Movie Review: BLACKWATER LANE

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN 06/21/2024
BLACKWATER LANE movie poster | ©2024 Lionsgate

Rating: PG-13 Stars: Minka Kelly, Maggie Grace, Dermot Mulroney, Alan Calton, Natalie Simpson, Judah Cousin, Kris Johnson Writer: Elizabeth Fowler, based on the novel THE BREAKDOWN by B.A. Paris Director: Jeff Celentano Distributor: Lionsgate Release Date: June 21, 2024 (theatrical/VOD) Based on B.A. Paris’s novel THE BREAKDOWN, BLACKWATER LANE has the odd distinction of being a thriller where viewers – at least, those acquainted with this subgenre – can guess what’s happening almost from the start. We begin with narration by Cass Anderson (Minka Kelly) about “what happened.” Cass and her husband Matthew (Dermot Mulroney) are half-American/half-English. They grew up […]Read On »


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Movie Review: SCREAM VI

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN 03/10/2023
SCREAM VI movie poster | ©2023 Paramount Pictures

Rating: R Stars: Melissa Barrera, Courteney Cox, Jenna Ortega, Jasmin Savoy-Brown, Mason Gooding, Hayden Panettiere, Devyn Nekoda, Josh Segarra, Jack Champion, Liana Liberato, Tony Revolori, Samara Weaving, Dermot Mulroney, Henry Czerny, Roger Jackson Writers: James Vanderbilt & Guy Busick, based on characters created by Kevin Williamson Directors: Matt Bettinelli-Olpin & Tyler Gillett Distributor: Paramount Pictures Release Date: March 10, 2023 At this point, constructing a new SCREAM movie has got to be like solving a Rubik’s cube, or maybe one of those mathematical equations relating to quantum mechanics. Just figuring out why a serial killer would dress up in that […]Read On »


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Movie Review: THE INHABITANT

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN 10/07/2022
THE INHABITANT movie poster | ©2022 Lionsgate

Rating: Not Rated Stars: Odessa A’zion, Leslie Bibb, Dermot Mulroney, Lizze Broadway, Jackson Dean Vincent, Mary Buss, Michael Cooper Jr. Writer: Kevin Bachar Director: Jerren Lauder Distributor: Lionsgate Release Date: October 7, 2022 Just when horror fans might be forgiven for wondering whether scary movies will ever again feature characters who behave reasonably, along comes THE INHABITANT. This isn’t to oversell THE INHABITANT, which is a decently-executed ghostly possession movie. It’s just a relief to be able to invest in people who react in ways that make sense. A series of title cards over historical photos set the scene for […]Read On »


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PRODIGAL SON: Creators Chris Fedak and Sam Sklaver on Season 2 – Exclusive Interview

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN 02/08/2021
Frank Harts, Keiko Agena, Aurora Perrineau, Lou Diamond Phillips, Michael Sheen, Tom Payne, Bellamy Young and Halston Sage in PRODIGAL SON - Season 2 | ©2020 Fox/Mark Seliger

PRODIGAL SON, now in its second season Tuesday nights on Fox, is teasing a season-long arc. Malcolm Bright (Tom Payne) is still a profiler for the NYPD, and his father, serial killer Martin Whitly (Michael Sheen), is still confined to a psychiatric institution. But family dynamics are changing. At the end of Season 1, Malcolm’s society belle mother Jessica (Bellamy Young) had been dating wealthy Nicholas Endicott (Dermot Mulroney). Malcolm and his sister, TV reporter Ainsley (Halston Sage), discovered that Endicott was a murderer. When Endicott threatened the siblings, Ainsley lashed out and killed him – and now doesn’t remember […]Read On »


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PRODIGAL SON: Actor and director Lou Diamond Phillips on Season 2 – Exclusive Interview

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN 01/11/2021
Lou Diamond Phillips in PRODIGAL SON - Season 2 - "It's All in the Execution" | ©2020 Fox/Phil Caruso

PRODIGAL SON returns for the premiere of its second season on Tuesday, January 12, on Fox. The show stars Tom Payne as Malcolm Bright, who works as a consultant for a homicide department of the NYPD, headed up by Lou Diamond Phillips’s character, Lieutenant Gil Arroyo. Malcolm has unique insights into serial killers, since his incarcerated father, Dr. Martin Whitly (Michael Sheen), happens to be one. Season 1 ended with Malcolm’s sister, TV journalist Ainsley (Halston Sage), stabbing wealthy murderer Nicholas Endicott (Dermot Mulroney) to death in order to save herself and her brother. Before this happened, Gil had embarked […]Read On »


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Movie Review: AUGUST: OSAGE COUNTY

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN 12/30/2013
AUGUST OSAGE COUNTY movie poster | ©2013 The Weinstein Company

Rating: R Stars: Meryl Streep, Julia Roberts, Ewan McGregor, Chris Cooper, Abigail Breslin, Benedict Cumberbatch, Juliette Lewis, Margo Martindale, Dermot Mulroney, Julianne Nicholson, Sam Shepard, Misty Upham Writer: Tracy Letts, based on his play Director: John Wells Distributor: The Weinstein Co. Release Date: December 27, 2013 AUGUST: OSAGE COUNTY won the 2008 Best Play Tony for its debut Broadway performance, and it’s easy to see why – Tracy Letts’ script is well-constructed and cumulatively devastating. The film version, with a screenplay adapted by Letts and directed by John Wells, opens the play up somewhat by giving us some of the […]Read On »


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Exclusive Photos from the Hollywood Foreign Press Installation Luncheon

By SUE SCHNEIDER 08/21/2013
Colin Farrell at the Hollywood Foreign Press Association Annual Installation Luncheon | ©2013 Sue Schneider

The Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA) held their annual Installation Luncheon on August 13th at the Beverly Hilton Hotel. This luncheon is to introduce the new officers and directors and the HFPA presented $1.6 million dollars in financial grants to film schools and non-profits and scholarship programs due to the success of the Golden Globes in January of this year. Theo Kingma, the new President of the HFPA welcomed the guests and announced the 2013 grant recipients. Eva Longoria was the emcee for this year’s luncheon. The grants were accepted by a list of star-studded actors, which included: Nicole Kidman […]Read On »


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Exclusive Photos from the ROCK OF AGES World Premiere

By SUE SCHNEIDER 06/22/2012
Tom Cruise and Julianne Hough at the World Premiere of ROCK OF AGES | ©2012 Sue Schneider

Rock ‘N Rock was the theme at the Warner Bros. Pictures World Premiere of ROCK OF AGES held recently at the Grauman’s Chinese Theatre in Hollywood. The black carpet was decorated with landmark signs from the famous Sunset Strip rock scene – The Whisky Ago Go, The Viper Room and the famous rock eatery hangout The Rainbow Bar and Grill, where a lot of these rock people still go to eat. The Whisky Ago Go being around the longest on the Strip have had many of the great groups play there – The Doors, Poison, Iggy Pop and the Stooges, […]Read On »


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Movie Review: BIG MIRACLE

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN 02/03/2012
BIG MIRACLE movie poster | ©2012 Universal Pictures

Rating: PG Stars: Drew Barrymore, John Krasinski, Ted Danson, Amaogak Sweeney, John Pingayak, Kristen Bell, Dermot Mulroney, Vinessa Shaw, Kathy Baker, Tim Blake Nelson Writers: Jack Amiel & Michael Begler, based on the book FREEING THE WHALES by Thomas Rose Director: Ken Kwapis Distributor: Universal Pictures Release Date: February 3, 2012 A movie that is pretty much equally friendly to whales, whale hunters, Greenpeace and big oil sounds like a) something that can’t exist and b) would be pretty spineless if it did. Surprise – BIG MIRACLE, loosely based on an actual incident, manages to accomplish all of this and […]Read On »


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