Holiday was one of two 1938 comedies that were released in theaters and starred both Katharine Hepburn and Cary Grant. The other comedy starring the duo was Bringing Up Baby. It’s hard to compare this film to the Howard Hawks comedy or even The Philadelphia Story, another George Cukor-directed comedy a few years later in which they were paired up again. While it’s not a bad film, this film just doesn’t come off as funny as…
"Holiday: Katharine Hepburn and Cary Grant in a Comedy of Manners"
It was announced today that The Mandalorian will be making its broadcast debut ahead of the season premiere of the third season. Everything we know about the television broadcast premiere is below. From what I can tell, this is a one-off broadcast. Unlike other series during the first part of the pandemic, do not expect the entire series to have a linear broadcast. In celebration of Disney+ and Lucasfilm’s highly anticipated return to Mandalore, The…
"The Mandalorian To Make Broadcast Debut"
Documentary filmmaker Sam Pollard hits a slam dunk with a two-part documentary, Bill Russell: Legend, about the NBA great. Russell wasn’t just a legend with the Boston Celtics on the court. Off the court, he was an activist in the Civil Rights movement. Russell spoke out against segregation. He joined a number of Black athletes in showing solidarity with the late Muhammad Ali when the boxer chose not to fight in the Vietnam War. The…
"Bill Russell: Legend Profiles Boston Celtics Great"
Mickey & Minnie 10 Classic Shorts – Volume 1 is now available for fans to bring home on a Blu-ray (+ Digital/DVD) Combo Pack. The first volume gathers ten classic shorts together for the first time. Mickey and Minnie will also have all-new introductions for each short film. The collection runs a combined 83 minutes and audiences will now be able to watch the classic Steamboat Willie on Blu-ray in one of many releases celebrating…
"Mickey & Minnie 10 Classic Shorts – Volume 1 Arrives On Blu-ray, DVD"
Paramount Home Entertainment has now given Chicago a Limited Edition Blu-ray SteelBook to mark the Oscar winner’s 20th anniversary. The new Blu-ray SteelBook also comes closer to the anniversary of the film’s wide release in early 2003. In addition to a digital copy, audiences get some three hours of legacy bonus content as detailed below. Chicago is quite the musical spectacle. I didn’t get an opportunity to see the film on the big screen. In…
"Chicago Gets 20th Anniversary Limited Edition Blu-ray SteelBook"
If movie theaters are trying to bring their audiences back after the pandemic, Sightline at AMC is not going to do any favors. The breakdown is as follows per AMC: Standard Sightline – these seats are the most common in auditoriums and are available for the traditional cost of a ticket. Value Sightline – these seats are in the front row of the auditorium, as well as select ADA seats in each auditorium, and are…
"Sightline at AMC is A Ridiculously Absurd Idea"
Documentary filmmaker Lana Wilson returned to Sundance with a powerful two-part documentary, Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields. Each part of Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields runs 68 minutes for a combined run time of 2 hours, 16 minutes. When I was growing up, I didn’t know Brooke Shields from her work as a child star. No, I mainly knew her from the NBC sitcom, Suddenly Susan. A lot of what happens in the film came as news…
"Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields – Sundance 2023"
Pamela, a love story gives Pamela Anderson a chance to tell her own story as the actress heads into the next chapter of her life. Documentary filmmaker Ryan White is keeping busy! He was just launching Good Night Oppy in theaters and on Prime Video just a few months ago! How this documentary didn’t premiere at Sundance is beyond me. If it did, it would have been the talk of Sundance along with Pretty Baby:…
"Pamela, a love story Gives Her Voice Back"
Aliens Abducted My Parents and Now I Kinda Feel Left Out is a comedy that could have very well been released by Amblin in the 1980s. I feel like there’s some sort of rule where everyone must try their hand at paying homage to Steven Spielberg at some point in their career. Or, at the very least, films paying homage to the films that inspired filmmakers to get into filmmaking. The Spielbergian sort of movies…
"Aliens Abducted My Parents and Now I Kinda Feel Left Out – Sundance 2023"
A teenager struggles within her fundamentalist community in The Starling Girl but things change when she’s drawn to the youth pastor. If not for its Kentucky setting, I might not have watched The Starling Girl during Sundance. This is more or less because of the fundamentalist aspect. At the end of the day, I am glad that I gave it a chance. I’ll likely end up watching on the big screen when it is time…
"The Starling Girl – Sundance 2023"