Cinema and Popcorn

Genre: Action & Adventure, Drama, Science-Fiction Directed by: Rupert Sanders Written by: Jonathan Herman, Jamie Moss Starring: Scarlett Johansson, Pilou Asbæk, Michael Pitt, Takeshi Kitano and Juliette Binoche In Theaters: Mar 31, 2017 (Wide) Runtime: 106 minutes Since the day it was announced Scarlett Johansson was cast as Motoko Kusanagi in a live-action adaptation of Ghost in the Shell (called by simply The Major or "Mira" in the movie), there were a lot of controversy around the whitewashing of an iconic manga character. But, guess what: it is Johansson's ghost who saves the movie from being a huge misfire. The source material from the 1996's animated film of the same name is unique, with a sublime soul, hard philosophic questions and some amazing visuals. That said I must confess I was surprised by the choice of Rupert Sanders for the director's chair, since he showed so little as a storyteller in Snow White and the Huntsman and being abl...

Genre: Drama, Musical, Fantasy, Romance Directed By: Bill Condon Written By: Evan Spiliotopoulos, Stephen Chbosky Starring: Emma Watson, Dan Stevens, Luke Evans, Kevin Kline, Josh Gad, Ewan McGregor, Ian McKellen, Emma Thompson, Stanley Tucci, Gugu Mbatha-Raw and Audra McDonald In Theaters: Mar 17, 2017  Wide Runtime: 129 minutes Studio: Walt Disney Pictures Adaptating one of the Walt Disney Pictures' animated classics to a live-action film is always a challenge, for sure, but 1991's Best Picture nominee Beauty and the Beasts is a timeless film and the simple idea of "touching" it is just generates "stress"... So, what to expect when one of the Twilight Saga franchise directors takes on this project? Well, you can always pray hoping it to be more like Dreamgirls than Twilight movies!   But, truth be said, Beauty and the Beast honours its source material quite well!   In fact, Beauty and the Beast could be a dark tale of love, ...