TopFilmTip brings you the best films on TV for Friday, 21 August.
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Alexandra Del Rosario Associate Editor/Nights & Weekends“Rebuilding Paradise” initially felt too optimistic of a title for a documentary about the devastating 2018 Camp Fire, Ron Howard said about his new film. The National Geographic title features devastating first-hand footage of the violent wildfire ripping through the Butte County town and emphasizes the immense feelings of loss and grief Paradise residents faced.“They’re struggling, they’re still struggling.
TopFilmTip brings you the best films on TV for Friday, 21 August.
A brush fire erupted on Wednesday afternoon at approximately 3:40 p.m. in the Angeles National Forest, quickly growing to 10,000 acres and prompting road closures and mandatory evacuation orders for nearby residents.
Also Read: Ron Howard to Direct Documentary on Humanitarian Chef Jose Andres for National Geographic“John Bronco” was an official selection of the 2020 Tribeca Film Festival, and Ron Howard and Brian Grazer’s Imagine Documentaries will release the short film later this year, with specific release plans to be announced later.The film is already gaining some traction on social media, with the website offering a portal where people can post photos of “sightings” of the “real” John Bronco, who in
Jazz Tangcay Artisans EditorThe late lyricist Howard Ashman gave us the gift of many of the most-loved Disney songs of the modern era, teaming with composer Alan Menken to write “Beauty and the Beast’s” “Be Our Guest,” “The Little Mermaid’s” “Part of Your World” and “Aladdin’s” “Friend Like Me.” In the new documentary “Howard,” streaming on Disney Plus from August 7, director Don Hahn — who knew his subject well, having produced the original animated version of “Beauty and the Beast” — goes in
RIP #WilfordBrimley We didn’t always see eye 2 eye but I owe this Cocoon scene to Wilfred who asked me to throw out the script & let him improvise while fishing w/the boy.
November 8th, 2018 feels like several lifetimes ago. 85 lifetimes, if you want to put a precise number on it.
Lately, Ron Howard has had his eye on the documentary format. The Academy Award winning director, long known as the helmer of dramatic Oscar fare (after his career as an actor, of course), has recently been interested in non-fiction.
Actor Wilford Brimley, best known for his roles in the Oscar-winning movie “Cocoon” and “The Firm” has died at the age of 85, U.S.
New York Times.The Utah native found his breakthrough role in a recurring role in the 1970s period drama “The Waltons.” Soon, he played a range of often crotchety characters on the big screen, including a nuclear power plant engineer in 1979’s “The China Syndrome,” a tenacious district attorney in 1981’s “Absence of Malice” and a country music manager in 1983’s “Tender Mercies.”His biggest role may have come in Ron Howard’s 1985 hit “Cocoon” as the leader of a group of senior-citizen outcasts
Peter Debruge Chief Film CriticIn what’s shaping up to be the strangest weekend yet since the coronavirus outbreak forced American theaters to close, the biggest release is Beyoncé’s visual album, “Black Is King,” a visionary feature-length companion to her 2019 album, in the tradition of “Lemonade.”A number of studio movies — including Christopher Nolan’s “Tenet” — had tentatively planted their flag on July 31, only to delay amid the latest spike of infections.
Also Read: Annapurna Interactive Enlists Nathan Vella to Join Executive TeamExposing the absurd and feral truths of motherhood, “Nightbitch” is a darkly comedic telling of an unnamed woman and former artist, thrust into stay-at-home domesticity after the birth of her son, who becomes increasingly worried and convinced that she may be turning into a dog.
rebuilding after the devastating wildfire that destroyed most of the Northern California town of Paradise feels almost impossible for that city’s residents – and, in fact, the sequences that give the movie its power often as not deal with the losses that can never really be rebuilt or fixed.And while the film reaches for and finds moments of healing and rejuvenation, it’s easier to walk away from it feeling anger at the causes of the devastation than hopefulness for a community that is still
To the surprise of no one, it seems “Solo: A Star Wars Story” will remain as a solo film, with Ron Howard himself confirming the lack of any plans for a sequel. So, please, can we stop pretending there will be one? READ MORE: Alden Ehrenreich Teases ‘Solo’ Sequel Discussions But Isn’t Sure He’d Want To Return While talking to SiriusXM’s Radio Andy, Howard confirmed the obvious when asked about returning to work on the sequel.
It should come as no surprise to anyone who sat through “Solo: A Star Wars Story”, but the film’s director says there are no plans to make a second movie chronicling the further adventures of young Han Solo (Alden Ehrenreich).
SirusXM’s Radio Andy that no sequel is in the works.