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Danny Collins

Posted on March 19, 2015 at 5:50 pm

B+
Lowest Recommended Age: Mature High Schooler
MPAA Rating: Rated R for language, drug use and some nudity
Profanity: Very strong language
Nudity/ Sex: Explicit sexual references, nudity
Alcohol/ Drugs: Drinking and drugs
Violence/ Scariness: Tense family confrontations, illness
Diversity Issues: None
Date Released to Theaters: March 20, 2015
Date Released to DVD: June 29, 2015
Amazon.com ASIN: B00UZJO7UA

Movie stories often begin with the hero or heroine having everything and then losing it or having nothing and then finding it. But some of the best combine them both, as Writer/director Dan Fogelman (“Cars,” “Tangled,” “Crazy Stupid Love”) has with “Danny Collins,” a heartwarming story of a one time rock star (Al Pacino) who …

The Gunman

Posted on March 19, 2015 at 5:43 pm

C
Lowest Recommended Age: Mature High Schooler
MPAA Rating: Rated R for strong violence, language and some sexuality

Stars too often produce the kind of movie they want to star in, instead of the kind of movie anyone wants to watch. Co-writer/producer/star Sean Penn is clearly trying to make The Gunman a thinking person’s thriller. You can hear the pitch: a serious look at the exploitation and corruption of emerging economies with lots …

Interview: Dan Fogelman, Writer/Director of “Danny Collins”

Posted on March 19, 2015 at 3:55 pm

Dan Fogelman wrote “Cars,” “Tangled,” and “Crazy Stupid Love,” and now for the first time has directed with “Danny Collins,” starring Al Pacino and Annette Bening.  Fogelman told me he was wasting time on the internet because he did not know what he wanted to write next when he came across a headline about a …

Watch These Stunning Winners of the Drone Film Festival

Posted on March 19, 2015 at 3:13 pm

Drones will literally change our view of the world and it is very exciting to see the possibilities in the winners of this year’s New York City Drone Film Festival.  You can get a Superman’s-eye view:  

Interview: Maria Awes of ABC’s New Series “In an Instant”

Posted on March 18, 2015 at 3:47 pm

A grizzly bear attack; a bridge collapse; a plane crash… It can happen anywhere at any time — in an instant, life can change forever and that moment will define who you are. “In an Instant” does more than just re-tell heart pounding first-person accounts of the world’s most harrowing tales of survival, it brings …