THE WAY, WAY BACK is the funny and poignant coming of age story of 14-year-old Duncan’s (Liam James) summer vacation with his mother, Pam (Toni Collette), her overbearing boyfriend, Trent (Steve Carell), and his daughter, Steph (Zoe Levin). Having a rough time fitting in, the introverted Duncan finds … [Read More]
Pedro Almodóvar, Spain’s greatest living director, showed up at the Crosby Hotel in SoHo recently to promote his new film “I’m So Excited!” a sex farce that’s a throwback to his 1980’s comedies like “Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown,” “What Have I Done to Deserve … [Read More]
“The East” is a savvy, sexy environmental espionage thriller by director/writer Zal Batmanglij that stars the charismatic Brit Marling, who is also the co-writer. Marling portrays Sarah, an ace undercover agent who infiltrates The East, an “eco-terrorist” group that lives off the land and strikes back – in actions … [Read More]
Julianne Moore stars in “What Maisie Knew,” a drama directed by Scott McGehee and David Siegel (“Uncertainty,” “The Deep End”) about a six-year-old caught in the middle of a bitter custody dispute between a narcissistic rock star (Moore), and her jerky ex-husband (Steven Coogan), an art dealer who disappears … [Read More]
One of the best movies at SXSW Film Festival (that few press people covered), but deserves to be seen by anyone who enjoys honest vulgarity and laughing was the humorous, comedic documentary Unhung Hero. Contagious laughter was sustained throughout the screening and numerous moments of applause errupted during … [Read More]
Zal Batmanglij and Brit Marling, the filmmaker duo behind Sound of My Voice, collaborated on their follow-up feature The East, which is a smart and edgy thriller, opening in theaters this summer. It played to an enthusiastic crowd as the closing night feature at the SXSW Film Festival … [Read More]
Simon Rex has had quite the versatile career since breaking out onto the pop culture radar thanks to his gig as an MTV VJ in the middle 1990’s. His biggest exposure to mass audiences was in the Scary Movie franchises. He returns of Scary Movie 5 opening on April … [Read More]
“The Place Beyond the Pines,” Derek Cianfrance’s eagerly awaited follow-up to “Blue Valentine,” is an intimate story about fate and doomed relationships, and fatherhood and legacy, captured with heartbreaking rawness and candor. Cianfrance was at the Waldorf-Astoria recently for the film’s junket where he talked about teaming up … [Read More]
Director Antoine Fuqua (“Training Day”) is on a roll. His action thriller “Olympus Has Fallen” opened strong Friday with a 10 million dollar take at the box office in 3,098 theaters. Also it was just announced by Deadline Hollywood that Fuqua was reteaming with Denzel Washington, his “Training Day” … [Read More]
I recently had the chance to speak with a promising young director named Aram Rappaport whose upcoming film, Syrup, looks to be quite promising. Adapted from the novel by Author Max Barry, the film focuses on the marketing of an idea and the lies and mistrust that come with selling … [Read More]
I recently had the opportunity to speak with rising young Actor Andrew James Allen (The Lovely Bones) about two of his more recent films. Smiley and Hansel & Gretel Get Baked are both two films which didn’t get their moment in the spotlight but they both seem to be … [Read More]
John Dies at the End is a graphic novel written by David Wong which was adapted into a movie and, like the book, will gain a cult following among hipster enthusiasts who probably wouldn’t be caught dead in a movie theater showing the latest Nicholas Sparks adaption of the … [Read More]