It's been about a decade since filmmaker Ridley Scott made the unguarded comment about making an Alien prequel. He was reflecting on Alien, only his second movie in a career marked with milestones, and thinking aloud what a prequel would be like. He imagined a focus on the Alien planet, going back to that mysterious spaceship and explaining where the enormous Space Jockey had … [Read more...] about ALIEN: COVENANT New Movie Review
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X-MEN: APOCALYPSE New Movie Review
The opening of Bryan Singer's X-Men: Apocalypse is grand and exciting, evoking Cecil B. DeMille with a sublime hunk of Stargate cheese. We witness an Egyptian leader with extraordinary powers named Apocalypse (an imposing Oscar Isaac). Dozens of his followers declare him a false god and stage a coup. Centuries later, Apocalypse and his minions are unearthed and plot to … [Read more...] about X-MEN: APOCALYPSE New Movie Review
‘X-Men: Apocalypse’ opening night at Kaahumanu Theater
X-Men: Apocalypse has a premiere screening this Thursday, May 26 at the Queen Ka`ahumanu Theater. This action-adventure series continues when Apocalypse, the world’s most powerful mutant , shows up. Then the X-Men have to unite to defeat him. Stars James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender and Jennifer Lawrence. $15.50 adults/ $13.75 seniors/ $12.50 child. 7pm. Queen … [Read more...] about ‘X-Men: Apocalypse’ opening night at Kaahumanu Theater
STEVE JOBS New Movie Review
Nearly every movie plays like an advertisement for Apple. I've noticed this for years and suspect moviegoers have as well: in about 85 percent of all movies, there's a scene where a character turns on their laptop and the Apple symbol is always in plain view. The cliché used to be that when a character needed to do research, they would rush to the library and scroll through … [Read more...] about STEVE JOBS New Movie Review
Fall Movie Preview 2015
Matt Damon returns to space, CGI Snoopy, the return of James Bond and a new Star Wars film? It's time to bid dinos, fast cars, super heros and rappers adios, as the big guns of the summer are changing hands. Between now and Christmas, here are 11 reasons you'll be at the movies on opening day: THE VISIT (opens Sept. 11) The Gist: Kathryn Hahn stars in this … [Read more...] about Fall Movie Preview 2015