Monday, December 29, 2025

Movies

An Oscar for Eddie Redmayne? Maybe. Watch Him Play Stephen Hawking

James Marsh directed "The theory of Everything," with Eddie Redmayne as scientist Stephen Hawking. Watch this trailer. Unless something is very wrong, this is...

Movies: SuperHero Glut Coming from Disney-Marvel, Warner Bros.

Holy overkill, Batman! By the time Disney-Marvel and Warner Bros are done with us, there will be no room for Sony "Spider Man" movies...

Oprah, Spielberg Help Helen Mirren, Lasse Hallstrom Celebrate “Journey” Opening

Lasse Hallstrom is one of our very best directors, and a great guy. His credits include early hits What's Eating Gilbert Grape and My...

Kevin Costner’s Hot “Comeback” Film Could Be Oscar Bait, Gets Early Look in Hamptons, Dares to Use the “N” Word

A little update, addendum: I do think "Black and White" is one of the best written movies I've seen in a long time. It's...

“Guardians of the Galaxy” Shatters August Opening Weekend Records

Before this weekend, the biggest opening weekend in the month of August ever was for "The Bourne Ultimatum" in 2007. That number was $69,283,690. But...

Hollywood Has Plenty of Black Actors Waiting to be Stars: Trade Paper is Wrong

The Hollywood Reporter is so wrong. They say "Hollywood is struggling to find black stars." So idiotic. The actors are there. They simply aren't...

Marvel: Howard the Duck Returns, for a Second, As “Guardians” Readies for Record

No, Howard the Duck is not back. Not really. Marvel's answer to Disney's Donald Duck makes a cameo appearance in the end credits sequence...

Tarantino’s “Hateful Eight” Already Has A Poster (Here it Is)

Quentin Tarantino's "Hateful Eight" already has a poster. Here it is, courtesy of Vulture/New York magazine. It's very cool, but it won't be the...