Daily Archives: February 25, 2023

This May 26, a distributor called VVS (?) releases this good-looking action vehicle for our lad Gerry, who might be entitled to higher profile offerings after the success of “Plane,” but work is work.

Let’s begin with first principles. We are never going to get a “definitive” documentary that takes in everything, talks to everyone and tells us all we need or could possibly want to know about the inscrutable genius, Stanley Kubrick. Consider … Continue reading →

Like the beard, like the hat. The accent? It’s growing on me. “Inspired by the actual files” of a fellow with that unofficial title. “You have a problem with me, you talk to my boss.” April 14, Russell Crowe works … Continue reading →

The role that changed Hugh Bonneville’s life didn’t arrive in a “Eureka!” moment, and he doesn’t treat it that way in his charming memoir, “Playing Under the Piano.” “Downton Abbey” made itself known to him as a make-conversation chat with … Continue reading →