Posted on August 11, 2016 at 5:24 pm
Disney has wisely jettisoned the songs, the plot and the cartoon for the remake of the Helen Reddy musical with live-action boy befriended by a cartoon dragon. It’s still about Pete and his dragon friend Elliott, and the entirely new story that is genuinely enchanting. This seems to be a year for stories about children …
Posted on August 11, 2016 at 10:00 am
In this film based on the book co-authored by Eckhart Tolle, Milton (William Ainscough) is a 12 year-old boy growing up in an economically and socially unpredictable world. His mother and father (Mia Kirshner, David Sutcliffe) are workaholics with marital and financial problems, and he is bullied at school. When his grandfather (Donald Sutherland) visits, …
Posted on August 11, 2016 at 8:00 am
Parents are never prepared to answer the “Where do babies come from?” question. When writer/director Evan Blank was asked to write a comically awkward scene, he remembered his own conversation with his father. Twinkies and Donuts is his cute, comedically awkward, short film shows how one dad (Elon Gold) handled it. (Mature humor)
Posted on August 10, 2016 at 6:37 pm
I’m delighted to be able to present an exclusive clip from the behind-the-scenes Hollywood documentary “The Man Who Saved Ben-Hur,” now available streaming and DVD.
Posted on August 9, 2016 at 3:37 pm
In honor of this week’s release of Disney’s remake of the 1977 film, “Pete’s Dragon,” here are some other classic movie dragons. 1. How to Train Your Dragon This was the first of the terrific series which has produced two films (a third coming in 2018) and a television series. It is the story of a …
