Posted on December 19, 2016 at 3:20 pm
When a movie is called “Sing” and it centers on an “American Idol”-type amateur singing competition — with animal characters — it presents something of a challenge for its composer, who has to figure out a way to tie together a wildly and often hilariously disparate bunch of songs and singers. So it was a …
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Posted on December 18, 2016 at 7:32 pm
Featuring almost 1000 images and over 350 pages, The Art of Jay Ward Productions provides the ultimate overview of the Jay Ward studio from its early inception through its many fondly remembered cartoon shows like Rocky and Bullwinkle, Dudley Do-right, Fractured Fairy Tales, George of the Jungle and Super Chicken, plus animated commercials for products …
Posted on December 18, 2016 at 7:17 pm
We mourn the loss of one of the 20th century’s most glamorous figures, Zsa Zsa Gabor, who went from teenage Hungarian beauty queen to much-married movie star and died today at age 99. Long before social media and personal brands, she was a master of self-promotion, including perpetuating and mocking her own image. She said, …
Posted on December 18, 2016 at 3:00 pm
My favorite Christmas story is A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens and I enjoy as many versions as possible every year. I love it in just about any of its movie incarnations. “Bah, humbugs” have been muttered by Scrooges played by top-notch dramatic actors like George C. Scott and Albert Finney, former Miss America Vanessa Williams, …
Posted on December 17, 2016 at 7:47 pm
For hard-core “Star Wars” fans only! SPOILER ALERT! From Slashfilm: What the differences between the trailer and the finished film show us about the reshoots. Particularly interesting is the decision to soften Jyn’s character. Most of this dialogue compiled from various trailers is very different. Jyn’s troublemaker backstory is mostly removed from the finished film. …
