For decades, many have been concerned about the lack of diversity within the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences, the group who votes on the Oscars. Today, AMPAS made another step towards adding diverse voices to the prestigious awards body. According to the Academy's website, 928 new members were extended invitations to join the… Read More "Oscars: AMPAS Invites …
‘Spider-Man: Homecoming’ Reveals Sequel Name
Well, that didn't take too long for the Marvel to plug away at films beyond the still untitled "Infinity War" sequel on the horizon. There is still a healthy dose of skepticism over the "deaths" at the end of the latest Avengers film, and this certainly isn't going to help. Regardless, Disney/Marvel has begun to build the… Read More "‘Spider-Man: Homecoming’ Reveals …
‘Westworld’ Season 2 Finale: I Saved Myself
Some shows have come to define the evolution of the blockbuster. HBO has led the charge, with "Game of Thrones" taking pole position as the show that changed television. "Stranger Things" follows this path in many ways, and now "Westworld" has leaned fully into this mold. The series comes from Lisa Joy and Jonathan Nolan, who adapted… Read More "‘Westworld’ Season 2 …
Review: ‘Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom’ is One Big Dino Pile
Earlier this week, I sat down and rewatched my favorite film of all-time, "Jurassic Park." The classic 1993 film, directed by the iconic Steven Spielberg, is often regarded as a landmark blockbuster. The film held the title as the highest grossing domestic film in US History until it was passed in 1998 by "Titanic." As I… Read More "Review: ‘Jurassic World: …
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Trailer Talks – Dumbo
Disney, with its newest trend of realistic "live action" remakes of their beloved animated classics, released the teaser trailer for Dumbo (2019). It seems this time around the story will be centered around the humans who care for Dumbo post separation and less on Dumbo himself. This new direction is kind of disheartening… Read More "Trailer Talks – Dumbo"
We Bought a Pod Episode 34: It’s Trailer Week! Also Oceans 8.
https://weboughtablog.files.wordpress.com/2018/06/wbap-oceans.mp3 That is right! It is trailer week! So many trailers...only an hour to talk about them. Can we do it? Probably. Also we review the #1 movie in America: Oceans 8! We disagree pretty heavily on the movies ranking so listen in and tell us who's right! As always thanks for listening! See… Read More "We Bought a Pod …
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Trailer Talks – Hotel Artemis
I’m not sure how I missed it. Was it the Infinity Wars hype? Probably. Was it poor marketing? Also probably. We are dealing with a fairly new production company whose big film so far has been Snow Dogs and an unknown director making his directorial debut. With all of this stacked against it, it’s easy… Read More "Trailer Talks – …
