Toronto Film Festival; Roy Thomson Hall; evening screening; a movie about stammering King George VI, with Franklin Roosevelt thrown in for extra star quality. All the auguries were in place for Hyde ...
If a movie about stammering King George VI could score a $400-million triumph at the worldwide box office and a near-sweep of the 2011 Academy Awards, then a film about George VI’s friendship with ...
Larry is joined by KPCC film critics Peter Rainer from the Christian Science Monitor and Lael Loewenstein from Variety to review the week’s new film releases including Hyde Park on Hudson, Rust and ...
It’s dispiriting that a film about the romantic life of Franklin D. Roosevelt, who cultivated a small coterie of mistresses, should exhibit so little interest in what engaged its hero: the women’s ...
Starring roles in historical biopics have often brought forth Oscar nods, and, now, Bill Murray is heading down that path. Well, assuming this project turns out to be as great as it sounds. According ...
You are served a beautiful meal. If you are like many people, the first thing you grab is not your fork or spoon. It’s your phone, to take a photo and post it on your Instagram or TikTok. So-called ...