28 February
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TRAINING DAY Warner Bros. Discovery Home Entertainment is proud to announce that the Oscar-winning film Training Day is now available for the first time in 4K resolution with high dynamic range. Training Day features a dynamic performance by Denzel Washington as Alonzo, a veteran narcotics officer in the LAPD. He takes on new LAPD recruit Jake Hoyt (Ethan Hawke) to teach him the ropes of working in the streets. It’s Jake’s first day on the job. He has a new baby daughter at home and is not ready for what Alonzo has in store. Jake has a lot to learn in this lesson on streetRead More →

17 August
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THE BLACK PHONE Director: Scott DerricksonStarring: Ethan Hawke, Mason Thames, Madeline McGraw, James Ransone Director Scott Derrickson gave audiences a chill with his film Sinister in 2012. He’s brought back his co-writer and actors Ethan Hawke and James Ransone for The Black Phone. Derrickson presents every parent’s worst nightmare – having your child kidnapped in broad daylight. Derrickson sets the film in 1978 North Denver where kids ride bikes in the street, walk home from school, and cheer each other on at baseball. It should be an ideal time, but there’s town gossip of a man known as “The Grabber” who has been kidnapping localRead More →

21 April
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THE NORTHMAN Director: Robert EggersStarring: Alexander Skarsgård, Anya-Taylor Joy, Ethan Hawke, Nicole Kidman, Claes Bang, Willem Dafoe, Björk Director Robert Eggers made a name for himself with 2015’s horror film, The Witch. With just three films under his belt including his new film, The Northman, he’s showcased his distinct style for storytelling. Alexander Skarsgard leads the film as Amleth lives as a Viking berserker. They’re a violent tribe inspired by wolves and bears. As a young boy, he was anointed by his father (Hawke) to be on a path of greatness. It was not long after that when Young Amleth watched his father’s murder atRead More →

30 March
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MOON KNIGHT Creator: Jeremy SlaterStarring: Oscar Isaac, Ethan Hawke, May Calamawy, F. Murray Abraham, Fernanda Andrade Marvel has had a string of hit series based on beloved characters from the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Their latest series, Moon Knight, introduces audiences to a brand-new character whose played by Oscar Isaac. When we first meet Oscar Isaac’s character, Steven Grant, he’s a socially awkward guy who works at the gift shop of a museum dedicated to Egyptian history. At night, he’s forced to strap himself to his bed and tape his door shut due to his debilitating nightmares. His reality and nightmares begin to merge together, andRead More →

23 September
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THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN Director: Antoine Fuqua Starring: Denzel Washington, Chris Pratt, Ethan Hawke, Vincent D’Onofrio, Peter Sarsgaard, Byung-hun Lee, Manuel Garcia-Rulfo, Martin Sensmeier, Haley Bennett, Matt Bomer, Luke Grimes Within the same month I’ve seen two new westerns that have hit the big screen. The first was Hell or High Water, which is currently resting toward the top of my year end best list. Now comes the release of the remake of The Magnificent Seven, a movie that will not be on that list. It’s the late 1800s and the small town of Rose Creek is facing a bit of a dust up when industrialistRead More →

05 December
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THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER 2014 OSCARS ROUNDTABLE: THE ACTORS               The Hollywood Reporter offers insightful roundtable discussions with some of the best talent working in the business. I love their Oscar Roundtable series every year, and I try to post each one of them. Here are six actors that are getting some buzz for their work. They discuss playing real life characters, the stereotypes behind British actors versus American actors, and Timothy Spall informs the group of a phantom pooper that may be lurking around the National Theater. Enjoy! The Actors Benedict Cumberbatch, The Imitation Game Ethan Hawke, Boyhood MichaelRead More →

25 July
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TWIN CITIES LIVE July 25, 2014         Is Sex Tape as bad as people are saying? Could Boyhood be one of the best of the year? Plus, my home release is devoted to the late great Elaine Stritch in Elaine Stritch: Shoot Me. 1. BOYHOOD, starring Ethan Hawke, Patricia Arquette, Ellar Coltrane, and Lorelei Linklaer 2. SEX TAPE, starring Jason Segel, Cameron Diaz, Ellie Kemper, Rob Corddry 3. ELAINE STRITCH: SHOOT ME, starring Elaine Stritch Here’s the video: Video courtesy of Twin Cities Live/KSTP You can find all of my past segments HERE. As always, thank you so much for watching andRead More →

25 July
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BOYHOOD Writer/Director: Richard Linklater Starring: Ellar Coltrane, Ethan Hawke, Patricia Arquette, Lorelei Linklater, Marco Perella, Libby Villari For the last twelve years director Richard Linklater, along with actors Ethan Hawke and Patricia Arquette, have been filming scenes for this incredible movie. They play a divorced couple and the story is centered on their son Mason Jr, played by newcomer Ellar Coltrane. The story captures the evolution of this young boy from the age of six through eighteen. At the beginning of the movie, we witness how Mason and his sister Samantha (Lorelai Linklater) deal with spending their coveted weekends with their dad. You could thinkRead More →