While Steve Nebraska was Shohei Ohtani before Ohtani became a baseball legend, The Scout touches on mental health in baseball. The Scout has its roots in an article written by Spink Award winner Roger Angell in The New Yorker. Once optioned by Andrew Bergman’s producing partner, it went through a number of rewrites and actors between 1983 and the theatrical release in 1994. It’s hard to imagine Peter Falk, Walter Matthau, or Rodney Dangerfield in…
"The Scout Touches On Mental Health In Baseball"
Rookie of the Year–one of two baseball comedies to be released in 1993–marks the 30th anniversary of its theatrical release. After missing it earlier this month, there’s no better time to do an anniversary viewing than Baseball Hall of Fame Induction Weekend. Disney’s D23 celebrated the 30th anniversary at Wrigley Field and Gallagher Way earlier this month with star Thomas Nicholas in attendance. Nature may have had other things in mind with the weather but…
"Rookie of the Year Celebrates 30th Anniversary"
Surprise! Paramount+ dropped the Star Trek: Strange New Worlds crossover with Star Trek: Lower Decks early after its Comic Con premiere. When Paramount+ first sent their press screeners for season 2, it was somewhat disappointing that the crossover was not among them. But hey, we can patiently wait for good things, right? Let me tell you right now that the wait was absolutely worth it. It’s only natural, of course, that franchise veteran Jonathan Frakes…
"Star Trek: Strange New Worlds – Lower Decks Crossover – Those Old Scientists"
Amazon announced the films, series, and specials that will be coming to Prime Video and Amazon Freevee services in August 2023. I’m still running what’s coming and leaving streaming services as a service to readers. However, please keep in mind that writers and actors earn barely anything through streaming residuals. One can only hope that the studios will get back to the table sooner than later and offer fair compensation to WGA and SAG-AFTRA members…
"Prime Video, Amazon Freevee: Coming in August 2023"
Leslie Iwerks and Mark Catalena spoke with Solzy at the Movies about their new DC Comics documentary, Superpowered: The DC Story. The three-part documentary series is narrated by Rosario Dawson and features sixty new and archival interviews with actors, filmmakers, creators, and executives. Iwerks and Catalena take an unprecedented look at the history of DC Comics over the course of three hours. As Catalena tells Solzy at the Movies, this documentary series could easily have…
"Leslie Iwerks and Mark Catalena on Superpowered: The DC Story"
Christopher Nolan has done it again with Oppenheimer as the J. Robert Oppenheimer biopic is another epic masterpiece. Don’t let the 3-hour run time fool you because this one earns every minute of it. I left the theater once and that was only so I could refill a drink. At no point did this film ever feel slow because it had my attention for every single minute. It’s a film that must be experienced on…
"Oppenheimer Is An Epic Masterpiece"
Hulu announced the movies, series, and specials that are coming and leaving the streaming platform’s library in August 2023. I’m still running what’s coming and leaving streaming services as a service to readers. However, please keep in mind that writers and actors earn barely anything through streaming residuals. One can only hope that the studios offer fair compensation to WGA and SAG-AFTRA members for streaming residuals in the upcoming contract. Titles Coming to Hulu August…
"Hulu: Coming and Leaving in August 2023"
Secret Invasion inches closer to the end of its Disney+ run with the penultimate episode of the Marvel Studios limited series. After starting out with two episodes running nearly an hour, the series has settled into a 38-44 minute run time. The episode packs in a good amount of show in just a short amount of time. Put it this way: right when you think there’s another scene, the credits begin. Everything is setting up…
"Secret Invasion – Episode 5 – Harvest"
Greta Gerwig continues a brilliant run behind the camera with Barbie while co-writing a hysterical script with Noah Baumbach. Gerwig and Baumbach’s script is funnier than it has any right to be. It’s also full of double entendres but it does have a PG-13 rating for suggestive references and brief language. One would assume that many parents would want to bring their young daughters under 10 but that might not be the best idea. After…
"Barbie: Greta Gerwig Continues A Brilliant Run Behind The Camera"
Interstellar is a science fiction thriller–now a classic–incorporating real science in the quest for new worlds and the fate of humanity. One does not necessarily need to understand the science behind the film to find it entertaining. Having an understanding would probably help. In any event, it is very much a Christopher Nolan thriller. His films have a way of getting bigger in terms of scale through the years. Dunkirk brought things back down to…
"Interstellar: One Of The Best Sci-Fi Thrillers Ever Made"