In the next movie in the X-Men universe, Dark Phoenix, the X-Men face their most formidable and powerful foe: one of their own, Jean Grey. Starring James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Jennifer Lawrence, Nicholas Hoult, Sophie Turner, Tye Sheridan, Alexandra Shipp, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Evan Peters, and Jessica Chastain. [Read more…] about Preview: Dark Phoenix
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Stuck With Some Strangers on a Train
You see the same people everyday. They are the passengers on your bus, the regulars at your neighborhood coffeeshop or maybe they are just strangers on the subway train.
You think you know them.
You think you know them from
The pretty African-American girl with braids…
the Hispanic construction worker…
the young Asian girl…
the middle-aged woman…
the nerdy guy with the backpack…
the homeless man pushing a grocery cart full of junk.
Who are they? What are their stories?
With original music composed by Riley Thomas and directed by Michael Berry, Stuck is an original pop musical film about six New York City Subway commuters who get to know each other while they at stuck together on a broken down New York City subway train.
This modern musical starring Giancarlo Esposito (Breaking Bad, Better Call Saul), Amy Madigan (Gone Baby Gone, Field of Dreams), pop star Ashanti, Omar Chaparro (Show Dogs, Compadres), Arden Cho (Teen Wolf) and Gerard Canonico (Be More Chill) tells the stories of these six strangers through song.
Stuck is a lovely surprise of a movie. While they are waiting for the subway to be repaired. The six stranger get to know each other as they introduce themselves and their individual stories through song.
Stuck opens in theaters nationwide in April 2019.
Stuck (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) Amazon | Itunes
Meet the Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
Amy Sherman Pallidino, the creator of The Gilmore Girls brings us another Emmy Award-winning hit series, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel.
In this Amazon original series set in the late 1950s, a woman’s place was at home supporting her man. That’s why Midge Maisel was at home making pot roast to help her husband, Joel a part-time aspiring comedian get a prime at ‘The Gaslight‘, a Greenwich Village comedy club.
Do you know how long it takes to make a pot roast? Hours, seriously…hours in a hot oven.
The Hilarious Mrs. Maisel 
Trailer: Widows, starring Viola Davis
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
Trailer: The Girl in the Spider’s Web
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
Trailer: The Hate U Give
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.
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Trailer: A Star is Born
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.
A Star is Born is playing theaters now. Rated R for language throughout, some sexuality/nudity and substance abuse.
Listen to the A Star Is Born Soundtrack (Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper)
Hearts Beat Loud
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
Are You Watching Timeless?
Why You Should Watch Timeless
The 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?
The Iron Orchard: World Premiere at the Dallas International Film Festival
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.
Black Gold, Texas Tea
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.