Set in Nebraska City in 1991, “Snack Shack” is not a “giant sucking sound” out from the middle of America, as Ross Perot described policy in the early 1990s. It’s just the opposite. It ...
Everything old is new again, especially at the cineplex. Sequels, reboots and re-imaginings are still all the rage, including a prequel to the “Omen” franchise dropping April 5. Fathom Events...
For many consumers, the name Disney is synonymous with animation. And for good reason. Disney animators set the bar absurdly high over the decades, delivering memorable character designs and stun...
Roger Waters has spent more than a decade denying he’s an anti-semite. It’s a cruel label to slap on anyone, but the musician’s nonstop attacks on the state of Israel pushed many to use it ...
Michael Moore showed the power of giving documentaries away for free with “Planet of the Humans.” The 2020 release, produced by the far-left Oscar winner, didn’t debut in theaters or any ne...
Here we go again. This Christmas another politically-charged film is set to hit theaters. And our media overlords want us to believe it’s: Not partisan Fair to its subjects Factually sound thro...
Darren Aronofsky committed plenty of destruction in his 2017 flop “mother!” And he did the bulk of it without guns a-blazing. The auteur dissected his latest film during a Q&A at SXSW Saturda...
Danielle Feinberg might look at you funny if she’s knee deep in a new movie production. It’s nothing personal. “I’ll be talking to someone … and I’ll be thinking, ‘your eye highligh...
We were on patrol in Ganjagal Valley in Afghanistan when our interpreter signaled a halt. He leaned toward his radio. We’d been spotted, he said. The Taliban was coordinating an ambush. The int...
Suddenly the summer’s sour box office is the furthest thing from a Hollywood mogul’s mind. What’s on the front burner now? Which A-list star will be accused of sexual assault next? In the l...
I watched Iran’s Green Revolution unfold from my home in Los Angeles, the city where I grew up but not where I was born. Being born in Iran and moving to Southern California when I was seven, m...
It’s not surprising to learn Americans have a negative view of disgraced movie producer Harvey Weinstein. The longtime Democrat’s reputation collapsed following allegations he sexually assaul...
Jason Hall says selling a studio on his “American Sniper” screenplay wasn’t easy. “Nobody had made money on an Iraq war film. We got a bunch of passes ,” Hall says. The tide began to tu...
Entertainment reporters get pretty unusual stuff in the mail. Shower radios. Stuffed animals. Potatoes. You name it, it’s hit my mailbox emblazoned with a new movie, TV show or streaming servic...
The conversations heard on the set of “A Question of Faith” are ones we say should happen regarding race in America. Yet too often those exchanges don’t occur. “A Question of Faith” pro...
Our last look at “Because of Gracia” doesn’t exactly feel like most Christian film projects. The movie, opening wide this weekend, follows the trials of high school students balancing faith...
For generations Christians embraced the tale of Noah’s Ark as a deeply spiritual saga. Director Darren Aronofsky looked at the same story and saw an ecological warning instead. It’s how he c...
You’d expect Liberty University students to be thrilled working with veteran actor Chris Ashworth on “Extraordinary.” If so, Ashworth says the feeling was mutual. “I got goose bumps,” �...
The Reverend Michael Spurlock wasn’t happy the first time he saw “All Saints,” the story of his humble Tennessee church’s revival. Spurlock says he was “hyper-critical” of star John C...
It doesn’t take a fancy degree to realize Bono burns more fossil fuel than most of us. He’s an internationally renowned rock star who travels the globe every few years with his Irish mates in...
Gary Dauberman says the creepy star of the “Annabelle” series is the gift that keeps on giving. And she doesn’t even draw a salary. We’re talking about the titular doll, of course. “You...
Several conservative news outlets smelled cinematic blood over the weekend. “An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power” came in no. 15 at the box office. Fifteenth? That’s a debacle by virtual...
Adam Carolla isn’t a journalist, but he knows how the media works in 2017. “The news agencies and the press have people they like and people they don’t like,” the podcaster says. “A lot...
Here we go again. The last time former Vice President Al Gore starred in a film we learned something interesting about his electricity bill. Gore had just won the Best Documentary Oscar for “An...
Micah Curtis admits he can be brash when it comes to both politics and nerd culture. It’s why he stepped away from established media outlets and set up his own YouTube base camp. So far, so goo...
Media veteran Ian Halperin is confused. The journalist and filmmaker knows how the system works, probably better than some peers. He’s been submitting stories to different publications for year...
Ah, the picture perfect 1950s. That American decade featured a Normal Rockwell portrait of our culture at its pinnacle. Neatly manicured lawns. Fathers who worked 9 to 5 and then came home to war...
Director David Lowery’s “A Ghost Story” has a secret weapon to battle “Wonder Woman,” “Spider-Man: Homecoming” and “Despicable Me 3.” An adult wearing the worst ghost costume in...
Watching Gary Oldman on the big screen these days can be a chore. That’s not a reflection on the actor’s talent. Not in the least. It’s just that the film industry keeps casting him in thro...
It took four years to get to this point. The release of “Capps Crossing,” a horror/thriller I wrote and directed, has made it to theaters and Video on Demand. It all started back in 2013 when...
Trump Derangement Syndrome … it’s not just for pundits and politicians. Industry bible Variety recently weighed in on how many R-rated comedies have crashed and burned at the box office this ...
Many of the blockbuster movies we’ve come to know and love are scored by film composer Brian Tyler. “Avengers: Age of Ultron.” “Fast & Furious.” “The Expendables.” Tyler has compose...
Steve McQueen’s widow initially wanted no part of a film recalling the star’s Christian faith. “I didn’t want to do this without her. Even more, I wanted her blessing,” says Harvest Min...
Teen life is hard. It’s even tougher when your views don’t align with an increasingly secular culture. The new teen drama “Because of Gracia” tackles that subject head on. Moriah Peters a...
This should be a promising time for women in film. The entrenched biases facing women in Hollywood are finally on the front burner. And no one dares turn down the heat. Female stars like Jennifer...
Dennis Prager can’t give a single reason why he’s behind a new movie mocking safe spaces on college campuses. He’s got too many to list, frankly. Prager, the nationally syndicated radio sta...
Growing up, Buddy Sosthand had a Sunday ritual that would serve him well later in life. His father watched football following church, while his mother opted for Kung Fu movies. Young Sosthand ch...
Are you ready to Wonder? DC is betting you will this weekend. Friday marks the silver screen premiere of “Wonder Woman” starring Gal Gadot and Chris Pine. But if all you know about Wonder Wom...
In just about every James Bond movie, when the villain leaves him to be devoured by sharks or whatever, he says with a laugh, “Goodbye, Mister Bond.” And then Bond escapes. Alas, the one thin...
Celebrities don’t mind telling you “who they’re wearing” on the red carpet. Ask them about their receding hairlines, and you’ll get a much shorter conversation. It’s understandable. A...
Bankers are the go-to villain in too many Hollywood stories to count. Consider “Hell or High Water” as a recent example. Film producer Chris Mortensen sees another side to the maligned occupa...
The latest Alamo Drafthouse location has something in common with the very first Alamo theater. Both sprang up on former parking lots. The debut Drafthouse in Austin, Texas created in 1997 by Ti...
Once upon a time Hollywood declared war against President George W. Bush’s war. Stars, collectively aghast at the Iraq invasion, appeared in a series of films tied to the U.S. military’s Midd...
George A. Romero changed the face of zombie movies with 1968’s “Night of the Living Dead.” Danny Boyle did something similar with his 2002 shocker “28 Days Later.” He gave new life/bloo...
Sometimes actors do the craziest things while promoting their films. Take Christian Bale. The “Dark Knight” superstar called Moses “schizophrenic” while attempting to convince people to s...
With cameo appearances in more Marvel movies than he can count, Stan Lee is about to break new ground. He’ll appear in not one but two cameos in the upcoming “Guardians of the Galaxy, Vol 2.�...
Director Gus Van Sant’s 1998 film “Psycho” caught plenty of heat before it even hit theaters. Why would anyone, even a talented filmmaker like Van Sant, create a shot-for-shot remake of a h...
There’s a fourth old codger in the new “Going in Style” remake, but you never actually see him on screen. The remake of the 1979 dramedy stars Michael Caine, Morgan Freeman and Alan Arkin a...
Batman vs. Superman. Captain America vs. Iron Man. Suicide Squad vs … The Banana Splits??? That’s right, true believers. Harley Quinn and co. recently teamed up with Fleegle, Bingo, Drooper...
You’d think business would be booming at Team Marvel. The comic book giant is the recognized leader in the superhero film world. Both critics and fans cheer on every new Marvel Studios outing. ...