James Morosini, Claudia Sulewski & Rachel Dratch Love Their Dads by Jay S. Jacobs The new film I Love My Dad rides on a particular nightmare of modern social media life – what if that cute girl you met on Facebook turns out to be your father? This is based on a true occurrence in … Continue reading
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Cristin Milioti, William Jackson Harper, Luis Gerardo Mendez, Nina Bloomgarden, Gabriela Cartol & Andy Siara – Getting to the Heart of the Mystery of The Resort at San Diego Comic-Con 2022
Cristin Milioti, William Jackson Harper, Luis Gerardo Mendez, Skyler Gisondo, Nina Bloomgarden & Andy Siara Getting to the Heart of the Mystery of The Resort at San Diego Comic-Con 2022! by Lindsey Blick According to its new broadcast home Peacock, The Resort is a fast-paced mystery disguised as a multi-generational love story. Series creator Andy … Continue reading
Ryan Gosling, Chris Evans, Ana de Armas, Dhanush, Julia Butters, Billy Bob Thornton, Alfre Woodard, Regé-Jean Page, Jessica Henwick, Joe Russo and Anthony Russo – An Incredible Cast Is Assembled for The Russo Brothers’ Action Thriller The Gray Man
Ryan Gosling, Chris Evans, Ana de Armas, Dhanush, Julia Butters, Billy Bob Thornton, Alfre Woodard, Regé-Jean Page, Jessica Henwick, Joe Russo and Anthony Russo An Incredible Cast Is Assembled for The Russo Brothers’ Action Thriller The Gray Man by Brad Balfour So far this summer, I’ve put in my time superhero-fied watching Taika Waititi’s Thor: … Continue reading
Anthony Fabian Takes a Trip with Mrs. Harris
Anthony Fabian Takes a Trip with Mrs. Harris by Jay S. Jacobs Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris is a sweet and charming look at life in the Paris fashion world in the 1950s, and yet the new film version of it does feel strangely contemporary. Based on a beloved 1958 novel of the same name … Continue reading
Goran Stolevski and Anamaria Marinca Won’t Be Alone
Goran Stolevski and Anamaria Marinca Won’t Be Alone By Jay S. Jacobs You Won’t Be Alone resides in the rarely trod territory between the arthouse and the haunted house. On the surface it is an exploration of a twisted relationship between an immortal witch, known in an 18th century Macedonian village as Old Maid Maria … Continue reading
Leonardo DiCaprio, Jennifer Lawrence, Jonah Hill, Tyler Perry, Scott Mescudi, Meryl Streep and Adam McKay Discuss Don’t Look Up
Leonardo DiCaprio, Jennifer Lawrence, Jonah Hill, Tyler Perry, Scott Mescudi, Meryl Streep and Adam McKay At The Don’t Look Up Press Conference, Its A-List Actors Discuss The Comedy of A Planet-Killing Event by Brad Balfour Known for his raft of successful left-leaning satires such as Vice and The Big Short, Director Adam McKay once again tries … Continue reading
Maggie Gyllenhaal, Olivia Colman, Dakota Johnson & cast – Director and Cast of Oscar-Nominated The Lost Daughter Examines Its Truths and Illusions
Maggie Gyllenhaal, Olivia Colman, Dakota Johnson & cast Director and Cast of Oscar-Nominated The Lost Daughter Examines Its Truths and Illusions by Brad Balfour Written and directed by veteran actor Maggie Gyllenhaal (in her feature directorial debut), The Lost Daughter – a complex psychological drama based on the novel of the same name by the mysterious Elena Ferrante … Continue reading
Lisa Hurwitz – Traveling Back to The Automat
Lisa Hurwitz Traveling Back to The Automat by Jay S. Jacobs The automat. It is a world lost in time, but for much of the 20th century, it was a little haven for the people of New York and Philadelphia. Horn & Hardart restaurants, which were just in those two big cities, nonetheless became legendary … Continue reading
Rebecca Hall, Tessa Thompson, Ruth Negga & André Holland – Passing Explores the Lives of Two Mixed-Race Women in 1920s New York
Rebecca Hall, Tessa Thompson, Ruth Negga & André Holland Veteran Actor’s Directorial Debut Passing Explores the Lives of Two Mixed-Race Women in 1920s New York by Brad Balfour As the film Passing opens, two childhood friends run into each other while “passing” as white women shopping in midtown Manhattan. Both are living in middle class … Continue reading
John Carpenter and Sandy King – Halloween Offers Legendary Director and Wife/Partner Opportunities to Continue an Enduring Horror Legacy
John Carpenter and Sandy King Halloween Offers Legendary Director and Wife/Partner Opportunities to Continue an Enduring Horror Legacy by Brad Balfour Horror films fascinate some people, while they repel others. A classic slasher series such as Halloween prompts extreme passions either way. Creating a supernatural menace that’s both relentless and hair-raising but seems that somehow he … Continue reading