Nell Minow's Blog, page 9
April 10, 2017
Clips: Rogue One Easter Eggs
Some Easter eggs (hidden puzzles and inside references) from the new Rogue One DVD:
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Maccabeats: Happy Passover 2017/5777
April 9, 2017
White Actors in Asian Roles — Not Just Ghost in the Shell
The casting of Scarlett Johansson in "Ghost in the Shell" is just the most recent "whitewashing" that has created controversy and played at least a contributing factor to the poor results at the box office. Audiences have understandably objected to having white actors play Asian characters. It might be different if it ever worked the other way, if actors of color were cast in roles written for white actors. But with so few explicitly Asian characters in movies and so few Asian actors being cast...
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Interview: John O’Hurley of “Swing Away”
John O'Hurley may be best known for playing a fictionalized version of the founder of the J. Peterman catalogue on "Seinfeld." In his new film "Swing Away," he also plays something of a fictionalized version of a real-life character. In an interview, he told me that when they were filming in 2014, he had no idea that the real estate mogul he based his brash, bombastic golf resort developer character on would be elected President before the film was released. We also talked about the fun of...
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April 8, 2017
Christian Films Have to Work as Films as Well as Faith
Mark Joseph writes in Relevant Magazine about the problem with self-categorized "faith-based" films. His films include "Max Rose" with Jerry Lewis and the touching "The Vessel." Both films explore spiritual topics of meaning and intimacy...
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April 7, 2017
Trailer: Maudie with Sally Hawkins
The wonderful Sally Hawkins stars in "Maudie," based on the real-life story of Canadian outsider artist Maude Lewis. ...
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Clip: Aftermath with Arnold Schwarzenegger and Scoot McNairy
Arnold Schwarzenegger and Scoot McNairy star in "Aftermath," about two men linked by a tragic plane crash....
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Tribute: Don Rickles
We mourn the loss of comedian/actor Don Rickles, who has died at age 90. He was one of the greatest stand-up comedians of all time, at the top of his profession for well over half a century. In the Washington Post, Matt Schudel wrote:
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April 6, 2017
Gifted
What does it mean to be "gifted?" Movies and television don't do a very good job of portraying what it means to be cognitively advanced, and this one is not close to being realistic, with a first grader who reads up on the problems of the EU and can identify a missing minus sign in an equation several lines long. And she is adorably missing those top front teeth for a really long time when anyone who has ever been the family tooth fairy knows that the new ones come in pretty fast. What we learn...
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