Posted on August 6, 2014 at 3:55 pm
“The Theory of Everything” is the story of one of the world’s most brilliant minds, renowned astrophysicist Stephen Hawking, who has the most severe physical disabilities. Eddie Redmayne (“Les Misérables”) and Felicity Jones (“The Amazing Spider-Man 2”) star as Hawking and the Cambridge student he loves. Once a healthy, active young man, Hawking received an …
Posted on August 6, 2014 at 8:00 am
Writer/director John Michael McDonagh and Brendan Gleeson met with my friend John Hanlon and me to talk about “Calvary,” where Gleeson plays an Irish priest in an oceanside community that is filled with sadness, regret, and loss. Some of the movie’s most important scenes take place on the beach. McDonagh spoke to us about the …
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Posted on August 5, 2014 at 3:25 pm
For his extraordinary 12-year filming project, “Boyhood,” Richard Linklater encouraged his actors to bring elements of their lives over that period to the characters they played. When Ethan Hawke said that he had prepared a mix-CD for his own children that he called “The Black Album,” Linklater had his character Mason make the same gift …
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Posted on August 5, 2014 at 12:26 pm
The wonderful singer Ella Jenkins turns 90 this week! You can wish her a happy birthday on the Smithsonian’s tribute page. You can preview her new collection of multicultural songs. And we have one to give away! Send me an email at moviemom@moviemom.com with Ella in the subject line and tell me your favorite song …
Posted on August 5, 2014 at 8:00 am
I love documentaries, and it was a treat to read through this list from Sight and Sound, which includes many of my favorites and some I’d never heard of. And here are a few of my favorites that I’d add to their list. And here’s another one I love — and not just because I’m …
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