At first, I found it somewhat odd that a film would be released about tennis pros Venus and Serena Williams’ father, Richard Williams (Smith), and not about them. But giving it more thought, that’s essentially in title only, as this is most definitely about the girls and who they grew up to be.
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While watching “tick, tick…BOOM!” I was overcome with the impression that the music and overall feeling of the film were similar to that of “Rent.” I’ve seen “Rent” on-screen and live onstage many times, so I consider myself a bit of an expert on the subject.
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The “Belfast” storyline is deeply personal for writer/director Kenneth Branagh because what you see play out in the film is what Branagh recalls seeing in his neighborhood when he was growing up. The 1960s in Northern Ireland was a time of great tumult between the Catholics and the Protestants. Here, we see the struggle your everyday family would have had to not only survive the civil war brewing in their neighborhoods but, at the same time, to do the right thing for their family.
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Writer: Chad Hodge
Starring: Michael Urie, Philemon Chambers, Luke Macfarlane, Barry Bostwick, Jennifer Robertson with Jennifer Coolidge and Kathy Najimy
Run Time: 1h 39m
Genres: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Released Direct to Video on November 9th, 2021
“The Drummer” is a slow-moving anti-war movie with too many heavy-handed topics. It treats the characters as players in a moral dilemma based during the height of the Iraq War. Set in 2008, in a small town in upstate New York, a little place called ‘The Drummer’ becomes a focal point of resistance to the ongoing War. The people involved are soldiers (or ex-soldiers) who want nothing to do with the thing they are stuck doing.
When sitting down to watch this film, please make sure you’ve just finished “The Souvenir” first, as it picks up very nicely where that first one left off. Back-to-back watching is essential.
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“SNEAK PEEK” AT STEVEN SPIELBERG’S “WEST SIDE STORY”
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Directed by Academy Award® winner Steven Spielberg
Screenplay by Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award® winner Tony Kushner
Starring: Ansel Elgort, Rachel Zegler, Ariana DeBose, with Rita Moreno
Rated: PG-13
Genres: Crime, Drama, Musical
Directed by: Ridley Scott
Screenplay written by: Becky Johnston and Roberto Bentivegna
Starring: Lady Gaga, Adam Driver, Jared Leto, Jeremy Irons, Al Pacino
*Based on the book by Sara Gay Forden
Rated: R
Genres: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Directors: Stephen Williams, Hanelle Culpepper
Starring: Kevin Hart, Wesley Snipes, Tawny Newsome, Will Catlett, Paul Adelstein, Theo Rossi, Ash Santos, John Ales, Chris Diamantopoulos, Lauren London, Billy Zane
Genre: Crime, Drama
*This marks Hart’s dramatic series debut who also serves as an executive producer.
