Posted on October 21, 2016 at 10:08 pm
Opening night at the Middleburg Film Festival was “Lion,” based on the extraordinary true story of Saroo Brierley, who got lost as a five year old living in India, was adopted by a loving Australian couple, but as an adult found his way back to his biological mother by tirelessly searching Google Earth to locate …
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Posted on October 21, 2016 at 6:34 pm
Ever wonder why the hottest ticket on Broadway is a musical about a founding father hardly anyone can remember other than the duel with Aaron Burr? Ever wanted to see the show without going to New York or buying a zillion dollar ticket? Well, tonight on PBS, “Hamilton’s America” will give you a chance to …
Posted on October 20, 2016 at 5:47 pm
C| Lowest Recommended Age: | Mature High Schooler |
| MPAA Rating: | Rated R for some strong sexual material, language and brief violent images |
| Profanity: | Very explicit and strong language |
| Nudity/ Sex: | Very explicit sexual references and situation |
| Alcohol/ Drugs: | Alcohol, drugs |
| Violence/ Scariness: | Mostly offscreen violence including riots, domestic terrorism, characters injured and killed |
| Diversity Issues: | Reflects the biases of its era |
| Date Released to Theaters: | October 21, 2016 |
Ewan McGregor’s first film as a director is “American Pastoral,” based on Philip Roth’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel about a man whose good and lucky life is torn apart by the upheavals of the 1960’s. It is a thoughtful and diligent effort, but the film cannot overcome two insurmountable problems of adaptation. The first is the …
Posted on October 20, 2016 at 5:12 pm
Tom Cruise is back in a second “Jack Reacher” movie, based on the hard-boiled series by Lee Child. Jack Reacher is a quintessential and perfectly named fantasy action hero — former military but resistant to authority, capable of instant assessment of threats and options, crackerjack fighting skills, and no strings of any kind. He has …
Posted on October 20, 2016 at 3:20 pm
The movie awards season officially begins with the announcement of the nominations for the Gotham awards. While not all of the awards contenders are out yet (I’m expecting to see “La La Land” and “Fences” do well), this is a good indicator of the direction we are likely to see this year. I was especially …
