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Movie Review: THE FLASH

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN 06/16/2023
THE FLASH movie poster | ©2023 Warner Bros./DC

Rating: PG-13 Stars: Ezra Miller, Michael Keaton, Sasha Calle, Ben Affleck, Michael Shannon, Ron Livingston, Antje Traue, Kiersey Clemons, Meribel Verdú Writer: Christina Hodson, screen story by Joby Harold, based on the DC Comics by Gardner Fox and Harry Lampert Director: Andy Muschietti Distributor: Warner Bros. Release Date: June 16, 2023 Just when we kind-of-maybe got our heads around the multiverse and time travel (thank you, SPIDER-FILMS), here’s the feature film THE FLASH to make us contemplate the paradoxes all over again. Yes, the SPIDER-MAN movies belong to the Marvel Cinematic Universe, while THE FLASH is part of the DC […]Read On »


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Movie Review: SPIDER-MAN: ACROSS THE SPIDER-VERSE

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN 06/02/2023
SPIDER-MAN: ACROSS THE SPIDER-VERSE | ©2023 Sony/Marvel

Rating: PG Stars (voices): Shameik Moore, Hailee Steinfield, Oscar Isaac, Jake Johnson, Issa Rae, Brian Tyree Henry, Luna Lauren Velez, Jason Schwartzman, Daniel Kaluuya, Shea Whigham, Amandla Stenberg, Karan Soni Writers: Phil Lord & Christopher Miller & Dave Callaham, based on the Marvel Comics Directors: Joaquim Dos Santos, Kemp Powers, Justin K. Thompson Distributor: Sony/Columbia/Marvel Release Date: June 2, 2023 The Marvel Cinematic Universe has for awhile now been walking the self-awareness tightrope. This was wonderfully enjoyable and inventive in 2018’s animated feature SPIDER-MAN: INTO THE SPIDER-VERSE, in which teen Miles Morales (voiced by Shameik Moore) not only becomes Spider-Man, […]Read On »


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PRIMO: Actor Henri Esteve chats about new comedy series on Freevee – Exclusive Interview

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN 05/22/2023
Henri Esteve | ©2023 ConsciousLivingPR

The new comedy series PRIMO premieres its first eight-episode season on Friday, May 19, on Freevee. Set in San Antonio, Texas, the series follows teen Rafa (Ignacio Diaz-Silverio), his single mother Drea (Christina Vidal), and Drea’s five brothers, who all help raise their nephew. Henri Esteve plays Drea’s next-to-youngest brother, Mike. Esteve, originally from Miami, Florida, began his acting career on stage in New York before moving to Los Angeles. He has been in the feature films DEEPWATER HORIZON and THE BLACKOUT, and had recurring roles on REVENGE, HOMECOMING, and GROWN-ISH. In a phone interview, Esteve talks about playing an […]Read On »


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SAM NOW: Filmmaker Reed Harness discusses his family documentary mystery – Exclusive Interview

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN 05/02/2023
SAM NOW Key Art | | ©2023 PBS

SAM NOW is a multi-award-winning documentary that has its television premiere Monday, May 8, on INDEPENDENT LENS on PBS. Filmmaker Reed Harkness began making short films featuring his younger half-brother Sam Harkness when Sam was eleven. These shorts often featured Sam as the character the Blue Panther. Sam’s mother mother Jois (pronounced Joyce) had divorced Reed and Sam’s father Randy Harkness and remarried. When Sam was fourteen, Jois disappeared. But SAM NOW is not a true crime story. Reed and Sam Harkness set out on a road trip to find Jois when Sam was seventeen. What they found shows family, […]Read On »


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FREE CHOL SOO LEE: Filmmakers and activists Julie Ha, Eugene Yi, Gail Whang and Ranko Yamada on new PBS doc – Exclusive Interview

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN 04/24/2023
FREE CHOL SOO LEE | ©2023 PBS

Chol Soo Lee was a young Korean immigrant living in San Francisco’s Chinatown when he was arrested on June 7, 1973, and subsequently convicted, for the murder of Yip Yee Tak. While in prison, Lee was given the death penalty for the killing of a fellow inmate, although Lee claimed self-defense. In June of 1977, reporter K.W. Lee (no relation to Chol Soo), after hearing from young Asian-American activists, began investigating the case for a series of articles in the SACRAMENTO UNION. K.W. Lee found facts that strongly suggested that Chol Soo Lee had been wrongly targeted for the murder […]Read On »


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THE WATCHFUL EYE: Amy Acker on Season 1 of new Freeform series – Exclusive Interview

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN 03/30/2023
Amy Acker in THE WATCHFUL EYE - Season 1 | ©2023 Freeform/Brendan Meadows

THE WATCHFUL EYE has its Season 1 finale Monday, March 27, on Freeform. The episode will stream the following day on Hulu, where the rest of the season is already available. In THE WATCHFUL EYE, Mariel Molino plays Elena Santos, a young woman who takes a job as a nanny in an upscale Manhattan apartment building. Her wealthy employer Matthew (Warren Christie) needs someone to look after his little boy after his wife commits suicide. Amy Acker plays Matthew’s even richer sister-in-law Tory, who is suspicious of Elena from the outside. Tory and Matthew have a volatile relationship and a […]Read On »


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BUTCH CASSIDY AND THE WILD BUNCH: Jeffrey Combs on playing historical lawman Charles Siringo – Exclusive Interview

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN 03/25/2023
Jeffrey Combs is Charles Siringo in BUTCH CASSIDY AND THE WILD BUNCH | ©2023 Tubi

In the new Western BUTCH CASSIDY AND THE WILD BUNCH, now available on the free streaming service Tubi, Butch and his gang are relentlessly pursued by relentless lawman Charles Siringo. Like Cassidy, Siringo is a real-life historical figure. He was a sheriff who gained fame when he joined the Pinkerton National Detective Agency — though the film champions him more as the villain of the piece rather than the hero. Jeffrey Combs, who plays Siringo, explains that Pinkerton was like the Blackwater of its time, a group of independent contractors who operated largely outside the law. “Pinkerton detectives were hired […]Read On »


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BUTCH CASSIDY AND THE WILD BUNCH: Screenwriter and actor Geoff Meed on new Tubi western – Exclusive Interview

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN 03/17/2023
Geoff Meed in BUTCH CASSIDY AND THE WILD BUNCH | ©2023 Tubi

BUTCH CASSIDY AND THE WILD BUNCH, which made its debut this week on Tubi, is a Western that tells a new version of the legend of Butch Cassidy (Ross Jirgl), aka Robert Parker, in the days before he teamed up with the Sundance Kid (Jilon VanOver). The film also stars Bruce Dern and Dee Wallace as Butch’s foster parents, and Jeffrey Combs as lawman Charles Siringo, determined to bring Butch and his gang in by any means necessary. The screenplay for BUTCH CASSIDY AND THE WILD BUNCH was written by Geoff Meed, who also costars as Butch’s surly colleague Kid […]Read On »


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DEVIL’S PEAK: Producer Griff Furst on new coming-of-age crime drama – Exclusive Interview

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN
DEVIL'S PEAK movie poster | ©2023 Screen Media Films

DEVIL’S PEAK, based on David Joy’s novel WHERE ALL LIGHT TENDS TO GO, is now available on demand on Prime Video and other VOD services. The film, starring Billy Bob Thornton and Robin Wright, is a coming-of-age crime drama, set in the mountains of North Carolina. Griff Furst is one of DEVIL’S PEAK’s producers, and a prime mover of the project. He is also a prolific director and actor. Speaking by phone, Furst talks about how DEVIL’S PEAK came together, and his career overall. ASSIGNMENT X: Are you in DEVIL’S PEAK as an actor? GRIFF FURST: I am, but it’s […]Read On »


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Trailer Debut: Bruce Dern in BUTCH CASSIDY AND THE WILD BUNCH on Tubi

By The Editors of ASSIGNMENT X 03/16/2023
BUTCH CASSIDY AND THE WILD BUNCH movie poster | ©2023 Tubi

Streaming service Tubi is getting into the Originals game with BUTCH CASSIDY AND THE WILD BUNCH, a retelling of the classic western tale featuring Ross Jirgl as Butch Cassidy, Jilon VanOver as The Sundance Kid and Nikki Leigh as Etta Place. It debuts today and you can follow the link here. CLICK HERE TO WATCH BUTCH CASSIDY AND THE WILD BUNCH The film also stars Academy Award nominee Bruce Dern (NEBRASKA, COMING HOME) as Mike Cassidy, genre favorite Jeffrey Combs (RE-ANIMATOR) as Pinkerton Detective Charles Siringo and E.T. star Dee Wallace As Alice Cassidy. The Plot: When Butch Cassidy and […]Read On »


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