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Swing Kids 25th Anniversary: It’s Time To Swing Again
The 25th anniversary of Swing Kids is likely to be celebrated by a lot of people who grew up in the ‘90s watching it on video or cable. They certainly didn’t see it in theaters. It opened to $1.9 mill...
TCA Interview: Jeff Daniels on The Looming Tower
Hulu’s new original series The Looming Tower explores the rivalry between the FBI and CIA prior to 9/11. Jeff Daniels plays FBI special Agent John O’Neill, while Peter Sarsgaard plays CIA analyst Mart...
A Futile and Stupid Gesture Interview: Screenwriters John Aboud and Mike Colton
A Futile and Stupid Gesture is now on Netflix, so you could watch it this weekend, or maybe you’ve already seen it. Based on the book by Josh Karp, A Futile and Stupid Gesture stars Will Forte as Nati...
A Futile and Stupid Gesture Interview: David Wain, Peter Principato and Jonathan Stern
For a man who brought us so many laughs, Doug Kenney had a tragic life. The co-founder of National Lampoon, Kenney found fame and success with the magazine and its movie productions, but died young wh...
Sundance 2018 Review: Colette – Francais Franchise Fred Approves
Here’s some Sundance magic for you. I didn’t think I’d be able to see Colette, but at a screening for the movie Sweet Country, I happened to sit next to director Wash Westmoreland. We had such a nice ...
Sundance 2018 Review: Blaze – It’s Music, Man
I was not familiar with Blaze Foley, and he’s probably not the kind of music I would listen to anyway. However, I can tell Ethan Hawke loves him and gave him a loving biography. Blaze Foley (Ben Dicke...
Sundance Interview: Domhnall Gleeson and Martin Mull on A Futile and Stupid Gesture
Martin Mull plays National Lampoon founder Doug Kenney in present day in A Futile and Stupid Gesture. I hate to break it to you, but Kenney did not make it past Caddyshack in real life. This is some o...
Sundance Interview: Joel McHale and Emmy Rossum on A Futile and Stupid Gesture
Netflix has been a dominant force in the last three Sundances. This week’s fest included the premiere of A Futile and Stupid Gesture, the story of National Lampoon founder Doug Kenney (Will Forte). Si...
Ben Mendelsohn Talks ‘Darkest Hour’ and ‘Ready Player One’
Kit Bowen talk with Ben Mendelsohn about Darkest Hour and Ready Player One.