Transcend the Weekend — What To See

Transcend the Weekend — What To See

There’s not a lot going on this weekend, but there is one that looks mildly entertaining, and one that I’m not even going to give the time of day. I’m not even going to tell you what the name of it is becuase it looks so bad.

Johnny Depp is looking to digitize you in your seat this weekend as he attempts to transcend his humanity.

New This Weekend

Transcendence — PG-13

I thought this looked like a really good sci-fi thriller — not that the premise hasn’t been done before, but I was really looking forward to it with some enthusiasm. That enthusiasm has been somewhat tempered by the…

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‘Mrs. Doubtfire’ Sequel

‘Mrs. Doubtfire’ Sequel
Katie Atkinson — Entertainment Weekly

Cue Aerosmith’s “Dude Looks Like a Lady” on your tape deck: Fox 2000 Pictures is developing a sequel to the 1993 comedy Mrs. Doubtfire. And lest you worry that they’ll cast Zac Efron in the title role (actually, we might watch that movie), the plan is to reunite original star Robin Williams with director Chris Columbus, as The Hollywood Reporter first reported. Elf writer David Berenbaum is attached to pen the script.

“Should we make a Mrs. Doubtfire sequel?”

No.

“But what about…”

OH MY GOSH, NO!

‘Pirates 5’ and ‘Beverly Hills Cop 4’ Filming This Year

‘Pirates 5’ and ‘Beverly Hills Cop 4’ Filming This Year
B. Alan Orange — MovieWeb

Last we heard, Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales, the fifth film in the series, has not yet been greenlit by Disney. That hasn’t stopped producer Jerry Bruckheimer from claiming the sequel will be shooting before year’s end. He also claims that Beverly Hills Cop 4 will be up and running by then as well.

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales was originally set to be released July 10, 2015, in a summer overcrowded with tentpole blockbusters. It was delayed so that directors Espen Sandberg and Joachim Rønning could revamp the script byJeff Nathanson.

Nooooooooooooo!…

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Noah — Review

0.5 of 5 stars
Noah

Noah is a film that is sure to make people mad. A film and the enjoyment of it is already such a subjective thing. There are people in this world who, believe it or not, have seen Captain America: The Winter Soldier and hated it. And it’s perfectly legitimate for them to do so even if I completely disagree. There are many who have seen Noah, and who loved it for various different reasons. And I would even go so far as to say that liking or loving this film is a legitimate opinion. I do not share that opinion. You might recall that before now, I considered Cloud Atlas to be the worst film I…

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Samuel L. Jackson To Re-team with Bruce Willis for ‘Die Hard 6’

Samuel L. Jackson To Re-team with Bruce Willis for ‘Die Hard 6’
Ken Guidry — The Playlist

When “A Good Day to Die Hard” came out early last year, it was easily the least successful film of the franchise. The movie was critically reviled and only raked in $67 million in the U.S. box office. You would think 20th Century Foxwould take this as a sign that they should finally put this franchise to rest, but “A Good Day to Die Hard” somehow managed to become an international hit with $237 million alone. So, of course, that means we’re getting a sixth ‘Die Hard’ film.

If you’re a huge fan of the franchise, however, this rumor may actually perk your interest in a sixth ‘Die Hard’ film.…

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Captain America: The Winter Soldier — Review

4.5 of 5 stars
Captain America: The Winter Soldier

Hey look, it’s another Marvel film that’s really, really good. Can I get a nickel for every time I say that? Because if I can, I’ll be a rich man. Someday, Marvel will have some sort of downfall that will be a sight to behold indeed, but that day is not here — nor, I suspect, will it be for a while to come. One of the things Captain America: The Winter Soldier shows us is that Marvel has some very savvy filmmakers in their camp. And I mean savvy on many levels. For starters, this film knows what it is, it knows its place, it knows how to inject humor at just the right spots, and what needs to…

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‘X-Men: Days of Future Past’ Final Trailer

‘X-Men: Days of Future Past’ Final Trailer

Don’t get me wrong, I’m still greatly looking forward to this film. Like, a lot! But this trailer did not really do it for me. Something about the tone felt off before. Several of the previous trailers did a much better job of getting me excited for this film, and that excitement has stuck, but this just didn’t help. The music, the tone, everything just feels off. Just me?

In any event, the film comes to theaters on May 23rd, and it’s going to be epic and I’m very excited for it.

Marvel’s ‘Agent Carter’: Coming to ABC?

Marvel’s ‘Agent Carter’: Coming to ABC?
Angie Han — /Film

Although Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. has not officially been renewed, Deadline‘s spies indicate that a Season 2 pickup may come along with a series order for Agent Carter. The two shows could air simultaneously next year, with Agent Carter taking over the Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.timeslot when the latter goes on its winter hiatus.

Agent Carter originated as a Marvel One-Shot released as a special feature on the Iron Man 3 Blu-ray.

I really liked Peggy Carter as a character and I’m a little put out with myself that I still haven’t seen the One-Shot to feature her. I need to make that a top…

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Will Audiences Go See ‘Heaven Is For Real’?

Will Audiences Go See ‘Heaven Is For Real’?
Lindsey Bahr — Entertainment Weekly

It’s no secret that Christian-themed films have the potential to be box office gold, but even though faith-based audiences are starved for more material, it doesn’t always pan out the way studios might hope.

While Paramount’s expensive and provocative Darren Aronofsky-directed Noah continues to climb the steep slope toward domestic profitability and Mark Burnett and Roma Downey’s Son of God failed to reach Passion of the Christ heights (after seven weeks in theaters it still hasn’t even made Passion‘s opening weekend numbers), the independently released God’s Not Dead came out of nowhere…

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