“The Eyes of Tammy Faye” is an interesting look at the rise and fall of the Bakkers, a televangelist couple who built an empire and saw it crumble around them. They both have warm Northern Minnesota exteriors that make them seem likable and trustworthy. But the eyes that were fixed on a Heavenly gaze would distract from the money skimmed from the ‘church’ donations. Tammy Faye and her eye make-up made them famous, and the fall from grace gave them both a black eye.
That little jeer! When I hear Val Kilmer’s name, I always think of when ‘Ice,’ his character in “Top Gun,” snaps his teeth at a surprised Maverick (Tom Cruise). That image is burned in my brain. It could be because, with the serious actor that Val Kilmer is, he created a backstory for the presence of his almost non-existent character.
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Roadside Attractions will release “Joe Bell” only in theaters July 23rd, 2021 (originally titled Good Joe Bell).
Directed by: Reinaldo Marcus Green
Written by: Diana Ossana, Larry McMurtry
Starring: Mark Wahlberg, newcomer Reid Miller, Connie Britton and Gary Sinise
Run Time: 1h 30min
Genres: Biography, Drama
Directed by: Liesl Tommy
Screenplay by: Tracey Scott Wilson
Story by: Callie Khouri and Tracey Scott Wilson
Starring: Jennifer Hudson, Forest Whitaker, Marlon Wayans, Audra McDonald, Marc Maron, Tituss Burgess, Kimberly Scott, Saycon Sengbloh, Hailey Kilgore, Heather Headley, Skye Dakota Turner, Tate Donovan and Mary J. Blige
Producers: Harvey Mason Jr., Scott Bernstein, p.g.a., Jonathan Glickman, Stacey Sher
Executive Producers: Jennifer Hudson, Liesl Tommy, Sue Baden-Powell, Aaron L. Gilbert, Jason Cloth
Rated: PG-13
Run Time: 2h 25min
Genres: Biography, Drama, Music
In essence, this is a story about a horse that helps breathe some life into a sleepy town in Wales.
