27
May
Disney’s new film Cruella is dominated by two exceptional performances from Emma Stone and Emma Thompson. The former plays the title character, an ambitious fashion designer who morphs into one of Disney’s most infamous villains, while the latter plays the designer who hires Cruella (in her Estella persona) and then tries to destroy her. While the two Emmas drive the story and take full command of the screen, lurking around the edges is John, played by Mark Strong, the valet to Thompson’s Baroness who doesn’t say all that much. But even his stoic presence eventually reveals a character with more…
31
Mar
After doubts from skeptics, Emma Stone clarifies that the Cruella movie will be different than Joker. “When the Cruella trailer dropped in February, we were suddenly aware of the possibility that there could be a striking resemblance between a Disney villain origin story and a Batman villain origin story. But Emma Stone, who plays the stylish, dog-hating protagonist, says her movie and Joker aren’t all that alike.” Read more at Gizmodo. Few shows are as iconic as Law & Order. Check out some fun facts about the behind-the-scenes of this NBC hit series. “At more than 30 years old, the…
10
Nov
Investigative documentary filmmaker Alex Gibney?best known for 2008?s Oscar-winning Taxi to the Dark Side, Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room, and at least a dozen others?turns his sights on the 1994 Loughinisland massacre, a cold case that remains an open wound in the Irish peace process. The families of the victims?who were murdered while watching the World Cup in their local pub?were promised justice, but 20 years later they still didn?t know who killed their loved ones. Gibney uncovers a web of secrecy, lies, and corruption that so often results when the powerful insist they are acting for the…
