Film

HOLLYWOOD—It was a terrifying and spooky weekend at the box-office as a Stephen King remake of a 1980s classic, “It” took the box-office by storm. “It” shattered so many box-office records I’m not certain where to begin. It claimed the top spot with a stunning $117 million debut. Yes, you heard me, $117 million during its opening weekend. That...

HOLLYWOOD—Actress Jennifer Lawrence, 24, will play Lynsey Addario, a well-known war photographer, in an upcoming film directed by Steven Spielberg. Warner Bros. is sealing the deal, based on Addario’s memoir, It’s What I Do: A Photographer’s Life of Love And War. Addario, 41, made headlines in January when The New York Times Magazine published an excerpt of her book, titling the article,...

HOLLYWOOD—“Magic Mike,” it was the movie that created SO MUCH buzz back in 2012, it was no surprise the flick debuted to high numbers amongst female fans and gay males. Of course in the world of Hollywood, when a movie makes money a sequel is always a given. Fast-forward to 2015, and we have the sequel “Magic Mike XXL.” The...

HOLLYWOOD—I recall a few years back when “Divergent” first arrived in theaters. My first thought was, great, a flick similar to “The Hunger Games” starring Jennifer Lawrence. While there were many similarities between the flicks, there were some slight variations in the narrative in the “Divergent” franchise starring Shailene Woodley. I though the second chapter in the series “Insurgent,”...

HOLLYWOOD—Kristen Bell, 34, voice of Anna in animated film “Frozen,” and her husband, actor Dax Shepard, 39, have welcomed their second child together, a baby girl, on December 19. Shepard announced the news of their newborn baby girl’s arrival and her name through a post on Twitter. He tweeted, “Delta Bell Shepard is here. She doesn’t look like either @IMKristenBell or...

HOLLYWOOD—I recall after seeing the trailer for the movie “Hidden Figures” telling myself, ‘Now, that is going to be something powerful.’ The movie is indeed powerful, but there is indeed one elephant in the room that prevents the movie from being spectacular in my opinion. First off, the film revolves around three women, Dorothy Vaughn (Octavia Spencer), Mary Jackson...

HOLLYWOOD—Michael Myers is back! After what seemed like YEARS of back and forth discussions of a new installment in the notoriously popular “Halloween” franchise, a new installment in the franchise is headed to the big screen courtesy of the film’s original creator John Carpenter. Carpenter announced via Facebook on Thursday, February 9, that the boogeyman that scared audiences to...

HOLLYWOOD—Anyone who plays video games might be well aware of the hit game "Hitman." In 2007, the video game got the big screen treatment with Timothy Olyphant playing the notable character Agent 47. Flash forward to 2015, and we have “Hitman: Agent 47,” a reboot of sorts with a fresh face in Rupert Friend who portrays Agent 47. He’s...

HOLLYWOOD—“Gravity” was one of those films that blew my mind in 2013 when it comes to cinematic evolution. In 2015, another film challenges the realms of outer space with the Ridley Scott sci-fi drama “The Martian.” No, Scott is not venturing into that dark realm which ignited his career in 1979 with the thriller “Alien.” He is however going...

HOLLYWOOD—I’ve attempted to wrap my head around for YEARS just when actor Leonardo DiCaprio would finally get that shot at Oscar. I mean this guy has delivered riveting performance after performance in such flicks like “What’s Eating Gilbert Grape,” “Titanic,” “The Departed,” “Blood Diamond,” “Revolutionary Road” and “The Wolf of Wall Street” to say the least. His latest expeditionary flick...