Starring an excellent Michael Fassbender in a dual role, Ridley Scott’s suspenseful Alien: Covenant takes the franchise in a more discerning direction.
Justin Lin’s Star Trek Beyond is the new series’ mostly satisfying movie to date, but a gay Sulu and an incoherent action climax are two major problems.
Star Wars: The Force Awakens with Oscar Isaac: Poe Dameron and pals NOT to become all-time box office champs? ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ NOT to become worldwide top-grossing movie…
The Martian movie: Matt Damon stars as an astronaut stranded on Mars. ‘The Martian’ movie review: Ridley Scott still has ‘greatness left in him’ The Martian is the story of…
Robert Pattinson: Actor to play E.T. astronaut. Robert Pattinson to star for Claire Denis If all goes as planned, Robert Pattinson will get to star in French screenwriter-director Claire Denis’…
Interstellar: Space movie with Anne Hathaway. ‘Interstellar’: Space movie is ‘ravishing’ & ‘overextended’ There are many intriguing questions raised in director Christopher Nolan’s ravishing, overextended mind-bender Interstellar. One of the…
Edge of Tomorrow with Tom Cruise. ‘Edge of Tomorrow’: Tom Cruise, the Last Movie Star, makes latest alien invasion movie ‘exceptionally entertaining’ Hiroshi Sakurazaka’s popular illustrated novel All You Need…
Robocop 2014 movie with Joel Kinnaman and Abbie Cornish. ‘Robocop’ 2014 review: ‘More interesting ideas than it can properly address’ You’ll have to excuse older moviegoers if they feel an…
‘Ender’s Game’ movie to go the way of ‘John Carter’ & ‘The Golden Compass’? Nov. 11 update: Directed by Gavin Hood and starring Asa Butterfield and Harrison Ford, Ender’s Game…
‘Ender’s Game’ movie: Sci-fier displays ‘steel-grey self-seriousness,’ but fails to explore ‘disturbing brutality’ at its core Orson Scott Card’s sci-fi novel Ender’s Game was published in 1985, and in the…
Na’vi Sam Worthington in Avatar. But when does Avatar 2 come out? When does ‘Avatar 2’ come out? Release dates revealed Avatar, James Cameron’s late 2009 (and early 2010) blockbuster…
Oblivion with Tom Cruise. ‘Oblivion’ is best Tom Cruise debut in nearly a decade Tom Cruise is back on top at the North American box office, having had his biggest…
Disney employees Darth Vader and Princess Leia as Lucasfilm now belongs to the Disney Enterprises realm. Lucasfilm now part of the (infinite) Disney Universe Disney has just gobbled up –…
Madagascar 3 movie: Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted June 10 update: Weekend box office: The Prometheus movie monsters have been beaten by Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted‘s cuddly talking animals.…
Scene-stealer Michael Fassbender, Prometheus The consensus seems to be that Ridley Scott’s Prometheus is no Alien. And it’s no Blade Runner, either. But most critics have found Scott’s latest foray…
Emma Thompson back as Gareth Peirce? Two-time Oscar winner Emma Thompson may once again play human rights lawyer Gareth Peirce, according to Screen Daily. Nearly twenty years ago, Thompson played…
Ridley Scott’s Prometheus movie. Philosophical question: if God created the universe and all its creatures, did he also create the title character in Ridley Scott’s 1979 horror classic Alien? If…
Moebius’ art. Moebius a.k.a. Jean Giraud has died Comics artist Jean Giraud, a.k.a. Moebius, died at age 73 on March 10. According to the Los Angeles Times obit, the Parisian-born…
Carrie Fisher in Star Wars: Princess Leia is ready to tackle Captain Kirk. The daughter of Hollywood legend Debbie Reynolds (Singin’ in the Rain, Best Actress Oscar nominee for The…
The Beast with a Million Eyes: Hardly truth in advertising as Roger Corman’s micro-budget sci-fi thriller is no “monster movie.” ‘The Beast with a Million Eyes’: Alien invasion movie predates…
Leonardo DiCaprio in ‘Inception.’ Inception movie review: Summer blockbuster with brains & soul Christopher Nolan’s Inception is a summer blockbuster that doesn’t act like one. Unlike so many of the…
Star Trek USS Enterprise. “Visualize This: Previs in the Making of Star Trek,” will be presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ Science and Technology Council on…
Sean Connery in From Russia with Love. The American Cinematheque’s Egyptian Theatre will present six features (and several shorts) made in the dye-transfer Technicolor process (a.k.a. I.B. or “imbibition”), beginning…
Star Trek stars Chris Pine and Zachary Quinto, in addition to director J.J. Abrams, pose at their hotel ahead of the premiere of their movie on April 7 in Sydney.…
Starring Harrison Ford, Ridley Scott’s 1982 dystopian thriller Blade Runner is a modern classic. But does it merit that label? Sean Young and Rutger Hauer costar.
Maze Runner 2: The Scorch Trials with Dylan O’Brien: Beating latest Johnny Depp flop at the domestic box office. ‘Maze Runner 2’ to beat Johnny Depp ‘Black Mass’ The 20th…
Batman v Superman movie: Ben Affleck in Batsuit. Batsuit & Batmobile revealed – Will the world ever be the same again? Batman v Superman director Zack Snyder has used his…
‘Elysium’ with Matt Damon. ‘Elysium’ 2013 movie review: Lateral move for ‘District 9′ director Neill Blomkamp If Elysium were South African director Neill Blomkamp’s debut feature film, it would have…
The Dark Knight Rises: Christian Bale in Batsuit. ‘The Dark Knight Rises’ passes $600 million milestone at the worldwide box office Sept. 10 update: The Dark Knight Rises, Christopher Nolan’s…
Saoirse Ronan, Max Irons, The Host ‘The Host’ trailer “The Earth is at peace. There are no wars. There’s no hunger,” intones Saoirse Ronan in The Host‘s teaser trailer (see…
Margaret Field, best remembered for the 1951 B sci-fier The Man From Planet X, died at her Malibu home on Sunday, Nov. 6, the day her daughter Sally Field turned…
Inception meaning = blockbuster. Marion Cotillard is one of the members of the thriller/sci-fier’s ensemble cast. ‘Inception’ meaning? Blockbuster as Christopher Nolan thriller/sci-fier is only ‘original’ live-action movie to pass…
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