Regal Entertainment Group (NYSE: RGC), a leading motion picture exhibitor owning and operating one of the largest theatre circuits in the US announces that Steven Soderbergh and Channing Tatum are scheduled to attend an exclusive benefit screening for Fingerprint Releasing and Bleecker Street’s upcoming film “Logan Lucky.” Regal Cinemas PinnacleContinue Reading
A Tale of Two Rachels: Comparing the 1952 and 2017 Versions of My Cousin Rachel by Chip Kaufmann. The Hendersonville Film Society recently screened the restored 1952 version of Daphne Du Maurier’s My Cousin Rachel. As it coincided with the release of the 2017 version, it gave me the idealContinue Reading
My Cousin Rachel – 4 Stars Stars: Rachel Weisz, Sam Claflin, Iain Glenn and Holliday Grainger Short Take: A young man seeks vengeance on the woman he believes has murdered his guardian only to find himself besotted by her beguiling charm and helpless to resist her. Based on the novelContinue Reading
We’re barreling headlong into summer blockbuster season, and there’s no shortage of big-budget extravaganzas vying for your attention—and your hard-earned dollars. As usual, virtually every major studio has at least one or two summer blockbusters lined up, but few have invested as much in the upcoming movie season as Disney.Continue Reading
The 2017 Oscar Predictions: What I Would Like To See & What We’ll Get. By Chip Kaufmann. While 2016 is a year that many people would like to forget for a number of reasons (one primarily), it was a very good year at the movies. In addition toContinue Reading
**** Stars La La Land – A Musical Love Letter for Hollywood Dreamers Short Take: The old school, Cinemascope Hollywood musical gets a 21st century millennial makeover as an aspiring actress and a struggling jazz musician find love and dream big. REEL TAKE: La La Land is one of theContinue Reading
*** 1/2 Stars Hidden Figures Breaking barriers with beautiful minds and the ‘right stuff.’ Short Take: A feel-good, populist historical drama about three African American women who worked as “computers” for NASA in the early days of space program. The film will remind you of how far we’ve come, howContinue Reading
Short Take: A quiet janitor returns to his hometown when he is awarded guardianship of his teenage nephew. It’s a family drama like none you’ve ever seen before. REEL TAKE: Manchester By The Sea has been a hotly anticipated film by many a film critic, (myself included) since itsContinue Reading
As the song goes, ‘It’s the most wonderful time of the year,’ but for 2016 that’s not exactly setting the bar very high, except perhaps when it comes to film. The ‘Best of’ lists will soon be making the rounds and with them lots of recent DVD releases that youContinue Reading
