The triple-threat talent Gordon Parks gets carte blanche to film his own autobiographical novel back in his old home town — and the result is one of the better depictions of growing up black in the Midwest. Parks’ memories don’t wield a fiery political agenda, nor does he say that ‘there were good people on both sides.’ It was what it was and it wasn’t always pretty. As young Newt, Kyle Johnson ‘does the right thing’ and his experience helps explain the pervading lack of faith in justice, to put it mildly. Parks’ beautiful film remains positive, reflecting his warm memories, and his direction gives us a full ensemble of black talent at work: this is said to be the first Hollywood film produced and directed by a black man.
The Learning Tree
Blu-ray
The Criterion Collection 1107
1969 / Color / 2:35 widescreen / 107 min. / available through The Criterion Collection / Street Date December 14, 2021 / 39.95
Starring: Kyle Johnson,...
The Learning Tree
Blu-ray
The Criterion Collection 1107
1969 / Color / 2:35 widescreen / 107 min. / available through The Criterion Collection / Street Date December 14, 2021 / 39.95
Starring: Kyle Johnson,...
- 12/21/2021
- by Glenn Erickson
- Trailers from Hell
Jeffrey Epstein associate Ghislaine Maxwell was arrested by the FBI Thursday morning in New Hampshire on charges of sexually abusing minors.
The British socialite was Epstein’s confidante and was arrested on charges that she conspired with the financier to sexually abuse minors, recruiting girls as young as 14. She is expected to be indicted later today.
The indictment, reviewed by TheWrap, cited 1994 to 1997 as the years when she “facilitated and contributed to Jeffrey Epstein’s abuse of minor girls by, among other things, helping Epstein to recruit, groom, and ultimately abuse victims known to Maxwell and Epstein to be under the age of 18.”
The indictment reads, “In some instances, Maxwell was present for and participated in the sexual abuse of minor victims.”
Also Read: Read the Indictment Against Jeffrey Epstein Associate Ghislaine Maxwell
Maxwell was arrested in Bedford, New Hampshire around 8:30 a.m. and is expected to appear in...
The British socialite was Epstein’s confidante and was arrested on charges that she conspired with the financier to sexually abuse minors, recruiting girls as young as 14. She is expected to be indicted later today.
The indictment, reviewed by TheWrap, cited 1994 to 1997 as the years when she “facilitated and contributed to Jeffrey Epstein’s abuse of minor girls by, among other things, helping Epstein to recruit, groom, and ultimately abuse victims known to Maxwell and Epstein to be under the age of 18.”
The indictment reads, “In some instances, Maxwell was present for and participated in the sexual abuse of minor victims.”
Also Read: Read the Indictment Against Jeffrey Epstein Associate Ghislaine Maxwell
Maxwell was arrested in Bedford, New Hampshire around 8:30 a.m. and is expected to appear in...
- 7/2/2020
- by Lindsey Ellefson
- The Wrap
Image Source: Getty / Rick Friedman
In 2003, journalist Vicky Ward wrote a colorful and lengthy profile of millionaire financier Jeffrey Epstein for Vanity Fair. Back before Epstein became heavily embroiled in a sex-trafficking ring that sent him to jail more than once, Epstein was a mere financial mastermind with his hands deep in working with some of the world's most high-profile businessmen. The profile, which features much of the content also depicted in Netflix's Jeffrey Epstein: Filthy Rich documentary, just barely touches on Epstein's history of women. That story will play out more on screen, but it bears noting that Ward said years later that she wanted to go into more detail about allegations against Epstein in her Vanity Fair piece, but was blocked by her editors. She said she had on-the-record allegations from three accusers who said they were involved in a sex scandal with Epstein. Vanity Fair's...
In 2003, journalist Vicky Ward wrote a colorful and lengthy profile of millionaire financier Jeffrey Epstein for Vanity Fair. Back before Epstein became heavily embroiled in a sex-trafficking ring that sent him to jail more than once, Epstein was a mere financial mastermind with his hands deep in working with some of the world's most high-profile businessmen. The profile, which features much of the content also depicted in Netflix's Jeffrey Epstein: Filthy Rich documentary, just barely touches on Epstein's history of women. That story will play out more on screen, but it bears noting that Ward said years later that she wanted to go into more detail about allegations against Epstein in her Vanity Fair piece, but was blocked by her editors. She said she had on-the-record allegations from three accusers who said they were involved in a sex scandal with Epstein. Vanity Fair's...
- 5/27/2020
- by Hedy Phillips
- Popsugar.com
Disney came close to buying Twitter in 2016. Michael Eisner made an impassioned pitch to the Disney board to block Bob Iger’s acquisition of Pixar. In the mid-1980s, Iger almost joined ICM as a sports agent.
Those are some of the intriguing revelations in Iger’s new book “The Ride of a Lifetime: Lessons Learned From 15 Years as CEO of the Walt Disney Company.” Iger describes the book as not so much a memoir as an effort to share the knowledge and leadership skills he’s gained after more than 45 years in the trenches, starting out at ABC in 1974 and at Disney since 1995.
Iger’s book is liveliest in the passages discussing the big transactions that have transformed Disney on his watch: the acquisition of Pixar in 2006, followed by Marvel in 2009 and Lucasfilm in 2012. He also explains the reasoning behind his famous regimen of waking at 4:15 a.m.
Those are some of the intriguing revelations in Iger’s new book “The Ride of a Lifetime: Lessons Learned From 15 Years as CEO of the Walt Disney Company.” Iger describes the book as not so much a memoir as an effort to share the knowledge and leadership skills he’s gained after more than 45 years in the trenches, starting out at ABC in 1974 and at Disney since 1995.
Iger’s book is liveliest in the passages discussing the big transactions that have transformed Disney on his watch: the acquisition of Pixar in 2006, followed by Marvel in 2009 and Lucasfilm in 2012. He also explains the reasoning behind his famous regimen of waking at 4:15 a.m.
- 10/4/2019
- by Cynthia Littleton
- Variety Film + TV
Recently unsealed documents from a Manhattan courthouse reveal new details associated with the case of Jeffrey Epstein, the disgraced financier in jail on sex trafficking charges.
According to the 74 pages of documents, which stem from a 2016 defamation lawsuit Epstein accuser Virginia Giuffre filed against Epstein’s former girlfriend and alleged “madam” Ghislaine Maxwell, Giuffre alleges that she was forced to have sex not just with Epstein, but with a slew of other famous and powerful men. The men named in the court documents include Prince Andrew, former New Mexico Gov.
According to the 74 pages of documents, which stem from a 2016 defamation lawsuit Epstein accuser Virginia Giuffre filed against Epstein’s former girlfriend and alleged “madam” Ghislaine Maxwell, Giuffre alleges that she was forced to have sex not just with Epstein, but with a slew of other famous and powerful men. The men named in the court documents include Prince Andrew, former New Mexico Gov.
- 8/9/2019
- by EJ Dickson
- Rollingstone.com
Jumpin’ gingivitis! Vicious microbes from space threaten the world, and our only hope is a team of scientists in an underground lab in Nevada. But the sneaky germ from the cosmos is a-mutatin’ faster than a mess o’ jackrabbits, to a form that doesn’t just kill people, but totally consumes our flesh! No, it’s not David Cronenberg or Nigel Kneale, but the ultra-literal director Robert Wise that put this slick, expensive Sci-fi thriller on the screen, from the best-seller by the commercially savvy Michael Crichton.
The Andromeda Strain
Blu-ray
Arrow Video
1971 / Color / 2:35 / 131 min. / Street Date June 4, 2019 / Available from Arrow Video / 39.95
Starring: Arthur Hill, David Wayne, James Olson, Kate Reid,
Paula Kelly, George Mitchell, Ramon Bieri.
Cinematography: Richard H. Kline
Production Designer: Boris Leven
Film Editors: Stuart Gilmore, John W. Holmes
Original Music: Gil Melle
Special Effects: James Shourt, Albert Whitlock, John Whitney Sr., Douglas Trumbull
Written by...
The Andromeda Strain
Blu-ray
Arrow Video
1971 / Color / 2:35 / 131 min. / Street Date June 4, 2019 / Available from Arrow Video / 39.95
Starring: Arthur Hill, David Wayne, James Olson, Kate Reid,
Paula Kelly, George Mitchell, Ramon Bieri.
Cinematography: Richard H. Kline
Production Designer: Boris Leven
Film Editors: Stuart Gilmore, John W. Holmes
Original Music: Gil Melle
Special Effects: James Shourt, Albert Whitlock, John Whitney Sr., Douglas Trumbull
Written by...
- 5/28/2019
- by Glenn Erickson
- Trailers from Hell
He sings, he fixes cars, and he takes punches better than De Niro’s Raging Bull. Elvis Presley excels in one of his few ’60s pictures that shows an interest in being a ‘real movie,’ a remake of a boxing saga with entertaining characters and fine direction from noir specialist Phil Karlson. Plus Charles Bronson, Lola Albright and Joan Blackman in standout roles.
Kid Galahad
Blu-ray
Twilight Time
1962 / Color / 1:85 widescreen / 95 min. / Street Date August 14, 2017 / Available from the Twilight Time Movies Store 29.95
Starring: Elvis Presley, Gig Young, Lola Albright, Joan Blackman, Charles Bronson, Robert Emhardt, Liam Redmond, Judson Pratt, Ned Glass, George Mitchell, Roy Roberts, Michael Dante, Richard Devon, Jeff Morris, Edward Asner, Frank Gerstle, Seamon Glass, Bert Remsen.
Cinematography: Burnett Guffey
Film Editor: Stuart Gilmore
Original Music: Jeff Alexander
Written by William Fay, Francis Wallace
Produced by David Weisbart
Directed by Phil Karlson
What, a good Elvis Presley picture?...
Kid Galahad
Blu-ray
Twilight Time
1962 / Color / 1:85 widescreen / 95 min. / Street Date August 14, 2017 / Available from the Twilight Time Movies Store 29.95
Starring: Elvis Presley, Gig Young, Lola Albright, Joan Blackman, Charles Bronson, Robert Emhardt, Liam Redmond, Judson Pratt, Ned Glass, George Mitchell, Roy Roberts, Michael Dante, Richard Devon, Jeff Morris, Edward Asner, Frank Gerstle, Seamon Glass, Bert Remsen.
Cinematography: Burnett Guffey
Film Editor: Stuart Gilmore
Original Music: Jeff Alexander
Written by William Fay, Francis Wallace
Produced by David Weisbart
Directed by Phil Karlson
What, a good Elvis Presley picture?...
- 8/29/2017
- by Glenn Erickson
- Trailers from Hell
Recently, ABC served up the new,official,synopsis/spoilers for their upcoming "Mistresses" episode 6 of season 2. The episode is entitled, "What Do You Really Want?" And it sounds like things will get extremely dramatic and interesting as Savi learns something that could destroy she and Dom's relationship, and more! In the new, 6th episode press release: Savi is going to have an epiphany on the eve of signing her divorce papers and Karen's secret life is going to get the best of her. Press release number 2: Karen’s secret life will get the best of her when she meets a guy she likes. Josslyn is going to get shocking news from Harry that could impact both of their lives. With Daniel out of town, April will have her reasons to decline a dinner invitation with the wealthy parents of her daughter’s best friend. Before Savi and Harry sign their divorce papers,...
- 6/30/2014
- by Megan
- OnTheFlix
Oh, we’re off to see the Kardashians?
E! announced a slate of scripted dramas (yes, dramas, not reality shows) that the network has in development Sunday night, and one title in particular stands out: Dorothy.
Here’s the logline: “Inspired by the book Dorothy and The Wizard of Oz, a girl from Kansas City falls for a man and moves with him to the Emerald City to work at his Emerald Hotel. From writer Natalie Krinsky (Gossip Girl, Grey’s Anatomy) and Warner Horizon Television.”
Huh!
E! also announced other titles in development like the Amy Devlin Mysteries (based...
E! announced a slate of scripted dramas (yes, dramas, not reality shows) that the network has in development Sunday night, and one title in particular stands out: Dorothy.
Here’s the logline: “Inspired by the book Dorothy and The Wizard of Oz, a girl from Kansas City falls for a man and moves with him to the Emerald City to work at his Emerald Hotel. From writer Natalie Krinsky (Gossip Girl, Grey’s Anatomy) and Warner Horizon Television.”
Huh!
E! also announced other titles in development like the Amy Devlin Mysteries (based...
- 4/30/2012
- by James Hibberd
- EW - Inside TV
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