Movie Reviews and Previews Johnny Depp, king of the jungle No joke, I was distracted when I first read the headline this weekend, so my initial reaction was: is Tim Burton doing a Tarzan movie with Johnny Depp? He’s not and they’re not. But that’s also not out of the realm of possibility for those two. Last By Lainey • May 15, 2017 11:31 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Charlie Hunnam is White Aladdin in King Arthur: Legend of the Sword Guy Ritchie’s King Arthur: Legend of the Sword was supposed to be the first in a six-film franchise. But in a classic “the gods punish hubris” result, King Arthur fell on its sword with a $14.7 million opening weekend. This isn’t just a bomb, this is, “Sorry By Sarah • May 15, 2017 09:17 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Amy Schumer and Goldie Hawn in Snatched Snatched starts strong, with a solid first act based in character-driven comedy featuring two generations of funny women. Amy Schumer stars as Emily, a vapid asshole who is stuck with a non-refundable trip to Ecuador after her musician boyfriend (Randall Park, hilarious in one scene) dumps her because his budding By Sarah • May 12, 2017 02:36 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews First look at Xavier Dolan's John F Donovan is conspicuously timed... but very exciting With the Cannes Film Festival a week away, we finally get our first official photos from the set of Xavier Dolan's highly-anticipated The Death and Life of John F. Donovan. The film is not screening in Cannes because they’re not finished shooting but it does look fantastic By Joanna • May 12, 2017 11:59 am
Gorgessity Michelle Pfeiffer forever You know what I said in today’s site intro about weekend viewing, watching, reading, and listening lists? Well next weekend it’s going to be HBO’s The Wizard Of Lies, the story of Bernie Madoff. Back in February, Radiolab (probably my favourite podcast) did an episode on Bernie By Lainey • May 12, 2017 10:18 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Goldie Hawn and the casting couch Goldie Hawn and Amy Schumer’s Snatched opens tomorrow. Goldie is on the cover of this week’s PEOPLE. Most of the early excerpts from her interview with editor Jess Cagle have been about her relationship with Kurt Russell. You know what I think about when I think Goldie and By Lainey • May 11, 2017 03:26 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Charlie’s weekend flop? Here’s Charlie Hunnam in London today continuing to promote King Arthur: Legend Of The Sword. He looks hot in that leather jacket. Hot enough to save his movie? Variety reported yesterday that the movie is looking like an “epic flop”. Forbes agrees, saying it’s “likely (the) biggest flop By Lainey • May 11, 2017 12:10 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Guy in the middle These pictures crack me up. It’s the expression on Guy Ritchie’s face as he stands in between Charlie Hunnam and David Beckham, both of them known for being super hot. What Guy knows in this moment is that he is the troll of the trio. Sorry, but it’ By Lainey • May 10, 2017 04:33 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Cars 3: Important Lessons About Time And Death The talking cars that populate a post-apocalyptic wasteland devoid of human life are back for Cars 3, a movie in which beloved racing champ Lightning McQueen is aged and borderline decrepit, and irreparably injured in a terrifying crash. Bested by the faster, younger newcomer Jackson Storm—why do all these By Sarah • May 10, 2017 11:52 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Charlie Hunnam’s “consistent” romance Charlie Hunnam at the Hollywood premiere of King Arthur: Legend Of The Sword last night. The movie opens this Friday. Have you, um, read any of the reviews? So far not so good. Only 13% on Rotten Tomatoes at post time. Which may explain why it’s been rescheduled and By Lainey • May 09, 2017 03:49 pm
Amazingness I like Spider-Man very much Sarah wrote yesterday about the new Spider-Man clip that aired during the MTV Movie and TV Awards on Sunday. About how cute and nerdy Tom Holland and his friend, Jacob Batalon, are together. They are, indeed, really, really cute. And I am getting really, really excited to see this movie. By Lainey • May 09, 2017 10:31 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Blade Runner GORGEOUS Blade Runner 2049 has been teasing us with glimpses of its orange and neon visuals, and now we have the first full trailer and it’s mind-bogglingly gorgeous. It’s director Denis Villeneuve, of course, and also cinematographer Roger Deakins, who is one of the greatest living cinematographers. They previously By Sarah • May 09, 2017 10:13 am
Movie Reviews and Previews No MET but Cannes? Given this year’s MET Gala theme honouring Rei Kawakubo and Comme Des Garcons, it would have been great to see FKA twigs’s interpretation. She and Robert Pattinson were there in 2015 and 2016 but skipped last week – or they weren’t invited…? Anna Wintour reportedly wanted to keep By Lainey • May 08, 2017 02:56 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews The Moonlight kiss In my earlier post about Emma Watson and how MTV has gone gender neutral with their acting awards, I wondered about the impact – specifically whether or not this kind of decision will encourage diversity in storytelling and diversity in storytellers, creating more opportunities for women in the industry. The MTV By Lainey • May 08, 2017 09:29 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Breakfast Club Spider-Man While Warner Brothers drags their heels on Wonder Woman’s marketing, Sony is not letting the grass grow and is uncapping the Spider-Man: Homecoming marketing two full months before the movie’s release in July. They premiered a clip during the MTV Movie Awards and it’s totally adorable. It By Sarah • May 08, 2017 08:59 am
Movie Reviews and Previews What are you doing to Wonder Woman? A couple of weeks ago Shana O’Neil at Syfy Wire/Fangrrls pointed out that the Wonder Woman marketing has been…let’s call it low-key, for a movie coming out in less than two months. Donna Dickens at Uproxx followed suit, providing some compare-and-contrast with other Warner Brothers/DC By Sarah • May 08, 2017 08:02 am
