Everything Action Theater: Labyrinth (1986)
While it underperformed when it opened in 1986, Jim Henson’s Labyrinth has become a beloved cult classic, and you can watch for the latest Everything Action Theater. Starring Jennifer Connelly and the immortal David Bowie, Connelly plays Sarah, whose infant brother goblins snatch away to a fantastic world. Following her brother, Sarah meets the enigmatic […]
Snow White Goes Live Action in March (Trailer)
Disney is returning to the beginning next spring with the live-action remake of its first full-length animated feature, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. Snow White stars Rachel Zegler as the title character, a princess whose kingdom is taken over by the Evil Queen (Gal Gadot). The Queen, obsessed with being the “fairest of them […]
New Release Round Up 12/3/24
Here’s what’s new on DVD and Blu-ray/4K this week: It’s the New Release Round Up. Pick of the Week: Galaxy Quest (4K) Also Out This Week: The Wild Robot Alien: Romulus The Forge Never Let Go White Bird Average Joe The Outrun The Dead Don’t Hurt The Critic A Biltmore Christmas A Merry Scottish Christmas […]
Battle at the Box Office 12/2/24
While critics were lukewarm on Moana 2, audiences surged to see it over Thanksgiving, giving Walt Disney Animation its biggest opening ever. Moana 2 had a weekend total of $139.7 million but $225.4 for a domestic total as it opened on Wednesday last week. It’s the biggest Thanksgiving weekend of all time, topping Frozen II’s […]
Musical Montage: Frankie Goes to Hollywood “Relax”
Along with all the other over-the-top things that happen in director Brian De Palma’s 1984 homage to Hitchcock, Body Double, the 80s band Frankie Goes to Hollywood is featured in a sequence that finds main character Jake Scully (Craig Wasson) on the set of a porn movie, performing their hit “Relax.” “Relax” was released in […]
Admit One 11/29/24
Here’s what’s new in theaters and on streaming this weekend, it’s Admit One Moana 2 (Theaters) Starring: Auliʻi Cravalho, Dwayne Johnson, Temuera Morrison, Nicole Scherzinger, Rachel House, Alan Tudyk, Hualālai Chung, Rose Matafeo, David Fane Directed by: David Derrick Jr., Jason Hand, Dana Ledoux Miller Plot: After receiving an unexpected call from her wayfinding ancestors, […]
New Release Round Up 11/26/24
Here’s what’s new on DVD and Blu-ray/4K this week; it’s the New Release Round-Up Pick of the Week: The Shape of Water (Criterion Collection 4K) Also Out This Week: Attachment Night of the Missing Must Love Dogs (Blu-ray) Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story (4K) The Hunted (4K) Hush (4K) Feardotcom (Blu-ray) Bug (4K) The Snowtown […]
Sonic, Knuckles and Tails Battle Shadow in Sonic the Hedgehog 3 (Trailer)
Sonic and his pals are back in theaters just in time for Christmas as they battle the new threat of Shadow the Hedgehog (Keanu Reeves) in Sonic the Hedgehog 3. Sonic (Ben Schwartz), Tails (Colleen O’Shaughnessey), and Knuckles (Idris Elba) are living peacefully in Green Hills with Tom (James Marsden) and Maddie (Tika Sumpter) when […]
Battle at the Box Office 11/25/24
As expected, Wicked dominated the weekend box office with Gladiator II coming in a solid second place. Wicked opened to $112.5 million, which is the third best opening ever for a movie musical behind 2017’s Beauty and the Beast and Frozen II. It’s the biggest opening ever for a movie based on a stage production, […]
Musical Montage: The Wizard of Oz
Wicked dominated the box office this past weekend (see how much in Battle at the Box Office later today), but the original Wizard of Oz has dominated pop culture for 85 years and counting. There are several iconic aspects of the 1939 classic, including the songs. All the songs were composed by Harold Arlen, and […]
Admit One 11/22/24
Here’s what’s new in theaters and on streaming this weekend: it’s Admit One Gladiator II (Theaters) Starring: Paul Mescal, Pedro Pascal, Connie Nielsen, Denzel Washington, Joseph Quinn, Fred Hechinger Directed by: Ridley Scott Plot: Years after witnessing the death of Maximus at the hands of his uncle, Lucius must enter the Colosseum after the powerful […]