Join host Frankie Picasso and me for the return of Movies with Meaning on The Good Media Network’s Frankiesense & More broadcast on a special day and time, Tuesday, September 25, at 1 pm ET. We’ll discuss a number of new movie releases and other film-related news. For the video version, tune in on Facebook Live by clicking here. And, for the audio only podcast edition, check out The Good Media Network’s home page by clicking here. Join us for some fun movie chat!
Reviews of "The Land of Steady Habits," "Fahrenheit 11/9" and "Mapplethorpe," as well as a radio show preview, all in the latest Movies with Meaning post on the web site of The Good Media Network, available by clicking here.
For most of us, eugenics is an abhorrent notion, but there's a strong possibility of it making an unwanted comeback. Find out more by listening to the next edition of Frankiesense & More on The Good Media Network. Host Frankie Picasso and I will interview Stephanie Welch, director of the excellent new documentary, "A Dangerous Idea: Eugenics, Genetics and the American Dream." Tune in Thursday, September 20, at 12 pm ET by clicking here.
“The Land of Steady Habits” (2018). Cast: Ben Mendelsohn, Edie Falco, Thomas Mann, Bill Camp, Connie Britton, Elizabeth Marvel, Michael Gaston, Charlie Tahan, Victor Slezak, Josh Pais. Director: Nicole Holofcener. Screenplay: Nicole Holofcener. Book: Ted Thompson, The Land of Steady Habits. Web site. Trailer. For many of us, certainty and stability have a definite comforting appeal. We enjoy the predictability and reliability, a soothing reassurance that life will go on as we’ve known it. However, such an existence can also become a stifling trap, one that suffocates us, often without us becoming aware of it until it’s almost too late. This is where the value of change and pushing past established limits becomes desirable, if not essential, to our happiness, [...]
Reviews of "The Wife" and "Crazy Rich Asians," as well as three film festival previews, are all in the latest Movies with Meaning post on the web site of The Good Media Network, available by clicking here.
Tune in for the latest Cinema Scribe segment on Bring Me 2 Life Radio, Wednesday, September 12, at 12:45 pm ET, by clicking here. And, if you don't hear it live, catch it later on demand!
“The Wife” (2017 production, 2018 release). Cast: Glenn Close, Jonathan Pryce, Christian Slater, Max Irons, Elizabeth McGovern, Harry Lloyd, Annie Starke, Alix Wilton Regan, Karin Franz Körlof, Nick Fletcher. Director: Björn Runge. Screenplay: Jane Anderson. Book: Meg Wolitzer, The Wife. Web site. Trailer. When we wonder why our reality turns out as it does, if we want an honest answer to that question, we have to ask ourselves what motivates us. All too often we drift through life not taking stock of our intentions, letting life unfold seemingly on its own, as if we’re oblivious to the part we play in its manifestation. But, even if we believe we have no hand in the process or are afraid to see [...]
Tune in for the latest Cinema Scribe segment on Bring Me 2 Life Radio, Wednesday, August 22, at 12:45 pm ET, available by clicking here. And, if you don't hear it live, catch it later on demand on the podcast.
“BlacKkKlansman” (2018). Cast: John David Washington, Adam Driver, Laura Harrier, Topher Grace, Ryan Eggold, Alec Baldwin, Harry Belafonte, Michael Joseph Buscemi, Robert John Burke, Ken Garito, Jasper Pääkkönen, Paul Walter Hauser, Ashlie Atkinson, Frederick Weller, Corey Hawkins, Nicholas Turturro. Director: Spike Lee. Screenplay: Charlie Wachtell, David Rabinowitz, Kevin Willmott and Spike Lee. Book: Ron Stallworth, Black Klansman. Web site. Trailer. Bringing hateful practices to light takes guts. Sometimes it also takes creativity, especially when those vile matters are carefully hidden or carried out by those who operate in the shadows. But, when courage and innovation successfully join forces, the ugly truth can be exposed for all to see, drawing attention to the detestable nature of these concerns, a notion explored [...]
Reviews of "Generation Wealth" and "BlacKkKlansman," as well as a book award celebration, all in the latest Movies with Meaning post on the web site of The Good Media Network, available by clicking here.
