New on Netflix: Anne, Based on Anne of Green Gables
Posted on April 5, 2017 at 1:40 pm
Netflix’s “Anne,” based on the beloved classic books about the imaginative, outspoken, red-headed orphan who insists on the “e” in her name premieres in May.
It looks lovely, though it’s going to be hard to top the Megan Follows version with Colleen Dewhurst. The 1934 version starred a young actress so taken with the role that she changed her name to Anne Shirley. It’s a lovely film, though I can’t forgive it for making a big change in the storyline about Anne and Gilbert Blythe.
Where You’ve Seen Them Before: Cast of “Going in Style”
Posted on April 4, 2017 at 3:37 pm
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The remake of “Going in Style,” like the original, is about a trio of retired men who rob a bank, with all three characters played by acting legends. This version stars Morgan Freeman, Michael Caine, and Alan Arkin, all Oscar-winners with decades of brilliant performances. And the co-star is one of my all-time favorites, Ann-Margret.
Morgan Freeman: Best remembered as Red in “The Shawshank Redemption,” Hoke in “Driving Miss Daisy,” and God in the “Bruce Almighty” and “Evan Almighty,” and the deep, rich-voiced narrator of films like “March of the Penguins,” Freeman won an Oscar for “Million Dollar Baby.”
Michael Caine: His breakthrough role was in 1966 as the ladies’ man title character in “Alfie,” and he has delivered iconic performances in everything from period drama (“The Man Who Would be King”) to literary adaptations (an Oscar-winning performance in “The Cider House Rules”) to Alfred in the Batman movies. His distinctive voice and Cockney accent have inspired many imitators.
Alan Arkin: He won an Oscar for playing a raunchy, drug-addicted grandfather in “Little Miss Sunshine,” and his other great performances include a confused Soviet submarine captain in “The Russians Are Coming! The Russians Are Coming!,” an isolated deaf man in “The Heart is a Lonely Hunter,” and a cynical Hollywood executive in “Argo.”
Ann-Margret: Her most iconic roles showcased her fiery hair, creamy skin, flashing turquoise eyes, gorgeous figure, seductive purr, and the unmatched energy and flair of her dancing, but she showed her ability with dramatic roles in “Carnal Knowledge” and the television film “Who Will Love My Children?”
Exclusive Clip: Billy Crudup and Graham Rogers in “1 Mile to You”
Posted on April 4, 2017 at 12:46 pm
We are delighted to present an exclusive clip from “1 Mile to You,” in theaters and on demand April 7, 2017.
When Kevin (Graham Rogers) loses his girlfriend (Stefanie Scott) and several other close friends in a tragic accident, he finds that running track keeps him connected to them all during ‘runner’s high’ moments. Chasing these memories drives him to run faster and to win for his new coach (Billy Crudup). Before long, however, his newfound notoriety attracts the attention of a whip-smart new girl (Liana Liberato) who is determined to find out what’s really going on inside him. Soon, he finds himself caught between keeping the past alive and making new memories in the present. “1 Mile To You” is an uplifting, emotional, and romantic sports drama about the power of our athletic pursuits, attachments to memories to sustain us through our worst traumas — and when it is time to believe and let certain memories go.
Harry Styles, Tom Hardy, Cillian Murphy, and Mark Rylance star in the WWII story “Dunkirk,” the story of one of the greatest rescue operations in military history, when the Allied forces were beat back to the coast by the Germans and 338,226 men escaped, including 139,997 French, Polish, and Belgian troops, together with a small number of Dutch soldiers, aboard 861 vessels (of which 243 were sunk during the operation). Winston Churchill called it “the miracle of deliverance.” The rescue and its depiction as a morale-booster is also featured in the spring release, “Their Finest.”
