Not having much ELSE exciting to watch, I did indeed continue watching the new Outlander spin-off/prequel,

Marshal Knight gives us the scandal! tension! and triumphs! of Dancing with the Stars 35's attempt to create its own gay Super Bowl using the actual Super Bowl.

The third attempt to adapt the entire Chronicles of Narnia book series by C.S. Lewis to film has received its first trailer.For the first time, this attempt will adapt the seven books in chronological order rather than publishing order. Previous efforts always began with The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (1950), the first book written and released by Lewis. This new effort from Netflix starts instead with The Magician's Nephew (1955), the sixth-published book but the chronological oldest…

The Lyceum Theatre on Wellington Street is well known today as having been home to Disney’s The Lion King musical since 1999. It does, however, have a history that stretches back much further. It is a tale that involves waxworks, a ‘stupendous ostrich’ , a Victorian star of the stage and a world famous author. […] The post Pulling back The Curtain On The Extraordinary Story Of The Lyceum Theatre appeared first on Living London History.

This movie surprised me with a couple of very cool choices and scenes. The low-budget film look is juxtaposed with solid dialogue, and the ending… Well, it is original, at least. I want to see its “sequels”! Rating: 🫨Hey, thanks for reading my blog via the RSS feed! Feel welcome to get in touch!

by Cláudio Alves Fair warning, the fall festival coverage isn’t over yet – it will never be over! I kid, I kid. We’ll conclude the TIFF odyssey next Tuesday, exactly one month after the 51st Toronto International Film Festival screened its last picture with a very silly convo between myself and Brian Rector (aka Eurocheese). Until then, I still have more reviews to drop, mostly capsules that will hopefully spark your interest in smaller films likely to be released in limited form this year or…

When a group of former childhood friends reconnect, their reunion takes a wild turn as they stumble upon a dangerous international plot—and must save the world. Remember how we used to play with Matchboxes as kids? Well now let’s steal that nuclear bomb and save the world. I was expecting something completely different from this movie and it’s just a Fast and Furious look-alike with some chase scenes, some jokes that mostly miss the landing, John Cena with a pretty solid performance, a HJessica…

A forgotten Peter Parker lives alone as a full-time Spider-Man until mounting pressure triggers a dangerous change and a powerful new enemy emerges. Something something spidey sad, something something MJ, something something bad guys. It’s very entertaining, pretty well written and a good watch generally. This is probably the best Spider-Man movie to date and it shows a more mature, darker and grittier Peter Parker, fighting with the demons inside and outside. Five popcorns. To see all 30…

The first recording today starts with the end of Copycats. There’s a trail for Escape From Scorpion Island. Then it’s Deadly 60 – Alaska. Steve gets very close to some Arctic Foxes. After spotting one at a distance, Steve meets a Wolverine close up. Some Trumpeter Swans. A glimpse of a Polar Bear. A lot of Bald Eagles. And a Grizzly Bear. Media Centre Description: Adventurer Steve Backshall and the Deadly 60 team pack their cold weather gear and head north to Alaska. They battle for days and…

2027 will be here before you know it, and as each new year takes us further away from the earliest days of television, the likelihood intensifies of its pioneers being forgotten. It’s unfortunate that this happens with television but not with movies. In the Criterion Closet videos on YouTube you’ll see celebrities in their 20s honoring films older than their grandparents. Whether it’s Fellini or Bergman, Chaplin or Tati, Kubrick or Kurosawa, they know the movies and why they should be known.Why…

Netflix / YouTube: Only in theaters February 12. Academy Award–nominated filmmaker Greta Gerwig brings C. S. Lewis’ beloved story The Magician’s Nephew to the screen for the first time in a sweeping adventure that invites dreamers of all ages to experience the creation of Narnia. Finally, we get to see what Greta Gerwig’s Narnia looks like, and wow, I wasn’t expecting this. Full disclosure — I didn’t read the books growing up, I only have the two Disney Narnia films under my belt. But this…

while i had seen many reviews saying this was an overly annoying climate narrative, i think that misses the broader question they’re trying to ask: what does it mean to make art when its benefactors have approved it? ganesh and his testimony fossil fools and kenny digger and warner bros tom cruise’s performance was incredible, especially his monologue in front of the leaders on the rotating stage set design evokes a norman rockwell painting do we think iñárritu is a fallout fan?

This week I'll be on my first-ever TCM Classic Cruise, which takes place October 13th through 18th, 2026.The cruise will take place aboard the Disney Wonder, which sales out of San Diego, making stops in Ensenada and at Catalina Island.Despite being a lifelong Southern Californian, I've never visited Catalina, so I'm looking forward to that. Our activities include a tour of the Avalon Theater and Casino.I will probably remain on the ship rather than visiting Ensenada, enjoying the ship and the…

A classic string board appears in Alfred Hitchcock – Vertigo (Pendulo Studios/Microids, 2021). ▲ Alfred Hitchcock – Vertigo (Pendulo Studios/Microids, 2021) ▲ Alfred Hitchcock – Vertigo (Pendulo Studios/Microids, 2021) ▲ Alfred Hitchcock – Vertigo (Pendulo Studios/Microids, 2021) ▲ Alfred Hitchcock – Vertigo (Pendulo Studios/Microids, 2021)

We’re watching the new adaptation of Carrie. If you aren’t, you’re missing out. It’s just shockingly good, but then again given that Mike Flanagan is the showrunner, we ought not be surprised. His resume is pretty much devoid of misses, and he’s zeroed in on something with King that nobody else is really touching. Anyway, he’s a careful producer. You quickly get to the idea that nothing is accidental, and so a close reading of the text is useful. Last night, we watched episodes 4 and 5. And in…

Tiki is an attitude – a way of engaging with the world – that I think is important for understanding early DnD. And that attitude is seriously unserious – it takes elements that it knows are ridiculous and accepts them as authentic; true-in-the-moment. It holds consequences lightly and laughs at its own pratfalls. It’s touristic in the sense that tourists are always playing a role – the interested outsider, there but not fully committed; the lost ingenue; the troublemaker. Tiki&D 1: Gary’s…

Danny Lloyd as Danny “Doc” Torrance in The Shining (1980) Vitals Danny Lloyd as Danny “Doc” Torrance, young boy with supernatural senses Silver Creek, Colorado, Winter 1979 Film: The Shining Release Date: May 23, 1980 Director: Stanley Kubrick Costume Designer: Milena Canonero WARNING! Spoilers ahead! Background Aside from the occasional student style, most of my BAMF Style posts over the 14 years of this blog’s existence have centered on adult characters. Whether it’s the onset of spooky…

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