Robert De Niro, Al Pacino & Martin Scorsese Cinematic Icons Bring The Irishman to Life Adding to Their Catalog of Mob Mayhem by Brad Balfour While master actor Robert De Niro and director Martin Scorsese have separately established voluminous and highly praised careers, their work together has stirred hurrahs that have made them Olympians of … Continue reading
OSCAR NOMINATED SHORT FILMS 2020: ANIMATION & LIVE ACTION (2020) LIVE ACTION SHORTS (Estimated Running Time: 104 minutes) A Sister (une soeur) – Delphine Girard, 17 mins. Nefta Football Club – Yves Piat and Damien Megherbi, 17 mins. Brotherhood – Meryam Joobeur and Maria Gracia Turgeon, 25 mins. Saria – Bryan Buckley and Matt Lefebvre, … Continue reading
Todd Philips and Joaquin Phoenix Director and Actor Formed a Unique Union in Making Joker an Award-Oriented Hit by Brad Balfour Attending a Joker screening a second time – thanks to Deadline‘s Awardsline screening series – not only provided further insight but also a chance to hear director Todd Phillips explain himself, just as he … Continue reading
Pink Carpet Inside – To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before Sequel Hollywood Premiere! To All the Boys I Loved Before, a star-studded pink carpet evening happened in Hollywood California on February 3rd at the Egyptian Theater. Lana Condor and Noah Centineo walked the pink carpet along with their co-stars and many other fan favorites for … Continue reading
by Brad Balfour Thanks to director Dexter Fletcher, Elton John’s successes and travails are transformed into the mega-pop star’s redemption song through the film Rocketman. Born Reginald Kenneth Dwight on March 25th, 1947, Elton went from being a shy child prodigy to outrageous stardom and survived. This English singer / songwriter / pianist / composer … Continue reading
Greta Gerwig Makes Little Women with Big Characters and Award Ambitions by Brad Balfour Of the controversies associated with this year’s Oscars, the absence of women among many of its categories – especially Best Director – have highlighted the inequity of this award’s process. Of the many women creators considered, Little Women director Greta Gerwig’s … Continue reading
Chrissy Metz Breakthrough Faithfully Makes Actress a Film Star and Garners Her an Oscar Nom for Its Featured Song by Brad Balfour It used to be that faith-based films were low-budget productions, cheaply made with cheesy storytelling and wooden acting – more about propagandizing than worthy narrative. Nowadays, they’re labelled as contemporary Christian and as … Continue reading
THE RHYTHM SECTION (2020) Starring Blake Lively, Jude Law, Sterling K. Brown, Max Casella, Daniel Mays, Geoff Bell, Richard Brake, Raza Jaffrey, Tawfeek Barhom, David Duggan, Jade Anouka, Jack McEvoy, Ivana Basic, Nasser Memarzia, Ibrahim Renno, Amira Ghazalla, Fleur Phoenix Munroe, Degnan Geraghty, Maceo Oliver, Shane Whisker, Elly Curtis and Hugh Scully. Screenplay by Mark … Continue reading
PARASITE (2019) Starring Song Kang-ho, Lee Sun-kyun, Cho Yeo-jeong, Choi Woo-shik, Park So-dam, Chang Hyae-jin, Lee Sun-kyun, Lee Jung-eun, Jeong Ji-so, Jung Hyeon-jun, Park Myung-hoon, Park Geun and Park Seo-joon. Screenplay by Bong Joon-ho & Han Jin-won. Directed by Bong Joon-ho. Distributed by Neon. 132 minutes. Rated R. Ever since its big win at last … Continue reading
THE GENTLEMEN (2020) Starring Matthew McConaughey, Hugh Grant, Charlie Hunnam, Colin Farrell, Henry Golding, Michelle Dockery, Jeremy Strong, Eddie Marsan, Lyne Renée, Tom Wu, Chidi Ajufo, Simon Barker, Jason Wong, John Dagleish, Jordan Long, Lily Frazer, Gershwyn Eustache Jnr, Samuel West, Geraldine Somerville and Eliot Sumner. Screenplay by Guy Ritchie. Directed by Guy Ritchie. Distributed … Continue reading
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