Supergirl: Season 5 made it’s arrival on both Blu-ray and DVD this week following a pandemic-shortened season that ended earlier than scheduled. As is the usual case for DC series arriving onto Blu-ray, a bonus disc includes the entire crossover. That’s right–if you bring home this beauty on Blu-ray, you’ll be getting all five episodes of Crisis on Infinite Earths. Please be sure to check out my interview with Nicole Maines from earlier this year…
"Supergirl: Season 5 Arrives On Blu-ray"Month: September 2020
The SXSW award-winning Topside made its world premiere during the 2020 Venice International Film Critics Week after not premiering in March. Many international film festivals have come to the rescue for the SXSW orphans still wanting an official world premiere with an audience. In this instance, it is Venice coming to the rescue for Topside. The feature debut from Celine Held and Logan George won a special jury award for directing at SXSW in March. …
"Venice 2020: Topside"
Liz Garbus and Lisa Cortés spoke with Solzy at the Movies over the phone about their voting rights documentary, All In: The Fight for Democracy. Headlined by Stacey Abrams, this is one of the most essential documentaries of the year. Amazon opens the film in theaters on September 9 before releasing September 18 on Amazon Prime. All In: The Fight for Democracy is one of the best documentaries this year and especially one of the…
"Liz Garbus and Lisa Cortés talk All In"
Nicole Riegel and Jessica Barden spoke with Solzy at the Movies for nearly half an hour over Zoom on Thursday about Holler. Holler was originally supposed to premiere this past March during SXSW in Austin. The film screened for the first time in front of an audience during the Deauville Film Festival in France. Tomorrow, Holler will screen for industry attendees during the 2020 Toronto International Film Festival in the Industry Selects program. Holler is…
"Nicole Riegel and Jessica Barden talk Holler"
Paul Feig spoke with Solzy at the Movies about a wide array of subjects including Holler, Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist, and Love Life. Feig is also working on a new film for Netflix, which is expected to be in front of cameras in the spring. In the meantime, Holler–written and directed by Nicole Riegel–premiered today at the Deauville Film Festival in France. Tomorrow, the film will be available to screen for attending industry during the 2020…
"Paul Feig talks Holler, Zoey’s, Love Life, and More" Holler, starring Jessica Barden, marks an impressive feature debut for writer-director Nicole Riegel in the Southern Ohio-set production. It’s no lie that manufacturing towns are among the first towns to take a hit when the economy takes a downturn. Jackson, Ohio is certainly no exception. For Ruth Avery (Jessica Barden), she’s willing to do whatever it takes to go to college and have a better future. Working with her brother Blaze (Gus Halper), Ruth soon…
"Holler: Jessica Barden Shines In Nicole Riegel’s Feature Debut"
Kat Foster and writer-director Gina O’Brien spoke with Solzy at the Movies about First One In ahead of Tuesday’s Digital/VOD release. First One In stars Kat Foster, Georgia King, Alana O’Brien, Catherine Curtin, Emy Coligado, Aneesh Sheth, Karina Arroyave, Josh Segarra, and Michael Ian Black. How exciting is it to get First One In out there in front of a larger audience? Gina O’Brien: Oh, man, I couldn’t be happier. I just think it landed…
"Kat Foster, Gina O’Brien talk First One In"
With the wit and charm of Millie Bobby Brown at the forefront, Enola Holmes makes for a fresh start of a new detective franchise. We all know Sherlock Holmes for being the world’s greatest detective. The name was soured almost two years ago with a film that could only be called a cinematic disgrace. But what I can take you is that Enola Holmes helps put all of that behind us. There’s no shortage of…
"Enola Holmes Is A Potential Franchise Starter"
Ted Hope is back with another installment of Hope for Film with new insight following his time working in production for Amazon Studios. The second edition of Hope for Film, much like the first edition, is essential reading for anybody looking to produce. Hope’s insight comes from someone who as worked many facets of independent film. most recently with Amazon. Strangely enough, Hope got the Amazon gig as a result of the first edition. Hope…
"Hope for Film by Ted Hope is A Must-Read"
Feels Good Man is another documentary that focuses on what happens when a cartoonist’s creation gets hijacked by racists and anti-Semites. Political elections can bring out the worst among us. When a candidate does nothing but flaunt conspiracy theories, it can really bring out the worst. Now what happens when you’re a cartoonist and you suddenly discover your creation hijacked by right-wing bigots? Welcome to Matt Furie’s life. You see, Matt is the creator of…
"Feels Good Man: When Cartoons Get Hijacked"
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