Oscar-winning screenwriter Kevin Willmott spoke with Solzy at the Movies in a phone interview about his newest film, The 24th. Vertical Entertainment is releasing in virtual cinemas, digital, and VOD today. Sunday, August 23 marks the 103rd anniversary of the Houston Riot of 1917. Willmott won an Oscar for Best Adapted Screenplay as one of four writers that worked on 2018’s BlacKkKlansman. Most recently, he co-wrote the script for Da 5 Bloods. Both films were…
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The 24th tells the true story of the all-Black Twenty-Fourth United States Infantry Regiment and what happened during the Houston Riot of 1917. The film’s release from Vertical Entertainment comes on the weekend of the Houston Riot’s 103rd anniversary. Like many other events in history, this is one of those historic events that I knew nothing about. Regardless, there’s still a relevance to the events when we look at what’s happening across the United States. …
"The 24th Is Timely And Relevant"
Writer-director Kris Rey spoke with Solzy at the Movies over the phone on Tuesday morning about the recently released I Used To Go Here. I Used To Go Here was just released in select theaters and VOD. How excited are you to finally have the film in front of a wider audience? Kris Rey: I’m very excited to have it in front of a larger audience. It’s been sort of just living quietly on a…
"Kris Rey talks I Used To Go Here"
Oscar-winning filmmakers Julia Reichert & Steven Bognar look back at the history of the Working Women’s Movement in 9to5: The Story of a Movement. Make no mistake that the American Factory filmmakers are contenders once more. The movement inspired hit film 9 to 5, which celebrates its 40th anniversary in December. Appropriately, Dolly Parton’s song is played during the closing credits. It’s often said that you can’t know where you’re going until you know where…
"9to5: The Story of a Movement"
Director Lilah Vandenburgh and screenwriter IR Bell-Webb spoke with Solzy at the Movies just before SXSW about Heart to Heart. Originally set to premiere during the 2020 SXSW Film Festival and the BFI Flare Festival, both festivals ended up getting canceled. As a result, Heart to Heart recently made its premiere virtually during OUTFest. This weekend, the episodic will hold another virtual screening during Series Fest. The large bulk of this interview was done over…
"Lilah Vandenburgh, IR Bell-Webb talk Heart to Heart"
Laurel Canyon: A Place in Time utilizes both interviews and archival footage to tell the definitive story of the Laurel Canyon music scene over two parts. Echo in the Canyon is just one part of the story. What documentary filmmaker Alison Ellwood does is tell a story through mixing interviews with archival footage. The end result is a beautiful documentary. It isn’t without its sadness given the time period. The film also serves as a…
"SXSW 2020: Laurel Canyon: A Place in Time"
I Will Make You Mine is a semi-sequel but writer-director Lynn Chen seeks to tell a stand-alone story by focusing on three different women. While the film is a semi-sequel to two previous films, writer-director Lynn Chen writes the script with a new angle. Despite being a semi-sequel, the film is meant to serve as a stand-alone story. However, I should suggest that you probably have some familiarity with characters going into a viewing. I…
"SXSW 2020: I Will Make You Mine"
The Lovebirds, starring Kumail Nanjiani and Issa Rae, is set to be released on Netflix this weekend after the theatrical release got canceled. Everything is about to change for Jibran (Kumail Nanjiani) and Leilani (Issa Rae). Without intending to do so, the duo find themselves caught up in a crime. Given that this is a comedy, it’s naturally a comedy of errors when it comes to clearing their name. Will their relationship be able to…
"The Lovebirds Launches On Netflix"
Days after the cancellation of the 2020 SXSW Film Festival, writer-director Annie Silverstein spoke with me over the phone about Bull and the SXSW impact on Austin. It felt kind of strange last night while I was transcribing the interview. I spoke with the filmmaker on March 11, 2020 back when Bull was set to be released on March 20. This was days before movie theaters shut down in both New York and Los Angeles. …
"Annie Silverstein talks Bull, SXSW 2020"
Matt Riddlehoover spoke with Solzy at the Movies over the phone last week about SXSW Film Festival selection My Darling Vivian. The film was set to hold its premiere during SXSW in March 2020. Unfortunately, the festival was cancelled due to the coronavirus. In light of this, today kicks off the start of Prime Video presents the SXSW 2020 Film Festival Collection. My Darling Vivian is one of seven feature films to be included among…
"Matt Riddlehoover talks My Darling Vivian"