Jerry Seinfeld makes his directorial debut as the Bee Movie writing team reunites for the hysterical Unfrosted: The Pop-Tart Story. If you’re familiar with Jerry Seinfeld as a comedian, you know he has a joke about Pop-Tarts and how its origin should be a movie. It took a pandemic to get things going between Seinfeld and Spike Feresten and their other writing partners but here we are. Better late than never, right? The only downside…
"Unfrosted: Jerry Seinfeld Takes On The Pop-Tart Story"
Hadas Yaron spoke with Solzy at the Movies in early April to discuss the new Holocaust survival series on Hulu, We Were the Lucky Ones. An interesting tidbit about the series is that it reunites Yaron with Michael Aloni from Shtisel. Not only this but once again, the two are portraying husband and wife. The actress talks about working with Aloni and how she found out that the duo would be reuniting to work on…
"Hadas Yaron talks We Were the Lucky Ones"
Moran Rosenblatt spoke with Solzy at the Movies in early April to discuss the new Hulu series, We Were the Lucky Ones. The actress discussed what drew her to the character, how she prepped for the role, and getting to work with the cast. The conversation does not discuss anything that I would consider a spoiler for the series. We do touch on the series launching at a time when antisemitism is thee worst it…
"Moran Rosenblatt talks We Were the Lucky Ones"
Screams Before Silence gives witnesses and survivors an opportunity to come forward about their experiences of October 7, 2023. “This is the most important work of my life and maybe everything I’ve done has led to this moment…I’ve spent a lot of time in my life advocating for women and it felt like this was a moment where we needed to be really honest and direct about what happened. Rape is never acceptable.” – Sheryl…
"Screams Before Silence Is An Essential Documentary"
Silent comedy classic The Freshman has received a new DVD release from Alpha Video but the source file is not the Criterion restoration. For one, the film is known to run some 76 minutes. If this is the case, why does the Alpha Video DVD have a run time of 89-90 minutes? The other thing is that the Criterion restoration gas a way better picture. It is much easier to watch and available to stream…
"The Freshman: Silent Comedy Classic Gets New DVD"
In what could be a sign of things to come, the Slamdance Film Festival is leaving Park City for Los Angeles beginning in 2025. Slamdance, the artist-led “by filmmakers for filmmakers” organization, today announced that its annual film festival will move to Los Angeles, starting in February 2025. The move to Los Angeles, the heart of the entertainment industry, will allow for the continued growth of Slamdance’s year-round mission to provide an accessible and dynamic community…
"Slamdance Film Festival Moving to Los Angeles in 2025"
Ocean’s Thirteen finally makes its arrival on 4K Ultra HD in a separate steelbook, digitally, and together with The Ocean’s Trilogy. The 4K remasters of Ocean’s Eleven, Ocean’s Twelve, and Ocean’s Thirteen were completed at Warner Bros. Discovery’s Motion Picture Imaging (MPI) with the participation of director Steven Soderbergh. The restored 5.1 digital audio mix was overseen by original re-recording sound mixer and sound editor Larry Blake. With the cast having so much fun, it only made…
"Ocean’s Thirteen Arrives on 4K Ultra HD"
Ocean’s Twelve finally makes its arrival on 4K Ultra HD in a separate steelbook, digitally, and together with The Ocean’s Trilogy. The 4K remasters of Ocean’s Eleven, Ocean’s Twelve, and Ocean’s Thirteen were completed at Warner Bros. Discovery’s Motion Picture Imaging (MPI) with the participation of director Steven Soderbergh. The restored 5.1 digital audio mix was overseen by original re-recording sound mixer and sound editor Larry Blake. If not for Warner Bros. sending producer Jerry Weintraub a…
"Ocean’s Twelve Arrives on 4K Ultra HD"
Ocean’s Eleven finally makes its arrival on 4K Ultra HD in a separate steelbook, digitally, and together with The Ocean’s Trilogy. The 4K remasters of Ocean’s Eleven, Ocean’s Twelve, and Ocean’s Thirteen were completed at Warner Bros. Discovery’s Motion Picture Imaging (MPI) with the participation of director Steven Soderbergh. The restored 5.1 digital audio mix was overseen by original re-recording sound mixer and sound editor Larry Blake. While the film is a remake of the Rat…
"Ocean’s Eleven Arrives on 4K Ultra HD"
Mean Girls (2024) is joining its 2004 predecessor on 4K Ultra HD and will be available April 30 on Blu-ray and DVD. Both the 4K UHD and Blu-ray will feature 30 minutes of bonus content and a sing-along version. The film is already available to purchase through digital retailers. What follows is my release from earlier this year: Mean Girls (2024) is not going to replace Mean Girls but the musical adaptation keeps the spirit…
"Mean Girls: The Musical Arrives on 4K Ultra HD"