Last night I watched A Star is Born. I know, I know, I’m a little late to the party. But…wow. Like, wow. Like, wow. It’s rare that a movie lives up to the craze and the hype. Usually when that happens, by the time I get around to seeing the movie I’m usually underwhelmed. This couldn’t…
Category: FILMS
Merry Christmas Movies!
Merry Christmas, Everyone! Whether you’re with family or friends today – or a little bit of both, we hope you’re celebrating love, sharing in joy, and slowing down…just for a bit. Here are some of our favorite Christmas movies available on Netflix and Amazon Prime, perfect for a cozy evening on the couch! A Christmas…
COMING SOON: An Actor Prepares
AN ACTOR PREPARES (Gravitas Ventures) is in theatre and available on VOD and Digital HD on August 31, 2018. Directed by Steve Clark, written by Steve Clark and Thomas Moffett, and starring Jeremy Irons, Jack Huston, Ben Schwartz, Mamie Gummer, Megalyn Echikunwoke, Will Patton, Frankie Faison, and Matthew Modine this is a comedy to check out! After…
COMING SOON: An L.A. Minute
Ted Gould (Gabriel Byrne) is a mega-rich, mega-famous, Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist and blockbuster movie producer. Problem is, overwhelming success has turned him into a mega-hack, and he knows it. His misery and self-loathing makes him treat everyone in his life with disrespect, and when Ted meets performance artist Velocity (Kiersey Clemons), she rocks his 1%…
An Allegorical Glimpse at Luca Guadagnino’s “Call Me By Your Name”
Call Me By Your Name is nothing less than a parade of perfect coming-of-age allegory that evokes the mystery, frustration, and overwhelming bliss of love. The film – director Luca Guadagnino’s most recent – follows the coming-of-age romance between Elio, an American boy living in Italy (Timothée Calumet), and one of his archaeologist father’s graduate…
COMING SOON: HOW TO TALK TO GIRLS AT PARTIES
From the raucous dual imaginations of fantasy laureate Neil Gaiman (“American Gods,” CORALINE) and glamrock multi-hyphenate John Cameron Mitchell (HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY INCH, SHORTBUS) comes the electrifying and singular pop extravaganza film, HOW TO TALK TO GIRLS AT PARTIES. Enn (Tony Award-winner Alex Sharp) is a shy suburban London teenager in 1977, sneaking out…
A Write Teacher(s) Review: COCO
I finally saw COCO. And OH MY GOODNESS IT IS MAGICAL. Here’s the official blurb/synopsis: Aspiring musician Miguel, confronted with his family’s ancestral ban on music, enters the Land of the Dead to find his great-great-grandfather, a legendary singer. Here’s what you need to know: it’s delightful. It’s colorful. It’s funny. It’s a beautiful story about…
COMING SOON: SKYLARS AND STRIPES
Randy and Jason Sklar‘s upcoming long-form audio documentary, Sklars and Stripes, is poised for an April 5, 2018 release on Audible. The comedic audio documentary captures their experiences on the road and, as a bonus on Audible, all listeners receive a full album of the Sklars’ stand-up from the tour: The Tour Tapes. The 6-hour Sklars and Stripes…
A Write Teacher(s) Review: A Wrinkle in Time
I don’t remember the first time I read this book. I must have been 9 or 10, enthralled with the ethereal women who led young Meg on her journey and how powerful it felt as a young girl to see Meg care for her family. I kept the copy I read as a kid (though…
Tom Hanks and Meryl Streep take on The White House in “The Post”
The battle between journalistic integrity and the maintenance of one’s position is not unheard of in newspaper dramas. However, it comes with an added price in The Post. Editor in chief Ben Bradlee (Tom Hanks) is still coming down from years of working with Jack Kennedy, “pulling some punches” here and there to remain comfortable….