Movie Review: WRATH OF MAN

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN 05/07/2021
WRATH OF MAN movie poster | ©2021 Miramax

Rating: R Stars: Jason Statham, Holt McCallany, Jeffrey Donovan, Joshua Hartnett, Laz Alonso, Eddie Marsan, Scott Eastwood, Andy Garcia, Rocci Williams Writers: Guy Ritchie and Marn Davies & Ivan Atkinson, based on the LE CONVOYEUR written by Nicolas Boukhrief and Eric Besnard Director: Guy Ritchie Distributor: Miramax Release Date: May 7, 2021 WRATH OF MAN is, at heart, a traditional taciturn guy gets revenge actioner. It is livened up by director/co-writer Guy Ritchie’s likewise traditional-to-him narrative technique of telling the story with multiple flashbacks. In the opening sequence, we see a Fortico Security armored truck get hijacked by a team […]Read On »


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Exclusive Photos of the GHOSTBUSTERS: ANSWER THE CALL Los Angeles premiere

By SUE SCHNEIDER 07/11/2016
Melissa McCarthy at the Los Angeles Premiere of GHOSTBUSTERS

GHOSTBUSTERS first graced the big screen in 1984 and starred Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd and Sigourney Weaver among many others. It was an instant hit. Now in 2016 GHOSTBUSTERS: ANSWER THE CALL returns to the big screen with the GHOSTBUSTERS being woman. Some of the original cast return to once again save the world! Columbia Pictures in association withe Village Roadshow Pictures held the Los Angeles Premiere at the TCL Chinese. It was a big premiere closing Hollywood Blvd down. Fans lined the streets and some fans were lucky enough to be in the stands on the red carpet. Those […]Read On »


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Movie Review: KILL THE MESSENGER

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN 10/10/2014
KILL THE MESSENGER movie poster | ©2014 Focus Features

Rating: R Stars: Jeremy Renner, Rosemarie DeWitt, Ray Liotta, Tim Blake Nelson, Berry Pepper, Oliver Platt, Michael Sheen, Paz Vega, Michael Kenneth Williams, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Andy Garcia Writer: Peter Landesman, based on the books DARK ALLIANCE by Gary Webb and KILL THE MESSENGER by Nick Schou Director: Michael Cuesta Distributor: Focus Features Release Date: October 10, 2014 At this relatively late date of 2014, most people accept as a matter of historical record that the CIA was involved in some shady doings in Nicaragua during the 1980s, continuing into the following decade. However, in 1996, not only was this […]Read On »


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Movie Review: RIO 2

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN 04/12/2014
RIO 2 | © 2014 Twentieth Century Fox

Rating: G Stars: Jesse Eisenberg, Anne Hathaway, Jamie Fox, will.i.am, Jemaine Clement, Leslie Mann, Rodrigo Santoro, George Lopez, Tracy Morgan, Andy Garcia, Bruno Mars, Kristin Chenoweth, Rita Moreno Writers: Don Rhymer, Carlos Kotkin, Jenny Bicks, Yoni Brenner, story by Carlos Saldanha Director: Carlos Saldanha Distributor: Twentieth Century Fox Release Date: April 11, 2014 RIO 2 is a pleasing film. It has heart, a sense of humor, is very appealing to the eye and knows exactly how hard to try. In 2011’s RIO, we were introduced to rare Amazon blue macaw Blu (voiced by Jesse Eisenberg), who was birdnapped and fell […]Read On »


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Movie Review: ROB THE MOB

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN 03/22/2014
ROB THE MOB movie poster | ©2014 Millennium Entertainment

Rating: R Stars: Michael Pitt, Nina Arianda, Andy Garcia, Ray Romano, Burt Young, Griffin Dunne, Michael Rispoli, Frank Whaley, Samira Wiley Writer: Jonathan Fernandez Director: Raymond De Felitta Distributor: Millennium Entertainment Release Date: March 21, 2014 ROB THE MOB is based in part on events that happened between 1991 and 1992. Exactly how much is true is not as interesting a question as how writer Jonathan Fernandez and director Raymond De Felitta took such a promising premise and managed to flatten it out by emphasizing the wrong angles. Tommy Uva (Michael Pitt) and his girlfriend Rose Marie (Nina Arianda) are […]Read On »


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Interview: Eva Longoria on the end of DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN 04/24/2012
Eva Longoria in the upcoming episode of DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES entitled "Lost My Power" | © 2012 ABC/Danny Feld

Eva Longoria shot to fame in the first year of what’s turned out to be her eight-season run as well-to-do Gabrielle Solis on ABC’s DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES, which airs Sundays at 9 PM. The Texas-born Longoria, who has a Bachelor’s degree in science from A&M University, has a healthy film career outside of DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES – she’s in four features scheduled for release, including FOR GREATER GLORY with Peter O’Toole and Andy Garcia, THE BAYTOWN DISCO with VAMPIRE DIARIES’ Paul Wesley, THE TRUTH with Forest Whitaker and LONG TIME GONE – she also wrote a cookbook with Marah Slets entitled EVA’S […]Read On »


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Exclusive Photos: From the Joe Mantegna Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame ceremony

By SUE SCHNEIDER 05/03/2011
Joe Mantegna at the Joe Mantegna Honored with the 2,438th Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in the Catagory of Live Theater | ©2011 Sue Schneider

Joe Mantegna was honored with the 2,438th Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on April 29th in the Category of Live Theater. His star will be right next to his favorite actor Errol Flynn and is located in front of Skooby’s at 6654 Hollywood Boulevard. The event started with Hollywood Chamber of Commerce, President/CEO Leron Gubler talking about Mantegna and his career in theater, besides the many movies and TV shows he has appeared in. Hailing from Chicago, Gubler read a telegram that came from musical group CHICAGO, who are long-time friends of Mantegna. The telegram said. “To a […]Read On »


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