Eating Animals, based on Jonathan Safran Foer’s book, takes an in-depth look at the destructive nature of factory farming. Directed by Christopher Quinn and narrated by Natalie Portman (who also produces), Eating Animals is a documentary that is definitely worth checking out. Below is the audio of my interview with Quinn.
Anderson Cowan and I used to do random movie picks during the early days of CinemAddicts, and now for my site I’ll be spotlighting Blu-rays and DVDs that are worth your attention. First up is The Lodgers, a Gothic mansion thriller that I absolutely love.
Sophie Skelton as Lisa MacAvoy in the action / thriller film “211” a Momentum Pictures release. Photo courtesy of Momentum Pictures.
Sophie Skelton, who many know from her work in the critically acclaimed series Outlander, co-stars with Nicolas Cage in the bank heist film 211 (she plays his daughter and Cage stars as the soon to be retired cop). Below is the audio and transcript of my interview with Skelton, as she talked about both projects, her acting background, and love for Audrey Hepburn films!
Great news for gaming and especially diehard RPG fans as Tales of Vesperia: Definitive Edition will feature bonus content and also be available for the Nintendo Switch!
Movie fans who are headed to the beach should check out our “Monster Summer” Giveaway courtesy of Comet TV. A cooler, beach towel, beach ball and more could be yours. Entry details below!!
Toni Collette in "Hereditary." Photo courtesy of A24. Photo by: Reid Chavis, courtesy of A24
I’m starting this new category called “Spoiled Cinema” which will feature Spoiler-filled discussions of various movies. I’ll do a lengthier “origin story” about Spoiled Cinema on a future post, but let’s get down to business with . . . Hereditary!!
Sterling K. Brown and Jodie Foster in HOTEL ARTEMIS.
Photo credit: Matt Kennedy / Distributor: Global Road Entertainment
Jodie Fosterheadlines Hotel Artemis, her first feature starring role since 2013’s Elysium. Along with that tidbit, here’s a more interesting fact – in her 52 plus years of acting, she’s only worked with one female director in cinema. Click on the Foster audio below for more details (as well as her thoughts on the dominance of the “male gaze” in filmmaking):
There will be naysayers who won’t buy writer/director Brett Haley’s bittersweet yet ultimately sentimental Hearts Beat Loud, but don’t be deterred. Open hearted to the core, and blessed with lived in performances from Nick Offerman and Kiersey Clemons, Hearts Beat Loud is a total charmer.
Sarah Shahi as Mara Kint -- (Photo by: Sergei Bachlakov/NBC)
In the new series Reverie, Sarah Shahi is Mara Kint, a former hostage negotiator turned professor who gets a huge opportunity to help other people. Affecting change is part of Reverie’s fabric, and in the video below Shahi discusses how storytelling has made a lasting impact in her life.
Anderson Cowan & his "Groupers' actors Peter Mayer-Klepchik and Cameron Duckett. (Credit: Facebook.com/groupersmovie
Anderson Cowan’s feature directing debut Groupers, the story of a female grad student’s “controversial social experiment” on two homophobic high-school seniors, will have its premiere at Los Angeles’ TCL Chinese Theatres on Saturday, June 2. Details on how to attend the premiere is below!
