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Behind the Scenes: La La Land’s Opening Number

Posted on February 23, 2017 at 8:01 am

USA Today has the iPhone footage writer/director Damien Chazelle made in the rehearsal for the bravura opening number that looks like one continuous shot. It was actually three shots stitched together, and this rehearsal, shot by Chazelle himself, shows how carefully it was planned.

Tribute: Richard Schickel

Posted on February 21, 2017 at 11:02 am

The 1960’s-70’s was a golden era of American film, reflecting the upheavals of the culture around it. Film became more personal, more political, more confrontational. And that was true of film criticism, as well. A small group of critics with very strong, fearless, individual voices became enormously influential, like Pauline Kael, Andrew Sarris, and Roger …

Clip: Heaven Sent

Posted on February 21, 2017 at 8:08 am

We are pleased to present a clip from Heaven Sent, available on DVD February 21, 2017 from Lionsgate Home Entertainment. It stars Marley Shelton and Ernie Hudson. A young couple, on the eve of their painful divorce, receives a surprising houseguest – an 8 year old runaway from Heaven. Cleverly guided by Divine intervention, she …

Interview: Rachel Griffiths on “Hacksaw Ridge”

Interview: Rachel Griffiths on “Hacksaw Ridge”

Posted on February 20, 2017 at 3:22 pm

In the Oscar-nominated “Hacksaw Ridge,” Rachel Griffiths plays the mother of Desmond Doss (Andrew Garfield), a devout WWII medic who saved the lives of 75 soldiers by carrying each one of them to safety as he dodged enemy fire in Okinawa. The movie is now available on DVD/Blu-Ray. In an interview, Griffiths spoke about playing …