Michael Clayton is a legal suspense thriller that manages to get our attention from the very moment that the picture appears on the screen. Michael Clayton (George Clooney) has a lot of issues here that seem to take him in every which direction. For one, one of his co-workers, Arthur Edens (Tom Wilkinson) has suffered a breakdown. The other thing going on here is that an agricultural conglomerate client–U-North–is on the opposite end of a…
"Michael Clayton Still Holds Up"Month: May 2020
Becoming, the newest Netflix original documentary is less of a biographical doc and more of one that follows former First Lady Michelle Obama on her book tour. Documentary filmmaker Nadia Hallgren follows the former First Lady during her 34-city book tour. Documentaries have a way of capturing life as it is. In this instance, Becoming may just be an example of life as it used to be. The packed arenas and bookstore signings are likely…
"Becoming: Netflix doc focuses on Michelle Obama"
Eric Roberts spoke with Solzy at the Movies over the phone last week about the recently released Inside the Rain, one of the final films to open in theaters in March. Among the other subjects that came up during our talk was getting the industry back to work and his working with Christopher Nolan during The Dark Knight. Inside the Rain premiered in March before quickly being released on VOD. Can you talk about your…
"Eric Roberts talks Inside the Rain, Christopher Nolan"
It was just announced this morning that Oscar winner Taika Waititi will be directing and co-writing a new Star Wars film to be released in theaters. The news happens to come on May 4th, also known as Star Wars Day. With production shut down across the board in the industry, it’ll be some time before either film or television series gets released. There’s been no word of late about Rian Johnson’s planned Star Wars trilogy.…
"Taika Waititi to direct new Star Wars film"
Back in the late 1980s, A. Scott Berg gave film fans the definitive biography of pioneering film producer Samuel Goldwyn. While reading the William Fox biography, I learned that Sam Goldwyn had been forced out of Goldwyn Productions, which he formed with the Selwyns. The studio had been named after their names: Goldfish and Selwyn. Until that point, I had always assumed he had been involved with the leadership of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. This wasn’t the first…
"Goldwyn: A Biography by A. Scott Berg"
Laurent Bouzereau Natasha Gregson Wagner spoke over the phone with Solzy at the Movies two weeks ago about Natalie Wood: What Remains Behind. The documentary first premiered during the 2020 Sundance Film Festival and will air Tuesday, May 5 at 9 PM ET/PT on HBO. After premiering at one of the few festivals taking place in person this year, Natalie Wood: What Remains Behind will air in early May on HBO. How was the reception…
"Laurent Bouzereau, Natasha Gregson Wagner talk Natalie Wood"
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"