The Austin Film Festival screened The Fire That Took Her. An Ohio mother-of-two Judy Malinowski was doused in gasoline and set on fire by her crazed ex-boyfriend, Michael Slager. Judy would go on to become the first person to testify at the trial for her own murder. “The Fire That … [Read More]
October 28th was the World Premiere of the film “Sam & Kate” at the Paramount Theater in Austin, Texas, during the Austin Film Festival. “A life-affirming family dramedy that takes place in a small town in the heart of the country. Dustin Hoffman plays BILL, a larger-than-life Father to SAM … [Read More]
Jennifer Lawrence has been largely quiet, of late, perhaps primarily because she got married (2019) and had a child, Cy (2022). She founded a production company, Excellent Cadaver, and that company, with Lawrence as producer and star, just completed “Causeway,” co-starring Brian Tyree Henry and directed by Lila Neugebauer. The … [Read More]
“Call Jane” revisits the bad old days of the sixties and early seventies when it was illegal to get a therapeutic abortion in the United States. Elizabeth Banks plays Joy Farrell, the wife of an attorney (Will, played by Chris Messina) and the mother of a teenage daughter, Charlotte (Grace … [Read More]
“Raymond and Ray” premieres on Apple TV+ on October 21st and is a part of the Chicago International Film Festival. It stars Ethan Hawke (Ray) and Ewan McGregor (Raymond) who play half-brothers in the film. The brothers are offspring of a feckless father who traveled the world apparently impregnating a variety … [Read More]
“The Lost King” is the story of Philippa Langley and, as its synopsis says: “In 2012, having been lost for over 500 years, the remains of King Richard III were discovered beneath a parking lot in Leicester. The search had been orchestrated by an amateur historian, Philippa Langley, whose unrelenting … [Read More]
Still Working 9 to 5 at the Nashville Film Festival Back in 1981, Dolly Parton’s theme song snagged an Oscar nomination for the film 9 to 5. (Her song lost to the theme from “Fame”). Some 42 years later the documentary Still Working 9 to 5 by Camille Hardman and … [Read More]
Nuisance Bear I signed on to see the “New Yorker” documentary at The Nashville Film Festival about a polar bear who was known as the “Nuisance Bear.” Thousands of people flock to Churchill, Manitoba, to watch bears wandering around at certain times of the year. The star of this film … [Read More]
“Jacir” screened on Friday, September 30th, at the 53rd Annual Nashville Film Festival. It is the story of a refugee, Jacir, as he flees Aleppo (Syria) and tries to assimilate into the ghetto (Memphis, Tennessee). Written and directed by Waheed Qawasmi, the 1 hour and 44-minute film is filled with … [Read More]
Initially, this “thriller/fantasy” 223 Wick film caught my eye because it was very moody and scripted by Melanie Clarke-Pettiella and Jess Byard. I’m always in favor of letting more females write horror, as a former active voting member of the Horror Writers’ Association, so I bought into this Amazon Prime … [Read More]
“Wannabe” is a 13-minute 33-second short written and directed by USC graduate Josie Andrews that will screen at the Nashville Film Festival on September 29th, Opening Night. It’s playing opening day in the “Next-gen: program 1” block on Thursday, Sep 29th at 1:00 PM at the Belcourt Theatre, and it’s … [Read More]
Armie Hammer is now working as a time-share salesman in the Caymans. I never thought I’d type that phrase, but I’m guessing that Armie Hammer never thought he’d become a timeshare salesman, either. I met the actor at SXSW 2018 (with his then-wife) hyping a film directed by Stanley Tucci. … [Read More]