As one seller says: There are collectors, and then there are the people who don’t know what the hell the collectors are doing. That’s putting it lightly. At least as The Booksellers—the new documentary from Greenwich Entertainment streaming via virtual theaters—is … Continue reading THE BOOKSELLERS
“This certainly isn’t the game plan we had in mind earlier this year,” Pola Changnon, TCM General Manager, told a conference call full of reporters on April 14. “We’re glad we’re able to execute something this robust in such a … Continue reading “Changes breed creativity.”
We all have our things. Chip Gutchel (Tyler Cornack) likes things up his butt. It’s a recent development, one brought on by a routine prostate exam. Before that, Gutchel’s life lacked spice: Bland home, a wife who might be cheating … Continue reading BUTT BOY
I think he could have been a good person once,” a character muses. “He had a mother,” another admits. Good, bad, or ugly, we all had mothers once. And, as Ben Wade says in 3:10 to Yuma, “Even bad men love … Continue reading BACURAU
For Robbie Robertson, it all begins with a guitar. A ’56 Fender Stratocaster, the one he wrote his first two commercial songs with: “Hey Boba Lou” and “Someone Like You.” Those were for Ronnie Hawkins, an early rock ‘n’ roll … Continue reading ONCE WERE BROTHERS: ROBBIE ROBERTSON AND THE BAND
On this week’s After Image, I sit down with Metro Arts’ producer Veronica Straight-Lingo to discuss Never Rarely Sometimes Always, Sorry We Missed You, and moviegoing in the era of shelter-in-place. Listen to After Image, Fridays at 3:00 p.m., on KGNU’s Metro Arts: 88.5 … Continue reading
Autumn (Sidney Flanigan) is seventeen and pregnant. She lives in a small, blue-collar Pennsylvania town without much of a support system. Her familial relationship appears strained, as does her relationship with the father of her unborn child. He’s a jerk … Continue reading NEVER RARELY SOMETIMES ALWAYS
On this week’s After Image, I sit down with Metro Arts’ producer Veronica Straight-Lingo to talk about how some distribution companies are partnering with art-house theaters to keep the cinema stream going. And, if that wasn’t enough for you, a … Continue reading
It’s not looking good for local theaters big and small. Cinemark plans to reopen their theaters on July 1—but even that seems suspect. They hope to get things up and running for Christopher Nolan’s latest, Tenet, still scheduled for a … Continue reading Streaming Cat Blues: Week Two
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