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After a six-year absence in this popular swashbuckling/fantasy, 'Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales' is only bested by the initial installment.
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Movie Review: ‘Baywatch’ is Over-the-Top Funny, Exciting, and Sexy
This is not your older brother’s 'Baywatch'. It is crammed with over-the-top humor and action. It is funny from the opening titles through the outtakes at the end. Oh, and it still has sexy girls in bathing suits.
Read More »4K Blu-ray Review: James Mangold’s ‘3:10 to Yuma’ Gets Upgraded for 10th Anniversary
Fans will be more than happy to add "3:10 to Yuma" to their 4K collections.
Read More »The 2017 TCM Classic Film Festival: From ‘Love Crazy’ to Feeling Crazy Watching ‘Zardoz’
A look at my first two days at the festival.
Read More »Blu-ray Review: Johnnie To’s ‘Three’ Features Stellar AV and Explosive Finale
Just when you wonder if the slow burn is worth it, the 'Three' finale blows you away.
Read More »CinemaCon 2017: Warner Bros. Pictures, 20th Century Fox
Held at Caesar’s Palace, CinemaCon is the official convention of The National Association of Theatre Owners. The movie studios conduct presentations to get their exhibition partners excited about the products they will soon have to offer them. WARNER BROS. PICTURES The presentation started with a funny clip from the Going …
Read More »CinemaCon 2017: Universal Pictures, Focus Features
Held at Caesar’s Palace, CinemaCon is the official convention of The National Association of Theatre Owners. The movie studios conduct presentations to get their exhibition partners excited about the products they will soon have to offer them. UNIVERSAL PICTURES The executives want to remind theater owners that the box-office on …
Read More »CinemaCon 2017: Paramount Pictures, Walt Disney Studios
Held at Caesar’s Palace, CinemaCon is the official convention of The National Association of Theatre Owners. The movie studios conduct presentations to get their exhibition partners excited about the products they will soon have to offer them. PARAMOUNT PICTURES Preceded by guys and girls in red bathing suits, Dwayne Johnson …
Read More »CinemaCon 2017: Sony Pictures, STX Entertainment
Held at Caesar’s Palace, CinemaCon is the official convention of The National Association of Theatre Owners. The movie studios conduct presentations to get their exhibition partners excited about the products they will soon have to offer them. SONY PICTURES ENTERTAINMENT Chairman Tom Rothman started off the festivities with a vulgar …
Read More »SXSW World Premiere: ‘Life,’ starring Jake Gyllenhaal and Ryan Reynolds
Daniel Espinosa's film combines elements of 'Alien' and 'Gravity' to create a satisfyingly suspenseful sci-fi thriller.
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