Month: November 2017

IN CONVERSATION: CHRIS BERNARDI FROM PIXAR’S “COCO”

Paul McGuire Grimes

Nov 26, 2017

IN CONVERSATION: CHRIS BERNARDI FROM PIXAR’S “COCO” Chris Bernardi began working for Pixar Animation Studios in November 2000 as a shading technical director on Finding Nemo. Since then, he has served in a variety of roles, including sets shading supervisor, sets shading technical director, senior shading artist on many of their films like Cars, WALL•E,…
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Movie Review: THREE BILLBOARDS OUTSIDE EBBING, MISSOURI

Paul McGuire Grimes

Nov 21, 2017

THREE BILLBOARDS OUTSIDE EBBING, MISSOURI Writer/Director: Martin McDonagh Starring: Frances McDormand, Sam Rockwell, Woody Harrelson, John Hawkes, Peter Dinklage, Lucas Hedges, Abbbie Cornish, Zeljko Ivanek In Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri, Frances McDormand gives the best performance of her career since the old Marge Gunderson days in Fargo. She plays Mildred Hayes who is still…
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Movie Review: COCO

Paul McGuire Grimes

Nov 21, 2017

COCO Director: Lee Unkrich, Adrian Molina Starring: Anthony Gonzalez, Gael García Bernal, Benjamin Bratt, Alanna Ubach, Renee Victor, Edward James Olmos, John Ratzenberger, Cheech Marin When Pixar isn’t cranking out sequels to their greatest hits (Finding Dory, Cars 3), they are creating timeless original stories that touch the heart and prove their staying power as…
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IN CONVERSATION: NADJI JETER ON THE POWER OF “WONDER”

Paul McGuire Grimes

Nov 19, 2017

IN CONVERSATION: NADJI JETER ON THE POWER OF “WONDER” Nadji Jeter is a young star on the rise who is probably best known for voicing Miles Morales in the animated Spider-Man series for Disney XD as well as the Grown Ups movies alongside Adam Sandler and Kevin James. Now he gets to call Julia Roberts…
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Movie Review: JUSTICE LEAGUE

Paul McGuire Grimes

Nov 16, 2017

JUSTICE LEAGUE Director: Zach Snyder Starring: Ben Affleck, Gal Gadot, Jason Momoa, Ezra Miller, Ray Fisher, Jeremy Irons, Amy Adams, Diane Lane, Connie Nielsen, J.K. Simmons, Ciarán Hinds, Joe Morton DC Comics continues to crank out movies in their superhero universe in hopes of veering the franchise in the right direction. Earlier this year we…
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Movie Review: WONDER

Paul McGuire Grimes

Nov 16, 2017

WONDER Director: Stephen Chbosky Starring: Jacob Tremblay, Julia Roberts, Owen Wilson, Izabela Vidovic, Daveed Diggs, Kadji Jeter, Mandy Patinkin The book Wonder by R.J. Palacio has taken schools by storm due to its sensitive subject of bullying and feeling accepted. Now we’re getting the big screen treatment with a pretty strong cast. Jacob Tremblay (Room)…
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Movie Review: MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS

Paul McGuire Grimes

Nov 9, 2017

MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS Director: Kenneth Branagh Starring: Kenneth Branagh, Johnny Depp, Josh Gad, Michelle Pfeiffer, Judi Dench, Penelope Cruz, Leslie Odom Jr, Daisy Ridley, Willem Dafoe, Derek Jacobi, Lucy Boynton, Sergei Polunin When you have an all-star cast consisting of Kenneth Branagh, Michelle Pfeiffer, Johnny Depp, Judi Dench, and Penelope Cruz, to name…
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Movie Review: THOR: RAGNAROK

Paul McGuire Grimes

Nov 2, 2017

THOR: RAGNAROK Director: Taika Waititi Starring: Chris Hemsworth, Tom Hiddleston, Cate Blanchett, Mark Ruffalo, Anthony Hopkins, Jeff Goldblum, Tessa Thompson, Idris Elba, Karl Urban Chris Hemsworth will forever be known as Thor, the god of thunder. Thor: Ragnarok is his third solo entry in the franchise on top of the two Avengers ensemble movies. He…
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