LEONARDO DA VINCI: Filmmakers Sarah Burns and David McMahon on new PBS documentary – Exclusive Interview

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN 11/18/2024
LEONARDO DA VINCI Key Art | ©2024 PBS

It is perhaps impossible to overstate the influence of the Italian polymath Leonardo da Vinci, 1452-1519, on subsequent civilization. Scientist, inventor, engineer, painter, sculptor and architect, da Vinci did so much that exploring his entire life seems a Herculean task. But that’s exactly what filmmakers Ken Burns, Sarah Burns, and David McMahon set out to do with their four-hour documentary LEONARDO DA VINCI, which airs on PBS over two nights, Monday, November 18, and Tuesday, November 19. During PBS’s portion of the summer 2024 Television Critics Association (TCA) press tour, Sarah Burns (Ken Burns’s daughter) and McMahon (Sarah Burn’s husband) […]Read On »


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Movie Review: AMERICAN FICTION

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN 12/15/2023
AMERICAN FICTION movie poster | ©2023 MGM/Orion/Amazon

Rating: R Stars: Jeffrey Wright, Tracee Ellis Ross, Issa Rae, Sterling K. Brown, John Ortiz, Erika Alexander, Leslie Uggams, Myra Lucretia Taylor, Miriam Shor, Adam Brody, Keith David, Okieriete Onaodowan Writer: Cord Jefferson, based on the novel ERASURE by Percival Everett Director: Cord Jefferson Distributor: MGM/Orion/Amazon Release Date: December 15, 2023 AMERICAN FICTION tackles some tangled subject matter with admirable wit and restraint. Based on the book ERASURE by Percival Everett, AMERICAN FICTION examines who gets to write what, why they write it, and how it’s decided what gets marketed. There are also a lot of family dynamics at play, […]Read On »


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Movie Review: NOPE

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN 07/22/2022
NOPE poster | ©2022 Universal Pictures

Rating: R Stars: Daniel Kaluuya, Keke Palmer, Brandon Perea, Steven Yeun, Michael Wincott, Keith David, Terry Notary Writer: Jordan Peele Director: Jordan Peele Distributor: Universal Pictures Release Date: July 22, 2022 NOPE has a title and trailer that suggests it’s going to be about people reacting with unexpected common sense to horror movie tropes. That’s not what NOPE turns out to be. This in itself isn’t a demerit; no movie should be judged by how it does or doesn’t adhere to its advertising, which is often created separate from the filmmakers. However, NOPE is an uneven mixed bag. Director/writer Jordan […]Read On »


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GREENLEAF: Actress Lynn Whitfield on final season – Exclusive Interview

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN 07/14/2020
Lynn Whitfield in GREENLEAF | ©2020 OWN

GREENLEAF is now in its fifth and final season Tuesday nights on Oprah Winfrey’s OWN network. Created by Craig Wright, the series examines the inner workings of a family-run black Southern megachurch in Memphis, Tennessee. Lynn Whitfield has won Gracie and two consecutive NAACP Awards for her performance as the church’s First Lady Mae Greenleaf, wife of Bishop James Greenleaf (Keith David). Together, they run the Calvary Fellowship Worldwide Ministries, as well as their conflicted family. Whitfield won an Emmy for her starring performance in the 1991 telefilm THE JOSEPHINE BAKER STORY, where she played the title character from age […]Read On »


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Movie Review: THE NICE GUYS

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN 05/20/2016
THE NICE GUYS movie poster | ©2016 Warner Bros.

Rating: R Stars: Russell Crowe, Ryan Gosling, Angourie Rice, Matt Bomer, Margaret Qualley, Yaya DaCosta, Keith David, Beau Knapp, Lois Smith, Kim Basinger Writers: Shane Black & Anthony Bagarozzi Director: Shane Black Distributor: Warner Bros. Release Date: May 20, 2016 At first, a comparison between the new release THE NICE GUYS and the 1974 classic CHINATOWN may seem incongruous. The older film, after all, is an Oscar-winning drama, while THE NICE GUYS is solidly within the tradition of its director/co-writer Shane Black’s trademark action/buddy comedies. But hang on – both are period pieces (CHINATOWN is set in 1937, GUYS in […]Read On »


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Interview with ENLISTED star Keith David on the Fox new Sitcom

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN 03/07/2014
Cody (Keith David) introduced guest star Mircea Monroe on ENLISTED | © 2014 Adam Taylor/FOX

Keith David is an extraordinarily prolific actor in both onscreen and animated roles, as well as having a singing and stage career. People know him variously for his work in PLATOON, REQUIEM FOR A DREAM, PITCH BLACK, CLOUD ATLAS and NBC’s series THE CAPE (to name just a few) and for his vocal performances in GARGOYLES, THE PRINCESS AND THE FROG and CORALINE. David currently stars as U.S. Army Sergeant Major Donald Cody on Fox’s Friday night half-hour comedy ENLISTED. Cody rides herd over an unruly Stateside squad that includes the three Hill brothers, Pete (Geoff Stults), Derrick (Chris Lowell) […]Read On »


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Exclusive Photos from FOX’s ENLISTED at the Paley Center for Media

By SUE SCHNEIDER 02/02/2014
ENLISTED Cast Shot L - R: Geoff Stults, David Keith, Angelique Cabral, Parker Young, Chris Lowell at The Paley Center for Media | ©2014 Sue Schneider

The Paley Center for Media recently hosted an evening with the new FOX TV show ENLISTED at The Paley Center in Beverly Hills. ENLISTED is a comedy following three brothers on a small Florida Army base. After viewing the first episode, the cast and executives held a Q&A for the fans. Walking into the press room was the cast of ENLISTED: Geoff Stults, Keith David, Angelique Cabral, Parker Young, Chris Lowell, Mike Royce (Executive Producer) and Kevin Biegel (Creator and Executive Producer). AGREE? DISAGREE? LET YOUR VOICE BE HEARD – COMMENT BELOW Follow us on Twitter at ASSIGNMENT X Fan […]Read On »


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Exclusive Interview: ENLISTED star Geoff Stults earns his Stripes

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN 01/18/2014
Geoff Stults in ENLISTED - Season 1 | ©2013 Fox/Tommy Garcia

In Fox’s new comedy from creator Kevin Biegel, ENLISTED, Fridays at 9 PM, Geoff Stults plays U.S. Army Sergeant Pete Hill, a heroic military man whose star dips when he’s found guilty of insubordination. Pete finds himself stationed at an Army base in Florida, where his younger brothers, cynical Derrick (Chris Lowell) and optimistic Randy (Parker Young), are both already members of the somewhat klutzy Rear D troop, overseen by formidable commanding officer Cody Wallace (Keith David). Stults was born in Detroit and raised in Colorado. He previously toplined the BONES spinoff series THE FINDER and was also a regular […]Read On »


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Exclusive Interview: Angelique Cabral gets ENLISTED with new Fox comedy

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN 01/10/2014
Angelique Cabral in ENLISTED - Season 1 | ©2013 Fox/Tommy Garcia

In Fox’s new half-hour comedy ENLISTED, Fridays at 9:30 PM, Angelique Cabral’s Jill Perez is the most capable soldier at the Rear D U.S. Army base in Florida. Her fellows are largely unorthodox and confused, the exception being Pete Hill (Geoff Stults), who has just been sent here after serving overseas and views his new posting as punishment. It doesn’t take long for Jill and Pete to clash. Cabral, originally from Honolulu, Hawaii, has appeared in the films VAIKOONT, THE PERFECT FAMILY and FRIENDS WITH BENEFITS, as well as a number of television series, but ENLISTED is her first gig […]Read On »


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Movie Review: FREE BIRDS

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN 11/01/2013
FREE BIRDS movie poster | ©2013 Relativity Media

Rating: PG Stars (voices): Owen Wilson, Woody Harrelson, Amy Poehler, George Takei, Colm Meaney, Keith David, Jimmy Hayward Writers: Scott Mosier and Jimmy Hayward, story by David I. Stern & John J. Strauss Director: Jimmy Hayward Distributor: Relativity Media Release Date: November 1, 2013 On the surface, FREE BIRDS is one more animated feature about talking animals putting aside their differences to save themselves and each other – yes, at this point, it constitutes an entire genre. However, it’s hard to tell if the makers of FREE BIRDS are intentionally putting out messages here, or if the whole thing is […]Read On »


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