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Posted on July 6, 2017 at 7:07 pm
For rogerebert.com, I spoke to writer/director/lyricist/star Zoe Lister-Jones about her film, “Band Aid,” made with an all-female crew. Why did you insist on an all-female crew? First and foremost, I just wanted to see what it would feel like to make art with other women and exclusively so. It’s so rare that there are even …
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Posted on July 6, 2017 at 5:24 pm
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| Lowest Recommended Age: |
Middle School |
| MPAA Rating: |
Rated PG-13 for sci-fi action violence, some language and brief suggestive comments |
| Profanity: |
Some teen language |
| Nudity/ Sex: |
Brief references |
| Alcohol/ Drugs: |
None |
| Violence/ Scariness: |
Extended comic book/action/fantasy peril and violence, chases, explosions, guns, characters injured and killed |
| Diversity Issues: |
Diverse characters |
| Date Released to Theaters: |
July 7, 2017 |
| Date Released to DVD: |
October 16, 2017 |
This latest version of Spider-Man is a homecoming indeed, taking us back to the teenage Peter Parker, a bright kid going to high school in Queens, trying to figure out how to talk to the prettiest girl on the Academic Decathlon as he is also trying to figure out what it means to have the …
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Posted on July 6, 2017 at 8:00 am
Angelica Jade Bastién is one of my favorite writers on film. Anything she writes reflects a deep understanding of film and culture. I especially love this tribute to Michelle Pfeiffer, an actress who does not get enough credit for her extraordinary range and technique. Yes, she may lack the classic Hollywood pedigree of Anjelica Huston or …
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Posted on July 5, 2017 at 5:24 pm
Jeremy Fassler is right. On Medium, he explains that based on one of the best and one of the worst movies of the year, “Wonder Woman” director Patty Jenkins is a much better choice for the next “Star Wars” movie than “Book of Henry” director Colin Trevorrow, who is currently attached to the film. Fassler …
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Posted on July 5, 2017 at 2:48 pm
Be sure to read my interview with the wonderful Sam Elliott on his role in “The Hero,” published on rogerebert.com. In the film, your wife Katharine Ross plays Lee’s ex-wife. Did the two of you discuss what the history of your characters was? No, that’s way too deep for Katharine or me. ‘Cause none of …
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