Barrett Brief Movie Review - West Side Extended Remix Story Summary: An adaptation of the 1957 musical, West Side Story explores forbidden love and the rivalry between the Jets and the Sharks, two teenage street gangs of different ethnic backgrounds. Genre: Crime, Drama, Musical Movie musicals. They are the niche of niche movies. It is impossible to capture the energy and experience of live theater in a film. Yet time […]
Resident Evil: Welcome To Raccoon City Is Made For TV Fare Summary: Set in 1998, this origin story explores the secrets of the mysterious Spencer Mansion and the ill-fated Raccoon City. Genre: Action, Horror, Sci-Fi The video game movie. Nothing entices more fear and potential from movie studios. However, there is no genre has a worst track record of success than the video game adaptation. One could point to the […]
Barrett Brief Movie Review - King Richard Is Royal Oscar Bait Summary: A look at how tennis superstars Venus and Serena Williams became who they are after the coaching from their father Richard Williams. Genre: Sport, Biography, Drama The sports biography something you can count on year in and year out. Some are good (Moneyball, Remember The Titans) and A LOT are not (Radio, Facing the Giants). But one thing […]
Ghostbusters Afterlife Shows How To Revive The Dead Summary: When a single mom and her two kids arrive in a small town, they begin to discover their connection to the original Ghostbusters and the secret legacy their grandfather left behind. Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy Ah Ghostbusters, a franchise that never got into gear the way it should have after the 1984 classic. Of course Ghostbusters II is a fine film, but […]
‘Venom 2,’ ‘No Time to Die’ fueled October ticket sales Via CNBC.com: Don’t count out the domestic box office just yet. A combination of new movie releases, many of which appeared exclusively in theaters, coupled with growing consumer confidence in returning to cinemas amid the coronavirus pandemic led October to be the highest-grossing month for ticket sales so far in 2021. It’s estimated that moviegoers spent around $637.9 million on […]
Crew member who gave Baldwin gun subject of prior complaint Via AP News: A crew member says she has raised safety concerns in the past about the assistant director who authorities say unwittingly handed actor Alec Baldwin the prop gun that killed a cinematographer on a film set. Maggie Goll, a prop maker and licensed pyrotechnician, said in a statement that she filed an internal complaint with the executive producers […]
Despite hybrid release, ‘Dune’ draws well on the big screen Via CNBC.com: Denis Villeneuve’s “Dune” debuted with $40.1 million in ticket sales in its opening weekend in North America, drawing a large number of moviegoers to see the thundering sci-fi epic on the big screen despite it also being available to stream in homes. Warner Bros. launched the Legendary Entertainment production simultaneously in theaters and on HBO Max. When the […]
Barrett Brief Movie Review – Dune Part 1, The Longest Setup Ever Summary: Feature adaptation of Frank Herbert's science fiction novel, about the son of a noble family entrusted with the protection of the most valuable asset and most vital element in the galaxy. Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama Dune. One of Hollywood's seemingly white whales. This project, based on the 1965 science-fiction novel by American author Frank Herbert has always been […]
Box Office: ‘Halloween Kills’ Carves Out $50.4 Million to Take #1 Spot Via Breitbart: “Halloween Kills” may be available to watch at home, but the latest installment in the Michael Myers saga is making a killing at the North American box office in its first weekend in theaters. The David Gordon Green-directed horror scared up $50.4 million from 3,705 locations, according to studio estimates Sunday. Universal’s “Halloween Kills” far surpassed […]
