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“The Way, Way Back” is a comedy-drama gem written and directed by the Oscar-winning team Jim Rash and Nat Faxon (“The Descendants”). It’s a coming of age story about 14-year-old Duncan (Liam James) who has to endure a summer vacation with his mother Pam (Toni Collette), her overbearing and tactless boyfriend Trent (Steve Carell), and Trent’s daughter Steph (Zoe Levin). The introverted Duncan feels awkward everywhere. He’s full of teen angst, boredom and anger. Things change forever when he meets Owen (Sam Rockwell), a playful manager at the Water Wizz water park who becomes his mentor.
Read More‘The Way, Way Back’ stars Steve Carell, Liam James, Allison Janney, Sam Rockwell, Toni Collette, AnnaSophia Robb, Maya Rudolph, Nat Faxon and Jim Rash.
Read MoreJosh Boone landed Academy Award winner Jennifer Connelly to play mom Erica and Academy Award nominee Greg Kinnear as the dad. Nat Wolff plays the son and Lily Collins (daughter of Phil Collins) plays the daughter. Additional cast members include Patrick Schwarzenegger (son of Arnold Schwarzenegger), Liana Liberato, Logan Lerman and Kristen Bell for his movie ‘Stuck in Love.’
Read More“Stuck in Love” is written and directed by first-timer Josh Boone. The cast includes Academy Award winner Jennifer Connelly, Academy Award nominee Greg Kinear, Nat Wolff, Lily Collins (daughter of Phil Collins), Patrick Schwarzenegger (son of Arnold Schwarzenegger), Liana Liberato, Logan Lerman and Kristen Bell.
Read MoreJeff Bridges, who has been dedicated to stamping out hunger for the past 30 years, is now starring in a powerful documentary, “A Place at the Table.” The film is brought to you by Participant Media, a company with an amazing track record of building social action campaigns and producing films like “Waiting for Superman” and … Read more
Read MoreQ&A: CIA agent Nada Bakos talks about ‘Manhunt’ and terrorism and inaccuracies in ‘Zero Dark Thirty’
“Manhunt” is an official selection for the 2013 Sundance Film Festival. It’s a documentary by Greg Barker about the CIA’s search and capture of Osama bin Laden. Nada Bakos, who is featured in the film, served as an analyst for the CIA. She was on the team charged with analyzing the relationship between Iraq, Al Qaeda, and September 11. Bakos was privy to the inside track on what happens behind doors in the Central Intelligence Agency. Bakos was apprehensive at first about working with Barker but he won her over and she agreed to do her part in the documentary.
Read MoreMatthew McConaughey stars in Mud opening April 26 in NYC. McConaughey’s movies include, “Killer Joe,” “The Lincoln Lawyer,” “Tropic Thunder,” “Fool’s Gold,” “We Are Marshall,” “Amistad,” “Contact,” and “A Time to Kill.”
Read MoreThis 2012 version of “Pusher” is a remake of the 1996 original that was written and directed by Nicolas Winding Refn (“Drive”). Refn’s film was a blockbuster and he added two more films to the Danish series, “With Blood on My Hands: Pusher II” and “I’m the Angel of Death: Pusher III.” Actor Zlatko Buric starred as Milo in all three of the original trilogy of films and reprises his role in this 2012 version. Here is a Q&A with Zlatko Buric.
Read MoreIn the Indie film Union Square, Academy Award winner Mira Sorvino shows her chops once again playing Lucy, a deeply troubled, self-absorbed, erratic and emotional sister to Jenny, played by the stunning and talented Tammy Blanchard. In a powerful cameo, Patti LuPone plays their narcissistic, chain smoking mother.
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