Posts Tagged ‘Bill Condon’
Film Review – Beauty and the Beast (2017) (Second Take)
“Delightfully nostalgic and artfully designed” From 101 Dalmatians (1996) to Alice in Wonderland (2010) to The Jungle Book (2016) comes Disney’s latest live-action adaptation of one of their classic and most loved animated films. Beauty and the Beast was one of my favorite films growing…
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Disney is on a live action(ish) remake kick of their classic animated films. Cinderella, The Jungle Book, and now Beauty and the Beast. The original is a Disney classic, which opened in theatres in 1991, and garnered two Academy Awards and was nominated for two…
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“The man beyond the myth.” So asserts the promising, nonsensical tagline of Mr. Holmes, starring Ian McKellen as Sherlock in his twilight years. A more humane approach to the world’s most famous detective sounds fresh, but Sherlock Holmes is so popular in part because he is…
READ MORESIFF Interview – Hiroyuki Sanada – Mr. Holmes
Spencer interviews actor Hiroyuki Sanada from the drama Mr. Holmes at SIFF 2015.
READ MOREFilm Review – The Fifth Estate
Here I am, sitting down to write my review of Bill Condon’s The Fifth Estate, and I’m at a loss for words. Very few films this year have registered such a lack of an emotional reaction. Heck, at least even the bad ones can inspire…
READ MOREEpisode 233 – DVD Rundown 2-26-2013
Spencer and Greg give their DVD rundown for February 26th, 2013. In this episode they discuss The Master, How to Survive a Plague, Silent Hill: Revelation 3D, and Twilight.
READ MOREFilm Review – The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2
After much adulation and hatred, we are finally reaching the end of the road for Bella, Edward and Jacob. The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2 (henceforth called just Breaking Dawn – Part 2) concludes one of the most divisive major franchises I’ve ever…
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