The Force is with me, and I am with the Force. And I fear nothing, for all is as the Force wills it. We hear Chirrut, one of the old Guardians of the temple on the planet Jedha, speaking of his confidence in the Force as he steps in to help Jyn and Cassian. We…
The big news to hit the internet in the past couple weeks?was news about Disney crossing boundaries into uncharted territory. But will the actuality meet the hype? Sometime during post-production, Emma Watson (Belle), Dan Stevens (Beast), and director Bill Condon were interviewed by Attitude, the British magazine directed toward a gay audience. Just before the…
As I wrote in my recent piece about the “Final Trailer,” Disney’s new live-action version of Beauty and the Beast will “upgrade the wheel.” While the storyline will closely follow?the 1991 animated version, there will be some changes to the story. Clips and trailers of the film, including a 57-second video released Monday (see below),…
You can always depend on the internet to spread and expand upon rumors based on tiny snippets of information. When Rogue One was doing reshoots last year, entertainment writers were sure the reason for it all was that Disney was “panicked” about their new film. But, as I commented on this last June, reshoots are…
Last Tuesday, a video ad for the upcoming Beauty and the Beast hit the internet. Disney has been dipping into their past, adapting their famous fairy tales as live-action films. Those who grew up on The Jungle Book, Cinderella, and the like are being titillated by slightly more grown-up versions of what they remember. Why…
Warning: Huge Spoilers in this review. You will want to see the movie, if you haven’t yet, before reading on.? A week before Christmas, I posted a version of the above sign to Facebook, borrowed last year from a Facebook friend. Along with the picture, I posted: “He came to give new hope to the…
A new extended trailer for the upcoming live action Beauty and the Beast hit the internet Monday. The new preview (embedded below) adds some enticing details, including looks at Maurice, Gaston, and LeFou. From the short clips, it seems Maurice, played by Kevin Kline, is a much more stable and wise father than the lovable…
The latest trailer for the first “standalone” Star Wars feature movie hit the internet Thursday, followed by much speculation as to what we are seeing. For those who are wanting to avoid spoilers, I don’t think this trailer gives away too much, especially for those who have even a cursory knowledge?of details which have been…
I am sure my first encounter with Beauty and the Beast was on VHS. When the movie was released in theaters in November of 1991, I was living in Wyoming in a town north of a?very small private school, training for pastoral ministry. No prospects had panned out for that vocation, although I had, for…
The Narnia fan base was elated to receive news recently the proposed fourth movie in the Chronicles of Narnia feature movie series now has financial backing from a major studio. On August 9, the official Narnia.com website announced that Sony’s Tri-Star and Entertainment One (eOne) would be joining The Mark Gordon Company and The…
