Weekend Watch: Don’t Sleep on ‘Doctor Sleep’ But ‘Last Christmas’ is a Snooze
*Stephen King’s “Doctor Sleep” starts off slow and creepy. Hey, Stephen, what do you have against kids? The initial gruesome scenes of a boy’s death in “Doctor Sleep” are a downer. Once you get past those scenes, the movie picks up steam—no pun intended—since the premise is based on “steam” snatching. There are flashbacks at […]
Ewan McGregor and Rebecca Ferguson Talk Roles in ‘Doctor Sleep’
*The new Warner Bros. film “Doctor Sleep” is an adaptation of Stephen King’s 2011 follow-up to The Shining and also serves as a sequel to Stanley Kubrick’s 1980 horror film classic. The film stars Ewan McGregor (Star Wars episodes I, II and III) as Dan Torrance. Still traumatized by the sinister events that occurred at the Overlook Hotel when […]
‘Christopher Robin’ Star Ewan McGregor Feels the Force of Legacy and the Child Within [EUR EXCLUSIVE]
*Although Ewan McGregor is best known for swinging a lightsaber as Obi-Wan Kenobi in the “Star Wars” films and edgy fare like “Trainspotting”, he found the lead in the boy-who-has-unfortunately-grown-up tale “Christopher Robin” too good to pass up. One of the things McGregor found irresistible was the opportunity to be in a film with a […]
The Pulse of Entertainment: The Journey of Christopher Robin and Winnie-the-Pooh Continues in a Marvelous Tale
*“The key for me was to have the animals’ material to feel used and hugged,” said Director Marc Forster (Quantum of Solace) of the Winnie-the-Pooh characters in the Walt Disney Studios presentation of Christopher Robin to arrive in theatres August 3, 2018. “As a child this character (Winnie-the-Pooh) was like a warm blanket.” Forster did […]
Weekend Watch: Deja Vu for ‘The Darkest Minds’ and Delightful ‘Christopher Robin’
*Not able to make a Wednesday afternoon screening of “The Darkest Minds,” I caught the Thursday night consumers’ showing. What better barometer to predict the outcome of a picture than the audiences for which it was made? Needless to say, the crowd that night loved “The Darkest Minds” although it is a hodgepodge of “The […]
Review: ‘Christopher Robin’ – An Artsy, Innocent, Fun Film for the Kid in All Of Us
*In a summer full of ‘family” films, animated films and loud blockbusters, Disney’s “Christopher Robin” – a live-action tale of Winnie the Pooh and friends – might, unfortunately, be overlooked. Please, don’t make that mistake. This is a unique, artsy and innocent film that helps us find the kid in all of us. It does […]
‘Miles Ahead’ is Don Cheadle’s Directorial Tour de Force Debut
“Miles Davis’ music was…kind of gangster” – Don Cheadle *In another one of his most brilliant performances, Don Cheadle channels the ingenious music icon Miles Davis in “Miles Ahead.” Cheadle’s spot on execution keeps audiences transfixed and they are not distracted with an Al Jolson or prosthetic controversy—a subject so prevalent in the news at […]
Don Cheadle: Miles Davis Biopic Needed White Co-Star to Get Funding
*Don Cheadle said his passion project about Miles Davis wouldn’t have gotten off the ground without crowdfunding and a white co-star. The 51-year-old actor produced, co-wrote and starred in “Miles Ahead,” a film depicting a defining period in the jazz musician’s life. Getting financing had been a major hurdle he only cleared when he raised […]
Sony Pictures Classics Picks Up Miles Davis Biopic ‘Miles Ahead’
*Don Cheadle’s Miles Davis biopic has secured a distributor ahead of its world premiere this fall at the New York Film Festival. Sony Pictures Classics has acquired worldwide rights to “Miles Ahead, “starring Cheadle in his directorial debut. SPC did not announce a release date, but the studio will likely put it in theaters in time for awards […]
