I remember the first time I saw dinosaurs roar to life on the big screen like it was yesterday. I was eleven years old and as I walked into the theater with a bag of popcorn and a large Coke, I was overcome with excitement. I rushed to get a …
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About an hour into Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny, the world’s most active archeologist, a little less active of late, is reunited with a friendly face from his past. Dr. Jones, played by Harrison Ford in what he insists will be his final turn in the fedora, is …
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Attendees of the Hollywood premiere of Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny were treated to more than just Harrison Ford’s last go-round as the adventurer, as legendary composer John Williams also conducted a surprise set at the Dolby Theatre. Following opening words from the franchise’s architects and stars — …
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Transformers: Rise of the Beasts triggers a frisson not uncommon to happily mindless franchise movies. It exudes the energy of talented filmmakers trying to wring something creative, unique, or, heaven forbid, human, from a generic template, or trying to sneak just a little bit of flavor into the boxed mix. …
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In 1984 a promising director named Joe Dante unleashed Gremlins. It was a horror-comedy that played like a polished-up version of something he might have worked on for his mentor, B-movie king Roger Corman, who shepherded Dante’s first solo feature, Piranha, in 1978. Dante already had The Howling to his …
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Indiana Jones has fought a lot of screen villains: Nazis, assassins, evil high priests, corrupt rich douchebags, Cate Blanchett, Cate Blanchett’s hair. Yet Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny — the fifth movie to feature Harrison Ford’s globetrotting, snake-hating, whip-cracking, fedora-rocking archeology professor — pits our man Indy against …
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Michelle Obama took the stage at Bruce Springsteen‘s concert in Barcelona’s Lluis Companys Olympic Stadium in Spain on Friday. The former first lady was joined by Steven Spielberg‘s wife Kate Capshaw and sang along as Springsteen and the E Street Band performed “Glory Days.” The night before, former President Barack …
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Smash is coming to the stage after years of anticipation. A musical adaptation of the NBC series, which ran for only two seasons, will open on Broadway for the 2024-2025 season, according to producers Robert Greenblatt, Neil Meron, and Steven Spielberg. Tony-award winning director Susan Stroman, who is currently helming …
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It’s been five years since Alden Ehrenreich’s last film, Solo: A Star Wars Story, crash-landed in theaters. The then-twenty-something Angeleno had beat out 3,000 actors — Miles Teller, Taron Egerton, Ansel Elgort, Rami Malek, and Aaron Taylor-Johnson among them — for the role of young Han Solo in the much-hyped …
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Let’s first address the obvious: My name is Marlow, and I am interviewing Liam Neeson for his new film Marlowe, the latest spin on Raymond Chandler’s hard-boiled detective Philip Marlowe. “Interesting that your name is Marlow!” exclaims Neeson at the start of our chat. I inform the veteran actor that …
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