Musicals seem to be back in fashion again in Hollywood. Just this year alone we’ve got In The Heights, Annette, Dear Evan Hansen, Everybody’s Talking About Jamie… not to mention the Netflix release of Tick, Tick, Boom recently. I have to admit I wasn’t exactly clamoring to see a remake of West Side Story (I’m …
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Weekend Roundup: Quick review of BABY DRIVER (2017)
Happy [almost] Fourth of July weekend! It's not really a long weekend for me as I'll be working both Monday AND Wednesday, though the office is pretty much dead today with everyone taking a day off. Last week was a pretty hectic one, hence I hadn't even posted anything other than my short film update. Well, …
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Musings on the Han Solo spinoff & who we’d like to see as young Solo
So a couple of days ago when Twitter was all abuzz with news of the upcoming Han Solo spinoff movie, I was rather ho-hum about it. I'm not exactly clamoring to see this, nor the throng of other spin-offs as Disney's milking the Star Wars franchise for all its worth. $4 Bil is really chump change considering the …
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TCFF 2014 Opening Night Festivities + ‘Men, Women & Children’ review
Today's the day! The fifth annual Twin Cities Film Fest kicked off with the Minnesota premiere of Jason Reitman's latest drama, Men, Women & Children. As he always does year after year, TCFF Executive Director Jatin Setia introduced the film and asked the packed audience to give him a five to commemorate our fifth year bringing …
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FlixChatter Review: The Fault in Our Stars (2014)
I read The Fault in Our Stars and absolutely adored it. You can read my full review here! The dialogue was witty, sharp and fun and the characters were well developed. I’m also a huge fan of the television show “Friends.” Each friend lends a different perspective and balances each other out. Without all six …
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FlixChatter Double Review: DIVERGENT
I thought I'd post a double reviews as we have different perspectives coming into the film. Ashley has read the book by Veronica Roth, but I haven't. Did we end up with the same or very different conclusions? Read on. Ruth's Review Set in a post-apocalyptic Chicago, society has been divided into five factions based …
Divergent interview with author Veronica Roth & cast member Ansel Elgort
It's always fun when as a blogger I get to talk to some of the talents involved in a movie. I think it's especially awesome when I get to chat with an author of a best-selling series like Divergent. As part of the press tour nationwide, author Veronica Roth and cast member Ansel Elgort (who …
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