An Editorial by Christine Ivy Rogue One was great. My critique ? as I sat there, moved by the story and impressed with many great strides this movie made socially ? was with how violent it was. It wasn?t gory, it wasn?t graphic, but a lot of people died (no Bothans). It was about David…
Last week, the staff of ScreenFish had a lively debate about animated flicks in 2016. We couldn’t agree on which one was best – but given that I’d seen more of them than not, I felt compelled to argue. That left me with this list of films from 2016 – and the reasons behind them….
Hollywood has played itself in films frequently. It is the land of glamor and dreams. But it can be very hard on those who dream of making it.
?Some people build fences to keep people out; other people build fences to keep people in.? Fences is a film version of an August Wilson stage play which won both a Pulitzer and a Tony. (The screenplay was adapted by Wilson before his death.) Set in an African-American working class neighborhood in the 1950s it…
As I go over the films of this last year, these are the ones that rise above the others for me. I usually pick twelve films because I like the alliteration of Darrel?s Dozen.
One last present under the Christmas tree! This week, Steve has the privilege to speak with screenwriter Allan Loeb (21, WALL STREET: MONEY NEVER SLEEPS) about his latest film, COLLATERAL BEAUTY, which stars Will Smith and Helen Mirren. They chat about love, death and the nature of fables. A special thanks to Allan for joining…
I, Daniel Blake is Ken Loach?s most recent tale of an everyman who faces societal structures that are often at odds with what is right. Loach won his second Palme d?Or with this film.
How much should the government know about you? How much do you value your privacy? The way you answer those questions probably influence what you think of Edward Snowden, the latest subject of Oliver Stone (whose other political figure targets include?JFK?and?W.) Here, Joseph Gordon-Levitt plays Snowden, with his interview with documentarian Laura Poitras and reporter…
So now that you?ve seen Rogue One (maybe even several times by now), you are probably one of the overwhelming majority who left the theatre filled?with pure joy and excitement. There are?so many great aspects of the film that it can easily fill conversations for days. (It certainly has for us here at ScreenFish!) So,…
Lately, remakes are a dime a dozen. You can see ‘reboots’ of?True Grit and?Terminator, you can watch small screen versions of?Lethal Weapon,?Poltergeist,?Frequency, and?MacGyver.?And now, Yul Brynner’s classic, itself a remake of?Seven Samurai, received the Antoine Fuqua-ized version, complete with Denzel Washington and enough racial diversity to make?The Fast & The Furious?franchise jealous. But lost in…
