Tag: tom hanks
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National Board of Review Selects “The Post” as Best Film and Meryl Streep and Tom Hanks Best Actors
The National Board of Review announced their picks Tuesday and gave the best film prize to “The Post,” Steven Spielberg’s love letter to old-time investigative journalism. The stars of the film, Tom Hanks and Meryl Streep, who play Ben Bradlee and Kathryn Graham during the time of the Pentagon Papers, received top actor honors. They…
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NYFF: Susan Lacy’s ‘Spielberg’ is Admiring Look at the Popular Director
The world premiere of Susan Lacy’s documentary “Spielberg,” about prolific and popular film director Steven Spielberg, was celebrated Thursday evening at the New York Film Festival. A compilation of clips from most of the director’s films — there are more than 60 — this admiring portrait is 2 hour and 27 minutes and is eye…
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Tribeca Fest Review: Tom Hanks, Emma Watson in ‘The Circle’
I wanted to like “The Circle.” After all, it stars Tom Hanks, Emma Watson of Harry Potter fame, and Patton Oswalt – actors I always enjoy. I was also interested in the subject matter – the mining of our personal information from our activities on the internet and on our phones.
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Tribeca Film Festival: Tom Hanks and Emma Watson Star in Stylish Thriller ‘The Circle’
Tom Hanks and Emma Watson walked the red carpet at the starry world premiere of their new movie “The Circle” at the Tribeca Film Festival Wednesday evening. Adapted from David Eggers’s 2013 futuristic novel by director/producer James Ponsoldt, the swanky thriller is about a vast tech and social media corporation called The Circle that stores…
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New Movies This Week: Sully, The Wild Life
New movies in theaters this week include Sully and The Wild Life. Click through for preview and trailers.
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Tribeca Film Fest: Sarita Choudhury, Alexander Black on Working With Tom Hanks in ‘A Hologram for the King’
Tom Hanks stars in “A Hologram for the King,” a fish out of water story about a middle-aged flailing American consultant, Alan, who travels to Saudi Arabia in a desperate bid to sell a holographic teleconferencing system to King Abdullah’s government. The film premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival, where Tom Hanks and cast members…
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Tribeca Film Fest: Tom Hanks in Surprising ‘A Hologram for the King’
Melanie Votaw reviews Tom Hanks’ latest film, “A Hologram for the King,” which was shown at the 2016 Tribeca Film Festival in New York.
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HOLIDAY GIFT GUIDE: Toy Story That Time Forgot Blu-ray + Digital HD
Got a “Toy Story” fan on your holiday gift list? “Toy Story That Time Forgot” on Blu-ray + Digital HD is the perfect gift to tuck under the tree!
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NY Film Festival: ‘Bridge of Spies Changed My Perspective’ – Spielberg
At the New York Film Festival, Paula Schwartz caught up with the cast and crew of “Bridge of Spies,” starring Tom Hanks and Mark Rylance.
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NY Film Fest Review: ‘Everything is Copy’ Doc Pays Tribute to Nora Ephron
Melanie Votaw reviews “Everything is Copy,” the documentary about Nora Ephron made by her son and premiering at the 2015 New York Film Festival.
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Tribeca Film Festival: 3 Documentaries Explore Comedy, Big Pharma & Politics in Zimbabwe
Melanie Votaw writes about 3 documentaries in the Tribeca Film Festival – “Misery Loves Comedy,” “Democrats,” and “Prescription Thugs”
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Top 10 Romantic Comedies of the 1990s
February is the LOVE month! To celebrate, here are Top 10 Romantic Comedies of the 1990s. I think we can all agree that Andie MacDowell rules this decade.