My most recent visit to KC Live! offered something that was pretty cool. Getting to talk about a Tom Hanks movie, as well as one of my favorite directors, Paul Greengrass. Check out the video below, courtesy of KSHB-TV 41.
Kansas City movie critic Tim English from Bonus Features and Examiner.com, reviews the latest Hollywood films, “Escape from Tomorrow” and “Captain Phillips”. Watch the video below to see how “Escape from Tomorrow” was able to secretly film inside Disney World and if Tom Hank’s return to the big screen is a slam dunk or a sunken ship.
It’s been a while since Tom Hanks really knocked one out of the park. But the guy may be getting ready to snag yet another Oscar nomination after his intense performance of real life “Captain Phillips” in the latest thriller from director Paul Greengrass.
There are two terrific performances in this movie. One comes from newbie actor Barkhad Abdirahman, who plays one of the Somali pirates. He goes toe to toe with Hanks with wide eyed intensity. But….this is Hanks’ movie. No one is ever going to deny that.
Writer and director Randy Moore had an intriguing idea. He decided to guerilla-style film a movie at Disneyland and Disney World that would expose the family amusement park as
being the dark and seedy mind f*ck that people have suspected it to be for years.
But something happened along the way. “Escape from Tomorrow” got a lot of attention for simply pulling off the miraculous feat, despite the ultra-elite security that patrols the parks. But somewhere along the way, this little movie that is supposed to be a slap in Walt Disney’s face ultimately falls apart because well…..it’s just not very good. Continue reading ‘Escape from Tomorrow’ proves bizarre doesn’t mean interesting→
