Tomrrowland was lighthearted and inspirational
Tomorrowland Directed by: Brad Bird Screenplay by: Damon Lindelof, Brad Bird Story by:Damon Lindelof, Brad Bird, Jeff Jensen Starring: George Clooney, Hugh Laurie, Britt Robertson, Raffey Cassidy, Tim McGraw, Kathryn Hahn, Keegan-Michael Key Running time: 130 minutes Rated PG for for sequences of sci-fi action violence and peril, thematic elements, and language. Tomorrowland is a multi-faceted […]
Mad Max: Fury Road is the Most Surprisingly Great Film of 2015
Mad Max: Fury Road Directed by: George Miller Written by: George Miller, Brendan McCarthy, Nico Lathouris Starring: Tom Hardy, Charlize Theron, Nicholas Hoult, Hugh Keays-Byrne, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley, Riley Keough, Zoë Kravitz, Abbey Lee, Courtney Eaton Running time: 120 minutes R for intense sequences of violence throughout, and for disturbing images There are a few sentences […]
Far from the Madding Crowd is Classic, Solid Storytelling
Far from the Madding Crowd Directed by: Thomas Vinterberg Screenplay by: David Nicholls Based on: Far from the Madding Crowd (1874) by Thomas Hardy Starring: Carey Mulligan, Matthias Schoenaerts, Michael Sheen, Tom Sturridge, Juno Temple Running time: 119 minutes Rated PG-13 for some sexuality and violence Far from the Madding Crowd is a classic British […]
Hot Pursuit Was Tepid with Recycled Comedy
Hot Pursuit Directed by: Anne Fletcher Written by: David Feeney, John Quaintance Starring: Reese Witherspoon, Sofía Vergara Release date: May 8, 2015 Running time: 87 minutes Rated PG-13 for sexual content, violence, language and some drug material. Hot Pursuit boils down to reprocessed ideas in a terrible script that struggled to land a single joke […]
PrepperCon was Great for New Gear
PrepperCon was held in Salt Lake City this past weekend, and we had a chance to attend. As one that is a mild camper, and whose idea of survival is a Cliff bar and a bottle of water and a place to sit down and charge my phone in a convention center, I was anticipating […]
Avengers: Age of Ultron is a Smorgasbord of Awesome
Avengers: Age of Ultron Directed by: Joss Whedon Screenplay by: Joss Whedon Based on: The Avengers by Stan Lee, Jack Kirby Starring:Robert Downey Jr., Chris Hemsworth, Mark Ruffalo, Chris Evans, Scarlett Johansson, Jeremy Renner, Don Cheadle, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Elizabeth Olsen, Paul Bettany, Cobie Smulders, Anthony Mackie, Hayley Atwel, lIdris Elba, Stellan Skarsgård, James Spader, Samuel […]
Game of Thrones: High Sparrow
Game of Thrones Season 5, Episode 3: “High Sparrow” Directed by: Mark Mylod Screenplay by: David Benioff and D.B. Weiss Air date: April 26, 2015 Starring: Peter Dinklage, Lena Headey, Kit Harington, Aidan Gillen, Natalie Dormer, Stephen Dillane, Liam Cunningham, Conleth Hill, Alfie Allen, Sophie Turner, Maisie Williams, John Bradley, Gwendoline Christie, Dean-Charles Chapman, Tom […]
WPR’s Box Office Report: April 27
The News you didn’t read is over here: WPR’s Weekly News Roundup Box Office Results from April 24-26 Furious 7 has become the third, maybe fourth, film to gross 1 billion overseas, as domestic returns begin to slip for the film that exploded at an astonishing pace. The real news this week is not with the […]
WPR’s Weekely Movie News Roundup: April 27
All The News you didn’t hear yet Ewan McGregor is in negotiations with Disney to take on the role of Lumiere in Disney’s live-action version of Beauty and the Beast. As reported by The Hollywood Reporter. While Variety reported that Stanley Tucci will play Cadenza the grand piano, a new character who is described as a neurotic […]
The Age of Adaline was Charming
The Age of Adaline Directed by: Lee Toland Krieger Written by: J. Mills Goodloe, Salvador Paskowitz Starring: Blake Lively, Michiel Huisman, Kathy Baker, Amanda Crew, Harrison Ford, Ellen Burstyn Release date: April 24, 2015 Running time: 110 minutes Rated PG-13 for for a suggestive comment The Age of Adaline was really quite charming. The performances were […]
Little Boy is a Bomb
Little Boy Directed by: Alejandro Gómez Monteverde Written by: Alejandro Gómez Monteverde, Pepe Portillo Starring: Jakob Salvati, David Henrie, Kevin James, Emily Watson, Ted Levine, Michael Rapaport, Ali Landry, Ben Chaplin Release Date: April 24, 2015 Running Time: 100 minutes Rated PG-13 for some mature thematic material and violence The film Little Boy did something […]
WPR’s Box Office Report: April 21st
Old News is Good News Variety has reported that Patty Jenkins has been tapped to fill the director’s chair for Wonder Woman after Michelle MacLaren’s departure. Ryan Gosling is in negotiations to star in the upcoming sequel to Blade Runner, directed by Denis Villeneuve and produced by Ridley Scott with Harrison Ford reprising his role […]
Game of Thrones: The House of Black and White was Sharp
Game of Thrones Season 5 Episode 2: “The House of Black and White” Directed by: Michael Slovis Screenplay by: David Benioff, D. B. Weiss Airdate: April 19, 2015 Starring: Peter Dinklage, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Lena Headey, Emilia Clarke, Kit Harington, Aidan Gillen, Stephen Dillane, Liam Cunningham, Indira Varma, John Bradley, Sophie Turner, Maisie Williams, Hannah Murray, […]
Chappie: The Art of the Movie is a Fantastic Movie Art Book
Chappie: The Art of the Movie Hardcover: 144 pages Publisher: Titan Books (March 3, 2015) Language: English ISBN-10: 1783295201 ISBN-13: 978-1783295203 Product Dimensions: 11.1 x 0.7 x 12.1 inches List Price: $34.95 from Amazon
Unfriended was Agonizing to Watch
Unfriended Directed by: Levan Gabriadze (as Leo Gabriadze) Written by: Nelson Greaves Starring: Shelley Hennig, Moses Jacob Storm, Renee Olstead, Will Peltz, Jacob Wysocki, Courtney Halverson, Heather Sossaman Running time: 82 minutes Rated R for violent content, pervasive language, some sexuality, and drug and alcohol use – all involving teens Unfriended unfolds over a teenager’s […]