Image's Blu - ray release and concurrent new DVD have rid the world of one
more movie previously relegated to a cropped presentation.
Not exact matches
The move was made that much
more surprising by the fact that Netflix had not
previously confirmed its acquisition of The Cloverfield Paradox from Viacom's Paramount Pictures, which produced the
movie.
With each passing year it seems yet one
more gadget
previously confined to the imagination of sci - fi
movies becomes a real product you can buy in a store.
The uptick in the shares reflects a belief that Netflix is now in a position to sign up
more subscribers this year than analysts had
previously anticipated, generating additional revenue that the company can spend on TV series and
movies as it bids against rivals such as HBO, Amazon.com, YouTube and Hulu for licensing rights.
Fans of Suzanne Collins» hugely successfully series of books have been on the defensive since this adaptation is being referred to as «Twilight meets The Running Man `, whereas those
previously unaware of the tween - lit hits are seeing this
movie as little
more than «Battle Royale with all the violence taken out, and replaced with a love story.»
Now the focus will likely be on getting some of the other «X-Men» to commit to
more movies — but they'll likely be hard pressed getting Jennifer Lawrence back as Mystique, since she'd
previously said «Apocalypse» would be her final stint in the blue garb.
Evans
previously played another comic - book hero, the smart - alecky Human Torch, in both «Fantastic Four»
movies, but this is a far
more well - rounded portrayal.
It's a shorter tease than the
previously released trailer, which gets
more of the
movie's plot across while also giving a lot of the film's moments away, but it's a very cute look at the live - action / animated sequel nonetheless.
It's far
more difficult to jump into what's happening in these
movies, without a vast knowledge of what has happened
previously.
IGN has reported today that SEGA has signed a deal with Wanted Productions, Stories International (which as we reported
previously, SEGA is working closely to bring
more of its franchises to the big screen) and Scott Pilgrim The
Movie producer Marc Platt to produce a Shinobi Live Action Film:
Despite the fact that
more than half the computer - animated
movies previously released to American theaters had grossed
more than $ 150 million there, despite the fact that Valiant boasted a voice cast filled with famous Britons, despite the fact that there was no direct animated competition for
more than three months... Disney seemed to have very little confidence or interest in their acquisition.
It has an interesting effect on the game in general — the clarity does a lot for its atmosphere, though as you'd expect some of the less realistic aspects of the world and geometry are good amount
more exposed at 4K — like how
previously - great special effects in classic
movies can look a bit iffy at high resolutions.
Under the renewal of their deal, IMAX will be showcasing the
previously announced Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice and this December's In the Heart of the Sea, as well as a slew of upcoming
movies like Guy Ritchie's spy thriller The Man from U.N.C.L.E., Ritchie's currently filming King Arthur
movie, David Yates's 2016 adventure film Tarzan, Andy Serkis» motion - capture Jungle Book: Origins, the thriller Geostorm, and
more.
As
previously mentioned, I honestly can't tell whether or not I wish Rampage had
more rampaging in it, or less, which feels like a fatal flaw in a
movie called Rampage.
There's also a really great action sequence with Reynolds and «The Killing» star Joel Kinneman (who
previously worked with director Daniel Espinosa on the Swedish hit «Snabba Cash») that will likely go down as one of the best fight scenes of the year, but for a
movie packed with this much talent, there should have been a lot
more highlights than that.
Director Ryan Coogler, who is African - American and who
previously made the estimable features «Fruitvale Station» and «Creed,» is also the co-writer of «Black Panther,» with Joe Robert Cole, and he understands better than any of the other Marvel maestros that for a superhero
movie to be
more than a popcorn jamboree, it needs to have a purpose beyond mere cacophony and hijinks.
Now that the superhero
movie genre is at the height of its popularity, it's becoming
more common for actors who
previously worked on a Marvel
movie to jump onto the DC train, and vice-versa.
The film, Take It Out In Trade, was a
previously lost softcore porn
movie directed by Ed Wood in 1970, and was being shown in a 2k restoration of the only surviving print, which made its debut at a strip club in Glendale, California
more than 40 years before.
The transfer reflects
more than ideal compression, but as this is the kind of
movie that Fox
previously would have given simply a digital copy, the DVD is just gravy.
Through alternate dimensions, time travel, and the titular phenomenon of The Cloverfield Paradox, the three
movies may actually be
more connected than anyone
previously thought.
This two - disc edition features the two
previously available commentary tracks — a thoroughly entertaining track with director John Carpenter and Kurt Russell chatting away like old («By the way, both of our ex-wives are in the
movie») and a second track by producer Debra Hill and production designer Joe Alves covering
more technical material — plus a third newly - recorded commentary track with co-star Adrienne Barbeau and cinematographer Dean Cundey, looking back with over thirty years» hindsight.
This year, for example, Danny Boyle, Kevin Smith, Rod Lurie and (as
previously mentioned) Guy Ritchie all have films in this year's festival — which, in my case, leaves
more room to accommodate
movies by directors I like.
The duo, who had
previously overseen «The LEGO
Movie» and «21 Jump Street,» wanted to inject
more humor into the storyline and encouraged improvisation, something Kasdan did not appreciate.
Technology's rapid evolution has allowed the talk of sci - fi imagination
previously limited to
movies to be translated into
more of a real - life setting in recent years.
IGN has reported today that SEGA has signed a deal with Wanted Productions, Stories International (which as we reported
previously, SEGA is working closely to bring
more of its franchises to the big screen) and Scott Pilgrim The
Movie producer Marc Platt to produce a Shinobi Live Action Film: «We love the Shinobi games and believe that the world of ninjas has never been properly explored onscreen.
And yet, that's exactly the sort of promise Marvel made with Doctor Strange, a
movie intended to kick open the door to a
previously unexplored corner of the studio's superhero
movie - verse and make the already fantastic landscape of Marvel
movies significantly
more magical.