by Tim Russell | Dec 22, 2016 | News, Reviews
“Jackie” is a drama that brilliantly captures the grief, steely determination, and dignity of the former First Lady, Jacqueline Kennedy in the days following her husband’s assassination in 1963. Written by Noah Oppenheim, it is the first English...
by Tim Russell | Dec 21, 2016 | News, Reviews
Broadway has it’s share of so-called “Jukebox Musicals” (“Jersey Boys”) but now Garth Jennings and the folks at Illumination Entertainment (“Minions”, “Despicable Me”) have rounded up over 80 classic tunes and a...
by Tim Russell | Dec 17, 2016 | News, Reviews
Damien Chazelle, the young director, the oscar nominee for Best Screenplay for “Whiplash” in 2014, has outdone himself with the endearing musical “La La Land”, starring Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone. These two actors have worked together before...
by Tim Russell | Dec 15, 2016 | News, Reviews
If you’ve lived under a rock as the “Star Wars” saga has unfolded since 1977 you may have a tough time connecting all the dots in the first Star Wars Anthology Film, “Rogue 1”. It’s a stand alone film that tells the story unfolding...
by Tim Russell | Feb 14, 2013 | News, Reviews
Here we are, another year of fine film making about to be honored at the 85th Academy Award Show. The year started out with a couple of movies that really stuck with me: “Beasts of the Southern Wild” was a revelation, and I’m glad it received some...
by Tim Russell | Dec 9, 2010 | News, Reviews
The Chronicles of Narnia (my favorite books as a child) continue with “The Voyage of the Dawn Treader”, the third in the film series, the fifth chronologically, of the of C.S. Lewis Narnia books. This time Micheal Apted directs and I found it to be my...
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