AAFCA REVIEW: Wrinkle in Time Taps in to Inner Child & Warrior Mode
Be uniquely you, take a child to see A Wrinkle in time when it opens in theaters nationwide on March 9th to tap into YOUR inner child. Source: AAFCA REVIEW: Wrinkle in Time Taps in to Inner Child & Warrior Mode
Intimate Look at First Time Oscar Nominees
This may be the first year these actors are nominated and recognized by the Academy for their work, but they have been around for a minute. Out of the 20 actors nominated for an Oscar this year, 7 of them are first time nominees. ANDREW GARFIELD – BEST ACTOR for HACKSAW RIDGE You may recognize Garfield as Mark Zuckerberg’s best friend in The Social Network, but it was his work in The Amazing Spiderman that took him straight to the A-list. 2. RUTH NEGGA – BEST ACTRESS for LOVING Ruth Negga’s subtle work in “Loving” is marvelous! However, AMC fans will recognize her from her work on “Preacher” 3. ISABELLE…
#TBT Beauty and the Beast
When Grammy winner Toni Braxton went into the Broadway production of Beauty and the Beast, I, for one was ecstatic! Toni is one of my favorite vocalists and she seemed a perfect fit for the hit show. However, this would not be my first run in with a Belle. I happened to be at a voice-over audition with the Original Susan Egan (who is absolutely adorable) and is the living embodiment of Belle. ) Before Toni and Susan took this classic to the stage it was a Disney animated film that featured the voices of Robby Benson and Paige O’Hara in the title roles. Benson, was a 70’s heart-throb mostly…
#TBT Thelma and Louise
Thelma and Louise was a massive hit for all involved. Susan Sarandon and Geena Davis in the title roles became heroines for abused women everywhere. Brad Pitt in his film debut was all anybody could talk about and has become a global superstar. However, 25 years later that convertible joy ride, those abs, the rape scene and that ending are still being talking about with just as much excitement today. Director Ridley Scott was mostly known at the time for directing fast-paced action films with male stars, so Thelma and Louise was a huge milestone for him. When all was said and done, the result was a female-centered movie,…
#TBT SHE’S GOTTA HAVE IT ANNIVERSARY
Before "Sex In The City "and their resident sex kitten Samantha there was Nola Darling in Spike Lee's first film "She's Gotta Have it"
#TBT 60th Anniversary of OKLAHOMA!
As I have mentioned numerous times during the course of writing this blog, many of my weekends were spent watching old movies with my Mom. I particularly loved musicals that starred Judy Garland, Barbra Streisand and Shirley Jones. I thought Shirley’s vocal and acting talents were only matched by her on-screen beauty. Named after child star Shirley Temple, Shirley Jones started singing at the age of six. She started formal training at the age of 12 and would dream of singing with her idol, Gordon MacRae. Upon graduating from high school, Shirley went to New York to audition for the casting director of Rodgers & Hammerstein. Shirley was signed as…
13 Days of Halloween – The Omen
Baby, in the 70’s Hollywood was obsessed with all things occult and another film that joined the ranks was “The Omen”. “The Omen” has an American ambassador being surrounded by death and people start wondering if his son actually belongs to the devil himself. I don’t know how my Mom got us in the theater to see this one, but it scared the hell out of me and to this day I can not watch this film. Once in the movie theater was quite enough…thank you very much…lol. The little boy who played Damien, Harvey Stephens was so fierce that he found himself being nominated for a Golden Globe. Starring…
13 Days of Halloween – The Blair Witch Project
V This film was so hyped up in 1995 that I bit the bullet and actually watched it with my Mom who looooovvvveeesss scary films!!! Mommy was in hog heaven while I was shivering under a blanket and yet again sleeping with the lights on for weeks!!! The Blair Witch Project follows up with three film students when they vanish after traveling into a Maryland forest to film a documentary on the local Blair Witch legend, leaving only their footage behind. It cost 60 million dollars to make and grossed a whopping 240 million dollars worldwide! It was easily THE most parodied film that year mostly due to the image…
#TBT BACK TO THE FUTURE
1985, Family Ties was a huge television sitcom hit starring a little known actor named Michael J. Fox as Alex P. Keating. American audiences fell in love with the short, charming Canadian with the acerbic sense of humor. What none of us knew at the time was Fox was about to become a household name due to a little film directed by Robert Zemeckis called “Back to the Future”. However, the film almost didn’t happen with Fox. Producers at “Family Ties” wouldn’t let him out of taping to film this soon to be blockbuster. Luckily for us and for Fox, a break in the schedule allowed him to film the…
#TBT: Omar Sharif
Barbra Streisand in “Funny Girl” was a defining moment for me as an artist. When that camera pulled back revealing the image of Babs holding a ridiculously long and high note on a tugboat, I pretty much knew that was what I wanted to do…be in a Broadway musical and move people with my voice. I don’t know how many people I moved with my voice or dancing in the chorus, but I did make it to Broadway…thanks Babs! Another defining moment for me with that particular film was the moment Omar Sharif showed up on screen as Nick Arnstein. Baby, I was in love!!! What a handsome, charming, talented…
