Movie Review: LONGING

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN 06/07/2024
LONGING movie poster | ©2024 Lionsgate

Rating: R Stars: Richard Gere, Suzanne Clément, Diane Kruger, Jessica Clement, Tomaso Sanelli, Larry Day, Marnie McPhail, Alex Ivanovici, Jessikah Roberts, Kevin Hanchard, Stuart Hughes Writer: Savi Gabizon, based on the 2017 film LONGING (GA’AGUA) written by Savi Gabizon Director: Savi Gabizon Distributor: Lionsgate Release Date: June 7, 2024 (theatrical); June 28, 2024 (VOD/digital) Let’s start by giving LONGING its due – it’s seldom boring. LONGING is an English-language, Canadian-set remake of the 2017 Israeli feature LONGING (GA’AGUA) of the same name. The original won a number of awards. Even though both were written and directed by Savi Gabizon, we […]Read On »


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Movie Review: WELCOME TO MARWEN

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN 12/21/2018
WELCOME TO MARWEN | © 2018 Universal

Rating: PG-13 Stars: Steve Carell, Leslie Mann, Diane Kruger, Eiza Gonzalez, Gwendoline Christie, Janelle Monae, Merritt Wever, Leslie Zemeckis Writers: Robert Zemeckis and Caroline Thompson Director: Robert Zemeckis Distributor: Universal Release Date: December 21, 2018 WELCOME TO MARWEN is the story – sort of – of real-life artist Mark Hogancamp. In 2000, when he was thirty-eight years old, Hogancamp was set upon and beaten by five men. Hogancamp was injured so severely that he was in a coma for nine days. When he woke, his brain damage was such that he had no memory of most of his life before […]Read On »


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THE BRIDGE star Demian Bichir seeks revenge on the FX drama – Exclusive

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN 08/06/2014
Demian Bichir as Marco Ruiz, Bruno Bichir as Sebastian Cerisola on THE BRIDGE | © 2014 Byron Cohen/FX Network

Complications abound in Season 2 of FX’s drama THE BRIDGE, Wednesdays at 10 PM. The series was developed for U.S. television by Elwood Reid & Meredith Stiehm, based on the Danish BRON, but this year, THE BRIDGE diverges greatly from its source material. In Season 1 of THE BRIDGE, Demian Bichir’s character, Mexican police detective Marco Ruiz, suffered the loss of his son at the hands of his murderous ex-partner. Marco’s quest for revenge has caused him to make a deal with one of Ciudad Juarez’s biggest crime lords. To hold up his end of the agreement, Marco must return […]Read On »


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Exclusive Interview: THE BRIDGE star Demian Bichir on the new FX series

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN 09/18/2013
Demian Bichir in THE BRIDGE - Season 1 | ©2013 FX/Frank Ockenfels

In THE BRIDGE, on FX Wednesdays at 10 PM,Juarez, Mexico homicide detective Marco Ruiz, played by Demian Bichir, finds himself teamed up with El Paso,Texas homicide detective Sonya Cross, played by Diane Kruger, when a murder case spans both their jurisdictions. The case turns out to be horrifyingly personal for Marco, and not just because of his emotional involvement with solving the crime. He also has a complicated family situation that is made considerably more fraught due to the investigation. THE BRIDGE is based on the Scandinavian series BRON, adapted for American television by BRIDGE executive producers Meredith Stiehm and […]Read On »


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Exclusive Interview: THE BRIDGE executive producer Elwood Reid talks about the future of the series

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN 09/04/2013
Diane Kruger and Demian Bichir in THE BRIDGE - Season 1 | ©2013 FX/Frank Ockenfels

On FX’s THE BRIDGE, currently in its first season Wednesday nights at 10,Juarez,Mexico police detective Marco Ruiz, played by Demian Bichir, and El Paso,Texas police detective Sonya Cross (Diane Kruger) are brought together by a murder case that literally is right in the middle of the bridge between their two jurisdictions. Things quickly become more complicated, with a seemingly unrelated smuggler’s tunnel and a past indiscretion of Marco’s tangling into events. Elwood Reid, whose past writer/producer credits include HAWAII FIVE-0, COLD CASE and CLOSE TO HOME, teamed up with Meredith Stiehm to adapt THE BRIDGE for FX, based on the […]Read On »


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Exclusive Interview: THE BRIDGE star Annabeth Gish on the new FX series

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN 08/28/2013
Annabeth Gish in THE BRIDGE - Season 1 | ©2013 FX/Frank Ockenfels

In FX’s freshman series THE BRIDGE, Wednesday nights at 10 PM, beleaguered Juarez,Mexico police detective Marco Ruiz (Demian Bechir) teams up with emotionally damaged El Paso,Texas police detective Sonya Cross (Diane Kruger) to solve crimes that straddle the border of their two towns and nations. Besides his massive on the job troubles, Marco has gotten into hot water with his wife (Catalina Sandino Moreno) by sleeping with wealthy Texas widow Charlotte Millwright, played by Annabeth Gish.Charlotte has her own border-crossing issues, namely a tunnel on her property that leads to Juarez, with dangerous parties on both sides wanting to use […]Read On »


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Exclusive Interview: Matthew Lillard crosses THE BRIDGE

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN 08/21/2013
Matthew Lillard in THE BRIDGE - Season 1 - "ID" | ©2013 FX/Byron Cohen

In THE BRIDGE, now in its first season on FX Wednesday nights at 10 PM,Juarez,Mexico police detective Marco Ruiz (Demian Bechir) and El Paso,Texas police detective Sonya Cross (Diane Kruger) wind up working together on a homicide case that spans both their jurisdictions. Matthew Lillard’s character, reporter Daniel Frye, is often more a hindrance than a help, partly because he’s unethical and partly because he starts out as an alcoholic drug user, though as of last week’s episode, he’s trying to clean up his act. California native Lillard has been in a wide variety of fare, mostly in feature films […]Read On »


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Exclusive Photos from the Hollywood Foreign Press Installation Luncheon

By SUE SCHNEIDER
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 Stephenie Meyer’s book signing of THE HOST

By SUE SCHNEIDER 04/04/2013
Stephenie Meyer at the book signing of Stephenie Meyer's THE HOST | ©2013 Sue Schneider

On March 15th Barnes and Noble held a book signing with Stephenie Meyer for her new book THE HOST, which opens as a movie on March 29th nationwide. Fans lined up from the early morning hours and the line went through Barnes and Noble through The Grove and around the corner where the American Girl Store is and ended in front of the Wood Ranch Restaurant. It was quite a sight to see! Besides Stephenie Meyer, stars from the film Max Irons, Diane Kruger and Jake Abel joined in the signing. Saoirse Ronan was suppose to be there, but unfortunately […]Read On »


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Exclusive Photos from THE HOST World Premiere

By SUE SCHNEIDER 03/30/2013
The Host Cast: L-R Stephenie Meyer, Saoirse Ronan, Chandler Canterbury, Andrew Niccol (Director), Max Irons, Diane Kruger and Jake Abel at the Los Angeles Premiere of THE HOST | ©2013 Sue Schneider

Open Road Films held the World Premiere for THE HOST on March 19th at the ArcLight Hollywood Cinerama Dome. Fans were across from where I shot, and on risers and over by the door of the theatre. Subway gave sandwiches out to all the media, fans, stars and everyone else that walked the carpet. T-shirts were handed out to the fans as they waited patiently to get a picture with their favorites and an autograph. THE HOST is a love story from Stephenie Meyer, the creator of the TWILIGHT SAGA, but this time it’s about an unseen enemy threatening mankind […]Read On »


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