Kirk Douglas Celebrates his 100th Birthday today

Kirk Douglas, American actor, producer, director, author , and philanthropist has reached his centennial milestone. With a staggering 91 acting credits spanning more than six decades, including three Academy Award nominations and honorary Lifetime Achievement Award Oscar in 1996, Douglas' influence on American Cinema is indisputable.

Married for 63 years to Anne Buydens, he is also the father of four sons, including, if ya didn't know for some reason, actor Michael Douglas. Douglas was also an influential voice in ending the Hollywood Blacklist of the 1950's through his support of screenwriter Dalton Trumbo. In addition, he is considered one of the worlds oldest active bloggers and continues to write for the Huffington Post.

• Douglas discusses his life and work with Dick Cavett in 1971.
• Douglas own recommendations of his movies to watch.
• Some photos of Douglas through the years.

In a year when we have lost so many notable people please take a moment to celebrate the extraordinary life of this screen legend by sharing your favorite memories of his work.

"Spider-Man: Homecoming" teaser poster

A little easter egg from the trailer. Bruce Banner on the wall in Peter Parker's science class.

The more I see stuff correlating to this new Spidey movie the more I'm starting to think they are taking a very meta "Deadpool"-esque route with this new film. That's all good, I'd rather a a self-referential Spider-Man film than the more serious style of the Andrew Garfield films. Believe it or not, "Deadpool" and, to a certain extent, "Guardians of the Galaxy" have opened up a whole can of worms for the Marvel Cinematic Universe, there's now a fanbase that rejects the MCU that would shell out cash to watch these more meta-filled movies. I like it. Oh, and the official trailer finally happened this morning, I know I know, a little late with the news, but it does confirm my belief that this will be a very different film than the other MCUs. Funny how Michael Keaton was basically lambasting the superhero genre in "Birdman" and now he's back in thick of things. Money talks.

Behind The Scenes Featurette for Scorsese's SILENCE

I loved this film. Currently under embargo, but I loved this film. Reviews are allowed on December 10th so you can expect something by then, for the time being we have this behind-the-scenes featurette with Scorsese and company hard at work tmaking this wonderful work of art. At a time when most Hollywood directors have had their visions compromised by the greedy few who power over them, Scorsese seems to be the last of a dying breed. Everything on the screen comes from his own visionary mind, there is nothing left off in this film. This is Scorsese giving us his most passionate and personal film to date. This kind of passionate filmmaking just doesn't exist anymore within the studio system.

It's possible that there's something cooler than Robert Redford in 'Three Days of the Condor.' But I doubt it.

ROGUE ONE Director Gareth Edwards Gives His Side of the Reshoot Controversy

"Rogue One" Director Gareth Edwards tries to save face about the reshoots. Say what you will about Disney, but they sure know how to expertly conduct damage control. Edwards to spoke to the L.A. Times about the Star Wars experience, but these are the juicy tidbits we gathered concerning he rumored reshoots:

"What happened was that I’d say a third of the movie or more has this embedded documentary style to it, and as a result we shot hours and hours and days and days of material. Normally when you put a film together it goes together like A-B-C-D-E and you move on. Whereas we had so many permutations, so many different ways it could be constructed, it took longer in the edit to find the exact version."

"We’d always planned to do a pickup shoot but we needed a lot of time to figure out all this material and get the best out of it. So that pushed the entire schedule in a big way. Then Disney saw the film and reacted really well and they said, “Whatever you need, we’re going to support you.” Our visual-effects shot count went from 600 to nearly 1,700, so suddenly we could do absolutely anything we wanted. To design 1,000 visual effects shots should take a year, so it was all hands to the pump and we never came up for air really until about a week ago."

"Things kept improving constantly and the film was getting better and better — and if you’re improving it, you don’t stop. I think any other movie you would say, “That’ll do. We’re going to get a hit.” But “Star Wars” is going to live forever if you do it properly. We just can’t let it go. You’ve got keep going until they prise it out of your hands."

"Making “Star Wars” is a team sport, really. You can’t make these massive movies completely on your own. Even from the costumes to the guns to the ships to the VFX, it’s a real team effort."

What's even more worrisome is the fact that it was reported earlier last week that writer Tony Gilroy made $5 Million dollars off the reshoots. He was the rumored guy that replaced Edwards as director, although never officially. This goes exactly the way my insider source described to me the on-set friction and how Edwards was pushed aside. Gilroy basically became the main director when the reshoots started. I got a lot of heat from fanboys for posting the article, but, fact of the matter is, I believe what he said and he was credible. 

Official Poster and Trailer for WAR FOR THE PLANET OF THE APES

This looks good, especially with addition of Woody Harrelson. I'm still wondering, where's James Franco's scientist? Didn't he start this whole mess? He should be jailed.

I recently re-watched the original 1968 film and the social issues raised in that film are just not present in these latter-day films. Different times, I guess. I do have to say that the first film of this reboot series, Rise of the Planet of the Apes, was far better than its sequel Dawn of the Planet of the Apes. Rise had less strenuous action and more character-based plotting, but alas when you're trying to build a massive blockbuster franchise you probably need to add more and more action to please the mainstream. 

Here's the Official synopsis for this upcoming sequel:

In War for the Planet of the Apes, the third chapter of the critically acclaimed blockbuster franchise, Caesar and his apes are forced into a deadly conflict with an army of humans led by a ruthless Colonel.  After the apes suffer unimaginable losses, Caesar wrestles with his darker instincts and begins his own mythic quest to avenge his kind.  As the journey finally brings them face to face, Caesar and the Colonel are pitted against each other in an epic battle that will determine the fate of both their species and the future of the planet.

“War For The Planet Of The Apes” opens on July 14, 2017.

A diagram of all the injuries Jackie Chan has suffered while filming his martial arts and stunt scenes.

Mel Gibson on Nate Parker controversy: "He was cleared of all that stuff. Unfair."

A moment I noticed from the annual Hollywood Reporter director's roundtable. (click HERE) Mel Gibson on the Nate Parker controversy:

“He was cleared of all that stuff,” says Gibson. “And it was years ago. You have to follow the system there. I think he’s innocent of all that stuff. The fact that he has to live with that stigma, and that it affects the art he does, is unfair."

I guess he sympathizes. He was, possibly still is, in the same position as Parker. There's always going to be that debate between separating the art from the artist. Is Gibson right? Technically, yes. Parker was cleared, but not without taunting the victim endlessly on a daily basis after the rape. Yes, that was the past and people change, but goddamit, I've read details of the case and if Parker got cleared of the rape, he still didn't help his case with the way he handled everything else following it. That's fact.

Also, the film just wasn't that good. The buzz at Sundance, where I saw it, was too over-the-top, with the crowd giving Parker a standing ovation even before the film had even screened. #Oscarssowhite was just starting and people wanted a film to ride towards the next Oscars. 

On 10.4.16 I wrote a mixed review of the film:

"Was the buzz and acclaim that the film received in January merited/justified? Of course not. Parker makes mistakes in his filmmaking and those mistake do end up costing him. Portraying Turner as Jesus-like figure doesn't help, nor does the fact that he fumblingly sets up his story in a lame almost skittish way. Also, the actual rebellion, the most interesting and exciting part of the film, only happens near the end. Bad decision. Parker isn't yet fit to carry such a heavy subject matter as a director, his amateurish mistakes are absurd and almost too naive to comprehend, but, of course, his mind and passion are in the right place and his movie relevant as ever, which is why so many were suckered into praising this film to the Gods just a couple of months ago."

"Parker means to make an "epic," but there is no "epic" feel to his film. It feels flat and devoid of any artfulness. It doesn't feel cinematic. One might wonder the potential of such a relevant and important story in the hands of an Ava DuVernay or Spike Lee. That would have made for a more fully fleshed out and reflective film than what Parker gives us."


"A film like this one is very important to bring to the forefront of the mainstream. Nat Turner's story is one of historical significance that has been shunned away and put aside for way too many years. At the end of the day it won't necessarily be the execution that matters with "The Birth of a Nation," but the fundamental significance behind it. It does not deserve rave reviews and awards, but what it does deserve is you attention."

AFI's 10 Best Movies of the Year Includes ARRIVAL, MOONLIGHT, SILENCE, ZOOTOPIA and more

Arrival
Fences
Hacksaw Ridge
Hell or High Water
La La Land
Manchester by the Sea
Moonlight
Silence
Sully
Zootopia

AFI TV PROGRAMS OF THE YEAR

The Americans
Atlanta
Better Call Saul
The Crown
Game of Thrones
The Night of
The People vs. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story
Stranger Things
This Is Us
Veep

AFI SPECIAL AWARD

O.J. Made in America

I called it folks. "Jackie" is too enigmatic a film for awards. Yesterday I wrote and explained why I took it out of my Best Picture contenders: "Jackie" is now on the outside looking in, the reception it has garnered thus far has been positive, but with many people puzzled by its enigmatic narrative structure." Good god does it fell great to be right. But, really, I doubt it'll go further than a much deserve nomination for Natalie Portman as Best Actress. Of course, I loved the movie and said the following in my review dated 11.28.16: "Portman’s performance is a high-wire act of intrigue. She never fully reveals the exact reasons for some of Jackie’s behavior and though we can never truly know if there was manipulation involved with her grief, this is hinted at. In a way Larrain and Portman are playing with the audience with an immaculate mix of enigma, grief and cynicism. It’s an artfully crafted thing, this “Jackie."

All hail Jessica Chastain in the riveting MISS SLOANE

I really liked Miss Sloane when I saw it more than a month ago, but mostly because of Jessica Chastain who elevates the second-hand material to the level art. Her performance is a crazed high-wire act that threatens to spin out of control, but it doesn't. In fact, Chastain maintains her balancing act throughout with the kind of artistry that is missing these days in acting. She takes risks playing the titular Elizabeth Sloane, a political strategist recruited by a law firm to tackle the issue of gun control in America. Chastain plays Sloane like a ruthless go-getter who will do whatever it takes to win. She wants to spearhead a campaign supporting a proposed legislation that would require stricter background checks for gun ownership in the United States. Not only does she have to fight an NRA-inspired group of right-wing second amendment capitalists, but she has to contend with her old law firm, which she left to join the enemy, due to their support of the pro-militia group.  

Chastain could be up for another Oscar nomination and, to tell you the truth, I can't think of that many worthy actresses this year to contend with this performance. Her Miss Sloane is a ruthless, hermit, insomniac druggie, but she's also a brilliant political strategist that plays her cards left and right until they fall to her liking. Nimble in movements but nearly paralyzing in line delivery, Chastain is unparalleled in her sheer excellence and commitment to the craft. As San Francisco Gate film critic Mick Lasalle so beautifully stated, she "Grabs the role by the throat, smashes it against the wall about ten times and then devours it while it’s still quivering. You want to see star acting on a grand scale? Miss Sloane is the movie to see."

William Friedkin: "I’ve seen the future of American Cinema and his name is Damien Chazelle."

Director William Friedkin has taken a page out of Jon Landau's book of prophecies and kickstarted a campaign for "La La Land" director Damien Chazelle to be the savior of cinema. At least that's what I've gather from his worshipful praise of the 31 year-old writer director.

William Friedkin on ‘La La Land’ Director: Damien Chazelle

"I’ve seen the future of American Cinema and his name is Damien Chazelle. At the age of 31 and on the basis of his last two feature films, he’s a master storyteller in total command of his craft and with an uncanny ability to surprise an audience, with each gesture, each moment, each frame. In an industry dominated by CGI, his films have a handmade quality and are not only unique as technical achievements with stunning visuals, but moving as an emotional experience as well. That’s a rare combination today. His direction of actors is so skilled it’s invisible, as his actors seem inseparable from their roles. “Whiplash” is a drama with music and “La La Land,” while it reminds us of the classic musicals of the past, is a totally original and relevant work for our time. By the way, and most important, these movies are filled with fun and joy. He’s been compared to Jacques Demy and Vincente Minnelli, two brilliant filmmakers to be compared to, but to me, his films are incomparable. He’s not simply a brilliant filmmaker, he happens to be a warm, modest, and engaging person with genuine humility. I mention this because these are rare traits among genius. Whatever the future of American cinema, whatever forms it takes, Damien Chazelle will be a major force in shaping it."

Then there's our boy Xavier Dolan, coming off a fairly horrifying Cannes where his "It's Only the End of the World" would have gotten the dishonorable title of worst film to ever play the competition if it weren't for a last-minute sprint from Director Sean Penn and his SAVE AFRICA! film "The Last Face." Dolan is right about Jackie, a powerfully moving meditation on Jackie O and American culture.

Xavier Dolan on 'Jackie' Director: Pablo Larrain

"I can’t think of a recent movie that’s filled me with ecstasy like “Jackie” did. It left me artistically intimidated and wonderstruck. Fragmental but never diffused, vaporous yet always precise, Pablo Larraín’s film is as organized as it is organic, and free. Over Mica Levi’s grand and disorienting score, the film plies between past and present, desperately looking for “Jackie O.” She isn’t hard to find. With great style and sensibility, Natalie Portman surpasses herself. From gait to inflexions, laughter to stillness, she redefines modern acting: sublimating the inherent opportunity of the role into something temerously mortal, she might as well die before our eyes, killing herself to exist, unendingly. Noah Oppenheim’s screenplay delivers her those earth-shattering moments of implosion, the tectonic plates of his smartly interwoven chronologies colliding perfectly, with Portman dancing and stumbling soddenly on the fault line. “Jackie” is distilled poetry, the story of a heartbreak, and the loss of ideals of a woman endowed with toxic power. Every shot, every outfit, every line, falls vertiginously in place with effortless virtuosity. I left “Jackie” with an urgent need to be better, to create indelible, lasting things. I often thought I’d burst into tears during the screening. It was only later that night that I realized that I wasn’t holding back tears of sadness, but those of wonderment for the talent of a group of extraordinary artists fighting for a bygone cinema anew. You can’t learn it. You can’t fake it. It can’t be right, it can’t be wrong. It can just be."

Source: Variety

Goodfellas - 4K Restoration Trailer

It would be nice if the 4k restoration trailer was actually 4k. Hey, even 1080p would have been nice. Nevertheless, it has been no secret that we badly needed this restoration with the upcoming  4K disc of Martin Scorsese‘s Goodfellas. Will it do the film justice? This 4k still has its harsh critics, especially Jeffrey Wells over at Hollywood Elsewhere who suggests the brownish tint is so bad we should start calling it "Brownfellas." Yikes. I am hopeful, I don't see the brownish tint, but I get what he's saying. Maybe it's because I grew up with Goodfellas only having a brownish tint or as Wells describes it as if it "was marinated in gravy, lentil soup and butterscotch sauce and then left to bake in the afternoon sun." Although I have seen the film ample times, this trailer makes me want to see it again, such is the effect that Scorsese's masterpiece has 26 years on.

Richard E. Grant in 'Logan'

First "Spider-Man: Homecoming" still

Amazing Chinese posters for "Fantastic beasts and Where to Find Them"

This movie was very meh, but the Chinese posters are out-of-this-world beautiful. I love that they focus on the beasts. I don't recall seeing any of the beasts in the American posters, which focused primarily on the human characters. Hell, I'd buy prints of these if I could. We should hope more films get released in China so that we get this kind of impressive art (Ghostbusters got banned because of "witchcraft.")

The Lego Batman Movie has an "awesome" new poster

LA LA LAND still the Best Picture frontrunner

I saw this film in September, it was the frontrunner then it still is the frontrunner today, especially with "Silence" now having screened and not being everyone's cup of tea, we clearly have a favorite and there really isn't really a clearcut opposition willing to contend. Manchester by the Sea? Too depressing for the academy. Fences? It never truly escape its stage play roots. Nothing. This is the easiest Best Picture race to predict since The Return of the King in 2003.

Winning the People’s Choice Award at TIFF, and coming out this Friday, Damien Chazelle’s film was a no-brainer. Everyone felt sure it was going to win even before the festival started. Starring Emma Stone and Ryan Gosling, Chazelle’s film has moments of pure joy that make you feel punch-drunk in love at the movies again. The morning press screening burst into extended applause after the film’s final shot and that sealed the deal for the film’s eventual fate as a major Best Picture contender. Stone, a beauty of an actress, also turned heads for her performance as Mia, a struggling actress hoping to find her big break. Mia falls for Sebastian, a playful and charismatic Ryan Gosling, as they embark on a colorful and touching adventure filled with some of the best original songs ever conceived for the big screen. It’s quite possibly the best movie musical since Bob Fosse’s “All That Jazz.

FRONTRUNNERS

1) "La La Land"
2) "Fences"
3) "Manchester By The Sea"

4) "Sully"

5) "Moonlight"

6) "Lion"

7)  "Hacksaw Ridge" 

8) "Hidden Figures"
9) "Arrival"

10) "Hell or High Water"

MAJOR THREATS

Loving
Jackie

Patriots Day
Silence
Florence Foster Jenkins
Arrival
20th Century Women

Best Actor

FRONTRUNNERS

1) Denzel Washington, "Fences"

2) Casey Affleck, "Manchester By the Sea"

3) Tom Hanks, "Sully"

4) Ryan Gosling "La La Land"

5) Viggo Mortensen, "Captain Fantastic"

MAJOR THREATS

Andrew Garfield, "Hacksaw Ridge"

Michael Keaton, "The Founder"
Joel Edgerton, "Loving"

Dev Patel, "Lion"

Miles Teller, "Bleed For This"

Best Actress

FRONTRUNNERS

1) Emma Stone, "La La Land"

2) Natalie Portman, "Jackie"

3) Amy Adams, "Arrival"

4) Ruth Negga, "Loving"

5) Isabelle Huppert, "Elle"

MAJOR THREATS

Taraji P Henson, "Hidden Figures"

Meryl Streep "Florence Foster Jenkins"

Jessica Chastain, "Miss Sloane"

Annette Benning, "20th Century Women"

Best Supporting Actor 


FRONTRUNNERS

1) Mahershala Ali, "Moonlight" 

2) Michael Shannon, "Nocturnal Animals" 

3) Jeff Bridges, "Hell or High Water"

4) Lucas Hedges, "Manchester By the Sea"

5) Kevin Costner "Hidden Figures"

MAJOR THREATS

Aaron Eckhart, "Bleed For This"
Issey Ogata, "Silence"

Ben Foster, "Hell or High Water"

Hugh Grant, "Florence Foster Jenkins"

Stephen Mckinley Henderson, "Fences"

Dev Patel, "Lion"

Best Supporting Actress


FRONTRUNNERS

1) Viola Davis, "Fences" 
2) Michelle Williams, "Manchester By the Sea"

3) Naomie Harris, "Moonlight"

4) Nicole Kidman, "Lion"

5) Octavia Spencer, "Hidden Figures"

MAJOR THREATS

Felicity Jones "A Monster Calls"

Margo Martindale, "The Hollars"

Molly Shannon, "Other People"

Helen Mirren, "Eye in the Sky"

Lupita Nyong'o, "Queen of Katwe"
Janaelle Monae, "Hidden Figures"

Best Director

FRONTRUNNERS

1) Damien Chazelle, "La La Land"

2) Kenneth Lonergan, "Manchester By the Sea'

3) Denzel Washington, "Fences"

4) Martin Scorsese, "Silence"
5) Barry Jenkins, "Moonlight"

POSSIBLE THREATS

Mel Gibson "Hacksaw Ridge"

Pablo Larrain, "Jackie"

Paul Verhoeven, "Elle"

Clint Eastwood, "Sully"

Jeff Nichols, "Loving"

Best Foreign Language Film

"Toni Erdmann"

"The Salesman"

"Land of Mine"

Best Animated Film

"Zootopia"

"Kubo and the Two Strings"

"Finding Dory"

"Moana"

"The Red Turtle"

"Sing"

Best Documentary Feature

"OJ: Made in America"

"The 13th"
"Weiner"

"Gleason"

"Cameraperson"

"Jim: The James Foley Story"

UPDATED: 12.26.16

Best Actor: Michael Keaton's performance in "The Founder" is just not getting buzzed enough. It is a great performance and I do believe it might still nab a nomination, but for now I've taken him out of the nominees. I've added Viggo Mortensen's much loved performance in "Captain Fantastic." If Andrew Garfield is ngoing to be nominated we now know it will be for "Hacksaw Ridge," NOT "Silence." He might push off Mortensen, but for the time being he's sixth.

Best Actress: Meryl Streep is very much in a position to get a 20th Oscar nomination for "Florence Foster Jenkins." It'll take the Academy to shun Isabelle Huppert, but it sure looks like that is a possibility. If it does happen, what an idiotic move.

Best Picture: "Jackie" is now on the outside looking in, the reception it has garnered thus far has been positive, but with many people puzzled by its enigmatic narrative structure. "Patriots Day" seems to be a slam dunk with audiences and is now very contending nominee, but it's just lacking that extra puunch for industry and bloggers. Think of it as this year's "American Sniper," a film that the bible-belt right will embrace wholeheartedly with a healthy boxoffice, so don't count on it. "Hidden Figures" and "Moonlight" have squeezed into the nominees list, "Silence" has been taken down, sadly, but that doesn't mean it won't get nominated, I still think it might. Scorsese is very well loved within the industry and, if reviews are great, it might just squeeze in. 

Best Supporting Actor: Kevin Costner has now entered the fray for his performance in "Hidden Figures." He stands to get his second Oscar Nomination as Actor, his last being 26 years ago for "Dances With Wolves," when he won the Best Actor statuette for "Dances With Wolves.". Somebody had to be sacrificed for Costner to get in and, sadly, that means Aaron Eckhart is that person. He practically steals the show in "Bleed For This," but there is just not enough buzz right now for the movie and his performance. Issey Ogata of "Silence" has entered the major threats, Liam Neeson has been taken out.

Johnny Depp tops Forbes' MOST OVERPAID ACTORS list

Sources: Variety/Forbes

Daniel Day-Lewis' insane method acting

Thank You YgSuG!

The Unbearable Lightness of Being (1988)

"Learned the beautiful Czech language for the role of Tomas and refused to break character for nearly the entire 8-month shoot."

My Left Foot (1989)

"A pretty well known example of Day-Lewis' method acting. While playing the paralysed poet Christy Brown, he refused to leave his wheelchair and had (pissed off) crew members carry him around the set. He also insisted that all of his meals would be spoon-fed to him."

Last of the Mohicans (1992)

"To prepare for his role in Last of the Mohicans, D-Lewz (his rapper name) taught himself how to live as a survivalist and learned how to hunt animals for food. He refused to eat anything that he hadn't killed, whether it was with his trusty flintlock rifle, or a tomahawk both of which he could use very accurately. He might have even karate chopped a couple of geese for dinner, you never know with this guy. D-Lewz also learned how to build a canoe, because if you don't know how to build a canoe, you don't know shit."

The Age of Innocence (1993)

"While preparing for his role as an 1870s gentleman in The Age of Innocence, he checked into the Plaza Hotel in New York under his character's name and walked around New York in period clothing. A top hat, a cane, the whole shebang."

In The Name of the Father (1993)

"To accurately portray a wrongly convicted prisoner, Day-Lewis spent several nights at a time chilling in solitary confinement in the abandoned prison they were filming in. He even kept himself awake for three days in preparation for an interrogation scene in the film. He also reportedly had crew members randomly throw water on him and verbally abuse him for a realistic IRA prisoner experience."

The Crucible (1996)

"Didn't wash himself for the duration of the shoot so he could see what living in 17th century hygiene standards was like, because yeah it matters. Also BUILT THE FUCKING HOUSE that his character lived in in the movie and helped build the set. Day-Lewis also spent some time living in one of the replica houses on set with no electricity or running water."

The Boxer (1997)

"Trained for 1½ years to be a professional-standard boxer with former heavyweight champion Barry McCuigan. Worked out all day every day to become ripped as a mofo. He also crudely tattooed his own hands, because that's a thing, apparently."

Gangs of New York (2002)

"For his role as Bill the Butcher, Day-Lewis took up lessons as an apprentice butcher and always stayed in character on-set. This included talking in a New York accent and sharpening knives between takes. Because he was so into the role, he refused to wear a warm jacket because according to him, it wasn't in keeping with the period. And surprise, surprise, he caught pneumonia! He also rejected modern medicine when it was offered to him to help with his illness."

The Ballad of Jack and Rose (2005)

"Daniel Day-Lewis' wife kindly offered him the leading role in a film she was directing, and Day-Lewis repaid her by arranging to live separately from her so he could properly experience the isolation of his character."

There Will Be Blood (2007)

"His supporting actor in this film was supposed to be Kel O'Neill, but O'Neill left because Day-Lewis was too god damn intense. Day-Lewis also learned how to use real oil mining gear for the role, and threw real bowling balls at his co-star Paul Dano in one of the scenes. A pretty ballsy move in my book."

Lincoln (2012)

"Demanded that everyone, including Spielberg, would refer to him as "Mr. President" and wouldn't let English cast members speak to him (in their own accents) while trying to get Abe's voice right, for fear that it might throw him off."

FIFTY SHADES DARKER trailer will make you want to slit your wrists

From James Foley, the director of "Glengary Glen Ross," what has this world come to???!! Must have been a very fat paycheck for him to enter into this world.

As far as Dakota Johnson goes, she's a talented young actress and I'm sure, just like Kristen Stewart, she will get through this and find her own way in choosing more personal projects post-Fifty Shades, but, man, watching her in these movies is killing me.

Here’s the official synopsis:

"When a wounded Christian Grey tries to entice a cautious Ana Steele back into his life, she demands a new arrangement before she will give him another chance. As the two begin to build trust and find stability, shadowy figures from Christian’s past start to circle the couple, determined to destroy their hopes for a future together."

If you are actually excited about this movie after reading the above synopsis then you are clearly on the wrong movie site. Nevertheless, welcome and goodbye.

Co-starring Marcia Gay Harden, Jennifer Ehle, Luke Grimes, Rita Ora, Victor Rasuk, Eloise Mumford, Max Martini, Kim Basinger, Hugh Dancy, Bella Heathcote and Eric Johnson, “Fifty Shades Darker” opens on February 10, 2017.