Creating a family film, nowadays, is a complicated feat. Kids are much more technologically savvy and there are worlds of creative content just a smartphone away, and usually for free. It takes a good story, with a strong, yet not overbearing message, and a lot of wit and whimsy to keep not just a child's attention, but nudge a parent to want to spend those hard earned dollars at the movies. … [Read more...]
REVIEW: ANNIHILATION is a mind-bending must-see
Creating unpredictable cinema is a tricky, risky prospect. One false move and the filmmaker’s vision can turn from a journey the audience is eager to see unfold, to one where they don’t care to go any further. Luckily for writer-director Alex Garland, ANNIHILATION turns out to be the former. His riveting interpretation of author James VanderMeer’s sci-fi-horror novel is a consciousness-altering … [Read more...]
Jennie Snyder Urman on Jane The Virgin Spring Surprises
It’s been a long holiday break waiting for Jane the Virgin to return. It’s hard enough waiting every week, but when they take a whole month off, it’s torture! When we last left off, Petra was arrested after her mom sold her out. Jane was trying to keep “calma” when Rafael wanted Mateo for Chrismas, and she can’t pay for school because her scholarship was faked by Rogelio. That’s enough to keep us … [Read more...]
Jane the Virgin Exclusive Interviews: Jennie Snyder Urman and Yael Grobglas
The CW surprise hit, Jane the Virgin, ended it's first season with a "telenovela" type of cliffhanger. After Jane (Gina Rodriguez) gave birth to a baby boy (surprise! Jane expected a girl), Jane’s son appears to be kidnapped. As Jane lay recovering in her hospital room, thinking only that the nurse had taken the baby for some testing, the baby was taken by one of the attending nurses. She left the … [Read more...]
10 Awesome Female Role Models To Talk About
Seeing who kids these days follow and emulate can be kind of disappointing. It's easy to not notice women in pop culture who are striving to make a difference when all we get trending are girls doing lip plumping challenges. That's the representation women in Hollywood get, one person who doesn't define the whole. Here's a selection of ten young, talented and creative ladies who illustrate the … [Read more...]
