Movie Review: ORIGIN

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN 12/08/2023
ORIGIN movie review | ©2023 Neon

Rating: PG-13 Stars: Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor, Jon Bernthal, Niecy Nash-Betts, Emily Yancy, Finn Wittrock, Victoria Pedretti, Jasmine Cephas Jones, Isha Blaaker, Vera Farmiga, Audra McDonald, Connie Nielsen, Blair Underwood, Myles Frost, Nick Offerman, Suraj Yengde Writer: Ava DuVernay, inspired by the book CASTE: THE ORIGINS OF OUR DISCONTENTS by Isabel Wilkerson Director: Ava DuVernay Distributor: Neon Release Date: December 8, 2023 (New York, Los Angeles); January 19, 2024 (wide release) ORIGIN is a respectful chronicle of both author Isabel Wilkerson’s nonfiction book CASTE: THE ORIGINS OF OUR DISCONTENTS, and of Wilkerson’s life and research surrounding her writing of the project. Director/screenwriter […]Read On »


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Movie Review: WONDER WOMAN 1984

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN 12/25/2020
WONDER WOMAN 1984 movie poster | ©2020 Warner Bros.

Rating: PG-13 Stars: Gal Gadot, Chris Pine, Kristen Wiig, Pedro Pascal, Robin Wright, Connie Nielsen, Lilly Aspell, Lucian Perez Writers: Patty Jenkins & Geoff Johns & Dave Callahan, story by Patty Jenkins & Geoff Johns, based on characters created by DC Comics and William Moulton Marston Director: Patty Jenkins Distributor: Warner Bros. Release Date: December 25, 2020 WONDER WOMAN 1984 is enjoyable, but unpredictable in not always wondrous ways. Both Gal Gadot and director Patty Jenkins are back from the excellent 2017 WONDER WOMAN film, which explained how and why Gadot’s Amazon Princess Diana left her magical island home of […]Read On »


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Movie Review: SEA FEVER

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN 04/10/2020
SEA FEVER movie poster | ©2020 Gunpowder & Sky

Rating: Not Rated Stars: Hermione Corfield, Connie Nielsen, Dougray Scott, Olwen Fouere, Jack Hickey, Ardalan Esmaili, Elie Bouakaze Writer: Neasa Hardiman Director: Neasa Hardiman Distributor: Gunpowder & Sky Release Date: (streaming and digital) April 10, 2020 “Sea fever” is a term for the mental condition that can result when sailors remain sleep-deprived for too long. It also describes a more literal ailment that afflicts the crew of a small Irish fishing trawler. Siobhan (Hermione Corfield) is an antisocial marine biologist, who studies patterns in oceanic flora. Happiest in her lab, Siobhan reluctantly goes to sea to study the catch of […]Read On »


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Exclusive Photos from the World Premiere of JUSTICE LEAGUE in Hollywood

By SUE SCHNEIDER 11/15/2017
Cast Shot: L - R: Json Momoa, Henry Cavill, Ezra Miller, Gal Gadot, Ray Fisher and Ben Affleck at the World Premiere of JUSTICE LEAGUE

Warner Bros. Pictures held the World Premiere of JUSTICE LEAGUE November 13th at the Dolby Theater in Hollywood. Fans were everywhere on the street and even lining inside up to the stairs inside the Hollywood/Highland complex. JUSTICE LEAGUE is a big screen epic action adventure featuring a lineup of DC Super Heroes. The stars that are portraying these Super Heroes all showed up. Seen walking the carpet: Gal Gadot (Wonder Woman), Ben Affleck (Batman), Henry Cavill (Superman), Jason Momoa (Aquaman), Ezra Miller (Flash), Ray Fisher (Cyborg), Amber Heard (Mera), JK Simmons (Commissioner Gordon), Connie Nielsen (Queen Hippolyta), Diane Lane (Martha […]Read On »


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Movie Review: WONDER WOMAN

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN 06/02/2017
WONDER WOMAN poster | ©2017 Warner Bros.

Rating: PG-13 Stars: Gal Gadot, Chris Pine, Connie Nielsen, Robin Wright, Danny Huston, Elena Anaya, David Thewlis, Said Taghmoui, Ewen Bremner, Eugene Brave Rock, Lucy Davis Writer: Allan Heinberg, story by Zack Snyder & Allan Heinberg and Jason Fuchs, based on the DC Comics character created by William Moulton Marsdon Director: Patty Jenkins Distributor: Warner Bros. Release Date: June 2, 2017 After all of the DC Comics/Warner Bros. big-screen darkness of the past decade or so, it is a pleasure to report that, while it is completely serious, WONDER WOMAN has a sense of joy that feels genuine and earned. […]Read On »


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Exclusive Photos from the WONDER WOMAN World Premiere in Hollywood

By SUE SCHNEIDER 05/26/2017
Gal Gadot at the World Premiere of WONDER WOMAN

Warner Bros. Pictures’ held the World Premiere of WONDER WOMAN May 25th at The Pantages Theatre in Hollywood. It was definitely a huge premiere. Hollywood Boulevard was closed from Vine Street to the theatre. Security was tight, because of the recent trouble in Manchester, England. Walking the blue carpet were the stars of the film, which included: Gal Gadot, Chris Pine, Robin Wright, Connie Nielsen, Danny Huston, Elena Anaya, Ewen Bremner, Lucy Davis, Eugene Brave Rock, Samantha Jo, Jacqui-Lee Pryce, Brooke Once, Madeleine Vall Beijner, Ann Wolfe, Mayling Ng, Patty Jenkins (Director), Charles Roven (Producer), Jason Fuchs (Writer), Allan Heinberg […]Read On »


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Exclusive Interview with THE FOLLOWING’s Sam Underwood on a killer Season 2

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN 03/11/2014
Mark (Sam Underwood) commits a crime on THE FOLLOWING on Fox | © 2014 Giovanni Rufino/FOX

Sam Underwood seems like decent, level-headed fellow in person. However, the English actor has played a number of highly disturbed Americans. There was Dexter’s would-be apprentice Zach in the final season of DEXTER and Dana Brody’s unstable boyfriend Leo on Season 3 of HOMELAND. Now, in Season 2 of THE FOLLOWING on Fox, Mondays at 9 PM, Underwood portrays twin serial killers Luke and Mark, whose mother Lily (Connie Nielsen) is even more warped than they are. At an event held by Fox for the Television Critics Association, Underwood talks about playing dangerous men. AX: Did you audition for THE […]Read On »


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Exclusive Photos from 3 DAYS TO KILL U.S. Premiere

By SUE SCHNEIDER 02/25/2014
Kevin Costner at the US premiere of 3 DAYS TO KILL | ©2014 Sue Schneider

Relativity Media presented the US Premiere of 3 DAYS TO KILL on February 12th at the Arclight Theatres in Hollywood. It was a small premiere and consisted of the stars of the film and a few guest, but a lot of photographers and electronic press. This is a busy year for Kevin Costner, the main star of this film, who has been in JACK RYAN: SHADOW RECRUIT, and just completed DRAFT DAY and is filming MCFARLAND. In 3 DAYS TO KILL he stars as Ethan Renner, a dangerous international spy who wants to give up this life to try to […]Read On »


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Exclusive Interview: Farhad Safinia on Season 2 of BOSS

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN 10/19/2012
BOSS - Season 2 | ©2012 Starz

In BOSS, now in its second season Friday nights at 9 PM on Starz, Kelsey Grammer stars as fictional Chicago Mayor Tom Kane, a politician of such ferocity that he makes Rod Blagojevich look like a bake sale coordinator. Kane’s problems include estrangement from both his wife (Connie Nielsen) and daughter (Hannah Ware), treacherous former allies and a debilitating disease that is affecting his mental faculties. Kane would like to do something of value with his legacy, but facing corruption from both outside and within himself, this may not be possible. BOSS creator and show runner Farhad Safinia previously wrote […]Read On »


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