James Badge Dale as Gannon in the thriller “THE STANDOFF AT SPARROW CREEK.”Photo courtesy of RLJEFilms.
If you’ve ever seen The Pacific or the gone too soon series Rubicon, you’ll know James Badge Dale has leading man potential. Though he’s a solid character actor by trade, The Standoff at Sparrow Creek places him front and center, and for 89 minutes he, along with an equally invested ensemble, deliver a story to remember.
Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald, which stars Eddie Redmayne, Johnny Depp and Jude Law, hits Blu-ray, 4K UHD, and DVD on March 12. Its digital release is set for February 15.
When it was released in 2000, Unbreakable was considered a disappointment to many, although comic book enthusiasts immediately gravitated to its subject matter. The years have seen Unbreakable’s stature immeasurably grow in moviegoers’ eyes, and in the recent Glass premiere Samuel L. Jackson talked about the inevitability of a continuation of the Mr. Glass (Jackson) and David Dunn (Bruce Willis) story.
Tom Holland is Peter Parker, in Columbia Pictures' SPIDER-MAN:™ FAR FROM HOME. Photo Credit: Courtesy of Sony Pictures
Spider-Man: Far From Home’s teaser trailer has just been released. Thanks to the overwhelming success of Spider-Man: Homecomingand more recently Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse, expectations are high, so hopefully this clip (and more importantly the actual movie) is on point!!
On the heels of their recently released eighth album Holy Hell, metalcore band Architects embark on their first North American tour beginning April 26 at Anaheim, California’s House of Blues.
Megan (Shay Mitchell) prepares to intake the body just delivered in Screen Gems THE POSSESSION OF HANNAH GRACE. CR: Claire Folger
The Possession of Hannah Grace, a horror thriller headlined by Shay Mitchell (Pretty Little Liars), hits Blu-ray and DVD February 26 via Sony Pictures Home Entertainment. It releases on digital on February 19.
Raffey Cassidy in "Vox Lux." CR: Atsushi Nishijima
In just several years, 16-year-old actress Raffey Cassidy has starred in Tomorrowland, Allied, and in The Killing of a Sacred Deer. She continues working on A-list projects with Vox Lux, and she talks about playing dual roles in the Natalie Portman toplined feature.
This week’s Blu-ray offerings are my copies of Halloween and Time Freak. First place winner gets Halloween and second place winner grabs Time Freak (btw I really enjoyed Time Freak, much to my surprise!). Entry details below!
John Huston and Paul Newman are cinematic icons, so it’s a crying shame that 1972’s The Life And Times of Judge Roy Bean doesn’t get as much love as it deserves. The feature is currently available via Warner Archive, and the images (it went through a 2K restoration) look absolutely clean. As for the five reasons, I love the film . . .
76th ANNUAL GOLDEN GLOBE AWARDS -- Pictured: Lady Gaga and Mark Ronson, winners of Best Original Song - Motion Picture at the 76th Annual Golden Globe Awards held at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on January 6, 2019 -- (Photo by: Paul Drinkwater/NBC)
Lady Gaga and Mark Ronson received the Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song (“Shallow” From A Star Is Born). This is Lady Gaga’s second Golden Globe Award (she received a Globe in 2016 for her work in American Horror Story.
