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January 14, 2017
Trailer: Kristen Bell in “CHiPs”
Remember "CHiPS?" The Erik Estrada television series about the California Highway Patrol officers on motorcycles? Well, guess what! Now it's a movie!
But I have some hope this will be more than another overdone remake of a 1970's television series because like "Baywatch," that other reboot of silly law enforcement shows starring pretty people in very revealing outfits, it is a comedy written and directed by Dax Shepard, who also stars with Michael Peña and Kristen Bell. And
But I have some hope this will be more than another overdone remake of a 1970's television series because like "Baywatch," that other reboot of silly law enforcement shows starring pretty people in very revealing outfits, it is a comedy written and directed by Dax Shepard, who also stars with Michael Peña and Kristen Bell. And
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January 13, 2017
Glassbreaker Films: Support for Women Documentarians
The Center for Investigative Reporting announced today the launch of Glassbreaker Films, an ambitious initiative intended to support women in documentary filmmaking. The program is made possible by a generous grant from the Helen Gurley Brown Foundation.
In its first year, Glassbreaker Films is launching three initiatives to create and support a network of women, each at distinct stages in their development as documentary filmmakers:
Featured...
In its first year, Glassbreaker Films is launching three initiatives to create and support a network of women, each at distinct stages in their development as documentary filmmakers:
Featured...
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Black-Ish: An Episode of Great Humanity and Understanding
I have never missed an episode of "Black-ish." It's one of my favorite television shows, smart, sophisticated, and very funny. I am a huge fan. But this week's episode took things to another level as the Johnson family and Dre Johnson's co-workers react to the election of Donald Trump.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YZ6xQ...
Over at Vulture, my friend Jen Chaney writes:
no...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YZ6xQ...
Over at Vulture, my friend Jen Chaney writes:
no...
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Clip: As You Are
"As You Are," directed by 23-year old Miles Joris-Peyrafitte, follows three teens — Charlie Heaton (Netflix's "Stranger Things"), Owen Campbell (HBO's "Boardwalk Empire") and Amandla Stenberg ("Hunger Games"), who form a bond that is tested and maybe untethered while living in a small town.
The film is being released in theaters on February 24, 2017 in New York at the Village East Cinema with more cities to follow....
The film is being released in theaters on February 24, 2017 in New York at the Village East Cinema with more cities to follow....
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January 12, 2017
Live By Night
Ben Affleck the director picked the wrong screenwriter and the wrong star for "Live By Night," based, like his far better "Gone Baby Gone" on a book by Dennis Lehane.
Unfortunately, Ben Affleck the director picked Ben Affleck the screenwriter and Ben Affleck the actor for this crime drama set in post WWI, prohibition-era Boston, Cuba, and Florida. Affleck the director has a good eye for detail. He understands the pacing of individual scenes, selects a...
Unfortunately, Ben Affleck the director picked Ben Affleck the screenwriter and Ben Affleck the actor for this crime drama set in post WWI, prohibition-era Boston, Cuba, and Florida. Affleck the director has a good eye for detail. He understands the pacing of individual scenes, selects a...
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Patriots Day
Writer/director Peter Berg and actor/producer Mark Wahlberg have now made their third film in a row on the same theme: real life stories of everyday people showing exceptional courage and dedication in the direst and most tragic circumstances. "Lone Survivor" was the story of a disastrous Navy SEAL operation. "Deepwater...
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Monster Trucks
When my son was eight, he and his friends would have loved this movie. That is just one of the reasons I enjoyed "Monster Trucks," a charming fantasy in the always-appealing genre of a young person befriending and being befriended by a creature even more powerful than whatever adults are around. Plus, big trucks. So, think "Pokemon" with wheels, "Fast and Furious" for kids, "Speed Racer" with a plot you can follow, and "Free Willy" for gearheads with a touch of "Scooby-Doo."
Tripp (Lucas...
Tripp (Lucas...
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Behind the Scenes: Pinocchio
One of the greatest animated films of all time is Disney's Pinocchio, possibly the most beautiful hand-drawn film of all time. It is remarkable to think that it was made just three years after the groundbreaking but much simpler "Snow White." It also has one of the all-time classic Disney soundtracks, with songs like "I Got No Strings" (featured in last year's "Suicide Squad") and the song that is still the Disney theme: "When You Wish Upon a Star."
The Signature Edition is available today on...
The Signature Edition is available today on...
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January 11, 2017
Trailer: Harold and Lillian, A Hollywood Love Story
Anyone who loves movies -- and anyone who enjoys a love story -- will have a wonderful time at "Harold and Lillian: A Hollywood Love Story." It's a love story in two sense of the word. It is the story of a deeply connected marriage of 60 years and it is the story of a love for the world of film.
You know the scene in "The Birds" with Tippi Hedren in the phone booth? And the one where all the birds are ominously perched at the playground? The movie was directed by Alfred Hitchcock, but...
You know the scene in "The Birds" with Tippi Hedren in the phone booth? And the one where all the birds are ominously perched at the playground? The movie was directed by Alfred Hitchcock, but...
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Exclusive Clip: Bunyan & Babe
Coming tomorow on Google Play and March 7, 2017 on DVD: Bunyan & Babe, an animated film based on the folk tales about the giant lumberman and his blue ox, with the voices of John Goodman, Kelsey Grammer, Jeff Foxworthy, Johnny Orlando. We are delighted to share an exclusive clip.
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