I have a deep personal interest in Millennials, as my four children were born from 1980 through 1990, nicely fitting within the definition. Tuesday, I introduced ScreenFish readers to the six-part documentary Millennials, which premieres on the cable network Ovation this evening. I hope you will take time to watch. The three episodes I previewed…
The Holocaust remains one of the worst blights on human history. While wars have raged and millions of people have died, the genocide waged against the Jews in Europe still haunts us, rippling with hints of future violence if we fail to learn from the past. This month, two films about the Holocaust find their…
Ovation? What’s that? If you’re not familiar with the cable network, you will want to look into it this coming Thursday when the show Millennials: Growing Up in the 21st Century premieres. Millennials is a six-part documentary from filmmaker Rick Stevenson. According to a Press release from Ovation TV, ?Millennials is an emotionally raw look…
As the Newport Beach Film Festival comes to an end, I need to give kudos to the staff and volunteers for their wonderful work in making the festival a outstanding event.
It was a dark and moody day at the festival. The day opened with Call of the Void a noirish tale of love and madness.
I look forward to film festivals and it is time for me to head to the beach for the 17th annual Newport Beach Film Festival. This year there are over 350 films from 50 different countries. Obviously I won?t get to them all.
Will Rey’s?real?parents please raise their hands? The reveal of the trailer of Rogue One: A Star Wars Story has everyone talking… but not just about that particular film. ?All of a sudden, the internet is abuzz with the potential of the film’s lead character, Jyn Erso (Felicity Jones), being the mother of none other than?Rey…
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice?has been hyped as the battle between the alien, godlike Superman and the human vigilante Batman. Chronologically, it serves as the second film in writer/director Zack Snyder’s reboot of Superman’s film history,?which attempted to erase the Superman-has-a-kid mistake that was Brandon Routh’s?Superman Returns. But while?Dawn of Justice?failed to deliver an…
It started innocently enough. Senior Writer and Comics Afficianado Arnaldo Reyes tripped over this quote by Zach Snyder in preparation for the release of Batman vs. Superman: Dawn of Justice. He posted it in our ScreenFish staff chat, and the following? happened. Arnaldo Reyes: ?[Batman] is not giving people a chance? He is more than…
Run, don’t walk, to?Zootopia. Take your spouse, your kids, even the neighbors kids. And recognize that the anthropomorphic world of the rabbit, Judy Hopps (Ginnifer Goodwin,?Once Upon a Time) and the fox, Nick Wilde (Jason Bateman,?The Gift,?Horrible Bosses) is about us – yes, it’s about you and me. Here, farm bunny Judy dreams of being…
