Frank Marshall spoke with Solzy at the Movies on the red carpet prior to the world premiere of Rather during the 2023 Tribeca Festival. Rather kicked off a busy Tribeca Festival for the filmmaker as it was one of three projects he directed or executive produced. The other two were The Fourth Wall and The Space Race, both of which Marshall executive produced. Following the premiere, Marshall joined Dan Rather in a conversation moderated by…
"Frank Marshall on Directing a Dan Rather Documentary"
The Wedding Contract is the newest Jewish offering on the Hallmark Channel, airing during the network’s June Weddings programming. Adam (Jake Epstein) works in advertising at the Sanders and Pitts Advertising Agency where he is on the verge of landing his biggest account yet. Rebecca (Becca Tobin) is a teacher doing important work in teaching kids in an afterschool program. Anyway, they start dating for some six months following their meet cute–that’s when Rebecca decides…
"The Wedding Contract: The Newest Jewish Film on the Hallmark Channel"
Extraction 2 improves upon its predecessor by delivering a sequel to the action film that is bigger in every way possible. I had not been planning to watch Extraction 2 while in NYC for Tribeca. It was sheer luck that I was even able to fit the film into my schedule. Unfortunately, finding the time to write my review prior to the Netflix release became impossible. That’s festival life for you! In any event, I…
"Extraction 2 Improves Upon The Original Film"
Pixar puts its own take on films about immigrants and ethnic diversity in its newest romantic dramedy, Elemental, now in theaters. I don’t think I ever thought I’d see the day where Pixar would release a film about immigration and draw on a classic like Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner in the process. And yet, here we are. Elemental might not become as classic as the star-studded 1967 film but Sohn and company make a…
"Elemental – Tribeca 2023"
Rolling Along is a live theatrical recording of Senator Bill Bradley’s one-man-show performed at the Signature Theatre in December 2021. What I find most impressive is how Bradley committed this show to memory. Bradley workshopped on the road, getting notes afterwards from the audiences. With Covid and everything, he would rehearse while taking a walk in Central Park. Eventually, he would take his show to Broadway. There’s a lot to enjoy about Rolling Along although…
"Rolling Along – Tribeca 2023"
Filmmakers Max Cohn and Ellie Sachs spoke with Solzy at the Movies about their new short film, Proof of Concept, premiering at Tribeca. The short film is entertaining and very inside baseball when it comes to filmmaking. It is about an auteur filmmaker, Chloe Cohen (Ellie Sachs) who is trying to talk her father, Robert Cohen (Richard Kind) and uncle, Eddie Cohen (Will Janowitz), in to financing a short film. It ends up raising more…
"Max Cohn, Ellie Sachs talk Proof of Concept – Tribeca 2023"
The Blackening is a hysterical laugh riot that subverts every single genre trope when it comes to the horror film genre. The basic question that this film is asking comes down to what is on the tag line. If the entire cast is Black, which of them will die first? It goes back to horror films where the Black person is usually the first person to die. Of course, I would not know because I…
"The Blackening – Tribeca 2023"
Wes Anderson has done it again with his newest ensemble comedy, Asteroid City, releasing in theaters following its Cannes premiere. Anderson is one of those filmmakers that you either love or you don’t. I had an enjoyable enough time that I look forward to diving into the bonus features for the home release. Anyway, Anderson takes the audience to a fictional city in the American Southwest in 1955. To say that it is a small…
"Asteroid City Is A Classic Wes Anderson Film"
Cold Copy puts the spotlight on the world of cutthroat journalism as a J-School student will do anything to get ahead in the field. Mia Scott (Bel Powley) is a journalism student that wants to get into Diane Heger’s (Tracee Ellis Ross) class. She wants it so much that she’ll practically do anything to succeed. Mia gets into the class even as her interview does not impress Diane. Diane offers her 20 students the opportunity…
"Cold Copy – Tribeca 2023"
Morgan Neville and Jeff Malmberg team up to bring audiences the Veeck baseball family story in The Saint of Second Chances. I love a good baseball movie. Let me tell you, this is a good baseball movie. You’ll have all the feelings while watching it. I suppose that’s to be expected when the Won’t You Be My Neighbor? filmmaker decides to co-direct a baseball documentary with Malmberg. But anyway, I love what the two of…
"The Saint of Second Chances – Tribeca 2023"