Willie Dynamite, 1974. Directed by Gilbert Moses. Starring Roscoe Orman, Diana Sands, Thalmus Rasulala, Joyce Walker, George Murdock, and Albert Hall. SYNOPSIS: Willie Dynamite is the number two pimp in the city who is desperate to be number one, and a prostitute-turned-social worker is determined to make sure that doesn’t happen. Michael Jai White’s 2009 […]
CBS Films acquires Tesla & Twain action-adventure pitch
Deadline is reporting that CBS Films has snapped up Tesla & Twain, an action-adventure pitch from writer Eric Siegel (Men at Work, The Emoji Movie), which is being produced by Brigham Taylor (The Jungle Book). Details on the project are scarce, but it’s said that the film will present “a fictional exploration of the real […]
Movie Review – The Founder (2016)
The Founder, 2016. Directed by John Lee Hancock Starring Michael Keaton, Linda Cardellini, Nick Offerman, and John Carroll Lynch. SYNOPSIS: An intimate look into the makings of one of the world’s greatest businesses – McDonald’s – and the power-hungry man that orchestrated it all. Ray Croc is a failing businessman with a burning desire to […]
Brendan Gleeson and Harry Treadaway to lead cast of Stephen King adaptation Mr. Mercedes
AT&T has rounded out the cast of its straight-to-series drama Mr. Mercedes, which is based upon the 2014 Stephen King novel of the same name, and has kicked off production ahead of a premiere in the fall. Deadline reports that Brendan Gleeson (Harry Potter) will play Detective Bill Hodges alongside Harry Treadaway (Penny Dreadful) as […]
Movie Review – Wheeler (2017)
Wheeler, 2017. Directed by Ryan Ross. Starring Stephen Dorff, Kris Kristofferson, Audrey Spillman, Bobby Tomberlin, Bart Herbison, Jim Ed Norman, Travis Meadows, and Anastasia Munoz. SYNOPSIS: Wheeler is an aspiring musician from Kaufman, Texas who travels to Nashville with the lifelong dream of trying his hand at country music. By embodying the title character […]
The Sound of CBS’ Training Day: An Interview with Composer Jeff Cardoni
We chat with composer Jeff Cardoni about his work on CBS’ Training Day… CBS’ highly anticipated Training Day makes its debut this week in the coveted Thursday night 10pm slot. One of the main questions critics and fans are asking is how the show will be different from the 2001 Denzel Washington film which won him […]
Supergirl Season 2 Episode 10 Review – ‘We Can Be Heroes’
Martin Carr reviews the tenth episode of Supergirl season 2… Neither a statement nor call to arms in the literal sense Bowie’s anthem has been employed in any number of ways since his sad passing last year. Even now there are those for whom the dust has yet to settle on a person many called […]
Gotham Season 3 Episode 14 Review – ‘The Gentle Art of Making Enemies’
Martin Carr reviews the fourteenth episode of Gotham season 3… As all the disparate strands coalesce into a singular whole of villainy in this winter finale, Gotham gets grandiose, creates conclusion and makes season three worth an entrance fee. With people plunged into darkness, rioters running amok and one staple faced sociopath ruling the roost […]
Exclusive Interview: Director Chris McKay and Producer Dan Lin on The LEGO Batman Movie
Thomas Harris chats with Chris McKay and Dan Lin about The LEGO Batman Movie (some minor spoilers follow)… I had the pleasure to talk to Chris McKay and producer Dan Lin about the rather brilliant The LEGO Batman Movie. A quick note on director McKay who, looking like a Williamsburg hipster, had Batman and Marvel […]
Blu-ray Review – Raising Cain (1992)
Raising Cain, 1992. Directed by Brian De Palma. Starring John Lithgow, Lolita Davidovich, Steven Bauer, Frances Sternhagen, Gregg Henry, Tom Bower, Mel Harris, and Amanda Pombo. SYNOPSIS: The wife of a respected child psychologist starts to suspect that her husband’s obsession with their daughter’s behaviour may not be very healthy. Returning to the well of […]
