02 September
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WORTH Director: Sara ColangeloStarring: Michael Keaton, Amy Ryan, Stanley Tucci, Laura Benanti, Tate Donovan, Talia Balsam It’s been twenty years since the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center. We’ve seen a few movies tackle it, but the new film Worth dives into the victims’ stories and the legal battle that followed. What is life worth? How does the law put a price tag on someone’s existence? Those questions are what faces lawyer Ken Feinberg, played by Michael Keaton. He’s fought for many high-profile settlements and is a professor at Georgetown. Everything stopped the morning of September 11, 2001. The world stood and watched theRead More →

20 August
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WHAT IF…? Director: Bryan AndrewsStarring: Jeffrey Wright, Haley Atwell, Samuel L. Jackson, Chadwick Boseman, Michael Rooker, Josh Brolin, Stanley Tucci, Dominic Cooper Marvel has ventured into animation with their latest Disney+ series, What If…? The story continues to play into the idea of a multiverse that’s posed in Loki and teased in future Marvel Cinematic Universe movies. There’s a celestial being known as The Watcher that poses as the series narrator. He introduces the audience to alternate realities to some of our favorite MCU movies in a “What If” style fashion. The first episode poses a question as to what would have happened if PeggyRead More →

28 January
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SUPERNOVA Director: Harry MacqueenStarring: Stanley Tucci, Colin Firth Stanley Tucci and Colin Firth are a dream pair together in their new film Supernova. Tucci faces the grim reality of early on-set dementia through his character Tusker in Harry Macqueen’s new film. He’s a renowned writer who is heading out for a little road trip with his longtime partner, Sam, played by Colin Firth. They take their RV out into the English countryside, gaze at the stars, bicker like any normal couple and visit friends and family for the last time. In theaters now and will be available to rent through digital platforms February 16, 2021Read More →

28 January
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“SUPERNOVA” Interview with Stanley Tucci and Harry Macqueen Writer/director Harry Macqueen’s new film Supernova stars Stanley Tucci and Colin Firth as a couple heading out for one last road trip while facing the grave reality of early on-set dementia. I sat down with Tucci and Macqueen to talk about Tucci and Firth swapping roles for the film, the perfect meal for a dinner and a movie night, and traveling the English country side. **click SUBSCRIBE for more reviews and interviews**Read More →

21 October
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THE WITCHES Director: Robert ZemeckisStarring: Anne Hathaway, Octavia Spencer, Chris Rock, Jahzir Bruno, Kristin Chenoweth, Stanley Tucci The wild imagination of children’s author Roald Dahl has been enchanting readers and moviegoers for years. The latest page to screen adaptation is a remake of The Witches, now streaming on HBO Max. If you’re my age, you may remember Anjelica Huston scaring you as a kid when she brought The Grand High Witch to life. Now it’s Anne Hathaway’s turn to spook kids. The Witches opens with Chris Rock’s narration recounting a childhood memories from when he was young. He plays Charlie, an orphaned boy raised byRead More →

16 March
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BEAUTY AND THE BEAST Director: Bill Condon Starring: Emma Watson, Dan Stevens, Luke Evans, Josh Gad, Kevin Kline, Ewan McGregor, Ian McKellen, Emma Thompson, Audra McDonald, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Stanley Tucci Disney’s animated classic (in my opinion) Beauty and the Beast was the first full-length animated film to be nominated for Best Picture at the 1992 Academy Awards. It’s hard not to have the catchy Alan Menken and Howard Ashman songs stuck in your head after you watch it. Even as an adult, it still holds up. Since then, Disney turned it into an epic stage musical for Broadway and now has reimagined it again turningRead More →

07 December
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SPOTLIGHT Director: Tom McCarthy Starring: Michael Keaton, Mark Ruffalo, Rachel Adams, Brian D’Arcy James, Stanley Tucci, John Slattery, Billy Crudup It seems to be commonly thought that journalism is not what it used to be. Instead of simply covering the story, there’s a bias thrown in or you expect a certain political angle depending on what channel news you are watching. When you actually stick to the facts and let them speak for themselves, it can in turn be effective and powerful. Director Tom McCarthy takes that approach with the dynamic and moving Spotlight. In July 2001, the Boston Globe received a new editor whenRead More →

02 July
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TWIN CITIES LIVE July 2, 2014         It was another great day on Twin Cities Live with Elizabeth and Dez. Unfortunately, two of the movies were not so great. Here they are: 1. Transformers: Age of Extinction, starring Mark Wahlberg, Stanley Tucci, Kelsey Grammer, 2. Tammy, starring Melissa McCarthy, Susan Sarandon, Allison Janney, Kathy Bates 3. Cutie and the Boxer, Ushio Shinohara, Noriko Shinohara, Alex Shinohara 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 and your continual support. I truly appreciate it!Read More →

01 July
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TRANSFORMERS: AGE OF EXTINCTION Director: Michael Bay Starring: Mark Wahlberg, Nicola Peltz, Jack Reynor, Stanley Tucci, Kelsey Grammer, Titus Welliver, T.J. Miller I should have known that when I heard the line “My face is the warrant” from Titus Welliver that I was in for a certain kind of cinematic “treat”. I actually went into Transformers: Age of Extinction with a little bit of hope that it could actually be good. The trailers looked awful, but I had faith in Mark Wahlberg and Stanley Tucci that they wouldn’t have signed on for a crappy movie. One would assume they saw the first three movies andRead More →

27 November
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THE HUNGER GAMES: CATCHING FIRE Director: Francis Lawrence Starring: Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth, Woody Harrelson, Elizabeth Banks, Sam Claflin, Jena Malone, Phillip Seymour Hoffman, Stanley Tucci, Lenny Kravitz, Jeffrey Wright, Lynn Cohen, Donald Sutherland I have seen enough of these movies adapted from young adult books to know that the majority of them are crap. I love that The Hunger Games series has set a high bar which others in a post-Harry Potter era will have to compete with when it comes to gaining a wide audience base outside of screaming teen girls. The second film, The Hunger Games: Catching Fire, kicks itRead More →