Seventeen years after Star Wars: Episode III hit theaters, Ewan McGregor returns to the role of Jedi Master Obi-Wan Kenobi, now cut off from the Force and hiding from the Empire after the fall of the Jedi Order. An urgent message pulls him out of his exile when the young Princess Leia is kidnapped by … Continue reading OBI-WAN KENOBI – Old Ben, New Tricks
A seminal work in both literature and cinema, All Quiet on the Western Front remains a sobering portrait of both the senseless terror and the tragic waste of war. Now, nearly a century later, Edward Berger’s new telling of this story aims to remind us of these truths as the world once again finds itself … Continue reading ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT – Going to War
“What are we saying here?” That’s the question that motivated the camera operating team of Tim Spencer and Mike McEveety in their work on For All Mankind, for which they were nominated for Camera Operators of the Year in Television. Set in an alternate history where the Soviets beat the United States to the Moon, … Continue reading FOR ALL MANKIND – Freedom to Fail
During the height of Cold War paranoia, the American public heard a startling accusation: actress Lucille Ball is a member of the Communist Party. Being the Ricardos is Aaron Sorkin’s third feature as writer and director, and the film stars Nicole Kidman as Lucille Ball and Javier Bardem as Desi Arnaz. As much as Being the Ricardos is a … Continue reading BEING THE RICARDOS – An Exercise in Trust
In this dynamic retelling of the seminal musical West Side Story, Steven Spielberg takes us to the Upper West Side of Manhattan in the mid-20th century as young lovers Tony and María forge a romance amid a hotbed of racial and economic tension. The film stars Ansel Elgort, Ariana DeBose, David Alvarez, Mike Faist, Rita … Continue reading WEST SIDE STORY – Musical on a Massive Scale
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