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Ghost in the Shell: Still Stunning On the Blu-ray!

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Scarlett Johansson plays The Major in Ghost in the Shell from Paramount Pictures and DreamWorks Pictures – now available on home video, including 4K UHD.

Ghost in the Shell is based on a Japanese manga by Masamune Shirow and a classic anime by Mamoru Oshii – both of which deal with the questions of what constitutes identity and whether humanity remains when the line between human and machine disappears.

Rupert Sanders’ live-action Ghost in the Shell touches on these ideas more I expected it would and is a cracking good science fiction-action movie as well.

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Transformers: The Last Knight Is Not a Good Night!

Mark Wahlberg plays Cade Yeager in TRANSFORMERS: THE LAST KNIGHT, from Paramount Pictures.

Transformers: The Last Night is either action or exposition and on so many fronts it has trouble keeping itself straight – let alone letting the audience do so.

I’m going to be completely upfront here: my inner 12-year old was bored; my outer 65-year couldn’t doze off because the movie was too loud, and I finished my big drink with more than half-an-hour left before the closing credits (and a rather unintriguing tag) began to roll.

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The Final Battle Is Upon Us Trailer: Transformers: The Last Knight!

Director/Executive Producer Michael Bay on the set of TRANSFORMERS: THE LAST KNIGHT, from Paramount Pictures.

Michael Bay says this will be his last Transformers film as a director and the new international trailer looks like he threw in everything including the kitchen sink.

As Sir Anthony Hopkins intones, ‘The last battle is upon us.’

Transformers: The Last Knight opens on June 21st.

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Baywatch Swims Just Fine!

BAYWATCH – (L-R) Dwayne Johnson as Mitch Buchannon and Zac Efron as Matt Brody – Photo courtesy of Paramount Pictures.

Maybe it’s just the mood I had going into Baywatch (looking for a laugh or two after a day of packing up to move), but I quite enjoyed Baywatch.

I only ever watched a couple episodes of the TV series, but the movie seemed to hit every one of the major parts of the show – slo-mo Baywatch babe; overly earnest Mitch Buchanan; plucky comic relief (who’s so quick to melt down when his crush is around that he doesn’t realize that she’s into him from the beginning); totally inappropriate investigation of suspected criminal activity; lots and lots of beautiful beach people.

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Michael Bay Honored By TCL Chinese Theater IMAX® With Hand & Footprint Ceremony!

Filmmaker Michael Bay puts his hand and footprints in cement presented by Paramount Pictures at the TCL Chinese Theater IMAX forecourt in Hollywood, California on Tuesday May 23, 2017. .(Photo: Alex J. Berliner / ABImages)

Michael Bay has been immortalized in cement with his hand and footprints being set in front of the TCL Chinese Theater.

Jerry Bruckheimer, Josh Duhamel and Sir Anthony Hopkins spoke at the ceremony – and Bay’ dog, Rebel, made a rare public appearance.

Bay’s Transformers: The Last Knight will be in theaters on June 21st.

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Wrong Optimus Trailer: Transformers: The Last Knight!

The Last Knight shatters the core myths of the Transformers franchise, and redefines what it means to be a hero.

The first Transformers movie to come out an actual writers’ room looks to be a fusion of legend, myth and twin universes.

The new trailer tells us Optimus Prime is gone – but then here he is saying, For our world to live, yours must die!’

Transformers: The Last Knight opens on June 23rd.

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Ghost in the Shell: Visually Stunning Action with a Brain!

Scarlett Johansson plays The Major in Ghost in the Shell from Paramount Pictures and DreamWorks Pictures.

Ghost in the Shell is based on a Japanese manga by Masamune Shirow and a classic anime by Mamoru Oshii – both of which deal with the questions of what constitutes identity and whether humanity remains when the line between human and machine disappears.

Rupert Sanders’ live-action Ghost in the Shell touches on these ideas more I expected it would and is a cracking good science fiction-action movie as well.

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An Inconvenient Trailer: Remove term: An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth To Power An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth To Power

An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to the Power – Flooding at the World Trade Center site – Photo courtesy of Paramount Pictures

Al Gore is back with a very inconvenient film – especially for climate change deniers.

An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to the Power shows how predictions made in the first film have already begun to happen – including one pivotal event that was derided as fantasy when An Inconvenient Truth was first released.

An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to the Power will be in theaters on July 28th.

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Ghost in the Shell Fans To Get First Look In IMAX Event!

Fans of Ghost in the Shell will be given a chance to take an early look at the live action adaptation of the classic anime – in IMAX® – on February 28th.

Paramount Pictures, Dreamworks Pictures and IMAX present a one-night-only event featuring an exclusive first look at stunning film footage exclusively in IMAX® theatres across 14 North American cities with select international markets and dates to follow.

Attendees will receive a limited edition poster and have the opportunity to capture their experience in a film-centric experiential photo booth — Becoming the Major.

Tickets are available now.

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