UK actor Jonathan Holmes provided insights about working on 'Anything Goes' as the Captain and revisited his experiences in 'The BFG.'
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SXSW Film Keynote: Gareth Edwards – Becoming a Filmmaker
Director Gareth Edwards promised attendees at his SXSW keynote address that he would answer the question, “How the heck do you become a filmmaker?” It all started, he explained, when his parents took him to “an obscure art film” called 'Star Wars'. He immediately wanted to grow up to join the rebel alliance and destroy the death star. He shared the disappointment he felt when he was told he couldn’t do this because it was “only a movie”.
Read More »Indiana Jones Meets Han Solo – A Fresh Idea for Spielberg’s New ‘Indiana Jones’ Movie
Imagine Rocky meeting Rambo or the The Man with No Name meeting Dirty Harry? No, this would be even bigger and way better than that!
Read More »Movie Review: ‘E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial’ – Watching with my Son 34 Years After First Seeing the Film
If you have never done so, sit down and watch this film with your kids (or your grandkids); you’ll be glad that you did.
Read More »SXSW Film Review: Jeff Nichols’ ‘Midnight Special’
Jeff Nichols’ new film is a peculiar '70s-'80s homage that cross-pollenates Spielberg-style sci-fi and the chase genre.
Read More »Blu-ray Review: Robert Zemeckis’s ‘Back to the Future: 30th Anniversary Edition’ Goes Back In Time With New Special Features
When it comes to 'Back to the Future,' you can never go wrong.
Read More »Blu-ray 3D Review: ‘Jurassic World’ Evolves from Must-See to Must-Own
'Jurassic World' is one of the best Blu-rays of the year, making good on its theatrical run with another fantastic 'Jurassic' addition to our home video libraries.
Read More »New York/Hamptons Film Festival Review: ‘Bridge of Spies,’ Starring Tom Hanks
During the Cold War Rudolf Abel was put on trial for spying. James B. Donovan was appointed to defend Abel. Though he was vilified for it, the attorney delivered American justice to a Soviet spy. Was justice truly served or would it be served a few years later when a U-2 spy plane was brought down inside the Soviet Union?
Read More »On 70th Anniversary of D-Day – Remembering One Man’s Story
The truth is old soldiers do die, but they don’t ever fade away.
Read More »DVD Review: ‘Riot in Cell Block 11’ (Criterion Collection)
There is plenty of action in 'Riot in Cell Block 11,' which is brilliantly intensified by the psychological dramas of Don Siegel's first important film.
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