Maribeth Monroe, Sam Richardson, Stephanie Laing, and Dave Hill sat down during the 2019 Sundance Film Festival to discuss Bootstrapped, an Indie Episodic. Unfortunately, series creator and star Danielle Uhlarik was unable to make the trip due to her pregnancy. Bootstrapped is a very funny pilot set in Kansas City. The pilot alone features so many alumni of the Chicago and Detroit improv families in minor and cameo roles–including Brad Morris, Andy St. Clair, Jaime…
"Sundance 2019: Bootstrapped Interview"Author: Danielle Solzman
Danielle Solzman
Scraps stars a small cast of Chicago improv comedians in a film that makes one really examine how they feel about life when one of them cheats death. Writer-director Daniel Shar assembles quite the ensemble comedy. Just as we think we know these characters, everything changes in a matter of minutes. It may be dark but it’s a really quick way to get to know what makes our characters tick. Erin (Jo Scott) and Isaiah…
"Scraps allows Chicago Improvisers to shine"
Patrick is a cute little comedy that comes from across the pond in Britain but let’s be honest in that we’re only watching for the lovable pug. The only thing that Sarah Francis (Beattie Edmondson) was looking forward to doing was starting her new job as an English teacher. Her grandmother (Ann Queensberry) had other plans when she suddenly dropped dead. Her death is sad but she only serves one tragic purpose her by moving…
"Patrick Will Still Your Heart With Cuteness"
Richard Ladkani and Andrea Crosta took some time to speak with Solzy at the Movies about Sea of Shadows during the 2019 Sundance Film Festival. The interview took place a few days after the premiere but before the film took home the Audience Award for World Cinema Documentary. When I first watched Sea of Shadows, I knew that this would be a very important film. One in which I immediately requested an interview after watching…
"Richard Ladkani, Andrea Crosta talk Sea of Shadows"
Pairing Javier Bardem and Penélope Cruz, Everybody Knows (Todos Lo Saben) is a thrilling soap opera with plenty of twists and turns coming around the corner. The film starts with Laura (Penélope Cruz) traveling to her native Spanish village with her children, Irene (Carla Campra) and Diego (Iván Chavero). For whatever reasons, Laura and husband Alejandro (Ricardo Darín) now live in Buenos Aires, Argentina. In any event, she’s back home for her sister’s wedding. The wedding goes as…
"Everybody Knows: A Thrilling Soap Opera"
Disney released the Frozen 2 teaser trailer this morning and offers a few glimpses at what could happen in the sequel to the 2013 animated blockbuster. The film re-teams the Oscar-winning team that gave us Frozen in 2013, including co-directors Jennifer Lee and Chris Buck. At the moment, IMDB credits Allison Schroeder with the screenplay for Frozen 2, based on characters created by Lee. The voice cast returns Idina Menzel, Kristen Bell, Jonathan Groff and Josh…
"Disney’s Frozen 2 Teaser Trailer Shows Little"
High Flying Bird shows that director Steven Soderbergh isn’t afraid of being an innovative filmmaker even if his retirement was premature. Soderbergh’s new film takes place during a pro basketball lockout. More on the lockout later. This is where we find sports agent Ray Burke (André Holland) in quite the pickle. If the game isn’t in session, he can’t quite bring in the money to fund his career. So he does the next best thing with…
"High Flying Bird: A Sports Film Without Sports"
Parties aren’t all that they seem for a photographer in After Party, a film that isn’t without commentary when it comes to the power dynamics. Lana (Laura Dreyfuss), a photographer, has a chance encounter with Hollis (Sean Kleier) under the worst of circumstances. She opens the door of her cab onto his bike. A comedy of errors ensues as it should. Meanwhile, she’s headed to the loft of her friend Charlie (Rachel Nichols) for a…
"After Party: Power Dynamics At Play"
Isn’t It Romantic? makes sure to hit all the romantic comedy cliches in an entertaining way complete with not one but two song-and-dance numbers. Being trapped in a romantic comedy is sure to be anybody’s worst fear. You know that the person you fall in love with is always going to be your best friend. It’s never going to be the deliciously attractive hunk of guy. I wrote down early on in my notes who…
"Isn’t It Romantic? – A Romantic Comedy Satire"
Actresses Kara Hayward and Liana Liberato took the time to speak about To The Stars with Solzy at the Movies during the 2019 Sundance Film Festival. This interview took place on the day after the world premiere. Congrats on the premiere of To The Stars. Kara Hayward: Thank you. Liana Liberato: Thank you so much. What was it about the script that appealed to you? Kara Hayward: Well, when I first got it—I read it…
"Kara Hayward, Liana Liberato talk To The Stars"