Star Wars Pays Tribute to Princess Leia, Carrie Fisher
Posted on April 16, 2017 at 8:00 am
The “Star Wars” filmmakers pay tribute to Carrie Fisher with this lovely short film.
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Behind the Scenes: Christopher Lennertz Creates “Smurfstruments” to Play Smurf Music
Posted on April 15, 2017 at 8:00 am
Composer Christopher Lennertz created new instruments for “Smurfs: The Lost Village.” Here’s a peek behind the scenes.
The Fate of the Furious
Posted on April 14, 2017 at 11:52 pm
B| Lowest Recommended Age: | Middle School |
| MPAA Rating: | Rated PG-13 for prolonged sequences of violence and destruction, suggestive content, and language |
| Profanity: | Some strong language |
| Nudity/ Sex: | Non-explicit sexual situation, some crude humor |
| Violence/ Scariness: | Extended action-style violence, guns, explosions, chases, crashes, characters injured and killed |
| Diversity Issues: | Diverse characters |
| Date Released to Theaters: | April 14, 2017 |
| Date Released to DVD: | July 10, 2017 |
Before we get into it, let’s take a moment to remember how we got here. The first “Fast and Furious” movie was comparatively modest in scope, the story of a cop (Paul Walker as Brian) going undercover to investigate illegal street racers, led by Dom (Vin Diesel). The cop falls for the sister of the …
Colossal
Posted on April 13, 2017 at 5:22 pm
B +| Lowest Recommended Age: | Mature High Schooler |
| MPAA Rating: | Rated R for language |
| Profanity: | Very strong and crude language |
| Nudity/ Sex: | Sexual references and non-explicit situations |
| Alcohol/ Drugs: | Drinking, alcohol abuse, drunkenness, drugs |
| Violence/ Scariness: | Sci-fi/action monster violence |
| Diversity Issues: | None |
| Date Released to Theaters: | April 7, 2017 |
| Date Released to DVD: | July 31, 2017 |
I’m less interested in whether a movie scares me than whether it surprises me, and “Colossal” is a little bit scary but deliciously surprising. You think you’re going to see a movie with the gorgeous Anne Hathaway and Dan Stevens in a lovely New York City apartment as characters who break up in the beginning …
Trailer: My Cousin Rachel
Posted on April 13, 2017 at 3:18 pm
Based on the classic thriller by Daphne du Maurier (author of Rebecca), “My Cousin Rachel” stars Rachel Weisz and Sam Claflin.