The Hollywood epic was a common sight in the 1950's and 1960's as Hollywood tried to combat the rise of television programming with a horde of movies that used gargantuan budgets to bring to life massive-in-scale stories that usually took place in ancient periods of history. How funny then to consider that the newest Netflix original movie Outlaw King, which reunites director David Mackenzie with his Hell or High Water leading man Chris Pine, is an obvious homage to those types of movies, complete with a $120 million budget that makes it the most expensive Netflix movie yet (Martin Scorsese's The Irishman is waiting in the wings for its chance to turn to Outlaw King and say "Hold my beer!"), yet it'll be seen by the vast majority of people on...televisions!
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Showing posts with label Into The Woods. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Into The Woods. Show all posts
Friday, November 9, 2018
Outlaw King Impresses With Its Production Value But Underwhelms With Its Characters
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Into The Woods,
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Scotland,
Stretch,
The Irishman,
Wonder Woman
Thursday, January 8, 2015
Liam Neeson Likely To Take The Box Office Again Over Hobbits And Martin Luther King Jr. (Box Office Predictions)
Time for another edition of Box Office Predictions, where I predict what the forthcoming weekend box office holds for new releases and holdovers alike!
Thursday, January 1, 2015
My Current Best Supporting Acting Nominee Predictions!! (January 1, 2015 Edition)
Well, here's the final (for now!) set of my Oscar predictions. This time around, I'm covering the Supporting Acting categories, Best Supporting Actor and Best Supporting Actress specifically. Shall we get this started then?
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A Most Violent Year,
Birdman,
Boyhood,
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Foxcatcher,
Into The Woods,
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Jessica Chastain,
Mark Ruffalo,
Meryl Streep,
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Selma,
Whiplash
Sunday, December 28, 2014
Into The Woods Review
Come, Read This Review For A Spell
If you've been around me for more than five seconds, you're bound to know I'm a big fan of musical theater. Aside from appearing in small parts of performances of Annie and Little Shop of Horrors (I played the first customer who buys Audrey II, thus dooming humanity), I'm seen countless musicals on stage and in cinemas. Into The Woods is one I wasn't a huge fan of, though that was more due to me having only seen the first act of the show than a statement on the quality of the production itself.
If you've been around me for more than five seconds, you're bound to know I'm a big fan of musical theater. Aside from appearing in small parts of performances of Annie and Little Shop of Horrors (I played the first customer who buys Audrey II, thus dooming humanity), I'm seen countless musicals on stage and in cinemas. Into The Woods is one I wasn't a huge fan of, though that was more due to me having only seen the first act of the show than a statement on the quality of the production itself.
Friday, December 5, 2014
Holiday Box Office Predictions
With Paramount Pictures announcing today that The Gambler will go into wide release on Christmas Day, that means the amount of movies opening in wide release between now and Christmas Day is nine. A week before the first of that large amount of movies opens, I think it's time to take a look at how these movies will far at the box office, don't you?
Thursday, November 6, 2014
New Into The Woods Trailer Shows Off Songs, Characters, Bizzare Johnny Depp
Hollywoods treatment of musicals in things like trailers has always been peculiar. Very rarely are the actual songs from the film depicted in the advertising materials, a weird predicament considering the epic musical number Let It Go became one of the most beloved pieces of Frozen. After the smash hits Les Miserables and the aforementioned Frozen, the two big musicals for this Christmas have reversed this trend, with Annie trumpeting its tunes in its trailer, while Into The Woods makes up for its musical free teaser with this theatrical trailer that boasts plenty of singing. Check it out below!
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Les Miserables,
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Meryl Streep,
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Saturday, September 6, 2014
New Horrible Bosses 2 Trailer Is Surprisingly Funny And Star-Studded
I haven't seen the first Horrible Bosses (I'm saving it for when this sequel is closer to release) but I've heard nothing but good things about it. I'm glad to hear that actually considering I like all three of the guys in the lead roles. Now the sequel is only two-and-a-half months away, and if the trailers any indication, it should be an entertaining ride. Check it out below as well as my thoughts on it!
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