Nell Minow's Blog, page 59
September 8, 2016
The Wild Life
The animation is quite good in "The Wild Life," with exceptional use of space designed to make the best use of 3D and cleverly constructed mechanics. But the voice talent is poor, the characters are dull, and the story and script start out badly and go downhill from there.
It is inspired by but bears little relation to the classic shipwreck story Robinson Crusoe, by Daniel Defoe, memorably illustrated by the great N.C. Wyeth (father of Andrew). But in...
It is inspired by but bears little relation to the classic shipwreck story Robinson Crusoe, by Daniel Defoe, memorably illustrated by the great N.C. Wyeth (father of Andrew). But in...
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September 7, 2016
Trailer: Will Smith and Helen Mirren in “Collateral Beauty”
Will Smith plays a man struggling with depression in "Collateral Beauty," co-starring Oscar winners Helen Mirren and Kate Winslet, along with Michael Peña, and Keira Knightley.
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Interview: “Sully” Screenwriter Todd Komarnicki
Todd Komarnicki is a Hollywood producer ("Elf") and writer whose screenplay for this week's Clint Eastwood film, "Sully," is exceptionally well-crafted. It was a great pleasure to talk to him about telling the story of Sully Sullenberger, the pilot who made an emergency landing on the Hudson River, and about why Tom Hanks keeps making movies about real-life stories of transportation disasters.
Everyone remembers the news stories about Sully and the images of the passengers standing on the...
Everyone remembers the news stories about Sully and the images of the passengers standing on the...
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Sully
Pay attention to the numbers in "Sully," the new movie from director Clint Eastwood, with Tom Hanks as "Sully" Sullenberger, the pilot who lost both engines and landed his plane safely on the Hudson River on January 15, 2009. 208 is the number of seconds that Sully and his co-pilot, Jeff Skiles (Aaron Eckhart) had from the time two "bird strikes" took out both of the plane's engines. 1549 was the number of the United flight, an Airbus A320-214 flying from New York's LaGuardia Airport to a...
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Coming to DVD Nov 15: Arlo the Burping Pig!
Coming to DVD, plus Digital, Digital HD and On Demand November 15 from Lionsgate: "Arlo the Burping Pig," with Drake Bell as the voice of Arlo!
When David (Joey Lawrence of “Melissa & Joey”) moves his family to a new city, everyone’s thrilled — except seven-year-old Talia (Lindsey Blanchard). That is, until she meets sassy Arlo, who’s just escaped from the circus. Every time Arlo eats, he belches loudly — and everyone thinks it’s Talia who’s being rude! When the...
When David (Joey Lawrence of “Melissa & Joey”) moves his family to a new city, everyone’s thrilled — except seven-year-old Talia (Lindsey Blanchard). That is, until she meets sassy Arlo, who’s just escaped from the circus. Every time Arlo eats, he belches loudly — and everyone thinks it’s Talia who’s being rude! When the...
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Join Me to Learn How to Write a Movie Review
If you are in the Washington DC area and would like to learn how to write a movie review, please join me for a free workshop on Saturday, Sept 10, 2016, at the Landmark E Street theater. It's a part of the DC Shorts Film Festival. You can register here.
What should you include in a film review? Should you write about characters, colors, sounds,...
What should you include in a film review? Should you write about characters, colors, sounds,...
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September 6, 2016
Hollywood Still Distorting Depictions of Gender
Though the conversation on inequality in Hollywood is getting more attention than ever, a new report reveals that little has changed on screen or behind the camera.
Authored by Professor Stacy L. Smith and the Media, Diversity & Social Change (MDSC) Initiative at USC’s Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism, the study is the largest intersectional analysis of characters in motion picture content to date. The group examined the 800 top films from 2007 to 2015 (excluding...
Authored by Professor Stacy L. Smith and the Media, Diversity & Social Change (MDSC) Initiative at USC’s Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism, the study is the largest intersectional analysis of characters in motion picture content to date. The group examined the 800 top films from 2007 to 2015 (excluding...
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Smithsonian’s New African-American History Museum: Virtual Tour
The National Museum of African American History and Culture, the newest addition to the Smithsonian, is finally opening this month. Free tickets for the first few weeks are already gone, but everyone can take a virtual tour of exhibits like "Musical Crossroads" featuring artifacts like Chuck Berry’s Cadillac...
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Coming to Theaters: Fall Preview 2016
Happy fall! Here's some of the most intriguing and exciting of what's coming to theaters.
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 9
"Sully"
Tom Hanks plays "Sully" Sullenberger, the heroic pilot who saved all of his passengers when he made an emergency landing on the Hudson River. Clint Eastwood directed.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mjKEX...
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 16
"Snowden"
Who better than cinema-of-paranoia director Oliver Stone to tell the story of Edward Snowden? Joseph...
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 9
"Sully"
Tom Hanks plays "Sully" Sullenberger, the heroic pilot who saved all of his passengers when he made an emergency landing on the Hudson River. Clint Eastwood directed.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mjKEX...
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 16
"Snowden"
Who better than cinema-of-paranoia director Oliver Stone to tell the story of Edward Snowden? Joseph...
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