Trailer: A Babysitter’s Guide to Monster Hunting
Posted on September 25, 2020 at 1:51 pm
Well, this looks like a lot of Halloween fun! Maybe a combination of “Labyrinth” and “Spy Kids” with a bit of “Goosebumps!”
Related Tags:
Hitchcock in Hitchcock Movies
Posted on September 5, 2020 at 8:00 am
Alfred Hitchcock fans loved to spot his cameos, which added a touch of whimsy to his thrillers. As time went on, he made sure they occurred early in the films to avoid distracting the audience. The biggest challenge he faced was in the movie “Lifeboat.” Unless he was going to play one of the characters in the title craft, how could he find a way to appear? The answer is delightful. He was on a diet at the time, and had lost a lot of weight. So, he created a fake ad for a diet medicine and had it in a newspaper that appeared in the film. People actually wrote and asked him where they could get some as it was so effective!
Here’s a compilation of Hitchcock’s cameos.
Trailer: The Boys in the Band
Posted on September 2, 2020 at 10:04 am
Playwright Matt Crowley responded to critics of “The Boys in the Band” who said his award-winning play unfairly depicted gay men as miserable and self-loathing by saying that there were plenty of happy gay people; they just weren’t at this party. “The Boys in the Band” was ground-breaking in 1968 for its frank depiction of a range of gay characters, gathered for a birthday party that devolves into angry confrontations and confessions. The 1970 movie was a part of a new generation of films at the end of the claustrophobic Hayes Code era, when even the duration of (heterosexual) kisses was strictly monitored.
This new version, with the cast that brought the play to Broadway for the first time, is a look back, before Pride, before AIDS, and it looks like a sobering reminder of the pain of not being allowed to be who you are.
New From Disney: Raya and the Last Dragon Starring Awkwafina
Posted on August 29, 2020 at 8:00 am
Coming next spring from Disney: Raya and the Last Dragon, with Awkwafina providing the voice of the dragon and “Star Wars'” Kelly Marie Tran as Raya.
Long ago, in the fantasy world of Kumandra, humans and dragons lived together in harmony. But when sinister monsters known as the Druun threatened the land, the dragons sacrificed themselves to save humanity. Now, 500 years later, those same monsters have returned and it’s up to a lone warrior, Raya, to track down the last dragon in order to finally stop the Druun for good. However, along her journey, she’ll learn that it’ll take more than dragon magic to save the world—it’s going to take trust as well. From directors Don Hall and Carlos López Estrada, co-directors Paul Briggs and John Ripa, producers Osnat Shurer and Peter Del Vecho, and featuring the voices of Kelly Marie Tran as Raya and Awkwafina as Sisu. Walt Disney Animation Studios’ “Raya and the Last Dragon” opens in U.S. theaters on March 12, 2021.
Clip: Bill and Ted Face the Music
Posted on August 22, 2020 at 8:00 am
Bill and Ted meet Rufus’ daughter and we get to meet their daughters in this clip from “Bill and Ted Face the Music,” available this week on streaming services.
And — you know you want this — you can get Bill and Ted Zoom backgrounds for your next office meeting or book club!