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August 5, 2016
Interview: Leif and Brittany Bristow of “Peter the Redemption”
Lief Bristow produced and directed "Peter the Redepemption," the story of the last months in the life of the disciple who denied Jesus before he was crucified but then endured torture and imprisonment rather than deny him again. Stephen Baldwin plays the Emperor Nero and Bristow's daughter Brittany plays Susanna, a healer, the devoted servant of the Empress, and a secret Christian. I have a copy to give away! Send me an email at moviemom@moviemom.com with...
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Beat Bugs on Netflix — Animated Covers of Beatles Songs
Netflix has a new animated series for kids and Beatles fans called "Beat Bugs," featuring covers of Beatles songs by today's top artists and stories about friendship.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K_Ev_...
Here is Pink singing "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds."
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K_Ev_...
Here is Pink singing "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds."
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August 4, 2016
Don’t Think Twice
Life is pretty much improv, after all. We are constantly challenged to respond to what we cannot predict. But we do not have the two foundational rules that make performance improvisation so compelling. First is "yes, and." Whatever anyone on stage says or does, everyone else has to build on it. If someone says, "Wow, it's cold in here," no one is allowed to say, "What do you mean? We're outside and it's warm." You have to say something that takes what the first person said to the next...
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Interview: Sebastian Evans, Composer of “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles”
Sebastian Evans is the composer whose music instantly puts kids in the world of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, with enough of the original melody to be familiar to parents who grew up with the heroes on the half-shell but enough that is new to match the fresh and exciting updates in the series and feel contemporary for today's kids. In an interview, Evans spoke about his earliest memories of playing music and which movie composers he admires the most.
Where did you grow up and what...
Where did you grow up and what...
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Trailer: Emily and Tim
This is a different way to tell a love story. "Emily and Tim" is the story of one marriage as reflected by a dozen actors of different races, ages, and gender combinations.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NKr50......
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NKr50......
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August 3, 2016
More from Comic-Con 2016: CBS Television
At Comic-Con I had a chance to chat with the stars and producers of CBS television series, both fan favorites and new shows.
James Wolk of "Zoo" Is one of my favorite actors, so it was a special treat to get a chance to talk to him about "Zoo." Wolk...
James Wolk of "Zoo" Is one of my favorite actors, so it was a special treat to get a chance to talk to him about "Zoo." Wolk...
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Interview: Phil Hall on Lost Films
Critic and film historian Phil Hall has written a fascinating book, In Search of Lost Films with details about the thousands of movies made from the earliest days of the silent era through the 1940's that have disappeared through damage or neglect. In an interview, he explained his interest in the lost films and the best hope for finding some of them.
What are lost...
What are lost...
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Suicide Squad
I always say that the success of a superhero movies depends on the bad guy. So, shouldn't a movie that is all bad guys be really great? That's the idea behind "Suicide Squad," a sort of "Avengers" (all-star hotshots who don't play well with others have to work together as a team to save the world) crossed with "The Dirty Dozen." And it kind of works. On the one hand, it is an August movie, the cinematic equivalent of the shelf in the back of the grocery story with the dented cans, irregulars,...
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Kubo and the Two Strings — Interactive Map
Explore this interactive map from "Kubo and the Two Strings," opening August 19, 2016....
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August 2, 2016
Interview: Mike Birbiglia and Gillian Jacobs of “Don’t Think Twice”
Writer/director/star Mike Birbiglia calls his new film, "Don't Think Twice," "The Big Chill" of improv. Like the all-star 80's classic, it is a bittersweet and often funny story of the stresses old friends face as the hopefulness and sense of endless possibilities of their 20's hits the reality of their 30's. When one member of a small improv group called "The Commune" gets a chance for breakthrough success on a "Saturday Night Live"-type comedy series, it forces the rest of the group to...
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