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You know how much I love Viola Davis, so I will be first in line to see her in Widows.
Academy Award®-winning director Steve McQueen (12 Years a Slave) and co-writer and bestselling author Gillian Flynn (Gone Girl) bring us a blistering, modern-day thriller. Widows is set against the backdrop of crime, passion, and corruption. [Read more…] about Trailer: Widows, starring Viola Davis
The Girl in the Spider’s Web, a first-time adaptation of the recent global bestseller. Golden Globe winner Claire Foy, the star of The Crown will play the outcast vigilante defender under the direction of Fede Alvarez, the director of 2016’s breakout thriller Don’t Breathe.
The Girl in the Spider’s Web will open in theaters November 9th. [Read more…] about Trailer: The Girl in the Spider’s Web
In The Hate U Give, Amandla Stenberg (Hunger Games) is Starr Carter, a high school girl who tries to balance a life lived between two different worlds: the poor, mostly black, neighborhood where she lives and the rich, mostly white, prep school she attends.
The uneasy balance between these worlds is shattered when Starr witnesses the fatal shooting of her childhood best friend Khalil at the hands of a police officer. Facing pressures from all sides of the community, Starr must find her voice and stand up for what’s right.
Directed by George Tillman, Jr, The Hate U Give is based on the critically acclaimed New York Times bestselling novel by Angie Thomas. Also starring Regina Hall, Russell Hornsby, Issa Rae, Common, and Anthony Mackie.
In Theaters October 19.
Take a look at the trailer for the remake of A Star Is Born.
In this new telling on the tragic love story, four-time Oscar nominee Bradley Cooper (American Sniper, American Hustle, Silver Linings Playbook) plays seasoned musician Jackson Maine, who discovers — and falls in love with — struggling singer-songwriter, Ally (played by multiple award-winning, Lady Gaga).
Jackson Maine for A Star Is Born on TrailerAddict. Bradley Cooper, Lukas Nelson (Willie Nelson’s son) and Mark Ronson discuss how Jackson Maine found his voice and his sound. And watch a featurette – Finding Ally’s Voice for A Star Is Born about how Lady Gaga vision for Ally’s character and music.
Hearts Beat Loud follows single father Frank Fisher and his daughter, Sam as they embark on a journey of love, growing up and music. [Read more…] about Hearts Beat Loud
Why You Should Watch TimelessThe season 2 finale of Timeless aired Sunday evening and fellow Timeless fans like Leslie Jones, Kelly Clarkson, William Shatner and I were left gasping.
The 2-hour finale led us on a time-traveling chase from South Carolina during the Civil War with Harriet Tubman to Chinatown in San Francisco during the Gold Rush and back to modern times. The episode ended with the possibility of traveling to the future.
If you haven’t been watching NBC’s Timeless, you have missed one of the best and most original shows on TV. [Read more…] about Are You Watching Timeless?
My first movie at the 2018 Dallas International Film Festival was The Iron Orchard, a movie with a true Texas feel because it was made in Texas by Texans. The Iron Orchard was directed by Ty Roberts and stars North Texas native, Lane Garrison.
Based on Tom Pennington novel of the same name, The Iron Orchard follows the rise to power and success of Jim McNeely (Lane Garrison). Jim is a young man thrust into the vibrant and brutal West Texas oilfields in 1939, who works his way through the ranks to become a powerful wildcatter.
Jim leaves everything behind, including his beautiful, young girlfriend Mazzie. He sets off to go seek his fortune in the hot and dusty West Texas oil fields.
Spending his days digging ditches and laying out the pipes in the oilfields under the hot Texas sun with the other wildcatters, Jim meets a bunch of rough and rowdy guys who work hard and drink hard. But they all dream of the day when they will make their fortunes in oil.
Along the way, Jim learns the oil business and eventually becomes friends with a few of the locals and an eclectic bunch of wildcatters.
After a chance encounter with Lee, his abused boss’ wife, Jim develops a friendship that will change his life.
Success in the oil business means you have to be a risk taker and a deal maker. Risk BIG the oil comes gushing out of the ground. That is how Jim lives. It doesn’t matter who or what you have to do to make it happen.
With help from his friend and business partner Dent Paxton (Austin Nichols), Jim’s ambition takes him to the heights of success in the oil business.
Even with the best of luck you never know if the well will be worth all the hard work and money invested. Years pass and Jim learns the art of shady deal-making and his fortune continues to grow.
But will that be enough?
Devastating disaster, betrayal, and loss will lead Jim to realize what’s important in his life and what he truly values.
Will success make you happy?
How much money is enough?
The Iron Orchard was filmed in Big Spring and other locations including Austin. There’s plenty of Texas landscapes, as well as some lovely Art Deco decor, and cute 1950’s fashion.
New York City has Tribeca and Colorado has Sundance. You’ve heard of these famous film festival, along with Cannes, Toronto, and others. These film festivals are the events where some of the year’s best movies will first appear on the big screenEven though I am here in North Texas, I can still enjoy a bit of ‘filmfesting’. Here are a few local film festivals that will feature a variety of film genres.
FantasticFest: September 20 -23 in Austin, Texas. Fantastic Fest is all about horror, fantasy, sci-fi, action, and other scary movies, so you know I’m not going. But if movies like Brimstone & Glory, My Friend Dahmer, and Vampire Clay are your thing, then this is the film festival for you.
My favorite is the Dallas International Film Festival. The 8-day fest starts Thursday, May 3 and runs through Thursday, May 10 at the Magnolia Theater in Uptown’s West Village.
This year, the Dallas International Film Festival (DIFF), will screen over 110 films from 25 countries. There will also be a 25th-anniversary event for Steven Spielberg’s Academy Award-winning blockbuster, Jurassic Park at the Studio Movie Grill on Sunday, May 6.
That right! Eight fantastic days and nights of nonstop movie watching fun. Followed by writing back to back movie reviews and maybe even a few interviews with a filmmaker or two.
I’m also looking forward to Won’t You Be My Neighbor, a documentary film on the legacy of Mister Rogers by Academy Award-winning filmmaker Morgan Neville (Twenty Feet from Stardom).
Third: Charge up my iPhone, wear comfortable shoes, grab a Venti Iced Tea and head to the movies.
As The Women’s March, #metoo, #TimesUp and #blacklivesmatter generate new waves of feminist activism, Dallas VideoFest takes a look back at the ways women have used their creativity and passion behind the camera. In this program, they will screen films from the Women Make Movies catalog that highlights the power and persuasion of feminist cinemas across the ages and across the globe. [Read more…] about Dallas VideoFest presents Women and the Movies They Make
Valentine’s Day is the perfect chance to celebrate all things loving and romantic, and nothing says passion quite like a romantic chick flick. This genre of cinema allows us to relive all of the highs and lows of romance, from desperate heartbreak to the all-important happily ever after.
As February 14th looms yet again, here is a look at five of the best chick flicks available to celebrate the year’s most romantic date.
When it comes to fulfilling the rom-com brief, few movies can top Love Actually
The film features a huge A-list cast and covers multiple characters in their quest for love, whether it’s a young boy or the Prime Minister in Downing Street. If you’re single on Valentine’s Day this is the perfect flick to watch with a group of friends over a tub of ice cream.
We all know chick flicks are renowned for wearing their heart on their sleeve. For Valentine’s Day viewing that can be enjoyed with your boyfriend, you need to choose a chick flick that strikes a healthy balance between action and romance.
Are you struggling to find the right man to share your favorite wartime romance flicks with? Pearl Harbor
There’s also a heart-warming bromance between buddies Rafe and Danny (Ben Affleck and Josh Hartnett) that’s sure to keep your boyfriend pleased.
Chick flicks aren’t just a modern-day Hollywood creation, but rather as Casablanca
Few leading couples can rival the chemistry created between Ingrid Bergman and Humphrey Bogart and the film’s famous script features iconic lines like “Play it again, Sam.” This traditional flick is one for all the hopeless romantics out there and few films are better suited for Valentine’s Day viewing.
With great romance often comes great tragedy, and such was the case for James Cameron’s 1997 blockbuster hit Titanic. The story follows wealthy Rose and poor Jack as they discover love on board the ship during its fateful maiden journey.
Sadly their relationship is as doomed as the boat itself, yet the powerful soundtrack and some truly memorable images (the ‘flying’ scene and the steamy window scene come to mind) made for uplifting viewing nonetheless. This is a chick flick that balances out action, suspense and romance, making it ideal to watch with family, friends or even your boyfriend.
Spending this Valentine’s Day solo? Then why not escape reality with the ultimate chick-flick, Dirty Dancing. Enter a world where the rumba was still sexy, frizzy hair was appreciated and nobody ever left Baby in the corner! The tale of young Francis Houseman discovering love with bad-boy dance instructor Johnny is a favorite for all ages.
You can sing along to ‘Time of Your Life’ solo, or invite any single friends to join in on the chorus with you. For any Melbourne singles who really love their chick-flicks, why not head to the ACMI Museum in Australia to explore the latest romance exhibitions?
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