As tickets went on sale for Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, a new TV spot was dropped. If you look closely at the 5 second mark, you’ll see a figure facing the Death Star. We already know that Darth Vader is making his return in the anthology film. However, looking from this angle alone signals that this very well could see Grand Moff Tarkin make an appearance, too. Peter Cushing, who played Tarkin in…
"Rogue One: A Star Wars Story Gets a New TV Spot"Author: Danielle Solzman
Danielle Solzman
Denial is the true story of Emory professor Deborah Lipstadt’s court battle during 1996-2000 with a Holocaust denier. The film’s release would have been perfect if it had come out closer to Yom HaShoah. Instead, the release comes during the fall batch Jewish holidays. That being said, the September release will leave the film in the minds of the many Oscar voters. The film is based on Lipstadt’s book, Denial: Holocaust History on Trial. Libel…
"Denial: The Holocaust on Trial"
Produced, edited, written and directed by Benjamin Cox, Better Off Single stars Aaron Tveit, Abby Elliott, Lauren Miller Rogen, Kal Penn, Shane McRae, Kelen Coleman, Annaleigh Ashford, with Lewis Black and Chris Elliott. To put it simply, this is a New York City dating comedy and the main focus is Charlie Carroll (Tveit). He’s seeing a therapist. He also just quit his job and broke up with his girlfriend, Angela (Abby Elliott), on the same…
"Better Off Single: A Hallucination-Filled Dating Comedy"
If you are a fan of improv comedy, Don’t Think Twice is a movie that was made for you. Written and Directed by Mike Birbiglia, the writer-director-comedian stars alongside Keegan-Michael Key, Gillian Jacobs, Kate Micucci, Tami Sagher, and Chris Gethard. The aforementioned actors portray members of an improv group called The Commune, a sit-in for the premiere team or show at any theater across the country. They are all friends as any member of an…
"Don’t Think Twice: An Improv Film for the Ages"
For The Love of Spock honors the life of Leonard Nimoy in a very well-made documentary. Last year, I had the opportunity to talk to Adam Nimoy about the Kickstarter project for a documentary that he was working on. Over a year later and three months later, I just had the opportunity to view For the Love of Spock and it was just absolutely brilliant. The work that Adam put into this film shows how…
"For The Love of Spock: A Son’s Tribute to Leonard Nimoy"
Disney’s The BFG came out on Friday and I have mixed feelings even after viewing it on the big screen over the July 4th holiday. When the movie premiered at Cannes recently, a journalist asked director Steven Spielberg about his thoughts on author Roald Dahl’s anti-Semitic views during a press conference following a screening of the film. The question starts in the 13-14 minute mark. On answering the question: “I didn’t. I wasn’t aware of…
"The BFG: Mixed feelings while watching Steven Spielberg film"
The Phenom is a character-driven drama that focuses less on baseball and more on the characters. Written and directed by Noah Buschel, The Phenom stars Johnny Simmons, Paul Giamatti, and Ethan Hawke. Hopper (Simmons) had dreams of being a Major League pitcher since he was a child. He was pushed by an abusive father (Hawke) and is very close to reaching that breakthrough of becoming a promising Major League Baseball player but then he breaks…
"The Phenom: More Talk, Less Baseball"
On the same day that the new Ghostbusters movie opens up in theaters, Ghostheads will be streaming instantly on Netflix come July 15, 2016. The documentary, directed by Brendan Mertens, previously premiered as a Work in Progress at the 2016 Tribeca Film Festival in April. The documentary takes a look at the impact of the franchise on fans over the last three decades. Key cast and crew members such as Dan Aykroyd, Ivan Reitman, Ernie…
"Ghostheads Comes to Netflix on July 15 to Celebrate the Ghostbusters Fandom"
Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising opened in theaters on May 20, 2016. Directed by Nicholas Stoller, the comedy stars Seth Rogen, Zac Efron, Rose Byrne, Chloë Grace Moretz, Dave Franco, Ike Barinholtz, Carla Gallo, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Kiersey Clemons, Beanie Feldstein and Lisa Kudrow. The sequel was written by Andrew Jay Cohen & Brendan O’Brien & Nicholas Stoller & Evan Goldberg & Seth Rogen. Returning the main stars from the 2014 comedy, Chloë Grace Moretz takes over…
"Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising Not Quite At Level of Original"
A brother and sister investigate their parents’ disappearance as dysfunctional family dramedy The Family Fang comes to the screen. Baxter (Jason Bateman) and Annie (Nicole Kidman) are brother and sister. While they live on different coasts, their lives are very similar. This is because they are the children of Caleb and Camille Fang (Present Day: Christopher Walken and Maryann Plunkett, Flashbacks: Jason Butler Harner, Kathryn Hahn). Annie went into acting but her work is featured…
"The Family Fang: A Real Dysfunctional Family"