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Strangely, Strange Magic Is Not Really Magical!
The world could have used a great CG reimagining of William Shakespeare’s A Midsummer’s Night Dream. What a shame this isn’t it. Still there are some good moments to be had from Strange Magic – Alan Cumming rocking out as the Bog King and Evan Rachel Ward flittering through several musical styles as Princess Marianne […]
Behind The Scenes Featurette: Strange Magic!
Strange Magic, a musical fantasy filled with magic, elves, goblins and fairies – and based loosely on William Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream, will be in theaters on January 23rd. Follow the jump to learn more about the creatures and cast of Strange Magic.
First Look: Strange Magic
Lucasfilm Ltd.’s Strange Magic – a ‘madcap fairy tale musical inspired by A Midsummer Night’s Dream’ will be the company’s first theatrical release since the company was acquired by Disney. Strange Magic stars an amazing voice cast – Alan Cumming, Evan Rachel Wood, Kristen Chenowith, Maya Rudolph and Peter Stormare among them – and will be released through […]
George Lucas Talks Fantasy Cinema in TCM’s Latest A Night at the Movies Documentary
George Lucas leads into a 24-hour salute to fantasy films in the latest edition of TCM’s A Night at the Movies – TCM Presents A Night at the Movies: George Lucas & The World of Fantasy Cinema – on Tuesday, November 25th (8/7C). During the one-hour special, Lucas will take viewers on a tour of some of the […]
Red Tails – Michelle Likes it, just doesn’t Love it!
The story of the Tuskegee Airmen, the first black fighter pilots – who fought bravely in WWII, is one that needs to be told and told often. Several years ago HBO did mini-series about these giants amongst men. While watching George Lucas’ passion project Red Tails, I could not help but feel like I’ve seen […]
Star Wars: The Complete Saga To Be Unleashed On Blu-ray On September 16!
And when I say unleashed, I mean unleashed! The nine-disc blu-ray Star Wars release will include so many extras that it’s hard to know where to begin, but as a fan of the audio commentary, I say let’s start with two commentaries for each film – one by George Lucas and a handful of […]
MOVIE ESSAY: Raider of the Lost 80s – by Scott Essman
When RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK was released in 1981, it did the unthinkable – the movie superseded the previous works that creator-producer George Lucas and director Steven Spielberg had each done individually in genre filmmaking. And that said a lot, with Lucas on the heels of the first two STAR WARS films, and Spielberg […]
Movie Review: Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
Ok, I’ll admit I’ve always been pretty ambivalent towards the Indiana Jones trilogy. I liked Raiders well enough, but loathed Temple of Doom – it’s completely un-watchable, while Last Crusade was meh. So when they announced that they were finally going to do Indy 4 I could not have cared less. Indiana Jones and the […]
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull – Indy Can Still Take Us on a Wild Ride!
Indiana Jones is back – and it’s a Very Good Thing! Indy has faced many obstacles in his life, but never before has he been considered a potential threat to national security! And let me tell you, it really bugs his @$$! The problem arises because of a [former] friend who helps a covert Soviet […]