Solzy at the Movies will be running on the ground during the 2023 Sundance Film Festival and there’s no shortage of films to see. It’s hard to believe that I was flying to Park City for my first Sundance Film Festival on this date in 2018. It’s hard to believe that it has already been five years! Maybe it’s because March 2020 was a gazillion months long but it certainly doesn’t feel like five years.…
"Sundance 2023: The Excitement Begins"Month: January 2023
The Alamo Drafthouse has set a grand opening of January 27 for their new location, Alamo Drafthouse Wrigleyville, across from Wrigley Field. It’s been a while since the chain announced that they were going to open in Chicago. We’re another day closer to Chicago movie-going never being the same. Don’t even think about texting or playing on your phone because what I love about the theater is that they will kick your ass out. Anyway,…
"Alamo Drafthouse Wrigleyville Sets January 27 Grand Opening"
SAG-AFTRA announced that Sally Field will be honored with the organization’s highest tribute: the SAG Life Achievement Award. Field is the 58th recipient of the honor. The award is a prestigious honor for both career achievement and humanitarian accomplishment. Ms. Field will be presented with the performers union’s top honor at the 29th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards ceremony, which will be broadcast live on Netflix’s YouTube channel, YouTube.com/Netflix, Sunday, February 26 at 8 PM…
"Sally Field To Be Honored With SAG Lifetime Achievement Award"
The Critics Choice Association announced their winners during the 28th Annual Critics Choice Awards on Sunday night. Hosted by Chelsea Handler, the star-studded gala was held at the Fairmont Century Plaza Hotel in Los Angeles. Everything Everywhere All at Once led the winners in the film categories, earning five awards including Best Picture, Best Director for Daniel Kwan & Daniel Scheinert, Best Supporting Actor for Ke Huy Quan, Best Original Screenplay for Daniel Kwan & Daniel Scheinert,…
"28th Annual Critics Choice Awards Winners"
Jillian Bell and Joshua Leonard sat down with Solzy at the Movies to discuss their new comedy, The Drop, launching on Hulu. Lex (Anna Konkle) and Mani (Jermaine Fowler) are a young married couple running their dream artisanal bakery in Los Angeles. Both of them are excited about starting a family together in the future. To them, a friend’s destination wedding at a tropical island resort is the perfect opportunity for conceiving a child. After…
"Jillian Bell, Joshua Leonard talk The Drop"
William Mapother spoke with Solzy at the Movies about the new film, On Sacred Ground, about the Dakota Access Pipeline protests. Mapother co-wrote the film with co-directors Josh and Rebecca Tickell. The actor stars alongside David Arquette, William Mapother, Amy Smart, Irene Bedard, Kerry Knuppe, Frances Fisher, Mariel Hemingway, David Midthunder, and Che Jim. On Sacred Ground is the first narrative feature about the 2016 Dakota Access Pipeline Protests. Shout! will release the film in…
"William Mapother talks On Sacred Ground"
Following their first set of nomination announcements on Tuesday, the rest of the 75th Annual DGA Awards nominations were announced. Today’s nominee announcement includes both Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Theatrical Feature Film and First-Time Theatrical Feature Film. “The work recognized this year represents the amazing power of film in the hands of these gifted directors to tell deeply moving stories that profoundly affect us all. The recognition by one’s peers in our highly collaborative creative…
"75th Annual DGA Awards Nominations Announced"
The 29th Annual Screen Actors Guild (SAG) Awards nominations were announced by Ashley Park and Haley Lu Richardson on Instagram. One of awards season’s premier events, the SAG Awards annually celebrates the outstanding motion picture and television performances from the previous calendar year (SAG Awards Eligibility Period: January 1, 2022 – December 31, 2022). Of the top industry honors presented to actors, only the SAG Awards are selected entirely by performers’ peers in SAG-AFTRA with…
"29th SAG Awards: Screen Actors Guild Nominations" Thanks to a new partnership, the Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards will stream live on Netflix globally beginning in 2024. SAG-AFTRA National Executive Director Duncan Crabtree-Ireland said: “We are thrilled to embark on this exciting new partnership with Netflix and we look forward to expanding the global audience for our show. As the only televised awards program exclusively honoring the performances of actors, whose work is admired by millions of fans, the SAG Awards are…
"Screen Actors Guild Awards (SAG Awards) Are Coming to Netflix"
Andreas Kessler spoke with Solzy at the Movies about his short film, Nakam, which recently advanced to the Oscars shortlist. Nakam runs about a half hour and is one of 15 films that advanced in the category of Best Live Action Short. The film is inspired by the story of Jewish partisan Mordechai “Motele” Schlein, a violinist who joined up with a group of partisans after his parents and his sister were deported to Auschwitz.…
"Andreas Kessler talks Nakam"