TCM Classic Film Festival: Host Recommendations

Prior to the 2021 TCM Classic Film Festival, a number of network hosts offered their recommendations for first-time classic film viewers. TCM hosts Alicia Malone, Dave Karger, Jacqueline Stewart, and Eddie Muller were among the participants in a roundtable junket this past Monday. Malone and Muller were in one rotation while Karger and Stewart were paired in another. Unfortunately, I couldn’t ask the same question of Ben Mankiewicz during the West Side Story rotation. Both…

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TCM Classic Film Festival: Exec Q & A

Prior to the 2021 TCM Classic Film Festival, TCM executives and programmers sat down with the media to discuss the upcoming festival. TCM General Manager Pola Changnon, Festival Director Genevieve McGillicuddy, and SVP of Programming Charlie Tabesh were among those who sat down with media during Monday’s press junket. They made a quick pivot to TCM last year but this year, the festival has the added benefit of utilizing HBO Max for programming. One thing…

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Here Today Is A Bittersweet Comedy

Here Today, a bittersweet comedy starring Billy Crystal and Tiffany Haddish, is one of the best pictures this year when all is said and done. Comedy veteran Billy Crystal is a true triple-threat in front and behind the camera. Crystal directs, co-writes the script with legendary comedy writer Alan Zweibel, and delivers one of his best performances on screen. He truly outdoes his performance in last year’s Standing Up, Falling Down. There’s something about playing…

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George Chakiris, Russ Tamblyn on West Side Story

West Side Story stars George Chakiris and Russ Tamblyn spoke about their memories of Natalie Wood and the upcoming Steven Spielberg film. The film will open the festival this Thursday night in honor of the 60th anniversary being celebrated this year. Stars Rita Moreno, George Chakiris, and Russ Tamblyn participated in new interviews exclusive for the occasion. In addition to TCM, the 1961 classic will also be available to stream through HBO Max. Be sure…

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Speed Now Available On 4K Ultra HD

Speed, an Oscar winner for both Best Sound Editing and Sound Mixing, is now available for audiences to watch on 4K Ultra HD. The 4K upgrade comes just over a month shy of the film’s 27th anniversary. Produced on a modest $30 million budget, the film eventually grossed just over $350 million dollars. Filmmaker Jan de Bont could not have asked for a better performance out of his feature directorial debut. Unfortunately, Speed 2: Cruise…

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Star Wars: The Bad Batch Starts Where We Left Off

Star Wars: The Bad Batch picks up near the end of the Clone Wars as the Republic begins to make its transition to the Empire era. First and foremost, May the Fourth be with you! It’s another May 4th and this year, we get another animated Star Wars series. It’s been a few months since Luke Skywalker surprised us all during The Mandalorian season 2 finale. Will there be another cameo of this nature? It’s…

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Marvel Phase 4: See You At The Movies!

Marvel Studios released a short video this morning that did two things: welcoming fans back to theaters and previewing Marvel Phase 4. After a Stan Lee narration sets the tone, Marvel shows clips from Black Widow, Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, and Eternals. The clip from Eternals marked our first look at the film directed by recent Oscar winner Chloé Zhao. Following these clips, the studio went on to show dates and…

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Chaz Bono talks Reboot Camp

Chaz Bono spoke with Solzy at the Movies a few weeks ago to discuss Reboot Camp, a new comedy from writer-director Ivo Raza. Reboot Camp stars David Lipper, Keli Price, Maya Stojan, Ed Begley Jr., Lindsey Shaw, Maxim Roy, Pierson Fodé, with Ja Rule, and David Koechner, and also Chaz Bono, Eric Roberts, Shar Jackson, and Eddie McClintock. What was it about the script that attracted you to the film? Chaz Bono: I just thought…

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Tango Shalom Falls Under Hasidsploitation

Tango Shalom, currently playing the Jewish film festival circuit, makes some questionable choices in a film about a Chasidic Jew. I’m Orthodox and as such, I’m entering the film through that perspective. Prior to the pandemic, I would split my time between the local Modern Orthodox shul and Chabad. Even back home, I was exclusive to Chabad.  With that being said, this film falls short on so many levels. Rabbi Moshe Yehuda (Jos Laniado) considers…

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