Posted on May 9, 2018 at 4:07 pm
It was a delight to talk to 10-times Daytime Emmy-nominated Sean Karp for The Credits. who answered my questions about sound editing and sound mixing. An excerpt: Do our readers a basic service, and describe the difference between sound mixing and sound editing? Basically, sound editing is taking all your different sound elements or sound …
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Posted on May 9, 2018 at 3:10 pm
You know what moms love? Well, breakfast in bed, of course, and hand-made cards and poems, but after that, they love “Mamma Mia!” And there are free screenings all across the country this Sunday for Mother’s Day! In anticipation of its upcoming Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again, Universal Pictures today announced that free sing-along …
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Posted on May 9, 2018 at 9:12 am
On May 9, 1961, my father, Newton Minow, delivered a speech that continues to inspire the conversation about media. He was President Kennedy’s new Chairman of the FCC, just 35 years old, and in his first major address he told the National Association of Broadcasters that while there was much to admire on television, too …
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Posted on May 4, 2018 at 8:00 am
For Rogerebert.com I interviewed Jason Reitman and Mackenzie Davis, the director and title actress of “Tully,” a new film written by Oscar-winner Diablo Cody (“Juno,” “Ricki and the Flash”). An excerpt: Jason, I loved your montage that so bittersweetly evokes those numbingly exhausting first months of motherhood. Tell me how you put that together. JASON …
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Posted on May 3, 2018 at 2:27 pm
B +| Lowest Recommended Age: | Mature High Schooler |
| MPAA Rating: | Rated R for language and some sexuality/nudity |
| Profanity: | Strong language |
| Nudity/ Sex: | Brief glimpses of pornography, sexual references and situations |
| Alcohol/ Drugs: | Drinking and drunkenness, drunk driving |
| Violence/ Scariness: | Auto accident with injuries |
| Diversity Issues: | None |
| Date Released to Theaters: | May 4, 2018 |
| Date Released to DVD: | July 30, 2018 |
With “Tully,” their third collaboration, director Jason Reitman and screenwriter Diablo Cody are approaching a “Before Sunrise/Sunset/Midnight”-style series about the challenges of growing up and getting older. It may not be the same set of characters, but “Juno,” “Young Adult,” and now “Tully” can be seen as a continuing story with smart, flawed female protagonists. …
