Posted on October 14, 2011 at 8:00 am
I am so excited about this new movie about a gospel choir led by Queen Latifah and Dolly Parton! It co-stars one of my favorite young actresses, Keke Palmer of Akeelah and the Bee. Can’t wait!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wSA9_D5ePpg
Posted on October 13, 2011 at 12:44 pm
“The Mighty Macs” is the heartwarming and inspiring true story of the basketball team at tiny Immaculata College in the 1970’s and how coach Cathy Rush (played by Carla Gugino) took the team to a national championship. It is rated G and is a wonderful film for families, especially those with girls who like sports. My interview with the real Coach Rush is coming soon, so stay tuned.
The movie opens on October 21, but if you live in the Washington DC area you can get tickets to a free screening. Each pass admits two.
For your complimentary tickets to an advance screening of THE MIGHTY MACS in Washington, DC on Wednesday, October 19 log onto www.gofobo.com/rsvp and use the following code: BLFPUYR to download your tickets.
NOTE: A TICKET DOES NOT GUARANTEE A SEAT. PLEASE BE SURE TO GET TO THE THEATER EARLY. SEATING IS FIRST-COME, FIRST-SERVED.
Posted on October 13, 2011 at 8:00 am
Can you believe that a movie starring Julia Roberts, Willem Dafoe, Emily Watson, and Ryan Reynolds has been sitting on a shelf someplace in a studio archive since 2008? And that Julia Roberts plays Ryan Reynolds’ mother? The film has been shown abroad, but is now getting its first US release in New York and Los Angeles.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l5e2x6D4xwAIt is called “Fireflies in the Garden,” and it was filmed in 2008. The studio shut down before it could be released. It is the story of an unhappy family coming together after the death of the mother (Roberts is seen only briefly and mostly in flashbacks).
The title is from this poem by Robert Frost:
Fireflies in the Garden
Here come real stars to fill the upper skies,
And here on earth come emulating flies,
That though they never equal stars in size,
(And they were never really stars at heart)
Achieve at times a very star-like start.
Only, of course, they can’t sustain the part.
Posted on October 11, 2011 at 8:00 am
What happens when a rock star whose music and lifestyle are based on anarchy and living for the moment becomes a dad? That’s the subject of this documentary that presents a slightly more extreme form of what every parent discovers.
Posted on October 9, 2011 at 3:49 pm
I’m always excited about another version of The Three Musketeers
As we wait for this acrobatic remake from the director and star of “Resident Evil,” we can revisit some of the best of the previous versions. Here’s Gene Kelly showing off his athletic skill in one of the sword fights from the 1948 version.
I’m not a fan of the 1993 version with Charlie Sheen and Chris O’Donnell. My favorite is still the sumptuous and unbridled 1973 version directed by Richard Lester.
