Since I’m not a huge fan of the Artemis Fowl series, I’ve decided to allow someone who is the ability to share their thoughts. In this case, it’s my daughter Rebecca. Here’s what she had to say . . . I started reading the Artemis Fowl series one day in my sophomore year of high… [Read More]
The Gentlemen: In the Jungle, the Lion Eats Tonight
Written and directed by Guy Ritchie, The Gentlemen introduces the world to Mickey Pearson (Matthew McConaughey), an American expatriate in London who built his empire by selling marijuana. When word gets out that wants out of the game, his enemies begin to salivate at the chance to take a bite out of his organization. Having just finished… [Read More]
GIVEAWAY! ROE Passes to THE GENTLEMEN! (Canada Only)
ScreenFish is thrilled to be giving away 5 double Run Of Engagement passes to The Gentlemen, out in theatres on Friday, January 24th, 2020! (Passes are only applicable in Canada.) Starring Matthew McConaughey, Henry Golding, Hugh Grant and Michelle Dockery, The Gentlemen tells the story of Mickey Pearson (McConaughey), an American expatriate who became rich… [Read More]
5.13 The Mystical Science of DUMBO
You’ve seen a horsefly. You’ve seen a dragonfly. You may have seen a house fly… but you’ve never seen an elephant fly… in live action that is. With the release of DUMBO, Disney continues it’s string of live-action remakes of it’s own animated properties (the first of in the next 4 months alone). Directed by… [Read More]
Dumbo – Celebrating Our Flaws
Dumbo is the latest Disney animated classic to be remade as a live action film. The original, a 64-minute feature film from 1941, can be visually identified by most people, but I wonder how many have actually seen it in its brief entirety. Now the story comes back to life in an expanded adaptation under… [Read More]
Dumbo Filmmakers Meet the Press
The filmmakers and actors from Disney’s upcoming live action Dumbo recently met with the press in a press conference. ScreenFish was there.
5.05 The Roar of the WIDOWS
When four men are killed on a failed bank heist, their widows are drawn into the criminal underworld to complete the job. Featuring an all-star cast, Steve McQueen’s WIDOWS is a gripping tale of betrayal, courage and power… but why isn’t it making any money? This week, Steve welcomes Julie and Paul Levac to talk… [Read More]
Widows: When Lionesses Roar
What happens when those that are left behind are forced to clean up the mess of those that have left us? Directed by Steve McQueen, Widows tells the story of a police shootout that leaves four thieves dead during an explosive armed robbery attempt in Chicago. Their widows — Veronica (Viola Davis), Linda (Michelle Rodriguez), Alice… [Read More]
The Beguiled – No Serpent Needed in This Garden
What is it that corrupts our lives? In The Beguiled, Sofia Coppola’s Southern Gothic film set in the Civil War, there seems to be a world that is pure and innocent. But is it really? Is this a fall from grace, or was there a state of grace to begin with?
The New World (2005) Criterion Collection: Malick’s Love Triangle #TBT
In 2005, Terrence Malick delivered a sweeping, epic vision of the seventeenth century love triangle inhabited by the singular Native American princess Pocahontas (Q’orianka Kilcher) and her two English explorers, John Smith (Colin Farrell) and John Rolfe (Christian Bale). Thanks to the experienced filming eyes of cinematographer Emmanuel Lubezki and Malick’s direction, the story beautifully appears… [Read More]
