Much like Stephen King’s dark fantasy magnus opus itself, the feature film adaptation of The Dark Tower series has been a sprawling affair spanning years, with surprising plot twists, some true “F–k yeah!” moments and even controversial decisions along the way. And the last two pieces of news on the film would actually respectively fit those last two categories perfectly …
Idris Elba has already made a name for himself by playing a surly UK detective who beat Apartheid using a giant robot (I may be remembering that wrong), so I guess he deserves to slum it for a while. Said slum in this case being Bastille Day, an upcoming espionage action-thriller which looks just like so many other big star-led …
Walt Disney Animation studios has been doing a stellar job with their last few releases. Tangled, Wreck-It Ralph, Frozen and Big Hero 6 have all been massive successes and also hugely original. And although I still cringe when I hear the music for Frozen being played, they have certainly up their level to compete with the likes of Pixar in the animation space. …
When it comes to the public perception of movie/TV awards shows, the Screen Actors Guild Awards sometimes gets lost in the shuffle, sandwiched as it is between the Golden Globes and the Oscars. But the SAG’s, held this past Saturday night, is still a big number on the Hollywood award season dance card, and this year it was even more …
The announcement of the Academy Awards nominations is never without some surprises. Movies and actors that you thought were shoe-ins might have been snubbed, while other nominations might have come out of left field. This year, I’m kind of surprised that Jennifer Lawrence was nominated for Joy. Yes, I know she got the Golden Globe for it, but Joy hasn’t been …
It appears that this was the week for stars. On Wednesday we all geeked our brains out for Star Wars: The Force Awakens, but before that we actually kicked off the Star-ry sci-fi goodness a bit earlier than expected when Paramount unveiled the first trailer for Star Trek Beyond four days ahead of schedule. And damn, it’s explosive! No, really. …
Cue squeals of joy echoing throughout TheMovies secret bunker that for once have little to do with comic books, space ships or Nick hurting himself. It’s been a bit over two years since Luther ended its phenomenal three season run, which starred Idris Elba as the grizzled and conflicted DCI John Luther. Much to the delight of fans everywhere the BBC …
You know I love my animated/CGI movies, you only have to read my reviews of films like How to Train Your Dragon to see that. I also love movies that use awesome CGI to tell more adult stories, like Rise of the Planet of the Apes, so I am in two minds about Disney’s upcoming Zootopia, which looks like an adult buddy-cop film …
Traci Braxton husband was Kevin Surratt Sr., a longtime partner who stood by her …
A spooky European village. Properly scary castle mania. Vampires. Werewolves! The only thing more frightening, is a glimpse at your empty bank account when it comes to deciding whether or not you can grab Resident Evil Village this month. Capcom's successor to its long-running survival-horror franchise is finally out, and if you've read our review then you know the game is a winner on multiple levels.
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