The Solzy Awards for Documentaries in 2022 honor the best of the documentary films that were released during the past year. I’m a member of the Critics Choice Association’s Documentary Branch so I’ve had to watch a lot of documentaries this year. This would have run sooner but there were some additional documentaries that I needed to watch before publishing. One of them was a three-part documentary that I put off until I could give…
"The Solzy Awards for Documentaries in 2022"Month: December 2022
The Critics Choice Association (CCA) announced the TV category nominees for the 28th Annual Critics Choice Awards. The winners will be revealed at the star-studded Critics Choice Awards gala, which will broadcast LIVE on The CW from the Fairmont Century Plaza in Los Angeles on Sunday, January 15, 2023 (7:00 – 10:00 pm ET, delayed PT – check local listings). ABC’s Abbott Elementary leads the TV contenders for the 28th annual Critics Choice Awards with six…
"28th Annual Critics Choice Awards: TV Nominations"
Pulp Fiction, the 1994 Oscar-winning classic written and directed by Quentin Tarantino, makes its arrival on 4K Ultra HD. The film’s 4K release also comes a few weeks after Lionsgate upgraded Reservoir Dogs to 4K UHD for its 30th anniversary. There’s no milestone anniversary here but the film is now available on 4K UHD, including a Limited Edition Collector’s SteelBook. All of the bonus features are also on the previous home entertainment releases. When one…
"Pulp Fiction: Quentin Tarantino Classic Arrives On 4K Ultra HD"
Following its brief theatrical release and roadshow tour, Clerks III is now available for audiences to bring home on Blu-ray and DVD. It is also available on Digital and will be receiving a SteelBook exclusively at Best Buy. Trust me when I say that you do not want to miss this film. Clerks III might be known as Kevin Smith’s heart attack movie but this is one of those films that hits all of the…
"Clerks III Hits All The Emotional Feelings On Blu-ray, DVD"
The 2023 Slamdance Film Festival has announced its initial lineup ahead of the hybrid festival’s return to Park City in January. The 29th Slamdance Film Festival, the premiere film festival and organization “by filmmakers, for filmmakers,” today announced its lineup for Narrative Features Competition, Documentary Features Competition, Breakouts, Unstoppable, and Spotlight Screenings. With titles hailing from all over the globe and jam-packed with premieres, the 2023 Slamdance Film Festival estival continues its legacy of discovering…
"2023 Slamdance Film Festival Lineup Announced"
Oscar-winning actor Jeff Bridges will receive the Lifetime Achievement Award during the 28th annual Critics Choice Awards in January. Bridges joins Lauren Bacall, Kevin Costner, Clint Eastwood, Eddie Murphy, Robert Wise, and Billy Crystal as a recipient of the award. The Critics Choice Association (CCA) announced today that legendary actor Jeff Bridges, a past Critics Choice Award winner who currently stars in the FX drama series The Old Man, will receive the Lifetime Achievement Award at the 28th…
"Jeff Bridges To Receive Critics Choice Lifetime Achievement Award"
The Oscar-winning Good Will Hunting, written by Ben Affleck and Matt Damon, marks the 25th anniversary of its theatrical release in 1997. The film would earn $225 million worldwide against a production budget of $10 million. The box office to production ratios in the 1990s-2000s are statistics that we’ll rarely see again. You might have a film that takes off every once in a while but after the pandemic and shorter theatrical windows, we’ll never…
"Good Will Hunting Marks 25th Anniversary"
Juno, the rare comedy to receive an Oscar nomination for Best Picture, marks the 15th anniversary of its 2007 theatrical release. Diablo Cody wrote one of the funniest screenplays of 2007. Fifteen years after its release, Juno still holds up as one of the funniest movies released in the early 2000s even as it plays differently in 2022. In terms of casting, it could definitely be better on the diversity front but this is where…
"Juno: Witty Comedy Marks 15th Anniversary"
A Hollywood Xmas, the newest Warner Bros. original movie streaming on HBO Max, could easily fit at home on Hallmark and Lifetime. You might find yourself thinking, haven’t I seen this movie before? Well, the answer is yes and no. Where indie comedy Cup of Cheer spoofs all the tropes, this film takes it to a different level. Jessica (Jessika Van) is directing her newest Xmas movie for the network–starring Ashley (Riley Dandy) and Michael…
"A Hollywood Xmas Gets Meta on HBO Max"
Queer and Frum is a documentary short that offers some insight into members of the Orthodox Jewish LGBTQ community. In watching this documentary, you’re going to hear quite a bit about JONAH (Jews Offering New Alternatives to Healing). The organization was forced to shut down in 2019 even as they operated under a different name for four years. Listen, conversion therapy should be illegal. The fact that it is still legal in 21 states is…
"Queer and Frum – Dances with Films 2022"