Saturday, May 26, 2018

STEP SISTERS (2018)



Directed By: Charles Stone III 
Written By: Chuck Hayward 
Cinematography By: Christopher Baffa 
Editor: Matt Friedman 


Cast: Megalyn Eichikunwoke, Lyndon Smith, Gage Golightly, Eden Sher, Marque Richardson, Alessandra Torresani, Naturi Naughton, Sheryl Lee Ralph, Matt McGorry, Robert Curtis Brown 

Jamilah has her whole life figured out. She's the president of her sorority, captain of their champion step dance crew, is student liaison to the college dean, and her next move is on to Harvard Law School. She's got it all, right? But when the hard-partying white girls from Sigma Beta Beta embarrass the school, Jamilah is ordered to come to the rescue. Her mission is to not only teach the rhythmically-challenged girls how to step dance, but to win the Steptacular, the most competitive of dance competitions. With the SBBs reputations and charter on the line, and Jamilah's dream of attending Harvard in jeopardy, these outcast screw-ups and their unlikely teacher stumble through one hilarious misstep after another. Cultures clash, romance blossoms, and sisterhood prevails as everyone steps out of their comfort zones.

A DATE FOR MAD MARY (2016)



Directed By: Darren Thornton 
Written By: Darren Thornton & Colin Thornton 
Based On The Play By: Yasmine Akram 
Cinematography By: Ole Bratt Birkeland 
Editor: Tony Cranstoun & Juangus Dinsmore 


Cast: Seana Kerslake, Charleigh Bailey, Norma Sheahan, Tara Lee 

 'Mad' Mary McArdle returns to Drogheda after a short spell in prison - for something she'd rather forget. Back home, everything and everyone has changed. Her best friend, Charlene, is about to get married and Mary is to be her maid of honour. When Charlene refuses Mary a 'plus one' on the grounds that she probably couldn't find a date, Mary becomes determined to prove her wrong. 'A Date for Mad Mary' is a tough and tender story about friendship, first love, and letting go of the glory days.

Thursday, May 24, 2018

REVENGE (2018)



Written & Directed By: Coralie Fargeat 
Cinematography By: Robrecht Hayveart 
Editor: Jerome Eltabet, Bruno Safar & Coralie Fargeat 


Cast: Matilda Lutz, Kevin Janssens, Vincent Colombe, Guillaume Bouchede 


Never take your mistress on an annual guys' getaway, especially one devoted to hunting - a violent lesson for three wealthy married men.

KILLING GUNTHER (2017)



Written & Directed By: Taran Killam 
Cinematography By: Blake McClure 
Editor: Adam Epstein 


Cast: Taran Killam, Arnold Schwartzenegger, Hannah Simone, Bobby Moynihan, Paul Brittian, Aaron Yoo, Allison Tollman, Ryan Gaul, Cobie Smolders 


A group of eccentric assassins are fed up with Gunther, the world's greatest hitman, and decide to kill him, but their plan turns into a series of bungled encounters as Gunther seems to always be one step ahead.

TICKLED (2016)



Directed By: David Farrier & Dylan Reeve 
Cinematography By: Dominic Fryer 
Editor: Simon Coldrick 


Journalist David Farrier stumbles upon a mysterious tickling competition online. As he delves deeper he comes up against fierce resistance, but that doesn't stop him getting to the bottom of a story stranger than fiction.

Sunday, May 20, 2018

TO GILLIAN ON HER 37TH BIRTHDAY (1996)



Directed By: Michael Pressman 
Written By: David E. Kelly 
Based On The Play By: Michael Brady 
Cinematography By: Tim Shurstedt 
Editor: William Scharf 


Cast: Peter Gallagher, Claire Danes, Michelle Pfeiffer, Kathy Baker, Bruce Altman, Wendy Crewson, Laurie Fortier, Freddie Prinze Jr., Seth Green 


David Lewis is affected by the death of his wife Gillian, who fell from the mast pole of their boat on a sailing trip two years ago. David deals with his grief by continuing his romance with Gillian during walks with her ghost on the beach at night. While David lives in the past, other family problems crop up in the present in the real world. He neglects his teenage daughter Rachel and his in-laws come for a weekend visit to help her. Rachel has lost her mother and needs her father to snap back into the real world and help her.

Sunday, May 13, 2018

BATTLE OF THE SEXES (2017)



Directed By: Jonathan Dayton & Valerie Faris 
 Written By: Simon Beaufoy 
Cinematography By: Linus Sandgren 
Editor: Pamela Martin 


Cast: Steve Carrell, Emma Stone, Bill Pullman, Andrea Riseborough, Natalie Morales, Sarah Silverman, Elisabeth Shue, Martha MacIssac, Alan Cumming, Eric Christian Olsen, Fred Armisen, Mickey Sumner, Wallace Langham, Matt Molloy, Bridey Elliott, Chris Parnell, Mike Vogel, Tom Kenny, Jamey Sheridan 


In the wake of the sexual revolution and the rise of the women's movement, the 1973 tennis match between women's world champion and ex-men's-champ and serial hustler Bobby Riggs was billed as the BATTLE OF THE SEXES and became one of the most watched televised sports events of all time, reaching 90 million viewers around the world. As the rivalry between King and Riggs kicked into high gear, off-court each was fighting more personal and complex battles. The fiercely private King was not only championing for equality, but also struggling to come to terms with her own sexuality, as her friendship with Marilyn Barnett developed. And Riggs, one of the first self-made media-age celebrities, wrestled with his gambling demons, at the expense of his family and wife Priscilla. Together, Billie and Bobby served up a cultural spectacle that resonated far beyond the tennis court, sparking discussions in bedrooms and boardrooms that continue to reverberate today.