The Oscars will be announced this weekend, and so theaters are filling up with the typical “January and February†throwaway stuff ( 50 Shades of Grey being the exception only because it was tied to Valentine’s Day). Movie-streaming services, on the other hand, are highlighting an interesting mix of heavy and light.
Whenever one writes a review, it is tradition to give the reader a run down of the film’s plot. The Spierig Brothers’ Predestination makes that insanely difficult, because it spoils the hell out of the movie, a fact that is further illustrated in the special features were the cast also tries to describe what the film is about
BREAKING: Fifty Shades of Grey is not the only film opening in theaters this Valentine’s Day weekend! So if you’re in the mood to cut ties with Anastasia and Christian for a few hours — or refuse to get roped into a disappointing sexual thriller — feel free to submit to these bright alternatives.
The harp fluttered, chimes rang, a flourish in the strings and we were off to “The Sound of Music” on Saturday. A suite from the beloved musical opened “Rodgers and Hammerstein at the Movies,” a delightful stroll down memory lane courtesy of the Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra.
Talking Movies' Tom Brook meets the director of the documentary How to Change the World – a film which focuses on the early days of Greenpeace.