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Tribeca: 5 Questions for Bonnie Discepolo GRACELAND
I got a chance to catch GraceLand (United States | 14 MINUTES | English) directed by Bonnie Discepolo which screened in the block of shorts: Pursuing Happiness, during Tribeca Film Festival 2021. The film's comedic overtones and use of a well-known pop culture figure, perfectly allows for a deeper message underneath...
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LAST CALL (starring Jeremy Piven)
25 MINUTE DRIVE IS A WORLD AWAY co-written/directed by Paolo Pilladi & co-writer Greg Lingo, "Last Call" is a movie about Philly! Set not far from where David O. Russell (Bradley Cooper/Jennifer Lawrence) beloved Silver Linings Playbook was filmed in Upper Darby. It stars Jeremy Piven (Entourage) as Seamus "Mick" McDougal a kid from the neighborhood, whose mother was a saintly housewife; his father (Jack McGee) runs The Bucket, a favored watering hole; and his brother (Zach McGowan) is a good looking, good for nothin. He grew up with a group of guys (Jamie Kennedy, Jason James Richter, Garry Pastore and Peter Patrikios - Yay, Peter I kinda know him )...
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DOLEMITE IS MY NAME
I wanted to give more time to this review with it being Eddie Murphy, in a role that suits him perfectly – but once again, I’ve had zero time to write, between work and seeing 4 movies this week. Going in, I thought Dolemite Is My Name (Directed by Craig Brewer (Hustle & Flow) was going to parody a fictional Blaxploitation film with a fictional Eddie Murphy character; but when I realized it’s based on actual events and the real brother who embodied Dolemite, it brings another level of enjoyment to the film! It puts me in mind of James Franco’s THE DISASTER ARTIST where he played the oddly legendary…
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Late Night
by Le Anne Lindsay, Editor Directed by Nisha Ganatra, written by Mindy Kaling, who for a time was the only female writer on The Office and was also an intern on Conan O’Brien, so she does have a lot of reality to bring to this comedy; which shines through, allowing the movie to be more situational humor and less jokes. Although writing jokes is a big part of what a comedy writer on a late-night talk show does, and often more or less anonymously. I’ve been reading this book “Just the Funny Parts” by female TV writer Nell Scovell, she wrote on everything from “The Simpson” “Monk” ‘Newhart” “Coach” “Murphy…
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SHAFT
Tinsel & Tine #MiniMovieReview SHAFT directed by Tim Story written by Kenya Barris & Alex Barnow – I’ll keep it very short – it’s M’F’ing Summertime and this is a summer movie, so “shut yo mouth” if you’re looking for any signs of Blaxploitation or any signs of a decent plot. This is Samuel L. Jackson doing what he does best – be a bad-ass that just doesn’t give AF. Jessie T. Usher who I wasn’t sold on in the trailers, plays his son who didn’t grow up with his father in his life, other than receiving some rather inappropriate gifts from Daddy Shaft over the years. Despite not being…
