Johnny Depp Transforms Himself for 'Black Mass'

As the notorious gangster Whitey Bulger, Johnny Depp finally looks like he's giving us something we haven't seen from him before. And yes, there's makeup involved, but even so, you have to admit he looks pretty impressive in this first look at the drama about Bulger from Crazy Heart director Scott Copper, set to come out September 18th. Could this be a return to form for Depp after so many recent flops?

First Look at Jack Sparrow in 'Pirates 5'

Well, yeah...that's Jack Sparrow all right. Did you forget they were making a fifth Pirates movie already? They still are, and it's called Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales, scheduled to come out in summer 2017. Not sure whether this is actually warranted or not- but the last one still made a billion dollars worldwide (not so much here in the States), so of course they're doing it. If you ask me, what this series needs is a Fast and Furious style reunion of the original cast to revive some interest in it, but I guess it's doing well enough globally that they're not quite there yet.

'The Little Prince' Brings the French Novel to the Big Screen

Now this looks more interesting that your usual animated fare, which I'm sure has something to do with the fact that it's a French production. Even though it's packed with celebrity voice actors as usual, maybe the most significant thing about this movie (which employs stop motion animation for the The Little Prince story and computer animation for the narrative surrounding it), is that it doesn't look like an action film. It's set to premiere at the Cannes Film Festival next month and open in France in July, but we'll have to wait and see when Paramount chooses to distribute it here in the U.S.

Final 'Tomorrowland' Trailer Shows Off VFX

Well, Disney sure knows how to market a movie. The new (and presumably last) trailer for Tomorrowland makes it look as action-packed as possible, giving us nearly the whole getaway scene with George Clooney and Britt Robertson, as they run from the bad guys and escape off to the fantasy world. Is it me or does Britt Robertson look like she could be Jennifer Lawrence's doppelganger? Tomorrowland comes out May 22nd.

Blu-Ray Pick of the Week: "42nd Street" (1933)

This week I'm recommending a movie that's also listed in our January movie month, but now that it's finally out on blu-ray it deserves another boost. The 1933 Busby Berkeley extravaganza set the template for the backstage musical, and has some of the most spectacular numbers ever seen on film. It also benefits from its pre-production code era by being able to address some of the more serious issues of the early days of the Depression. It's a fantastic, dark musical that still holds up more than 80 years later, and there's not many you can say that about. Look for an early appearance by Ginger Rogers in the ensemble cast.

Original 1933 trailer:

Chris Pratt Tracks Dinos in New Look at 'Jurassic World'

There's a couple of callbacks to the original in this new trailer for Jurassic World, but mostly it looks kinda silly. I still think the novelty factor is completely gone for this series- once you've seen three Jurassic Park movies, what more can you do with it, really? Unless you go for something totally wacky, like humans teaming up with intelligent dinosaurs to go after wild ones or something, but that'd just up the silliness even more.