Posted on June 22, 2014 at 10:01 am
AFI Docs concludes today, though there will be a “best of the fest” wrap-up with screenings of some of the most popular films tomorrow. I’ve also had a chance to see: “Whitey: United States of America v. James J. Bulger – Official Trailer”>Whitey: United States of America v. James J. Bulger” from director Joe …
Posted on June 22, 2014 at 9:32 am
I am a huge fan of Michael Ealy and Meagan Good and it was a lot of fun to talk to them about “Think Like a Man Too.” Meagan, I loved your performance of Bell Biv DeVoe’s classic “Poison!” MG: It was an evolution. Initially the song was supposed to be En Vogue’s “Never Gonna …
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Posted on June 21, 2014 at 12:34 pm
PBS pays tribute to two of the all-time great leading men with documentaries airing tonight (check your local station for viewing times). Burt Lancaster: Daring to Reach Learn more about the epic screen star Burt Lancaster who went from street-wise tough to art-collector liberal-activist, from circus-acrobat hunk to Academy Award winner. By age 18, Burt was …
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Posted on June 21, 2014 at 8:00 am
If you’ve ever seen Trekkies and the sequel Trekkies 2 or William Shatner’s The Captains or the affectionate tribute to the super-fans, Galaxy Quest, you will appreciate the Kickstarter-funded new series “Star Trek Continues,” created by uber-Trekker Vic Mignogna. Here’s the first episode:
Posted on June 20, 2014 at 8:34 am
We had a great first day at AFI Docs, the most important documentary film festival in the country. I am very proud to be a sponsor. Yesterday, we saw three of the films featuring one of this year’s key themes, failure, abuse, and over-intrusiveness of law enforcement, all followed by panel discussions with the filmmakers …
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