J.A. Bayona is the talented director of 2012’s Oscar-nominated drama “The Impossible”, based on the true story of the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami (starring Naomi Watts, Ewan McGregor and Tom Holland) and the 2016 drama “A Monster Calls”, based on the novel about a boy dealing with sadness and grief (with Liam Neeson, Sigourney Weaver […]
Over the past 14 years, I’ve had the pleasure of meeting some of the biggest names in entertainment. But there are still a number of people I’d like to meet. These are the “Top 10” that come to mind: JULIE ANDREWS “Mary Poppins” is one of my lifelong favorite films. BILLY CRYSTAL A quintessential host […]
Here are the 11 most anticipated movies I’m most looking forward to seeing during the second half of 2018: “MAMMA MIA! HERE WE GO AGAIN” (July 20) Released almost 10 years to the day after the original, it’s the all-star Abba musical sequel and prequel to the 2008 mega-hit Broadway adaptation. Meryl Streep, Amanda Seyfried, […]
At 65, Liam Neeson is still kicking ass. “The Commuter” is Neeson’s latest action/thriller and his fourth collaboration with director Jaume Collet-Serra. Their previous films involved Neeson dealing with an identity crisis (“Unknown”), an airplane takeover (“Non-Stop”), and a mob boss friend turned enemy (“Run All Night”). This time, Neeson’s ex-cop turned life insurance salesman […]
Here are the 7 films I’m most looking forward to seeing during the First Half of 2018: “THE COMMUTER” (Friday) Liam Neeson’s latest action thriller was actually on my list of Most Anticipated Films of 2017, since its release date was originally last Fall. But then Lionsgate pushed it to 2018. So it’s also on […]
This past semester, I took a Film Noir class. I watched 17 classics in the genre for the first time. And they are… “The Big Sleep” (1946) – Bogey and Bacall make for a winning pair. “The Blue Dahlia” (1946) – For “Logan” fans, this one stars Alan Ladd (“Shane”) and for “Leave it to […]
2017 in film has already produced some standout breakthrough performances by up-and-coming and well-known actors: Zoey Deutch – “Before I Fall” Deutch, the daughter of Lea Thompson, elevates the script of this teen novel turned film, making nearly every scene of this YA “Groundhog Day” tale surprisingly sophisticated and believable. Daniel Kaluuya – “Get Out” […]
This Thursday, NBC airs their 3rd annual Red Nose Day telethon. The special, from the folks behind Comic Relief, didn’t attract as much attention last year as in 2015. Though there will be some elements during the 8pm “American Ninja Warrior” and 9pm “Running Wild” episodes, the fact that NBC only has the 10pm hour on […]
2015’s action/thriller “Run All Night” starred Liam Neeson and Ed Harris as longtime friends, hitmen and fathers who meet one night over dinner to discuss why one of their sons killed the other’s son and what should be done about it. The new psychological thriller “The Dinner” (based on a 2012 novel that’s previously been […]
“La La Land” capped an incredible 2016-17 Awards Season by winning eight categories, including Best Picture and Best Director (Damien Chazelle), at the annual LCJ Movie Awards on Sunday. The win total by the musical romance ties it with “Birdman” and “Saving Mr. Banks” for the most in the history of the awards. “La La […]