When you have been reporting movie news for as long as I have, you learn to take “news” articles with a grain of salt. On Monday?night, Page Six ran an article with the headline?Disney execs in a panic over upcoming ?Star Wars??film. According to the report, Disney execs are?dissatisfied with?Rogue One, which has prompted “expensive…
On Tuesday, I posted the first teaser trailer for the upcoming Beauty and the Beast live-action film from Disney. Several major websites have reported this week the new teaser?was view a record 91.8 million times the first twenty-four hours it was online. The most recent record holder was The Force Awakens, which was viewed some…
Fans of Disney feature cartoon movies… and Emma Watson… are excited about the coming live-action version of Beauty of the Beast?coming to theaters in America March 2017. Watson was tagged for the film last year, and fans of the actor, who portrayed?Hermione in the Harry Potter films, have been abuzz ever since.?Disney has already released…
I have a deep personal interest in Millennials, as my four children were born from 1980 through 1990, nicely fitting within the definition. Tuesday, I introduced ScreenFish readers to the six-part documentary Millennials, which premieres on the cable network Ovation this evening. I hope you will take time to watch. The three episodes I previewed…
Ovation? What’s that? If you’re not familiar with the cable network, you will want to look into it this coming Thursday when the show Millennials: Growing Up in the 21st Century premieres. Millennials is a six-part documentary from filmmaker Rick Stevenson. According to a Press release from Ovation TV, ?Millennials is an emotionally raw look…
Phenomenal. That word has been used to describe the original. Does the latest installment in the series from a galaxy far, far away live up to the original? Critics and moviegoers seem to think so. According to the current Rotten Tomatoes ratings, moviegoers are giving The Force Awakens a solid 91%, while critics weigh in…
Mark Sommer tackles The Return of the Jedi, Hollywood’s portrayal of women, and the hope of the Jedi in his latest editorial.
The Empire Strikes Back begins on a seemingly dead ice planet, Hoth. The bleakness of the planet is contrasted with the warm relationship which has evolved among the four main protagonists. Although Leia is furious that Han is planning to leave, their conflict only thinly veils the affection between them. And even though she continues…
Most of us will probably not need to give up our physical lives for the cause of Christ. But Jesus did talk about ?taking up our cross? and following Him. Yes, many disciples were martyred, but there is another meaning Jesus had in mind with His words. It involves giving up what we want for the benefit of others.
Anakin Skywalker turns to the Dark Side. Why? The simple answer you may take away from this movie is that Anakin was afraid of losing Padm? because of the dreams he is having about her death. Darth Sidious has promised him the key to keeping her alive, so he turns to keep that hope alive….
