The Wonder Woman trailer is HERE!!! I have been a long time critic of superhero films, mainly because of how they use (or don't use, for the most part) their female and minority characters. I mean, COME ON, it's 2016...we're overdue. Well, Warner Brothers stepped up to the task and presents it's first trailer for the 2017 release of Wonder Woman. YASSSSS QUEEN!!! When I met Gal Gadot … [Read more...]
REVIEW: STAR TREK BEYOND …Maddening
The sense of fun feels manufactured in the future – that’s what I’ve learned from director Justin Lin’s STAR TREK BEYOND. After everything we went through with director J.J. Abrams’ STAR TREK INTO DORKNESS DARKNESS, it’s a relief that Lin’s film attempts to do things slightly differently. It’s an admirable notion, but it’s that much more disappointing when it fails to entertain and engage. The … [Read more...]
The Finest Hours Movie Review
Tales of heroism are not lacking in the cinematic universe, but it takes a special mix of emotion, thrill and, let's face it, some really great CGI at times, to truly make an impact so that we, as an audience go on the hero's journey with the character on the screen. In Disney's latest, The Finest Hours, director Craig Gillespie does exactly that in his film adaptation of the real life account in … [Read more...]
The Finest Hours Cast Talks Challenges, Doing The Right Thing and More
Tales of true heroism do two things to you when you're watching them on the big screen. One, make you inspired because there are people so amazing that they actually put themselves on the line for others and two, make you wonder if you were in the same situations, would and could, you be heroic too. For the actors in Disney's upcoming, The Finest Hours, the latter is just some of what they had to … [Read more...]
D23 Expo 2015: Walt Disney Studios Live Action Film Reveals
At Day Two at the D23 Expo 2015, Alan Horn, president of Walt Disney Studios, unveiled their plans for the upcoming live action film slate. Thanks to the success of 'Cinderella' and 'Maleficent,' Horn described the studios' plan to re-imagine and expand on some favorite, classic tales. However, he also stated that they would do so in ways that would present new twists and yet, keep close with the … [Read more...]
Into The Woods Movie Review
Once upon a time... I was a girl of 15 sitting in the middle of a stage when I was being told "a musical only works when the audience can't tell when you're singing or when you're talking." That was 1994 and our play production class was gearing up to put on a production of "Into the Woods," a fairy tale themed musical with lyrics by Stephen Sondheim (West Side Story, Company, Follies, Gypsy … [Read more...]
Five Fun Facts About Disney’s ‘Into The Woods’
This Christmas Walt Disney Pictures takes us Into the Woods. Director Rob Marshall (Chicago) brings another beloved Broadway gem to the screens with a fantastic ensemble that includes Johnny Depp, Emily Blunt, James Cordon, Chris Pine, Tracey Ullman, Christine Beranski and Meryl Streep. Haven't seen the musical? Want to know more about Disney's take? Check out these surprising tidbits about this … [Read more...]
People Like Us Movie Review #PeopleLikeUs
Chris Pine plays Sam, a twenty-something, fast-talking salesman, whose latest deal collapses on the day he learns that his father has suddenly died. Against his wishes, Sam is called home, where he must put his father's estate in order and reconnect with his estranged family. In the course of fulfilling his father's last wishes, Sam uncovers a startling secret that turns his entire world upside … [Read more...]
