Greetings again from the darkness. Grumpy people are everywhere these days. In fact, two-time Oscar winner and all-around likable guy Tom Hanks (FORREST GUMP, PHILADELPHIA) may be the only one who catches us off-guard when he’s grumpy. Here, Hanks plays Otto, the...
Greetings again from the darkness. Dolls are the new Clowns in horror. Okay, that’s not actually true since there is a long history of creepy dolls coming alive. Do you remember “The Twilight Zone” 1963 episode “Living Doll” featuring Talking Tina (voiced by the late,...
Director: Bill Holderman Writers: Bill Holderman & Erin Simms Based on Characters Created By: Bill Holderman, Erin Simms Producers: Bill Holderman, Erin Simms Executive Producers: Brad Weston, Trish Hofmann, Enzo Sisti, Andrew Duncan Cast: Diane Keaton, Jane Fonda,...
Review by James Lindorf Deep in the Peruvian jungle, an orphaned baby ocelot needs help to survive. Survival is just the beginning, but if he hopes to be the first to return to the wild, it will take an unproven plan and a special team to make it a reality. Passion,...
Greetings again from the darkness. The best short films all excel at one thing … connecting quickly with the audience. Writer-director Robert-Jonathan Koeyers accomplishes this first with the voice of a girl being interviewed, and then with animated visuals and a...
Greetings again from the darkness. Writing well is difficult. Very few are really good at, even though many of us try. Editing well is difficult. Very few of us put much effort into it and it shows. Documentarian Lizzy Gottlieb uses her inside track to provide a...
Review by James Lindorf In the past 21 years, the Shrek universe has touched screens big and small, the stage, and multiple video game platforms on its way to being valued at nearly 6 billion dollars. The latest entry in the franchise “Puss in Boots: The Last Wish” is...
It has been one hell of a year for Hollywood films! Most years I have a decent mix of independent films and Hollywood productions, but this year my final list is filled to the brim with great films that were produced by major studios. Sadly, several of them were...
Greetings again from the darkness. Royals are having a moment. Well, actually, the Royals have had a few hundred years of moments … but now, they are having their moment in the entertainment world. It seems almost everyone watched “Downton Abbey” and now “The Crown”,...
Every year Hollywood’s composers put out some of the most fantastic orchestral work in the modern world. However, games and television have tapped into that talent all over the world. Which has opened up new markets to a wider variety of orchestra Now, we are truly...