There’s always the chance that a remake will not live up to the original, and here Jon Favreau directs what Disney is referring to a “live action” remake of The Jungle Book. However, it’s not THAT much live action. Most of this is green screened on stages in downtown Los Angeles, so really the CGI…
Why, hello there folks! Welcome to another week of news from the world of film! Here’s what I found interesting – or baffling – this week: Channing Tatum has joined the cast of Kingsman: The Golden Circle. And sources also tell Variety that Elton John is in talks for a key role. Apparently Halle Barry…
Ahoy-hoy, folks! Another week – a big week – another selection of informative and amusing tid-bits of news for you! Oh, boy – for starters, in this weeks “Maybe you’re not a crazy as we thought” story, turns out turns out actor/boxer Mickey Rourke is none to fond of Donald Trump. According to Rolling Stone,…
In one of two jazz legend biopics in theaters right now, Canadian writer/director Robert Budreau’s Chet Baker film, Born To Be Blue, manages to maintain enough interest to keep me engaged throughout it’s hour and 37 minute run time despite drifting into a more conventional form in it’s second half. Born To Be Blue is…
Wow, this week in film news is a good one! Lots of great – and bewildering – things going on. In this week’s “How is this happening?” story, Batman V Superman is still raking in the money despite a drop of 65% in ticket sales after the opening week. On top of that, people on…
Oh, hello everybody! Time for more news in film! Some good, some bad, some random! In this week’s “Oh, I know, I KNOW.” news, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice pretty much sucked! It is, however, still making big money overseas in China. But hey, what do they know? Zootopia and Star Wars: The Force…
Warner Bros. is betting you’re stupid. Normally I don’t begrudge anyone for liking a movie. But in the case of Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice, I’ll make an exception. Because, make no mistake, Warner Bros. is hoping to take advantage of the hopes of comic book lovers, as well as the unreasoning anger of…
Zack Snyder has kinda lost it. I mean, listen, I’ve felt like he’s the M. Night Shymalan of superhero movies; each successive film he makes gets worse than the last. And that trend has culminated in the heroic mess that is Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice. After the events of Man of Steel, some…
Writer/director Jeff Nichols has become one of my favorites. He has yet to make a bad film or write a bad script for that matter. And the fact that he has both written AND directed each of his films says something. With films like Shotgun Stories, Take Shelter, Mud, and now Midnight Special, under…
Hello, and welcome to another week of exciting, interesting, surprising, and downright weird news in film! In this weeks “Yeah, I heard that Tuesday and I am still bewildered by it” news, Harrison Ford and Steven Spielberg are getting together for Indiana Jones 5, for a release in July of 2019. Ford will be 77…