Author: Jake Coyle
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Will Hollywood be in the mood to party at Golden Globes?
One Day At A Time producers Mike Royce, Gloria Calderon Kellett and Norman Lear with actors Justina Machado and Rita Moreno. photo via Michael Yarish/Netflix. Michael Yarish / Netflix
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Review: Star power can’t correct awry path of ‘Passengers’
Starring: Jennifer Lawrence, Chris Pratt, Michael Sheen; directed by Morten Tyldum; 105 minutes; PG-13 for sexuality, nudity and action/peril We seem to be shooting our best movie stars into outer space with alarming frequency. George Clooney, Sandra Bullock, Matthew McConaughey, Matt Damon and now Jennifer Lawrence and Chris Pratt have all been rocketed out of…
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The annual Golden Globe nominations announced
Damien Chazelle’s Los Angeles musical “La La Land” sang and danced its way to a leading seven Golden Globes nominations, with Barry Jenkins’ celebrated coming-of-age tale “Moonlight” close on its heels with six nods. “La La Land” earned nominations for its lead actors, Emma Stone and Ryan Gosling, as well best picture, comedy or musical.…
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Jimmy Kimmel to host Academy Awards
The Oscars finally have a host: Jimmy Kimmel will emcee the 89th Academy Awards. The late-night host will be presiding over the ceremony for the first time. Kimmel has been a regular awards host, having twice hosted the Emmy Awards and once led ESPN’s ESPY Awards. The selection of Kimmel gives ABC, home of the…
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‘La La Land’ named best film by New York film critics
NEW YORK – Damien Chazelle’s Los Angeles musical “La La Land” has been named best film of the year by the New York Film Critics Circle. The group announced its picks Thursday on Twitter, spreading around the awards to a variety of Oscar contenders. The top award came as something as a twist after the…
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Evolution of Castle Rock native Amy Adams on view in ‘Arrival,’ ‘Nocturnal’
For a time, Amy Adams, a former chorus girl from Colorado, was known for her princesses and country girls: sweet and sunny characters that helped make Adams a star. “I call them the innocents – like Picasso, my ‘innocent period,’” Adams says, chuckling. “But the naivety or anything that I brought to a role, I…
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A Holocaust denier is brought to justice in ‘Denial’
Starring Rachel Weisz, Tom Wilkinson, Timoth Spall; sirected by Mick Jackson; 110 minutes; PG-13 for “mild action and some thematic elements.” Mick Jackson’s “Denial” brings all the decorous polish of a British courtroom drama to the pungent libel case of a Holocaust denier. Based on Deborah Lipstadt’s book “History on Trial: My Day in Court…
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In ‘Southside With You,’ when Barack met Michelle
Starring Parker Sawyers, Tika Sumpter; directed by Richard Tanne; 84 minutes; PG-13 for brief strong language, smoking, a violent image and a drug reference Writer-director Richard Tanne’s feature film debut, “Southside With You,” views history through an unlikely, heart-shaped prism: the first date between Barack Obama and Michelle Robinson. Contemplating further such forays into presidential…
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‘Pete’s Dragon’ (pleasantly) stays earthbound
After an exhausting summer buffet of set pieces, superheroes and whatever s-word you might use for “Suicide Squad,” the gentle “Pete’s Dragon” is a welcome palate cleanser. Where other summer movies are chest-thumping, it’s quiet; where others are brashly cynical, it’s sweetly sincere; where others are lacking in giant cuddly dragons, “Pete’s Dragon” has one.…
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Leslie Jones, under hateful barrage on Twitter, fights back
NEW YORK — Under a barrage of hateful posts on Twitter, “Ghostbusters” star Leslie Jones said she was “in a personal hell” and urged the social networking service to do more to eradicate abuse. In a series of posts Monday night, Jones said she had been pummeled with racist tweets. She retweeted numerous tweets directed…