Nell Minow's Blog, page 55
September 28, 2016
Interview: “The Hollars” Producer Tom Rice
Producer Tom Rice ("The Way Way Back," Mississippi Grind") answered my questions about the endearing independent film "The Hollars," with director John Krasinski starring as a confused young man about to become a father, who is called home when his mother is hospitalized with a brain tumor. The brilliant cast includes Margo Martindale, Richard Jenkins, Anna Kendrick, Sharlto Copley, and, as a kind-hearted church youth leader, singer Josh Groban.
How did you first come upon the...
How did you first come upon the...
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Trailer: “Fences” with Denzel Washington and Viola Davis
There is no movie I am looking forward to this fall more than "Fences," with my two favorite performers, Denzel Washington and Viola Davis, and based on the Tony and Pulitzer prize winning play by August Wilson. Here is the first look.
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September 27, 2016
New on DVD: Who Gets the Dog? with Alicia Silverstone
Today on DVD: A new romantic comedy called "Who Gets the Dog?" Alicia Silverstone and Ryan Kwanten play a couple going through a break-up. The biggest problem is which one of them will receive custody of Westley, the dog they both love.
In this clip, Clay (Kwanten) and Olive (Silverstone) break the news of their split to the heartbroken dog.
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In this clip, Clay (Kwanten) and Olive (Silverstone) break the news of their split to the heartbroken dog.
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September 26, 2016
Interview: Paige O’Hara, Belle in Disney’s “Beauty and the Beast”
Broadway star Paige O’Hara provided the sweet singing and speaking voice for Belle in Disney’s classic “Beauty and the Beast,” celebrating its 25th anniversary with a gorgeous new DVD/Blu-ray edition. She is also an accomplished painter. I was delighted to get a chance to talk to her about her earliest and favorite singing...
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September 25, 2016
Masking — Why It Matters When Movie Theaters Get It Wrong
Movie theaters have to work harder and harder to entice viewers away from their big-screen TVs and same-day streaming options. The most important difference has to be in the quality of the viewing experience, and Screen Crush reports that they are increasingly failing at the most basic requirement -- getting the screen proportions right. In saving money via automation, they lose the ability to make sure that each individual film is...
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September 24, 2016
Interview: Natasha Henstridge on “Ice Girls”
Natasha Henstridge gets to play the bad guy in Ice Girls, available on DVD October 4, 2016. Real-life skating stars Micheala du Toit, Elvis Stojko, Taylor Hunsley, and Tessa Virtue appear in the film, the story of a young figure skater trying to come back after an injury, and her competitor, pushed by a demanding mother, played by Henstridge. In an interview, Henstridge talked about working as a model when she was a teenager and the classic Disney villain...
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Get Out Your Handkerchiefs — Crying Movies on the Fall Schedule
The LA Times reports that there are a number of movies on the fall release schedule that will make you cry, with a dying mother ("A Monster Calls"), a lost child ("Lion"), and a mourning mother ("Arrival"). I'd add "Loving," based on the true story of the couple whose inter-racial marriage challenged miscegenation laws, "The Dressmaker" (sad...
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September 23, 2016
Woody Allen’s Netflix Series: Crisis in Six Scenes
"Crisis in Six Scenes" is a new six-part series from Netflix set in the 1960's. Writer/director/star Woody Allen plays a television writer married to a therapist (Elaine May), and Miley Cyrus is their daughter, who is caught up in the protests of the era. It will be available for streaming on September 30....
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September 22, 2016
The Queen of Katwe
An illiterate girl from the slums of Uganda became an internationally ranked chess champion. So of course there is a Disney movie. But director Mira Nair has not made the usual feel-good underdog story. It is a wonderfully rich depiction of a family and a culture, as complex in its way as a master-level chess game with intricate moves by many pieces with different strengths and vulnerabilities.
At the center of the story is Harriet (Lupita Nyong'o of "12 Years a Slave"), a young widow with...
At the center of the story is Harriet (Lupita Nyong'o of "12 Years a Slave"), a young widow with...
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Command and Control
You want to know what's scary? A teenager dropping a wrench onto an aging but still very potent nuclear missile. Even scarier is that the wrench hit so hard it poked a hole in the missile, which led to a fuel link, which led to a massive explosion, killing one man, injuring others, and destroying the launch facility. Scarier than that is that this happened in 1980, in Arkansas. It wasn't a secret. Then-governor Bill Clinton appeared on television to reassure Arkansans that everything was all...
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