The Birth of a Nation tells the story of Nat Turner (Nate Parker) a slave in Southampton County, Virginia. Nat is taken under the wing of Elizabeth Turner (Penelope Ann Miller) and taught to read, which he uses to learn the Bible. Years later, Nat is still a field hand, but also a gifted preacher. His... Continue Reading →
East Berlin, 1963. The CIA's top-man, Napoleon Solo (Henry Cavill), is on the prowl for a mechanic, Gaby Teller (Alicia Vikander). Gaby is the daughter of a Nazi engineer, who defected during WWII. Solo hopes to use Gaby in order to find her father, who has recently fallen in with a mysterious organization composed of... Continue Reading →
Every now and then a franchise will get dug up from the netherworlds of forgotten franchises, dusted off, and turned into a huge summer Blockbuster. Franchises that were never even that big in the first place, or were big too long ago for it to even try to be relevant. Most of the time, you... Continue Reading →
This is the final full trailer for The Lone Ranger before its release in July. Compared to the other trailers, this one gives us a closer look at some of the supporting characters. James Badge Dale plays The Lone Ranger's older brother, who looks a lot like Danny Masterson from That 70s Show. William Fichtner... Continue Reading →
Our glimpse of The Lone Ranger just got a bit longer with the first full trailer. The teaser trailer gives a preview of what is to come, but this first full trailer. It shows us the origin of The Lone Ranger himself, why he wears a mask, and then it takes off from there. If... Continue Reading →
This is our first look at The Lone Ranger in which Armie Hammer plays the Lone Ranger and Johnny Depp plays Tonto, the Indian sidekick. The trailer itself reminds me of Pirates of the Caribbean. It looks like it, but only Westernized. I have a feeling that Johnny Depp will have the same kind of... Continue Reading →
This week on Blu Monday Angela and I discuss J. Edgar, London Boulevard and 50/50. Check out the video below and let us know what you think! By Ryan and Angela Davis
About a week after the trailer for Snow White and the Huntsman premiered, the first trailer for the other Snow White film, Mirror, Mirror, also came online. The whole look and feel of this Snow White is completely different, and this one is catering to a completely different audience. This story looks more like the... Continue Reading →
J. Edgar is Clint Eastwood's next film based on the life of J. Edgar Hoover. Leonardo DiCaprio plays John Edgar Hoover and the film looks to be following him through all of his life, so DiCaprio has some aging to do. Hoover formed the Bureau of Investigation which later became the FBI. He was the... Continue Reading →
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