Today marks a genuine first – Nicolas Jakoby, an orc, has officially become part of the South Central Los Angeles Police Department where he will be partnered with veteran Officer Scott Ward. Jakoby and Ward are the subjects of a new film by David Ayer (Fury, Suicide Squad) that will be coming to Netflix in […]
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Supernaturally Intriguing Trailer: Bright!
What would the world be like if everything was exactly the same as it now, but there were orcs, elves and fairies as well as human beings? David Ayers’ Bright – stars Will Smith as Ward, a human cop who is partnered with Jakoby (Joel Edgerton), an orc, on a routine night patrol that turns […]
Celebrate the Life and Legacy of Muhammad Ali with Ali: Commemorative Edition!
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment is releasing a special edition of Michael Mann’s Muhammad Ali biopic, starring Will Smith, on Blu-ray this month. Ali: Commemorative Edition will include a new featurette – On the Set with The Greatest. It will be in stores on January 17th. Details follow the break.
Collateral Beauty – I Hated This Movie!
Collateral Beauty is a story about grief, recovery and redemption – themes also found in Kenneth Lonergan’s brilliant Manchester By Sea. It angered me because it appeared to be an entirely different movie than the one suggested by the trailers – and by being a remarkably treacly film on its own merits.
Turns Out Death Is an Elderly White Woman Trailer: Collateral Beauty!
A bereaved ad executive writes letters to Death, Time and Love as a way to try ‘to fix my mind.’ Then they start appearing to him. Collateral Beauty opens December 16th. The new trailer follows.
Personal Response Trailer: Collateral Beauty!
Howard Inlet has suffered a terrible personal tragedy and dealing with it by writing letters – to Love, Time and Death. He is not expecting a personal response. Collateral Beauty stars Will Smith, Keira Knightley, Edward Norton, Jacob Lattimore, Michael Pena, Naomie Harris and Helen Mirren. It opens on December 16th. Check out the first […]
Concussion – The NFL Vs. Bennett C. Omalu MD!
Dr. Bennett C. Omalu is the Nigerian-American coroner who identified the brain damage that was the cause of mental health issues for ex-NFL players. The story is, as they used to say, ‘ripped from the headlines’ – and given that the NFL has just backed out of a concussion study at a Boston University, its […]
More Relevant Than Ever Trailer: Concussion – Tell The Truth!
Will Smith – as Dr. Bennet Omalu – takes on the NFL in Sony Pictures’ Concussion. In theaters everywhere on December 25th. Check out out the trailer following the jump.
Focus Is Slight Slight-of-Hand!
Heist and caper movies rely on manipulating what we see and hear in such a way that we see and hear everything we need to know without realizing that we’ve done so. In spite of some pacing problems and an occasional overabundance of flash (a tricky balance that writer/directors Glenn Ficarra and John Requa don’t […]
A Broadway Classic Comes to Life in the New “Annie” Trailer
A Broadway classic that has delighted audiences for generations comes to the big screen with a new, contemporary vision in Columbia Pictures’ comedy Annie. New trailer after the jump!
The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon Kicks Off with Will Smith and U2!
When The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon premieres on Monday, February 17th, Fallon’s guests will be Will Smith and U2. I’m guessing we’ll begin the relevant guests on February 18th. Follow the jump for the press release.