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A bitchy, kvetchy, edgy comedy about paying tribute to a beloved granny, traveling and bickering over family history. Eisenberg wrote and directed this Oct. 18 Searchlight release.

It’s getting so a Korean mobster can’t get out of prison and go about his business any more. The directing debut from actor Jung Woo-sung (“Steel Rain”) opens July 5.

“Remembering Gene Wilder” is an affectionate and sentimental biographical tribute to the beloved star of “Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory,” “The Producers” and “Young Frankenstein.” Director Ron Frank uses archival interviews, Gene Wilder reading from his autobiography, and interviews … Continue reading →

It’s been pretty widely accepted and understood that stand up comedy can be a sort of talking therapy to those who practice it. Richard Pryor to Robin Williams, Richard Lewis to Tig Notaro, a lot of performers have taken to … Continue reading →

You’d have to go out of your way to have avoided the many on-screen, large and small, incarnations of that Japanese superhero Ultraman that have traveled abroad since the mid-60s. Action sci-fi involving a guy in a beetle-eyed space suit … Continue reading →

“Dinner at Eight” (1933) is a fascinating snapshot of a moment in time. An early “talkie,” a mid-Great Depression adaptation of a then still fresh and edgy Broadway dramedy, we can look at this ancient George Cukor film and appreciate … Continue reading →

World War II movies made during the war were rarely as bluff and blunt as this Robert Mitchum, Burgess Meredith star vehicle. William Wellman’s film celebrated the infantryman’s champion, celebrated journalist Ernie Pyle. Meredith plays the Scripps New Service grunts-eye-view … Continue reading →

Thank heavens for little girls! A good Thursday afternoon and evening was swept away by a huge Friday as Pixar’s latest sequel, “Inside Out 2,” managed a $60 million opening “day,” setting up a $145 million or so opening weekend. … Continue reading →

Nicely evocative of the period, a little promise in the set up. Good looking trailer, Great Title.

Write a good script. Keep costs low by focusing on characters, situations and witty dialogue, not effects, lots of settings and stunts. Look for a world to show us that the movies don’t often visit. With a little luck, good … Continue reading →