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‘Toy Story 5’ Tackles Technology

June 17, 2026June 17, 2026 Stephen Garrett 0 Comments 2026 movies, Andrew Stanton, animated films, animation, artificial intelligence, Bo Peep, Buzz Lightyear, children and technology, Conan OBrien, Craig Robinson, cyberbullying, digital childhood, Disney, Disney animation, Greta Lee, Jessie, Joan Cusack, movie review, Pixar, Pixar movies, screen time, social media, Tim Allen, Tom Hanks, Toy Story 5, toys, Woody

But Woody and co punt on bigger questions of device devotion

The Making of ‘Forrest Gump’

March 18, 2026March 17, 2026 William Schwartz 0 Comments 1990s Cinema, Academy Awards, boomer nostalgia, columbia pictures, eric roth, Forrest Gump, michael conner humphreys, on the set of forrest gump, oscars 1994, Paramount Pictures, philadelphia film, Pulp Fiction, Robert Zemeckis, Sally Field, steve starkey, Tom Hanks, university press of kentucky, Warner Bros., winston groom

Steve Starkey’s production story is a nostalgia tale within a nostalgia tale

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Baz Luhrmann Gives Elvis, Belatedly, the Role of His Lifetime

March 2, 2026March 5, 2026 Neal Pollack 5 Comments Baz Luhrmann, Colonel Parker, concert films, Elvis Presley, EPiC Elvis Presley in Concert, Las Vegas shows, music documentaries, Priscilla Presley, rock and roll movies, Tom Hanks

In ‘EPiC,’ lost concert footage captures Elvis Presley at the height of his sweaty, charismatic power.

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Everything That’s Streaming in February 2026

January 29, 2026February 2, 2026 Jake Harris 0 Comments A24, Adam Scott, Age of Innocence, Alex Garland, All That Heaven Allows, Andrew Stanton, Apple TV, Ashton Kutcher, Beastie Boys, Behind the Scenes, Big City Blues, Black History Month, Blossoms Shanghai, Book and Film Globe, Boris Grebenshchikov, Boys Go To Jupiter, Bridgerton, Bright Star, Bullitt, Callum Turner, Can You Keep A Secret, Charles Walton, Christian Comedy, CIA Series, Cooper Hoffman, Criterion Channel, Cross, Cross Season 2, Daveed Diggs, Death Proof, Deep Blue Sea, Disney Plus, documentary premieres, Drive to Survive, Eddie Vedder, Elizabeth Olsen, Epidermolysis Bullosa, Eternity, F1, Faith Deconstruction, Film Premieres, Finding Nemo, For All Mankind, Formula 1, Grace Glowicki, Gymnastics, Hard Boiled, Hard to Handle, HBO Max, Heat Lightning, High Pressure, Honey Bunch, Hooper, How to Get to Heaven From Belfast, Hulu, Imagineering, In the Blink of an Eye, In the Mood for Love, In the Night Agent, J.D. and Turk, Jack Whitehall, Janelle James, Jason Isaacs, Jerry Seinfeld, John Carter, John Oliver, Kate Dickie, Kate McKinnon, Keith David, Keke Palmer, Larry David, Last Sacrifice, Last Week Tonight, Lauren Graham, Legal Drama, Lesbian Romance, Lethal Weapon, Like Water for Chocolate, Ling Zi, Lisa McGee, Little Caesar, Live Comedy, Love Is Blind, Madcap Comedy, Man on the Run, Matter of Time, Maurice, Michael Apted, Michael Keaton, Miles Teller, Monarch: Legacy of Monsters, Movies 2026, My Own Private Idaho, NBA Documentary, Neighbors Series, Netflix Premieres, NFL Draft, Night Agent, Nine Perfect Strangers, Pandora and the Flying Dutchman, Paramount Plus, Paul McCartney, Peacock, Penelope Cruz, Peppermint Patty, Peter Dinklage, Peter Hujar, Police Story, Preparations to Be Together, Prime Video, Prodigal Daughter, Rashida Jones, Reboots and Revivals, Relationship Goals, Remakes, Romantic Drama, Sabrina Carpenter, Safety Last, Sci Fi Series, Scrubs Revival, Seth Rogen, Shudder, Skateboarding, Sleepless in Seattle, Soap opera, Soul Power, Sports Documentaries, Stagecoach, Standup comedy, Steamboat Bill Jr, Stephen Root, Streaming Guide, Strip Law, Stunts Film Block, Sudanese Film Group, Sundance 2026, Taylor Tomlinson, The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant, The CEO Club, The Deep Blue Sea, The General, The Gray House, The Invite, The Last Thing He Told Me, The Lincoln Lawyer, The Muppet Show, The Night Agent, The Road Warrior, The Wicker Man, Three on a Match, Thriller Series, To Live and Die in LA, Tom Ellis, Tom Hanks, Tomlinson Special, Trevor Noah, TV Premieres, Uncle Ye, Upcoming Documentaries, Ursula K Le Guin, Valentine’s Day Movies, Variety Shows, Wall-E, We Call It Imagineering, Wedding Comedy, WETA Workshop, Winter Olympics, Women in Comedy, Wuthering Heights, Yearning Film Block

Winter continues with reboots of ‘Scrubs,’ ‘The Muppet Show,’ and the Winter Olympics

Phoenician Scheme

‘The Phoenician Scheme’: Wes Anderson’s Macho Whimsy

June 1, 2025June 4, 2025 Stephen Garrett 0 Comments Benedict Cumberbatch, Benicio del Toro, Bryan Cranston, Jeffrey Wright, Mathieu Amalric, Mia Threapleton, Michael Cera, Richard Ayode, Riz Ahmed, Scarlett Johansson, The Phoenician Scheme, Tom Hanks, Wes Anderson

Anderson’s latest is a genteel thriller, a “propulsive hoot”

Here

‘Here’: An Experimental Film Saddled With The Corniest Script Imaginable

November 11, 2024November 20, 2024 London Faust 0 Comments Clint Eastwood, Here, Robert Zemeckis, Robin Wright, Tom Hanks

Robert Zemeckis goes far too back to the future

Asteroid City

Take Me Down to the ‘Asteroid City’

June 23, 2023June 28, 2023 Jonpaul Henry Guinn 0 Comments Adrien Brody, Asteroid City, Bryan Cranston, Edward Norton, Grace Edwards, Hong Chau, Hope Davis, Jake Ryan, Jason Schwartzman, Jeff Goldblum, Jeffrey Wright, Liev Schreiber, Margot Robbie, Matt Dillon, Maya Hawke, Rita Wilson, Rupert Friend, Scarlett Johansson, Seu Jorge, Stephen Park, Steve Carrell, Tilda Swinton, Tom Hanks, Tony Revolori, Wes Anderson, Willem Dafoe

Wes Anderson pays loving homage to the 1950s

baseball

The Best Baseball Movies

March 30, 2023March 30, 2023 Nicholas Tamarin 0 Comments 42, baseball, Bernie Mac, Bob Uecker, Brad Pitt, Bull Durham, Chadwick Boseman, Charlie Shen, Eight Men Out, Field of Dreams, Geena Davis, Jackie Earle Haley, John Sayles, Jonah Hill, Kevin Costner, Major League, Moneyball, Mr. 300, Mr. Baseball, Robert Redford, Susan Sarandon, Tatum O'Neal, The Bad News Bears, The Natural, Tom Hanks, Tom Selleck

Just a bit outside, it’s Opening Day

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BFG Podcast #088: ‘The Last of Us,’ ‘Velma,’ ‘House Party,’ and ‘A Man Called Otto’

January 24, 2023January 24, 2023 Book and Film Globe Staff 0 Comments A Man Called Otto, Bella Ramsey, House Party, Kid Cudi, LeBron James, Mindy Kaling, Pedro Pascal, The Last of Us, Tom Hanks, Velma

Our team of critics breaks down the culture

A Man Called Otto

‘Otto,’ Not Very Erotic

January 16, 2023January 23, 2023 Neal Pollack 2 Comments A Man Called Otto, A Man Called Ove, Tom Hanks

Tom Hanks stars in a genial weeper about the ties that bind

September

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Everything That’s Streaming In September

September 1, 2022September 1, 2022 Rachel Llewellyn 0 Comments Abbott Elementary, Ambulance, Ana de Armas, Andor, Atlanta, Blonde, Bob's Burgers, Cobra Kai, Diego Luna, Donald Glover, Jake Gyllenhaal, Lord Of The Rings, Los Espookys, Moonfall, Pinocchio, Quinta Brunson, Robert Zemeckis, Roland Emmerich, See How They Run, The Good Fight, The Rings of Power, Tom Hanks, Tony Gilroy, Yahya Adbul-Mateen II

‘Cobra Kai,’ ‘Andor,’ a goodbye to ‘Atlanta,’ a new ‘Lord of the Rings,’ and a lot more

Elvis

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BFG Podcast #063: It’s Elvis Week!

June 27, 2022August 2, 2022 Book and Film Globe Staff 0 Comments Austin Butler, Baz Luhrmann, Elvis, Kurt Russell, Tom Hanks

Our editor and writers talk about ‘Elvis,’ and also about Elvis

Elvis

Elvis Lives

June 24, 2022 Stephen Garrett 0 Comments Austin Butler, Baz Luhrmann, Elvis, Tom Hanks

Baz Luhrmann’s overheated biopic gloriously resurrects The King

Vanity Fair

Bonfire of the Vanity Fair

April 5, 2022January 17, 2023 Jon Hart 1 Comment Christopher Hitchens, Dana Brown, Dilettante, Evan Wright, Graydon Carter, The Devil Wears Prada, Tom Hanks, Vanity Fair

Dana Brown’s memoir about Vanity Fair’s heyday brings back the glamour–and the fall

1883

Across the Duttonverse

March 2, 2022April 3, 2022 Adam Hirschfelder 0 Comments 1883, Billy Bob Thornton, Faith Hill, Isabel May, Kevin Costner, Rita Wilson, Sam Elliott, Taylor Sheridan, Tim McGraw, Tom Hanks, Yellowstone

‘1883’ turns Taylor Sheridan’s ‘Yellowstone’ family into American myth

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