obi-Wan Prepare for an Epic Rematch
“It feels like this incredible gift has come home. I always thought Los Angeles was the natural place to spread the vision of George Lucas and Mellody Hobson,...
- 1/11/2017
- by Yoselin Acevedo
- Indiewire
George Lucas has finally found a home for his Lucas Museum of Narrative Art. The $1 billion museum will be coming to Exposition Park in Los Angeles, and I couldn't be more excited because I can go visit it anytime! The museum's board of directors said in a statement:
"After extensive due diligence and deliberation, the Board of Directors of the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art is pleased to announce plans to build the museum in Exposition Park in Los Angeles. We have been humbled by the overwhelmingly positive support we received from both San Francisco and Los Angeles during our selection process. Settling on a location proved to be an extremely difficult decision precisely because of the desirability of both sites and cities."
The museum will include rare pieces from the filmmaker's personal collection, including tons of memorabilia from Star Wars and other films. This isn't just a Star Wars museum,...
"After extensive due diligence and deliberation, the Board of Directors of the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art is pleased to announce plans to build the museum in Exposition Park in Los Angeles. We have been humbled by the overwhelmingly positive support we received from both San Francisco and Los Angeles during our selection process. Settling on a location proved to be an extremely difficult decision precisely because of the desirability of both sites and cities."
The museum will include rare pieces from the filmmaker's personal collection, including tons of memorabilia from Star Wars and other films. This isn't just a Star Wars museum,...
- 1/11/2017
- by Joey Paur
- GeekTyrant
Source: Lucas Museum of Narrative Art
George Lucas has chosen a personal home for his billion dollar Museum of Narrative Art. The winner is Los Angeles over San Francisco.
According to Los Angeles Times, the futuristic sci-fi looking museum is planned at Los Angeles’ Exposition Park—beating the proposed design for Treasure Island in San Francisco Bay.
Lucas, himself, will fund the project of about $1 billion, which includes the building costs, his personal art and an endowment of at least $40 million.
It’s a boon for the Los Angeles entertainment industry to house the 275,000-square-foot facility. It’s estimated that it will lead “tens of thousands in construction jobs” and a thousand permanent museum jobs as a “lowball estimate.”
Some of the artwork on display will be from Lucas’ personal collection of 10,000 paintings and illustration. They will include artwork from Norman Rockwell, N.C. Wyeth and R. Crumb. Of course,...
George Lucas has chosen a personal home for his billion dollar Museum of Narrative Art. The winner is Los Angeles over San Francisco.
According to Los Angeles Times, the futuristic sci-fi looking museum is planned at Los Angeles’ Exposition Park—beating the proposed design for Treasure Island in San Francisco Bay.
Lucas, himself, will fund the project of about $1 billion, which includes the building costs, his personal art and an endowment of at least $40 million.
It’s a boon for the Los Angeles entertainment industry to house the 275,000-square-foot facility. It’s estimated that it will lead “tens of thousands in construction jobs” and a thousand permanent museum jobs as a “lowball estimate.”
Some of the artwork on display will be from Lucas’ personal collection of 10,000 paintings and illustration. They will include artwork from Norman Rockwell, N.C. Wyeth and R. Crumb. Of course,...
- 1/11/2017
- by Gig Patta
- LRMonline.com
A little bit of a galaxy far, far away is coming to Los Angeles, but Star Wars is just a part of the plans for George Lucas' $1 billion museum.
There will be concept art for The Phantom Menace and a look at models for X-Wings, but there also will be paintings from Norman Rockwell and Edgar Degas, stills from classic movies and digital art from Andy Warhol. The Lucas Museum of Narrative Art aims to build on Lucas' collection to educate visitors about the power of storytelling — and not just in the sci-fi realm.
Here is...
There will be concept art for The Phantom Menace and a look at models for X-Wings, but there also will be paintings from Norman Rockwell and Edgar Degas, stills from classic movies and digital art from Andy Warhol. The Lucas Museum of Narrative Art aims to build on Lucas' collection to educate visitors about the power of storytelling — and not just in the sci-fi realm.
Here is...
- 1/11/2017
- by Aaron Couch
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
With a seemingly endless amount of streaming options — not only the titles at our disposal, but services themselves — we’ve taken it upon ourselves to highlight the titles that have recently hit platforms. Every week, one will be able to see the cream of the crop (or perhaps some simply interesting picks) of streaming titles (new and old) across platforms such as Netflix, iTunes, Amazon, and more (note: U.S. only). Check out our rundown for this week’s selections below.
Boogie Nights (Paul Thomas Anderson)
As we await Paul Thomas Anderson‘s next film later this year, one now has the chance to see his sprawling second feature about the world of pornography in a 70s and 80s Los Angeles on Netflix. Boogie Nights, which features much of the ensemble — including Mark Wahlberg, Julianne Moore, Burt Reynolds, Don Cheadle, John C. Reilly, William H. Macy, Philip Seymour Hoffman, and Heather Graham — at their best,...
Boogie Nights (Paul Thomas Anderson)
As we await Paul Thomas Anderson‘s next film later this year, one now has the chance to see his sprawling second feature about the world of pornography in a 70s and 80s Los Angeles on Netflix. Boogie Nights, which features much of the ensemble — including Mark Wahlberg, Julianne Moore, Burt Reynolds, Don Cheadle, John C. Reilly, William H. Macy, Philip Seymour Hoffman, and Heather Graham — at their best,...
- 1/6/2017
- by The Film Stage
- The Film Stage
The struggle for racial equality in America, the careers of cinematographers, directors, and photographers, the immigration crisis, music as celebration and grief, and strange conspiracies — these were just a few of the places and stories that this year’s documentary offerings brought us. With 2016 wrapping up, we’ve selected 20 features in the field that most impressed, so check out our list below and, in the comments, let us know your favorites.
13th (Ava DuVernay)
Following the stunning Selma, which conveyed a present-tense urgency sorely lacking in many biopics and radically distributed screen-time away from Dr. King to communicate the collectivity inherent to any reform movement, Ava DuVernay has shifted her rhetorical approach, but her anger remains. Whereas Selma was emotive and explosive, 13th is lucid and level-headed, gradually and methodically making a case that black incarceration is actually just a reconfigured and rebranded form of slavery. Sticking to conventional but...
13th (Ava DuVernay)
Following the stunning Selma, which conveyed a present-tense urgency sorely lacking in many biopics and radically distributed screen-time away from Dr. King to communicate the collectivity inherent to any reform movement, Ava DuVernay has shifted her rhetorical approach, but her anger remains. Whereas Selma was emotive and explosive, 13th is lucid and level-headed, gradually and methodically making a case that black incarceration is actually just a reconfigured and rebranded form of slavery. Sticking to conventional but...
- 12/20/2016
- by The Film Stage
- The Film Stage
Paul Bullock Dec 15, 2016
From Raiders Of The Lost Ark through to Always - we take a look through the work of Steven Spielberg in the 1980s...
When we look back on Steven Spielberg's career, we'll likely think of his 1980s output as his defining era. Spielberg ruled the 80s, releasing 22 movies as a producer and a further seven as director (eight if you include Kick The Can in the ill-fated Twilight Zone: The Movie). It remains his most active period (though if all goes to plan, he'll surpass it when 2019's Indiana Jones 5 marks his eighth film of this decade). Put simply, Spielberg is the 80s, and recent criticisms that he's lost his magic, exacerbated after the box office struggles of The Bfg, really represent a frustration that he's no longer the film-maker we fell in love with when we were growing up.
See related The Big Bang Theory...
From Raiders Of The Lost Ark through to Always - we take a look through the work of Steven Spielberg in the 1980s...
When we look back on Steven Spielberg's career, we'll likely think of his 1980s output as his defining era. Spielberg ruled the 80s, releasing 22 movies as a producer and a further seven as director (eight if you include Kick The Can in the ill-fated Twilight Zone: The Movie). It remains his most active period (though if all goes to plan, he'll surpass it when 2019's Indiana Jones 5 marks his eighth film of this decade). Put simply, Spielberg is the 80s, and recent criticisms that he's lost his magic, exacerbated after the box office struggles of The Bfg, really represent a frustration that he's no longer the film-maker we fell in love with when we were growing up.
See related The Big Bang Theory...
- 12/10/2016
- Den of Geek
[Mild spoilers for “High Castle” Season 1 below.]
The word “Nazi” is, on so many levels, an ugly one. The hard Z sound seems to match perfectly with what the word represents to us not just historically, but in the all-too-recent present. It’s a word that has a visceral impact, and that’s why its use on “The Man in the High Castle,” Amazon’s alternate-universe period drama, always brings with it a touch of horror, because it’s used casually in conversation. It’s not a slur. It’s a part of daily life.
Read More: ‘The Man in the High Castle’: Four-Minute Recap of First Season’s Twists and Turns — Watch
Season 1 of “High Castle” was distinctly unflinching about its depiction of what America in 1962 might look like, if the Nazis and Japan had triumphed in World War II (the fate of a young Jewish woman and her children, early into the run, made...
The word “Nazi” is, on so many levels, an ugly one. The hard Z sound seems to match perfectly with what the word represents to us not just historically, but in the all-too-recent present. It’s a word that has a visceral impact, and that’s why its use on “The Man in the High Castle,” Amazon’s alternate-universe period drama, always brings with it a touch of horror, because it’s used casually in conversation. It’s not a slur. It’s a part of daily life.
Read More: ‘The Man in the High Castle’: Four-Minute Recap of First Season’s Twists and Turns — Watch
Season 1 of “High Castle” was distinctly unflinching about its depiction of what America in 1962 might look like, if the Nazis and Japan had triumphed in World War II (the fate of a young Jewish woman and her children, early into the run, made...
- 12/7/2016
- by Liz Shannon Miller
- Indiewire
Thanksgiving is all about the buildup.
You wait for it, that long weekend that you know will include family, maybe some football, plenty of food, and then leftovers and sales the day after that. Everything looks great in those weeks leading up to the fourth Thursday in November, until it all goes to hell, with that long drive probably filled with holiday traffic and the drunk relatives whose opinions you really don't care to hear about. The anticipation of the holiday is fun. The drama that ensues during it is not.
You wait for it, that long weekend that you know will include family, maybe some football, plenty of food, and then leftovers and sales the day after that. Everything looks great in those weeks leading up to the fourth Thursday in November, until it all goes to hell, with that long drive probably filled with holiday traffic and the drunk relatives whose opinions you really don't care to hear about. The anticipation of the holiday is fun. The drama that ensues during it is not.
- 11/22/2016
- Rollingstone.com
Conjured up out of America's obsession with spiritualism in the 19th century, "Ouija, the Wonderful Talking Board" was created in 1891 by entrepreneur Charles Kennard and attorney Elijah Bond, and made by the Kennard Novelty Company. After Kennard and Bond left the company in the early 1900s, William Fuld, one of the company's first employees, took over and continued making the popular spirit board. By 1920, the game had become such a fixture of American culture that Norman Rockwell featured a couple playing with a Ouija board on the cover of the Saturday Evening Post. After Fuld's death, the assets were sold to Parker Brothers, who manufactured the game until 1991, when the company was acquired by Hasbro. Fast-forward to 2014's Ouija, made by Platinum Dunes (Texas Chainsaw Massacre, The Purge, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles), Blumhouse Productions (Paranormal Activity, Insidious), and Hasbro Studios (Transformers & G.I. Joe series). Co-written and directed by Stiles White,...
- 10/21/2016
- by Adam Frazier
- firstshowing.net
Prepare to see more of Honey’s other half on Fresh Off the Boat.
The ABC comedy has promoted Ray Wise — who plays the Huangs’ neighbor and Honey’s hubby Marvin — to series regular for Season 3, our sister site Deadline reports.
PhotosFresh Off the Boat Season 3 Poster: The Huangs Take a Norman Rockwell-esque Trip
The ubiquitous Wise also has a part in Netflix’s Gilmore Girls revival and will reprise his role as Leland Palmer in Showtime’s Twin Peaks continuation.
Fresh Off the Boat returns Tuesday, Oct. 11 at 9/8c on ABC.
Ready for more of today’s newsy nuggets?...
The ABC comedy has promoted Ray Wise — who plays the Huangs’ neighbor and Honey’s hubby Marvin — to series regular for Season 3, our sister site Deadline reports.
PhotosFresh Off the Boat Season 3 Poster: The Huangs Take a Norman Rockwell-esque Trip
The ubiquitous Wise also has a part in Netflix’s Gilmore Girls revival and will reprise his role as Leland Palmer in Showtime’s Twin Peaks continuation.
Fresh Off the Boat returns Tuesday, Oct. 11 at 9/8c on ABC.
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- 10/4/2016
- TVLine.com
The Huangs will travel to Taiwan during Fresh Off the Boat‘s Season 3 premiere, but the excursion might not be as picture-perfect as this exclusive new poster, inspired by Norman Rockwell’s “Going and Coming.”
RelatedFresh Off the Boat to Film in Taiwan
Like the famous painting, the image below evokes a family summer vacation, which is fitting considering that the season opener finds Louis flying his entire brood back to their homeland in order to make things right with his brother Gene (returning guest star Ken Jeong). When Louis discovers that his bro has a good thing going...
RelatedFresh Off the Boat to Film in Taiwan
Like the famous painting, the image below evokes a family summer vacation, which is fitting considering that the season opener finds Louis flying his entire brood back to their homeland in order to make things right with his brother Gene (returning guest star Ken Jeong). When Louis discovers that his bro has a good thing going...
- 9/28/2016
- TVLine.com
Have you ever wanted to see Batman fight Boba Fett? I have! And thanks to legendary artist Alex Ross, who I know you're all familiar with, we have an epic visual of what that battle would look like. Ross posted the piece on his Facebook page with a note saying that his new Batman vs Boba Fett piece will be featured in new exhibit at the Norman Rockwell museum. I want a print of this piece so bad!
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- 9/22/2016
- by Joey Paur
- GeekTyrant
America still has a problem with accepting comics as anything other than kid stuff. There may be millions of “regular” people hiding their comic book lifestyle. This cannot stand and has to stop.
As you’re reading ComicMix, most likely this will not apply to you. Pass this on to a friend who you suspect may need it. If you’re trying to stay in the closet, yes this will help you avoid getting caught but consider the damage you may be doing to yourself.
For god’s sake – stop living a lie!
Don’t see any comic books around his or her place? Somehow they manage to have seen or “has a friend” who has viewed that “stupid” superhero movie? If you’re dating anyone who spends considerable time and or money on things you just can’t understand, chances are you’re in love with a comic book person.
As you’re reading ComicMix, most likely this will not apply to you. Pass this on to a friend who you suspect may need it. If you’re trying to stay in the closet, yes this will help you avoid getting caught but consider the damage you may be doing to yourself.
For god’s sake – stop living a lie!
Don’t see any comic books around his or her place? Somehow they manage to have seen or “has a friend” who has viewed that “stupid” superhero movie? If you’re dating anyone who spends considerable time and or money on things you just can’t understand, chances are you’re in love with a comic book person.
- 9/13/2016
- by Michael Davis
- Comicmix.com
Article by Jim Batts, Dana Jung, and Tom Stockman
Lee Marvin rose through the ranks of movie stardom as a character actor, delivering mostly villainous supporting turns in many films before finally graduating to leading roles. Regardless of which side of the law he was on however, he projected a tough-as-nails intensity and a two-fisted integrity which elevated even the slightest material. Born February 19, 1924, in New York City, Marvin quit high school to enter the Marine Corps and while serving in the South Pacific was badly wounded in battle when a machine gun nest shot off part of his buttocks and severed his sciatic nerve. He spent a year in recovery before returning to the U.S. where he began working as a plumber. The acting bug bit after filling in for an ailing summer-stock actor and he studied the art at the New York-based American Theater Wing. Upon making his debut in summer stock,...
Lee Marvin rose through the ranks of movie stardom as a character actor, delivering mostly villainous supporting turns in many films before finally graduating to leading roles. Regardless of which side of the law he was on however, he projected a tough-as-nails intensity and a two-fisted integrity which elevated even the slightest material. Born February 19, 1924, in New York City, Marvin quit high school to enter the Marine Corps and while serving in the South Pacific was badly wounded in battle when a machine gun nest shot off part of his buttocks and severed his sciatic nerve. He spent a year in recovery before returning to the U.S. where he began working as a plumber. The acting bug bit after filling in for an ailing summer-stock actor and he studied the art at the New York-based American Theater Wing. Upon making his debut in summer stock,...
- 8/30/2016
- by Movie Geeks
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Princess Leia as Alexander Hamilton. Stitch donning Jayne’s cunning hat. Belle getting her nose out of a book to join Doctor Who in his Tardis. These are all beautifully rendered imaginings of Massachusetts-based artist Karen Hallion. Her work includes art nouveau takes on Galadriel, Leia, and Labyrinth’s Sarah, a Norman Rockwell-inspired tribute to Firefly’s Kaylee, and a series featuring the Tardis greeting Disney princesses and other fairy tale characters. Karen’s art is available on prints, notecards, and often on T-shirts on sites like TeeFury and Threadless. Also among her work is a Spirited Away-inspired kimono for fangirl fashion line Her Universe. Last month Karen was at San Diego Comic-Con, where we checked out her booth in Artist Alley on the exhibit hall floor. Explore more of her sweet, fandom-combining art and see her at work on a sketch in the HitFix video below. You...
- 8/9/2016
- by Emily Rome
- Hitfix
Costa-Gavras sets his focus on right-wing political terror in the American heartland, where FBI agent Debra Winger finds farmer Tom Berenger at the head of a clan of murderous white supremacists. Our friends and neighbors! Betrayed Blu-ray Olive Films 1988 / Color / 1:85 widescreen / 127 min. / Street Date April 19, 2016 / available through the Olive Films website / 29.98 Starring Debra Winger, Tom Berenger, John Heard, Betsy Blair, John Mahoney, Ted Levine, Jeffrey DeMunn, Albert Hall, David Clennon, Robert Swan, Richard Libertini. Cinematography Patrick Blossier Film Editor Joële Van Effenterre Original Music Bill Conti Written by Joe Eszterhas Produced by Irwin Winkler Directed by Costa-Gavras
Reviewed by Glenn Erickson
Filmmaker Cost-Gavras occupies a high roost where political activism is concerned. His most popular films 'Z', Stage of Siege, The Confession and Missing put strong values before wide audiences in the Nixon and Reagan years, when few major filmmakers would go near such touchy subjects. 1988's Betrayed is...
Reviewed by Glenn Erickson
Filmmaker Cost-Gavras occupies a high roost where political activism is concerned. His most popular films 'Z', Stage of Siege, The Confession and Missing put strong values before wide audiences in the Nixon and Reagan years, when few major filmmakers would go near such touchy subjects. 1988's Betrayed is...
- 8/6/2016
- by Glenn Erickson
- Trailers from Hell
For more than five decades, Art Rice lived with a secret unknown to parents, schoolmates, Air Force comrades or family - she's transgender. But after years of struggling with her identity, the 54-year-old special needs schoolteacher from the conservative small town of Mountain Green, Utah, decided to transition. After summoning the courage to tell her family, Art, now Angie, was surprised by the love and acceptance she received from her wife, her five children and her extended family. They inspired her to share her story - in the hope that others who feel conflicted about being transgender can find the...
- 7/19/2016
- by Cathy Free, @cathyjfree
- PEOPLE.com
For more than five decades, Art Rice lived with a secret - unknown to parents, schoolmates, Air Force comrades or family. But after years of struggling with being transgender, the 54-year-old special needs schoolteacher from the conservative small town of Mountain Green, Utah, decided to transition. After summoning the courage to tell her family, Art, now Angie, was surprised by the love and acceptance she received from her wife, her five children and her extended family. They inspired her to share her story - in the hope that others who feel conflicted about being transgender can find the same confidence...
- 7/19/2016
- by Cathy Free, @cathyjfree
- PEOPLE.com
From Et to Jaws, Steven Spielberg has brought us cinema’s most enduring stories. He reveals why he’s driven by fear, how he beat his bullies – and the heartbreak behind his take on The Bfg
When Steven Spielberg is enthused, his sentences pick up speed and momentum, the words coming in long, unpunctuated bursts that have you worried he’s going to forget to breathe. Just over a month ago, he tells me, his eldest daughter Jessica had a baby girl, his fourth grandchild. Spielberg has seven children, aged between 19 and 39; now he is making up stories for his grandchildren the way he did for them. “They’re all stories of empowerment, and being magical or able to read your mom and dad’s mind, or your best friend being a Tyrannosaurus rex that only you know about and he lives in your backyard,” he explains excitedly.
We are...
When Steven Spielberg is enthused, his sentences pick up speed and momentum, the words coming in long, unpunctuated bursts that have you worried he’s going to forget to breathe. Just over a month ago, he tells me, his eldest daughter Jessica had a baby girl, his fourth grandchild. Spielberg has seven children, aged between 19 and 39; now he is making up stories for his grandchildren the way he did for them. “They’re all stories of empowerment, and being magical or able to read your mom and dad’s mind, or your best friend being a Tyrannosaurus rex that only you know about and he lives in your backyard,” he explains excitedly.
We are...
- 7/16/2016
- by Tom Shone
- The Guardian - Film News
Few people are living embodiments of their style. Now that David Bowie and Prince have left us in the same year, even fewer are. Robert Frank, the subject of Laura Israel‘s documentary Don’t Blink – Robert Frank, and his art — striking photographs and film of Americana — reflect one another like those collages of dog owners and their pets. Rather than both having droopy ears or a snooty nose, they crunch like shards of glass beneath boots. Frank and his creations grind against good taste while still being sharp and beautiful. His is an imperfect America, as if Norman Rockwell subjects stepped out of frame for a few drinks and a game of dice, then got lost on their way back home.
Frank is best-known for his 1958 photography collection The Americans, which recorded the photographer’s explorations of social and economic struggle. A documentary about this kind of artist has...
Frank is best-known for his 1958 photography collection The Americans, which recorded the photographer’s explorations of social and economic struggle. A documentary about this kind of artist has...
- 7/11/2016
- by Jacob Oller
- The Film Stage
This was supposed to be an unbelievably joyful week for Kadir Nelson. The L.A.-based artist, 42, was the subject of a glowing profile on CBS Sunday Morning, which likened his lush paintings of African-American subjects in idealized settings to the works of Norman Rockwell and N.C. Wyeth. The segment coincided with his latest effort, "A Day at the Beach," which graces the cover of the New Yorker's current double-issue. It's a striking oil painting of a handsome African-American dad and his three children enjoying a cloudless day by the shore. But that image took
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- 7/8/2016
- by Seth Abramovitch
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Manuel here. American Pastoral, adapted from the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel by Philip Roth has a trio of leading performers that I find myself often rooting for—despite early buzzy career moves, each have become underrated and/or undervalued players: Jennifer Connelly, Dakota Fanning, and Ewan McGregor who's doing double duty here. American Pastoral marks his directorial debut.
I initially wanted to share the beautiful new poster for it which is haunting and simple; a perfect example of a one sheet that establishes quickly the mood of the piece. Roth's title and the film's tagline "A radically ordinary story" surely help. This is the American Dream engulfed in flames which means the nuclear family at the core of McGregor's film (Connelly playing his wife, Fanning his daughter) will be anything but ordinary.
And then I found the trailer had dropped and 30 seconds in I was already sold (which would've made a...
I initially wanted to share the beautiful new poster for it which is haunting and simple; a perfect example of a one sheet that establishes quickly the mood of the piece. Roth's title and the film's tagline "A radically ordinary story" surely help. This is the American Dream engulfed in flames which means the nuclear family at the core of McGregor's film (Connelly playing his wife, Fanning his daughter) will be anything but ordinary.
And then I found the trailer had dropped and 30 seconds in I was already sold (which would've made a...
- 6/27/2016
- by Manuel Betancourt
- FilmExperience
'It's So Easy and Other Lies' movie: Biographical documentary of Guns N' Roses bassist Duff McKagan. 'It's So Easy and Other Lies' movie review: Biographical documentary of Guns N' Roses bassist Duff McKagan fails to develop unique idea Any rock and roll documentary that begins with a quote from Upton Sinclair's The Jungle and ends with a reference to Norman Rockwell is gunning for something uncommonly rich and thoughtful. Here, the high-toned references are awkwardly applied to the story of Duff McKagan, Seattle-born bassist of the loud and legendary Guns N' Roses and subject of the documentary It's So Easy and Other Lies. In the annals of rock music, McKagan's tale is sadly typical, at least for those who survive long enough to star in a film about themselves: young rocker bounces from band to band before joining a soon-to-be world-famous group, enjoys a rapid ascent to the top,...
- 6/1/2016
- by Mark Keizer
- Alt Film Guide
Since it’s Memorial Day, this seems like a good time to dissect the remake of the film about a (super) man who represents “truth, justice and the American way.” This week, Cinelinx looks at Man of Steel.
He may not be quite as popular as Batman anymore, but there is no comic book superhero is who is more iconic and influential than Superman. He is one of the most well-known fictional characters world-wide (along with Sherlock Holmes, Tarzan and Dracula). Just as the introduction of the man of steel in 1938 began the super hero genre in comics, the debut of Superman: The Movie (1978) in theaters initiated the cinematic super hero genre. It spawned 4 sequels (counting Superman Returns) and a spin-off (Supergirl). Years later, after numerous Marvel films had pulled in big wads of box office cash, Warner Brothers joined forced with Legendary Pictures to re-film the story of the last son of Krypton.
He may not be quite as popular as Batman anymore, but there is no comic book superhero is who is more iconic and influential than Superman. He is one of the most well-known fictional characters world-wide (along with Sherlock Holmes, Tarzan and Dracula). Just as the introduction of the man of steel in 1938 began the super hero genre in comics, the debut of Superman: The Movie (1978) in theaters initiated the cinematic super hero genre. It spawned 4 sequels (counting Superman Returns) and a spin-off (Supergirl). Years later, after numerous Marvel films had pulled in big wads of box office cash, Warner Brothers joined forced with Legendary Pictures to re-film the story of the last son of Krypton.
- 5/30/2016
- by feeds@cinelinx.com (Rob Young)
- Cinelinx
San Fransisco Comic Con has released the official poster for their upcoming event. It's a charming, Norman Rockwell-inspired piece that was created by artist Julian Tedesco. The poster includes Rey, Bb-8, Conan, Deadpool, and Batman, a quartet of heroes who seem to be singing their hearts out.
San Fransisco Comic Con takes place from September 2-4, and for more information on the geek event, click here. I've never been to this convention, but I think I might try to attend this year. I love San Fransisco, and it will give me an excuse to go! ...
San Fransisco Comic Con takes place from September 2-4, and for more information on the geek event, click here. I've never been to this convention, but I think I might try to attend this year. I love San Fransisco, and it will give me an excuse to go! ...
- 5/18/2016
- by Joey Paur
- GeekTyrant
TV is usually the first portal for horror when you’re a kid. At least it was for me; pre internet horror was found either: a) at the movies, b) in comic books, or c) the idiot box. And before we were allowed to see big screen horror, TV scratched that itch. Saturday mornings had Scooby Doo, The Hilarious House of Frightenstein, and various other shows, animated or not, to quench our growing curiosity for the weird, creepy, and unusual. But if we were lucky enough to be able to watch after 9 pm, things got much more interesting.
Terrifying stories of miniature monsters, witchcraft, Satanism, and creepy cults awaited our bloodshot eyes. TV was absolutely inundated with horror, channels dripping with malicious behavior in the form of weekly shows or made for TV movies. Of course, the networks (the big – and only – three: ABC, NBC, and CBS) back then had...
Terrifying stories of miniature monsters, witchcraft, Satanism, and creepy cults awaited our bloodshot eyes. TV was absolutely inundated with horror, channels dripping with malicious behavior in the form of weekly shows or made for TV movies. Of course, the networks (the big – and only – three: ABC, NBC, and CBS) back then had...
- 5/8/2016
- by Scott Drebit
- DailyDead
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