“The Kingmaker” (101 minutes) is an in-depth look at Imelda Marcos, shot in 2014 when the former First Lady of the Philippines was 85 (born 7/2/29). Filmmaker Lauren Greenfield gained unprecedented access to Imelda Marcos. The documentary contains footage ...
Living in public housing with her infant son, Joel, in tow, Sara hustles to string together enough part-time work in menial jobs to move out. The 22-year-old is determined to make a better life for herself and her child and ...
“Ford v Ferrari” – In what is sure to be one of the best movies of the year, Christian Bale and Matt Damon recreate the face-off between Ford Motor Company and Ferrari at the 24 Hour of LeMans in 1966. ...
The book “Motherless Brooklyn” by Jonathan Lethem came out in 1999. It was my favorite book for at least 10 years. Winner of the National Book Critics’ Circle Award, the story of Lionel Essrig, a young man with Tourette’s syndrome, ...
“Zombieland: Double Tap” opens today in theaters. Right from the opening credits, you know you’re in for more irreverent humor a la 2009’s “Zombieland”. It starts with the Columbia lady on her pedestal with the torch using her torch to ...
The 55th Chicago International Film Festival starts Wednesday, opening with Edward Norton directing and starring in the film adaptation of “Motherless Brooklyn” with Bruce Willis co-starring. The book, by Jonathan Lethem, won the New York Book Circle Award some years ...
The 55th Chicago International Film Festival opens Wednesday, October 16th, with Edward Norton’s starring and directorial turn in the film adaptation of the Jonathan Lethem book “Motherless Brooklyn.” Bruce Willis co-stars as the friend whose murder the detective afflicted with ...
“Judy”, the bio-pic: “I don’t know how these stories get started, but I do not approve nor sanction the upcoming film about Judy Garland in any way. Any reports to the contrary are 100% fiction.” So said the largely MIA Liza ...
A Boy Named Charlie Brown Genre: Animation, Comedy, Drama. Director: Bill Melendez Lead voices: Peter Robbins as Charlie Brown Pamelyn Ferdyn as Lucy Van Pelt Length: 1 hr. 26 mins. Way back in 1969, half a century ago, when my ...
Suzanne Weinert is the president of Flatiron Pictures, located in Austin (TX),which specializes in producing independent feature films throughout the Southwest. Her short “A Good Son,” which she directed, just had its World Premiere at SXSW. Thematically, it bears some ...
“Them That Follow,” from Directors Britt Poulton and Dan Madison Savage, is described in the SXSW program this way: “Set deep in the wilds of Appalachia, where believers handle death-dealing snakes to prove themselves before God, “Them That Follow” tells ...
“Pet Sematary:” With dreams of a better life, the young doctor, Louis Creed, and his family–his wife, Rachel, their 9-year-old daughter, Ellie, and their 3-year-old toddler, Gage–move to their new home in the small rural town of Ludlow, Maine, alarmingly ...
