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The Holdovers Miramax, Gran Via Productions Focus Features Release date October 27, 2023  My Rating  8/10 #whatonwhatsgood Fan Club Rating   82% Description From acclaimed director Alexander Payne, The Holdovers follows a curmudgeonly instructor (Paul Giamatti) at a New England prep school who is forced to remain on campus during the holiday break to babysit the handful of students with nowhere to go. Eventually, he forms an unlikely bond with one of them — a damaged, brainy troublemaker (newcomer Dominic Sessa) — and with the school’s head cook, who has just lost a son in Vietnam (Da’Vine Joy Randolph). Running time 133 minutes Directed by Alexander Payne Written by David Hemingson Produced by Mark Johnson, Bill Block and David Hemingson Starring Paul Giamatti as Paul Hunham Dominic Sessa as Angus Da'Vine Joy Randolph as Mary Carrie Preston as Lydia Crane Cinematography Eigil Bryld Edited by Kevin Tent Music by Mark Orton (l-r.) Director Alexander Payne...

My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3 Gold Circle Entertainment, Playtone, Artistic Films, HBO Films Focus Features My Rating   5/10 #whatonwhatsgood Fan Club Rating   51% Release date September 8, 2023 Genres Romantic Comedy Starring Nia Vardalos as Fotoula "Toula" Portokalos John Corbett as Ian Miller Louis Mandylor as Nick Portokalos Elena Kampouris as Paris Miller Lainie Kazan as Maria Portokalos Andrea Martin as Theia Voula Gia Carides as Cousin Nikki Joey Fatone as Cousin Angelo Maria Vacratsis as Theia Freida Elias Kacavas as Aristotle Gerry Mendicino as Uncle Taki Melina Kotselou as an undisclosed role Directed By Nia Vardalos Produced By Gary Goetzman, Tom Hanks, Kostas Raftopoulos, and Rita Wilson Executive Produced By Paul Brooks, Michael P. Flannigan, and Scott Niemeyer Written by Nia Vardalos Cinematography Barry Peterson Edited by Annette Davey and Craig Herring Music by Stephanie Economou My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3 (Focus Features) Vardalos discusses My Bi...

Inside Heretic, Schiwago, A Private View Focus Features Description Inside tells the story of Nemo, an art thief who enters a collector’s penthouse apartment hunting for valuable works of art. As he enters, the security system locks everything down. And then malfunctions. He is locked inside. At first, he expects his partner-in-crime to arrive, then the security guards or the police. Or the owner. But no one comes. Then he hopes and prays for a cleaning lady to come. A servant. Anyone. But no one comes. And days stretch out into weeks and months. He is locked inside a prison adorned with exquisite, strange, even eerie works of art: works that he both covets and admires, but which are now, for him, useless. Instead, he must use all of his cunning and invention to survive. To break into all the locked spaces to find all the food and liquid he will need. The luxury penthouse – this locus of perfection and aspiration – has become a prison. A desert island. A torture chamber. And then a pl...

Downton Abbey - A New Era Carnival Films Focus Features Release date  May 20, 2022 #whatonwhatsgood Express Review: by: Jovin Tardif This is the first time I ever watched Downton Abbey.  My wife is a huge fan.  I asked her to give me some information about the characters before we watched it. In Downton Abbey - A New Era there are a few storylines going on.  One is that a film crew is looking to make a silent movie called "The Gambler" on their property.  Will Lady Mary (Michelle Dockery) allows it?  How do the others feel about this arrangement? Can the staff act appropriately when they see actors Guy Dexter (Dominic West) and Myrna Dalgleish (Laura Haddock) arrive on the property?   Another concern that is addressed is silent films versus “talkies”.  Will director Jack Barber's (Hugh Dancy) need to make changes?  Can Myrna Dalgleish (Laura Haddock) handle the pressure of being in a talkie or is she more suited for silent films?...

The Northman Focus Features Release date  April 22, 2022 Social Media #TheNorthman  Directed by Robert Eggers Written by Robert Eggers, Sjón Produced by Arnon Milchan, Lars Knudsen, Mark Huffam Starring Alexander Skarsgård as Amleth Nicole Kidman as Queen Gudrún Claes Bang as Fjölnir Anya Taylor-Joy as Olga Ethan Hawke as King Aurvandill Björk as the Seeress Willem Dafoe as Heimir the Fool Ingvar Eggert Sigurðsson as Sorcerer Murray McArthur as Hákon Ironbeard Ian Gerard Whyte as Thórvaldr Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson as Thorfinnr Kate Dickie as Halldora the Pict Ísadóra Bjarkardóttir Barney Ralph Ineson Cinematography Jarin Blaschke Edited by Louise Ford Music by Robin Carolan, Sebastian Gainsborough

The Outfit FilmNation Entertainment Focus Features Release date: 03/18/2022 Social Media #TheOutfit Directed by Graham Moore Written by Graham Moore, Johnathan McClain Produced by Scoop Wasserstein, Amy Jackson, Ben Browning Starring Mark Rylance as Leonard Zoey Deutch as Mable Johnny Flynn as Francis Dylan O'Brien as Richie Nikki Amuka-Bird as Violet Simon Russell Beale Cinematography Dick Pope Edited by William Goldenberg Music by Alexandre Desplat Alan Mehdizadeh discusses his character "Monk" in 'The Outfit' "Monk is part of Roy's gang.  He has been Roy's head bodyguard and his most trusted servant for many years. He came into the organization quite young and worked his way up. He looks after Roy. I don't think there's anyone else that Roy would trust with his life as much as Monk.  Not even Ritchie. He's there day and night, to do whatever Roy needs in terms of the gang.   Roy, Ritchie, Monk, and Francis have been ...

Wolf (2021) Focus Features Release date: 12/03/2021 #whatonwhatsgood Fan Club Rating: 58% Social Media Twitter: @wolfthefilm Facebook: @wolfthefilm   Instagram: @wolfthefilm #Wolf Genre:  Drama Cast George MacKay as Jacob Lily-Rose Depp as Wildcat Paddy Considine as Zookeeper Eileen Walsh Fionn O'Shea as German Shepherd Lola Petticrew as Parrot Senan Jennings as Duck Directed by Nathalie Biancheri Written by Nathalie Biancheri Produced by Jessie Fisk Cinematography Michal Dymek Music by Stefan Wesołowski

Belfast Focus Features Release date: 11/12/2021 #whatonwhatsgood Fan Club Rating: 76% Directed by Kenneth Branagh Written by Kenneth Branagh Produced by Laura Berwick, Kenneth Branagh, Becca Kovacik, Tamar Thomas Starring Jude Hill as Buddy Caitríona Balfe as "Ma" Jamie Dornan as "Pa" Judi Dench as "Granny" Ciarán Hinds as "Pop" Colin Morgan as Billy Clanton Lara McDonnell as Moira Gerard Horan as Mackie Conor MacNeill as McLaury Turlough Convery as Minister Gerard McCarthy as Bobby Frank Lewis McAskie as Will Olive Tennant as Catherine Victor Alli as Soldier Josie Walker as Aunt Violet Vanessa Ifediora as Miss Lewis Cinematography Haris Zambarloukos Edited by Úna Ní Dhonghaíle Music by Van Morrison

Last Night in Soho Focus Features Release date: 10/29/2021 My IMDb Rating: 8/10 #whatonwhatsgood Fan Club Rating: 71% Directed by Edgar Wright Screenplay by Edgar Wright, Krysty Wilson-Cairns Story by Edgar Wright Produced by Nira Park, Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Edgar Wright Starring Thomasin McKenzie as Eloise "Ellie" Turner Anya Taylor-Joy as Sandie Diana Rigg as Ms. Collins, the older Sandie Matt Smith as Jack Michael Ajao as John Terence Stamp as Lindsay Sam Claflin as a young Lindsay Rita Tushingham as Margaret "Peggy" Turner Synnøve Karlsen as Jocasta Jessie Mei Li as Lara Chung Kassius Nelson as Cami Rebecca Harrod as Ashley Elizabeth Berrington as Ms Tobin Pauline McLynn as Carol Michael Jibson as male detective Lisa McGrillis as female detective Aimeé Cassettari as Eloise's mother Beth Singh as Cilla Black Margaret Nolan as sage barmaid James and Oliver Phelps as cloakroom attendants Cinematography Chung-hoon Chung Edited by Paul Machliss...

The Card Counter Focus Features Release date: 09/10/2021 #whatonwhatsgood Fan Club Rating: 71% Directed by Paul Schrader Written by Paul Schrader Produced by Braxton Pope, Lauren Mann, David Wulf Starring Oscar Isaac as William Tell Tiffany Haddish as La Linda Tye Sheridan as Cirk Willem Dafoe as Major John Gordo Alexander Babara as Mr. USA Bobby C. King as Slippery Joe Cinematography Alexander Dynan Edited by Benjamin Rodriguez Jr. Music by Robert Levon Been Director/Writer Paul Schrader discusses "The Card Counter" “Over the years I’ve developed my own genre of films, and they typically involve a man alone in a room wearing a mask, and the mask is his occupation. He could be a taxi driver, a drug dealer, a gigolo, a reverend, and I take that character and run him alongside a larger problem, personal or social, like the environmental crisis in First Reformed. In The Card Counter, William Tell is alone in his room with a mask on — that of a professional p...

Blue Bayou Entertainment One, MACRO Focus Features Release date: 09/17/2021 #whatonwhatsgood Fan Club Rating: 71% Directed by Justin Chon Written by Justin Chon Produced by Charles D. King, Kim Roth, Poppy Hanks, Justin Chon Starring Justin Chon as Antonio LeBlanc Alicia Vikander as Kathy LeBlanc Mark O'Brien as Ace Linh Dan Pham as Parker Sydney Kowalske as Jessie LeBlanc Vondie Curtis-Hall as Barry Boucher Emory Cohen as Denny Cinematography Matthew Chuang, Ante Cheng Edited by Reynolds Barney Music by Roger Suen Director Justin Chon discusses Blue Bayou “Growing up, I’ve been friends with a lot of Korean American adoptees, and I always felt their experience being an American was so different to mine. I thought it was a side of the American experience that really wasn’t really shown in film.” Charles D. King discusses New Orleans "I look at New Orleans as another character in the film. The accent, the people, the culture, the music, the food—I could feel...

Stillwater Focus Features Release date: 07/30/2021 My IMDb Rating: 7/10 #whatonwhatsgood Fan Club Rating: 71% Directed by Tom McCarthy Written by Tom McCarthy, Marcus Hinchey, Thomas Bidegain, Noé Debré Produced by Steve Golin, Tom McCarthy, Jonathan King, Liza Chasin Starring Matt Damon as Bill Baker Abigail Breslin as Allison Baker Camille Cottin as Virginie Lilou Siauvaud as Maya Deanna Dunagan as Sharon Idir Azougli as Akim Anne Le Ny as Leparq Moussa Maaskri as Dirosa William Nadylam as Patrick Cinematography Masanobu Takayanagi Edited by Tom McArdle Music by Mychael Danna Director Tom McCarthy discusses "Stillwater" "Stillwater is a film about human nature, what dictates the decisions we make, and how morality can be corrupted by one’s past, society, and love of family. It speaks to what we perceive to be our moral imperative. It’s a story of liberation that addresses the shackles of shame and guilt that keep us rooted to one place. It’s a film t...