“The Death Of Stalin” Presents Russian History Through the Lens of Farce
How absurd is our current political climate these days? So ridiculous that a porn star pay-off feels like just another day at the Oval Office? Increasingly crazy, enough so that the HBO comedy series VEEP now plays like a documentary? Risible to the point that watching cable news is almost sadomasochistic? Well, if so…boy, have […]
HOSTILES Was One of 2017’s Best You Never Saw
HOSTILES should have been an Oscar contender. It got lost in the shuffle in the glut of holiday films released at the end of 2017. Its VOD release is scheduled for April 24 and it should be a must-see movie for anyone wanting something more challenging and deeper than the average tent pole. Written and […]
Gavin Polone, the Un-Hollywood Producer
Controversial producer Gavin Polone tells us what he really thinks.
by Melissa Maroff According to producer/director Gavin Polone, the success of Duck Dynasty and the backwoods TV phenomenon is “a cry for something that doesn’t seem like everything else.” “People are tired of unoriginal characters; nobody on regular TV is like the cast of Duck Dynasty or the Alaskan fishermen,” says Polone, “which ultimately leads […]
