In case you’re regretting your decision to skip the Super Bowl and/or the halftime show or just want to relive the experience, Pepsi’s made Lady Gaga’s entire 13 minute performance available online. The 2017 Super Bowl Halftime Show kicked off with Lady Gaga on top of the Houston’s NRG Stadium singing “God Bless America” and “This Land Is Your Land,” and continued with the Grammy Award winner stressing inclusion with her song choices.
Lady Gaga performed live versions of “Poker Face,” “Just Dance,” “Born This Way,” “Telephone,” “Million Reasons,” and “Bad Romance,” and also gave a shout out to her mom and dad during her energetic and entertaining show.
The performance included hundreds of drones which formed the American flag high in the sky, marking the first time synchronized drones had been used during a halftime show. According to Wired, “Each drone is about a foot long square, weighs just over eight ounces, and sports a plastic and foam body to soften inadvertent impacts.”
20th Century Fox’s first official clip from Logan features Hugh Jackman protecting a man from being unlawfully evicted. Directed by James Mangold, Logan also stars Patrick Stewart, Richard E. Grant, Boyd Holbrook, Stephen Merchant, and Dafne Keen. Michael Green, Scott Frank, and James Mangold wrote the script based on a story by Mangold and David James Kelly.
Fox will open Logan in theaters on March 3, 2017.
The Plot: In the near future, a weary Logan cares for an ailing Professor X in a hide out on the Mexican border. But Logan’s attempts to hide from the world and his legacy are up-ended when a young mutant arrives, being pursued by dark forces.
Kristen Stewart in Olivier Assayas’s ‘Personal Shopper’ (Photo by Carole Bethuel / Courtesy of IFC Films)
IFC Films just released a new official trailer for Personal Shopper, the mystery thriller from writer/director Olivier Assayas. Personal Shopper was nominated for the Palme d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival and Assayas won the festival’s Best Director award. IFC Films will release Personal Shopper starring Kristen Stewart and Lars Eidinger in theaters on March 10, 2017.
The Plot: Olivier Assayas, the internationally-acclaimed director of Clouds of Sils Maria and Summer Hours, returns with this ethereal and mysterious ghost story starring Kristen Stewart as a high-fashion personal shopper to the stars who is also a spiritual medium. Grieving the recent death of her twin brother, she haunts his Paris home, determined to make contact with him.
Emma Stone, Ryan Gosling and Writer/Director Damien Chazelle at the LA premiere of ‘La La Land’ (Photo by Eric Charbonneau / Invision for Lionsgate / AP Images)
La La Land solidified its spot as the Best Picture Oscar favorite with its win at the 69th Annual DGA Awards on Saturday, February 4, 2017. La La Land snagged the Outstanding Directorial Achieve in Feature Film award, beating out Garth Davis (Lion), Barry Jenkins (Moonlight), Kenneth Lonergan (Manchester by the Sea), and Denis Villeneuve (Arrival). Jane Lynch hosted the star-studded Directors Guild of America Awards which recognized the best in feature films, television series, and commercials from 2016. The event also included a presentation of the group’s Lifetime Achievement Award to Ridley Scott.
Directors Guild of America Awards Winners:
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film:
DAMIEN CHAZELLE – La La Land
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in First-Time Feature Film
GARTH DAVIS – Lion
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Dramatic Series
MIGUEL SAPOCHNIK – Game of Thrones, “The Battle of the Bastards”
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Comedy Series
BECKY MARTIN – Veep, “Inauguration”
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Movies for Television and Mini-Series
STEVEN ZAILLIAN – The Night Of, “The Beach”
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Variety/Talk/News/Sports – Regularly Scheduled Programming
DON ROY KING – Saturday Night Live, “Host: Dave Chappelle”
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Variety/Talk/News/Sports – Specials
GLENN WEISS – The 70th Annual Tony Awards
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Reality Programs
J. RUPERT THOMPSON – American Grit, “The Finale ‑ Over the Falls”
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Children’s Programs
TINA MABRY – An American Girl Story ‑ Melody 1963: Love Has to Win
M Night Shyamalan’s Split retained its hold on first place at the box office for the third straight weekend. Shyamalan’s new horror film starring James McAvoy as a man with 23 personalities has brought in $98 million domestically since opening in theaters on January 20, 2017. Split easily held off newcomers Rings, which opened in 2,900 theaters, and The Space Between Us, which opened in 2,800. Rings was blasted by critics and currently sits at just 5% fresh on RottenTomatoes.com. The Space Between Us, finally released after being pushed back from its late 2016 premiere date, earned slightly more favorable reviews than Rings at 18% fresh, which is hardly something to brag about. (The Space Between Us is the only film I walked out of in 2016.)
Will Split be able to hang on to the top spot on the box office chart for a fourth weekend? It’s highly unlikely as Fifty Shades Darker, John Wick: Chapter Two, and The LEGO Batman Movie are all set to enter theaters on February 10, 2017.
Caleb McLaughlin, Finn Wolfhard, Millie Bobby Brown, and Gaten Matarazzo in ‘Stranger Things’ season 1 (Photo Credit: Netflix)
Netflix confirmed Stranger Things season two will premiere this Halloween. The return date was announced in the second season trailer which aired during the 2017 Super Bowl. The 30 second spot featured Eggos, the boys in Ghostbusters costumes, and a creepy creature.
Returning cast members for season two include Winona Ryder (Joyce Byers), David Harbour (Chief Hopper), Charlie Heaton (Jonathan Byers), Natalia Dyer (Nancy Wheeler), Millie Bobby Brown (Eleven), Finn Wolfhard (Mike Wheeler), Caleb McLaughlin (Lucas Sinclair), Gaten Matarazzo (Dustin Henderson), and Cara Buono (Karen Wheeler).
The Season One Plot: Set in Hawkins, Indiana in the 1980’s, Stranger Things chronicles the search for a young boy who vanishes into thin air under highly suspicious circumstances. His mother (Ryder) opens an investigation into the boy’s disappearance with local authorities that unravels a series of mysteries involving top-secret government experiments, terrifying supernatural forces and one very strange little girl. A love letter to the ubiquitous cult classics of the 80’s, Stranger Things is a coming of age story for three boys that draws this quaint community into a world where mysteries lurk beneath the surface.
The Season Two Plot: A year after Will’s return, everything seems back to normal… but a darkness lurks just beneath the surface, threatening all of Hawkins.
Jon Bass plays Ronnie, Alex Daddario plays Summer, Zac Efron plays Matt Brody, Dwayne Johnson plays Mitch Buchannon, Kelly Rohrbach plays CJ Parker, and Ilfenesh Hadera plays Stephanie Holden in Paramount Pictures’ ‘Baywatch.’
Paramount Pictures’ big screen adaptation of Baywatch dropped a new 30 second trailer during 2017’s Super Bowl. The new trailer didn’t really offer up much in the way of new footage, but instead just focused on the relationship between Dwayne Johnson and Zac Efron’s characters. Directed by Seth Gordon (Horrible Bosses), Baywatch also stars Alexandra Daddario, Priyanka Chopra, Kelly Rohrbach, Ilfenesh Hadera, Jon Bass, Hannibal Buress, Rob Huebel, and Yahya Abdul-Mateen. Paramount Pictures is planning a May 26, 2017 theatrical release.
The Plot:Baywatch follows devoted lifeguard Mitch Buchannon (Dwayne Johnson) as he butts heads with a brash new recruit (Zac Efron). Together, they uncover a local criminal plot that threatens the future of the Bay.
Disney’s new Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales trailer features Johnny Depp back in the role of Captain Jack Sparrow. The new trailer, which made its debut during the 2017 Super Bowl, also includes new footage of Javier Bardem as Captain Salazar. In addition to Depp and Bardem, the cast includes Orlando Bloom as Will Turner, Geoffrey Rush as Captain Barbosa, Brenton Thwaites as Henry, Kaya Scodelario as Carina Smyth, and Sir Paul McCartney. Directed by Espen Sandberg and Joachim Rønning (Kon-Tiki), Disney’s launching the fifth Pirates of the Caribbean film in theaters on May 26, 2017.
The Plot: Thrust into an all-new adventure, a down-on-his-luck Captain Jack Sparrow finds the winds of ill-fortune blowing even more strongly when deadly ghost pirates led by his old nemesis, the terrifying Captain Salazar (Bardem), escape from the Devil’s Triangle, determined to kill every pirate at sea…including him. Captain Jack’s only hope of survival lies in seeking out the legendary Trident of Poseidon, a powerful artifact that bestows upon its possessor total control over the seas.
Watch the Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales trailer:
20th Century Fox’s new Logan Super Bowl trailer showed off a few new action clips backed by “Amazing Grace.” Directed by James Mangold, Logan could possibly be the last time well see Hugh Jackman as the steely clawed mutant Wolverine. The cast also includes Patrick Stewart, Richard E. Grant, Boyd Holbrook, Stephen Merchant, and Dafne Keen. Logan will open in theaters on March 3, 2017.
Michael Green, Scott Frank, and James Mangold wrote the screenplay. Hutch Parker, Simon Kinberg, and Lauren Shuler Donner produced the R-rated action film.
The Plot: In the near future, a weary Logan cares for an ailing Professor X in a hideout on the Mexican border. But Logan’s attempts to hide from the world and his legacy are up-ended when a young mutant arrives, being pursued by dark forces.
Disney and Marvel helped kick off the 2017 Super Bowl with the premiere of a new minute-long trailer for Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2. The new trailer shows a little action and lots of the humor that helped make Guardians of the Galaxy popular among movie fans that aren’t into comic books. Directed by James Gunn, the sequel reunites Chris Pratt as Pete Quill/Star-Lord, Zoe Saldana as Gamora, Dave Bautista as Drax, Bradley Cooper as Rocket, Vin Diesel as Groot, Michael Rooker as Yondu, and Karen Gillan as Nebula. Disney’s targeting a May 5, 2017 theatrical release date.
The first film was released in August 2014 and rang up $773 million worldwide during its theatrical run, and Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 takes place just two months after Guardians of the Galaxy. The Guardians will be helping Peter Quill try and figure out the identity of his father while also taking on another mission.
