Senator John Lewis' 60 plus years of social activism and legislative action in Congress is captured in a new documentary, JOHN LEWIS: GOOD TROUBLE now available on Digital. The film directed by Dawn Porter chronicles his early life as a sharecroppers son, his fateful meeting with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in 1957, his training as a Freedom Rider fighting for equality and on the campaign trail supporting new incumbents. CineMovie talked to one of the producers, Erika Alexander in our first podcast below.
If you want to become an actor, The Juilliard School in NYC is the go-to place to study drama. The school's prestigious art program graduated some of the best actors of this generation including Jessica Chastain, Viola Davis, Patti LuPone, Anthony Mackie, Laura Linney just to name a few. Many of these actors credit one the founders of the school's legendary Drama Division, Moni Yakim as an inspiration with his unusual teaching technique. A new documentary, CREATING A CHARACTER: THE MONI YAKIM LEGACY takes audiences into his class and how his roots as a mime helped develop his technique. CineMovie talked to the legendary teacher about his distinctive teaching methods.
The world will get to experience the hit "Hamilton" Broadway musical on Disney+ Friday, June 3rd. What we'll see in the Lin-Manuel Miranda movie version will be the same exact stage play except with an interactive view. Miranda, the cast, and the film's director Thomas Kail reunited virtually to discuss how they shot the show as business as usual during a live performance with audience.
Director Michael Polish (TWIN FALLS IDAHO, NORFOLK) directs Mel Gibson, Emile Hirsch and Kate Bosworth in FORCE OF NATURE, an edge-of-your-seat action-thriller set in Puerto Rico during a hurricane. Polish talks to CineMovie about making the movie, now available on Digital platforms and DVD, and its themes that seem more relevant now more than ever.
INTO THE UNKNOWN: MAKING FROZEN 2 docuseries takes fans through the entire process of making one of the most highly anticipated animated sequels. The filmmakers, cast and the docuseries director Megan Harding came together on a Zoom call to reminisce about their time making FROZEN 2 and having cameras following them for 115 days.
Stephen King's "The Stand" is getting another adaptation for CBS All Access starring James Marsden, Odessa Young, Alexander Skarsgård and Amber Heard. Odessa Young says the show which deals with a deadly virus wiping out humans shouldn't be a hard watch even with the world going through COVID-19. Watch the interview below.
Joseph Gordon-Levitt stars in the hijacking thriller, 7500 by first time feature film director Patrick Vollrath. Shot entirely on a decommissioned Airbus A320, the Oscar nominated director took an experimental approach to the thriller with improvised camera movements and dialogue in 20 to 30 minute takes.
Actor and singer Rodrigo Massa was about to drop his sophomoric album, "La Fiesta" when the world came a halt due to the COVID-19 pandemic. You can catch the Brazilian native now on Netflix's "El Dragon, Return of the Warrior" season 1 and 2 but his next gig as an actor is uncertain. The actor tells CineMovie how he's tackling the tumultuous times and why he skipped moving to Hollywood and straight to Canada for a Tinseltown career.
In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic and the Black Lives Matter protests, the LGBTQ community is also part of the conversation when it comes to equal rights. A new Hulu series, "Love, Victor" tackles the subject with a coming of age story starring Michael Cimino (ANABELLE COMES HOME) as Victor and Ana Ortiz (“Whiskey Cavalier,” “Ugly Betty”) as mom. The actress opens up about her character who may not be accepting of her son's orientation because of machismo culture.
Mauricio Ochmann interpreta a Francisco “Franco” Barrón, un hombre con una vida mediocre cuya realidad se ve alterada frente a un inminente diagnóstico de muerte que le asignan por error en la nueva serie, R en Pantaya. Hablamos con el actor Mexicano por Zoom sobre su nueva seria y como esta su familia durante la quarantina.
Odessa Young (ASSASINATION NATION, A MILLION LITTLE PIECES) stars as Logan Lerman's wife in the new Hulu movie, SHIRLEY. The Australian actress talks to CineMovie about her intimate scenes with Lerman and how his sweet nature helped her get through her first nude scenes. SHIRLEY, now streaming on Hulu, stars Elisabeth Moss as renowned horror writer Shirley Jackson.
Starz' new show “Hightown” creator is Rebecca Cutter and features an LGBTQ LatinX lead. Stars Amaury Nolasco and Riley Voelkelsay the show has good representation in front and behind the camera led by women. For Amaury, the vibe on set is much better with a woman in charge, and he now prefers women run everything. We'd agree to that.
