AIR shows how Sonny Vaccaro was instrumental in Nike beating Converse and Adidas in signing Michael Jordan to a shoe contract. I have to get this out of the way right now. Alex Convery’s script is mostly perfect. This goes not just for the screenwriter but director Ben Affleck, actor Matt Damon, and film editor William Goldenberg, too. There’s a scene in the film where they’re talking about athletes and signing them at Nike. I…
"AIR: How Nike Won Over And Signed Michael Jordan"
Marvel Studios released the trailer and key art for the upcoming Secret Invasion series following the trailer airing during Sunday Night Baseball. Fans watching the Philadelphia Phillies play the Texas Rangers were lucky enough to catch the trailer live on TV. If not, you’re in luck because I’ve got you covered below. Even after watching the first trailer for the series, Marvel is smart to not give away too much ahead of the series premiere…
"Secret Invasion: Marvel Studios Releases Trailer and Key Art"
Jack L. Warner: The Last Mogul, Gregory Orr’s documentary on his grandfather, gets the full 4K update as the film makes its TCM premiere. The film includes new footage and soundtrack. Say what you will about Jack Warner as a person and a producer but the Warner grandchildren know how to make a documentary. Orr preceded cousin Cass Sperling by over a decade with the original 1993 documentary. If you’re a fan of the studio,…
"Jack L. Warner: The Last Mogul Premieres On TCM" Gregory Orr spoke with Solzy at the Movies ahead of the TCM premiere of Jack L. Warner: The Last Mogul on Sunday, April 2. Sunday night’s 9:45 PM ET broadcast premiere is the first of two airings in April in honor of Warner Brothers celebrating their 100th anniversary. The next WB100 airing of the documentary will take place on April 10 at 11:15 AM ET. Vision Films will release the film digitally on May 9,…
"Gregory Orr talks Jack L. Warner: The Last Mogul"
Paramount+ announced the movies, TV series, and sporting events that will be coming to the streaming platform in April 2023. ORIGINALS, EXCLUSIVES & PREMIERES 4/2 – CMT Music Awards 4/6 – Grease: Rise of the Pink Ladies premiere 4/11 – FBI True season 2 premiere 4/11 – Yonder premiere 4/14 – Rugrats Season 2 premiere 4/20 – Mike Judge’s Beavis and Butt-Head Season 2 premiere 4/30 – Fatal Attraction premiere LIBRARY TITLES April 5 Broad…
"Paramount+: Coming in April 2023"
Tom Howe spoke to Solzy at the Movies about Shrinking, Daisy Jones and The Six, and Ted Lasso, all of which are currently streaming. It’s not often that a composer is working on three different series that happen to be released around a close timeframe. But for Tom Howe, it’s exactly what happened. Shrinking premiered in late January on Apple TV+. Daisy Jones and The Six premiered in early March on Prime Video. Ted Lasso…
"Tom Howe talks Shrinking, Daisy Jones, and Ted Lasso"
Anchors Aweigh is the first of three 1940s musical buddy comedies that pair Gene Kelly and Frank Sinatra together on the screen. Kelly and Sinatra starred together in Take Me Out To The Ball Game in 1945 and then again in On the Town in 1949. Funny enough, their first and last film together see them as a pair of sailors on leave from the U.S. Navy. One is set in California while the other…
"Anchors Aweigh: Gene Kelly and Frank Sinatra’s First Team-Up"
Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves is a laugh riot through and through in the newest big screen adventure based on the game. There is a mid-credit scene. I want to preface this review by saying that I have never played the game. My only knowledge of it is because of Freaks and Greeks and The Big Bang Theory. In any event, the Game Night filmmakers manage to crush it again with their latest outing.…
"Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves Is A Laugh Riot"
Spinning Gold has a rockin’ soundtrack and is a bigger-than-life biopic about record producer and Casablanca Records founder Neil Bogart. There’s a good chance that you’ve never heard of Neil Bogart. After all, the record executive died before he turned 40 years old. He’s not one of the well-known figures like Berry Gordy, Jerry Wexler, Clive Davis, Sam Phillips, Leonard Chess, etc. Nor is he in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame alongside the…
"Spinning Gold: A Rockin’ Film About Neil Bogart"
In Chapter 21 of The Mandalorian, the episode offers a solid mixture of action and the future direction of the series going forward. Spoilers follow for the newest episode of The Mandalorian. Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse‘s Peter Ramsey directs the newest episode and it’s a delight. I’ll have more in-depth thoughts below the photo below because I do get into spoiler talk. In any event, his directing work on The Mandalorian has me really looking…
"The Mandalorian: Chapter 21 – The Pirate"