Released: February 22, 2019 Runtime: Program A (67 minutes); Program B (67 minutes) Program: Oscar Nominated Documentary Shorts for 2018 (Parental Discretion strongly advised; some content not suitable for children) During every Oscar ceremony, there’s a stretch of categories with nominees that virtually no one has ever even heard of, let alone seen: the shorts. Divided into three competitive [...]
***1/2 out of **** Not Rated (some adult themes) Released: Late 2018, limited; expands February 15, 2019 Runtime: 76 minutes Directed by: RaMell Ross Starring: residents of Hale County, Alabama My review of Hale County This Morning, This Evening, for The Tulsa Voice. The first film by moviemaking novice RaMell Ross -- about his new hometown Deep South [...]
Field of Vision - A Night at the Garden from Field of Vision on Vimeo. February 20, 1939. Eighty years ago. A banner of George Washington, flanked by swastikas. In America. As Hitler's Third Reich amassed its power, 20,000 Nazi sympathizers packed into Madison Square Garden in New York City to champion their fascist creeds [...]
*** out of **** Rated PG (for action adventure and some mild rude humor) Released: February 22, 2019 Runtime: 104 minutes Directed by: Dean DeBlois Starring: Jay Baruchel, America Ferrera, F. Murray Abraham, Cate Blanchett, Gerard Butler, Craig Ferguson, Jonah Hill, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Kristen Wiig, Kit Harrington The How To Train Your Dragon series has a [...]
It's A Beautiful Day In The Neighborhood - literally. That's the offiical title of the Mr. Rogers movie starring Tom Hanks as the beloved PBS children's show host. Below is the first official photo from the film, from the movie's Twitter page. It follows a behind the scenes image of Hanks as Rogers, sitting on [...]
Don't call it a comeback. Okay, call it a comeback. Technically, that's exactly what it is. Like a fact. Or science. Or whatever. After skipping a year because of LIFE!, I return to Nick Flora's All Time Favorite podcast for our traditional "Best Films of the Year" two-part podcast event. Yes, it's an event! (...self-declared though it [...]
Of all the industry guilds, the Writers is the biggest wild card. Their arcane rules often exclude major Oscar contenders. This year, that includes Original Screenplay Academy Award nominees The Favourite and First Reformed. With that in mind: Bo Burnham's screenplay for Eighth Grade won the WGA's award for Best Original Screenplay of 2018. That certainly [...]
***1/2 out of **** Rated R (for strong language, drug material, and peril of children) Released: Late 2018 limited; February 15, 2019 expands Runtime: 126 minutes Directed by: Nadine Labaki Starring: Zain Al Rafeea, Yordanos Shiferaw (Rahil), Boluwatife Bankole (Yanos), Kawsar Al Haddad, Fadi Yousef, Nour El Husseini, Elias Khoury Life on the streets for a [...]
After over forty years, the Skywalker Saga has finally been told. Now, the final chapter just needs to be put together. Writer/Director J.J. Abrams tweeted this image from the final day of shooting for Star Wars: Episode IX, when production finally wrapped. The new trilogy trio -- Daisy Ridley, John Boyega, and Oscar Isaac -- [...]
Released: February 15, 2019 Runtime: 73 minutes for entire shorts program Program: Oscar Nominated Animated Shorts for 2018 During every Oscar ceremony, there’s a stretch of categories with nominees that virtually no one has ever even heard of, let alone seen: the shorts. Divided into three competitive groups – Animated, Live Action, and Documentary – the Academy Award nominated [...]
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