Welcome to a new week of DISCussion! A new week means new releases and some re-releases! We have some solid offerings this week and it was a close race, coming down to two 3-disc sets. One of lofty, contemporary ideas driven by tremendous heart, the other with a more unique mix of conventions, driven by […]
Actress Angelina Jolie had a very successful 2014 with a pair of hit movies, the Disney live-action adaptation of the Sleeping Beauty villain Maleficent and her second directorial effort Unbroken, based on the true story of Olympian Louis Zamperini. The former movie appears to be getting a sequel. According to Deadline, Disney has begun moving toward a sequel to […]
I went into Jurassic World with plenty of mixed feelings. While Jurassic Park is one of my favorite movies (seeing the 3D IMAX re-release is one of the high points of my movie watching career), the sequels never really did anything for me. I didn’t dislike them, but they just never had the magic that […]
In 2009, Sophie Barthes made her directorial debut with the underrated science-fiction movie Cold Souls. The Charlie Kaufman-esque narrative saw a struggling, middle-aged actor (Paul Giamatti as himself) put his soul into storage in an attempt to find new inspiration. Now, six years and one baby later, the French-American filmmaker returns with a completely different film: Madame Bovary is […]
Last week six actors screen tested in front of Marvel and Sony executives for the coveted Spider-man role for the Marvel-Sony co-produced reboot. Now the shortlist has been shrunk down to three actor, Tom Holland (The Impossible), Charlie Plummer (Broadwalk Empire) and Matthew Lintz (Pixels). Making casting even more complicated is the two studios are […]
Insomniac Games has released a trailer (And some gameplay.) for the new Ratchet & Clank game. The new game is a reboot of the franchise and is based on the upcoming movie, which is also named Ratchet & Clank. The new movie is coming next year, so is the new game, and both of these […]
Lionsgate has released the first trailer for the hotly anticipated movie The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2, the final entry in the massively successful YA adaptation. It looks as though things will be getting plenty emotional and epic. Take a look below: Jennifer Lawrence is back as Katniss Everdeen, who appears to be leading a […]
