I sat down with the stars (Dacre Montgomery, Naomi Scott, RJ Cyler, Becky G., Ludi Lin) of the new Power Rangers movie to discuss their characters and what movie or show made them anticipate high school!
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Posted by :Susan Kamyab
On : January 2, 2017
On : January 2, 20170
FILM
Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
Captain Fantastic
Fences
Hidden Figures
Manchester by the Sea
Moonlight
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role
Casey Affleck, Manchester by the Sea
Andrew Garfield, Hacksaw Ridge
Ryan Gosling, La La Land
Viggo Mortensen, Captain Fantastic
Denzel Washington, Fences
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role
Amy Adams, Arrival
Emily Blunt, The Girl on the Train
Natalie Portman, Jackie
Emma Stone, La La Land
Meryl Streep, Florence Foster Jenkins
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role
Mahershala Ali, Moonlight
Jeff Bridges, Hell or High Water
Hugh Grant, Florence Foster Jenkins
Lucas Hedges, Manchester by the Sea
Dev Patel, Lion
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role
Viola Davis, Fences
Naomie Harris, Moonlight
Nicole Kidman, Lion
Octavia Spencer, Hidden Figures
Michelle Williams, Manchester by the Sea
Outstanding Action Performance by a Stunt Ensemble
Captain America: Civil War
Doctor Strange
Hacksaw Ridge
Jason Bourne
Nocturnal Animals
TELEVISION
Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series
The Crown
Downton Abbey
Game of Thrones
Stranger Things
Westworld
Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series
The Big Bang Theory
Blackish
Modern Family
Orange Is the New Black
Veep
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series
Sterling K. Brown, This Is Us
Peter Dinklage, Game of Thrones
John Lithgow, The Crown
Rami Malek, Mr. Robot
Kevin Spacey, House of Cards
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series
Millie Bobby Brown, Stranger Things
Claire Foy, The Crown
Thandie Newton, Westworld
Winona Ryder, Stranger Things
Robin Wright, House of Cards
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series
Anthony Anderson, Blackish
Tituss Burgess, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
Ty Burrell, Modern Family
William H. Macy, Shameless
Jeffrey Tambor, Transparent
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series
Uzo Aduba, Orange Is the New Black
Jane Fonda, Grace and Frankie
Ellie Kemper, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Veep
Lily Tomlin, Grace and Frankie
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a TV Movie or Miniseries
Riz Ahmed, The Night Of
Sterling K. Brown, The People vs. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story
Bryan Cranston, All the Way
John Turturro, The Night Of
Courtney B. Vance, The People vs. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a TV Movie or Miniseries
Bryce Dallas Howard, Black Mirror
Felicity Huffman, American Crime
Audra McDonald, Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar and Grill
Sarah Paulson, The People vs. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story
Kerry Washington, Confirmation
Outstanding Action Performance by a Stunt Ensemble
Game of Thrones
Daredevil
Luke Cage
The Walking Dead
Westworld
LIFE ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Screen Actors Guild Annual Life Achievement Award
LILY TOMLIN
The Screen Actors Guild Awards will air Sunday, January 29 on TBS and TNT.
Posted by :Susan Kamyab
On : December 23, 2016
On : December 23, 20160
Jovan Adepo portrays Corey in Denzel Washington’s adaptation of August Wilson’s Pulitzer Prize winning drama, “Fences.” I got a chance to talk with Adepo about the new film. We discussed how much someone’s career can affect their personal life, daily movie references and more!
“Fences” opens in theaters December 24.
Click Here to Watch Jovan Adepo Interview
Posted by :Susan Kamyab
On : December 12, 2016
On : December 12, 20160
Best Motion Picture, Musical or Comedy
- 20th Century Women
- Deadpool
- Florence Foster Jenkins
- La La Land
- Sing Street
Best Actress in a Motion Picture, Musical or Comedy
- Annette Bening – 20th Century Women
- Lily Collins – Rules Don’t Apply
- Hailee Steinfeld – The Edge of Seventeen
- Emma Stone – La La Land
- Meryl Streep – Florence Foster Jenkins
Best Actor in a Motion Picture, Musical or Comedy
- Colin Farrell – The Lobster
- Ryan Gosling – La La Land
- Hugh Grant – Florence Foster Jenkins
- Jonah Hill – War Dogs
- Ryan Reynolds – Deadpool
Best Motion Picture, Drama
- Hacksaw Ridge
- Hell or High Water
- Lion
- Manchester by the Sea
- Moonlight
Best Actress in a Motion Picture, Drama
- Amy Adams – Arrival
- Jessica Chastain – Miss Sloane
- Isabelle Huppert – Elle
- Ruth Negga – Loving
- Natalie Portman – Jackie
Best Actor in a Motion Picture, Drama
- Casey Affleck – Manchester by the Sea
- Joel Edgerton – Loving
- Andrew Garfield – Hacksaw Ridge
- Viggo Mortensen – Captain Fantastic
- Denzel Washington – Fences
Best Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture
- Viola Davis – Fences
- Naomie Harris – Moonlight
- Nicole Kidman – Lion
- Octavia Spencer – Hidden Figures
- Michelle Williams – Manchester by the Sea
Best Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture
- Mahershala Ali – Moonlight
- Jeff Bridges – Hell or High Water
- Simon Helberg – Florence Foster Jenkins
- Dev Patel – Lion
- Aaron Taylor-Johnson – Nocturnal Animals
Best Director – Motion Picture
- Damien Chazelle – La La Land
- Tom Ford – Nocturnal Animals
- Mel Gibson – Hacksaw Ridge
- Barry Jenkins – Moonlight
- Kenneth Lonergan – Manchester by the Sea
Best Screenplay – Motion Picture
- La La Land
- Nocturnal Animals
- Moonlight
- Manchester By The Sea
- Hell or High Water
Best Animated Feature Film
- Kubo and the Two Strings
- Moana
- My Life as a Zucchini
- Sing
- Trolls
- Zootopia
Best Motion Picture, Foreign Language
- Divines
- Elle
- Neruda
- The Salesman
- Toni Erdmann
Best Original Score – Motion Picture
- Moonlight
- La La Land
- Arrival
- Lion
- Hidden Figures
Best Original Song – Motion Picture
- Cant Stop The Feeling – Trolls
- City Of Stars – La La Land
- Faith – Sing
- Gold – Gold
- How Far I’ll Go – Moana
Best TV Series, Comedy
- Black-ish
- Atlanta
- Transparent
- Mozart in the Jungle
- Veep
Best Actress in a TV Series, Comedy
- Rachel Bloom – Crazy Ex Girlfriend
- Sarah Jessica Parker – Divorce
- Julia Louis-Dreyfus – Veep
- Gina Rodriguez – Jane the Virgin
- Issa Rae – Insecure
- Tracee Ellis Ross – Black-ish
Best Actor in a TV Series, Comedy
- Anthony Anderson – Black-ish
- Gael Garcia Bernal – Mozart in the Jungle
- Donald Glover – Atlanta
- Nick Nolte – Graves
- Jeffrey Tambor – Transparent
Best TV Series, Drama
- The Crown
- Game of Thrones
- Stranger Things
- This Is Us
- Westworld
Best Actor in a TV Series, Drama
- Matthew Rhys – The Americans
- Rami Malek – Mr. Robot
- Billy Bob Thornton – Goliath
- Bob Odenkirk – Better Call Saul
- Liev Schreiber – Ray Donovan
Best Actress in a TV Series, Drama
- Caitriona Balfe – Outlander
- Claire Foy – The Crown
- Keri Russell – The Americans
- Winona Ryder – Stranger Things
- Evan Rachel Wood – Westworld
Best TV Movie or Limited-Series
- American Crime
- The Dresser
- The Night Manager
- The Night Of
- The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story
Best Actor in a Limited-Series or TV Movie
- Riz Ahmed
- Bryan Cranston
- Tom Hiddleston
- John Turturro
- Courtney B. Vance
Best Actress in a Limited-Series or TV Movie
- Felicity Huffman
- Riley Keough
- Sarah Paulson
- Charlotte Rampling
- Kerry Washington
Best Supporting Actor in a Series, Limited-Series or TV Movie
- Sterling K. Brown – The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story
- Hugh Laurie – The Night Manager
- John Lithgow – The Crown
- John Travolta – The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story
- Christian Slater – Mr. Robot
Best Supporting Actress in a Series, Limited-Series or TV Movie
- Olivia Colman
- Lena Heady
- Chrissy Metz
- Mandy Moore
- Thandie Newton
The 74th Annual Golden Globes will air on NBC January 8th, hosted by Jimmy Fallon.
Posted by :Susan Kamyab
On : October 7, 2016
On : October 7, 20160
Emily Blunt isn’t the only one taking a ride in The Girl on the Train. The audience should be warned of the many back and forth jumps throughout this mystery thriller.
The film follows Rachel (Emily Blunt), a divorced alcoholic who spends everyday on a train ride that passes her old neighborhood. She watches a couple, Megan and Scott (Haley Bennett and Luke Evans), whom she views as “perfect” and almost lives vicariously through them. All the while she still tries to contact her ex-husband, Tom (Justin Theroux), who is now happily married and with a baby.
One day during Rachel’s usual stare at Megan and Scott’s house, she notices Megan kissing another man out on her balcony and freaks out! Completely wrecked by the fact that Megan would “throw it all away”, Rachel gets even more drunk and angry. When she stumbles off the train that night she sees a blur that looks like Megan. She wakes up the next morning in her place with a bloody head, and unaware of anything that happened the night before. Ironically, Megan has now gone missing, and Rachel is determined to find out what happened to her.
If you find reading that premise at all confusing, it’s even more of a mess watching it. To be fair, by the end everything ties together and there are no loose ends. But it might be a struggle getting there for some.
Yes, the plot might have been poorly executed, but that doesn’t make the story any less fun. From the moment the film began, I was on the edge of my seat trying to add up of every clue and anticipating the expected twist. Though the climax and the unveiling of surprises are far from Gone Girl standards, they were still satisfying none-the-less.
What’s certain is the subtle yet believable performance Emily Blunt gives as a functioning alcoholic. She stays committed the whole way through. So much so, that her character can be extremely frustrating at times.
The Girl on the Train may not please everyone. And yes, Tate Taylor’s direction is less than adequate as he struggles to give a steady flowing narrative. Luckily the mystery and story alone are enough to keep this ride interesting.
Rating: 3.5/5
The Girl on the Train opens in theaters October 7
“The Girl on the Train” Official Trailer HD
Posted by :Susan Kamyab
On : July 29, 2016
On : July 29, 20160
Usually too much predictability in a film can make it a flat out bore. However, if the predictability is overshadowed by a strong cast and hilarious, original jokes, it can actually make for a pretty fun comedy!
Aside from the all-star cast, I was hesitant going into “Bad Moms”. The track record for films beginning with “Bad”, hasn’t been so hot. “Bad Santa”, “Bad Teacher”, “Bad Words”, etc. Though all these films provide plenty of laughs, they lack heart and contentment. “Bad Moms” breaks the trend and goes for a more relatable and heartwarming plot.
“Bad Moms” is a movie for all those moms who are out there trying their hardest to balance work, love lives, kids, and the many extracurricular activities that come with kids. In this film, that role is portrayed by Amy (Mila Kunis), an overburdened mother of two kids, who gets almost no help from her lazy, creep of a husband (David Walton). The film opens with Amy unloading all of her problems on our shoulders, we come to find she has no life/work balance at all. Then we meet the other two moms who are #TeamAmy, Kiki (Kristen Bell), a stay-at-home-mom raising four kids, which has prevented her from having any real social life. According to her husband, the kids shouldn’t be baby sat by anyone else EVER because it is ONLY Kiki’s job to watch the kids. And finally, there’s Carla (Kathryn Hahn), the crude, horny single mother who has no filter.
Soon enough these three women become best friends when they join together to take down the worst kind of moms: PTA leaders. These are the moms who make you feel like crap because they seem to never even break a sweat when it comes to raising their children and balancing all their daily responsibilities. And in this film, PTA president, Gwendolyn (Christina Applegate) has no problem rubbing all of your failures and her successes in your face.
After a series of bad luck in her personal life and intolerable PTA requests, Amy becomes fed up with Gwendolyn’s ridiculous demands and decides to run against her for PTA president. Thus, the war of “Bad Moms” VS “Perfect Moms” begins, leading to a numerous amount of gut-busting comedy.
“Bad Moms” is not the best film of the year. Heck, it’s not even the best comedy, but, it certainly still charms. It is a film catered for any hardworking mom who struggles to stay afloat at times. Though there are a many outlandish scenes, that doesn’t make “Bad Moms” any less enjoyable to watch. And the end credits with the actresses talking with their real life moms about motherhood, just about had me in tears.
Rating: 3.5/5
“Bad Moms” opens in theaters July 29.
“Bad Moms” Official Trailer HD
Posted by :Susan Kamyab
On : April 28, 2016
On : April 28, 20160
I sat down with Keeagan-Michael Key and Jordan Peele to discuss their new film, “Keanu”. We talked about loss and recovery, pets, break-ups, funk, and an improvised Keanu song! Bonus tip: watch for my un-credited special guest.
“Keanu” opens in theaters April 29.
“Keanu” Interview with Keegan-Michael Key and Jordan Peele
Posted by :Susan Kamyab
On : April 14, 2016
On : April 14, 20160
I got a chance to speak with Ice Cube and Lamorne Morris about the next installment in the Barbershop franchise, “Barbershop: The Next Cut”. We discussed biggest hometown firsts, how to protect kids from violence, and life changes from the past 10 to 12 years.
“Barbershop: The Next Cut” opens in theaters April 15.
Click Here to Watch “Barbershop: The Next Cut” Interview with Ice Cube & Lamorne Morris
Posted by :Susan Kamyab
On : February 4, 2016
On : February 4, 20160
I sat down with Benjamin Walker & Teresa Palmer, who star in the new Nicholas Sparks film, “The Choice”. We discussed love, off-limit first date topics, tough choices, and more!
“The Choice” opens in theaters February 5th.
“The Choice” Interview with Teresa Palmer & Benjamin Walker
Posted by :Susan Kamyab
On : October 16, 2015
On : October 16, 20150
In 2013 we were subjected to a Steve Jobs biopic that offered no real emotion, a sloppy story line, and an underwhelming performance by Ashton Kutcher. Two years later, we can wash that bad taste out of our mouths as Danny Boyle (Slumdog Millionaire, 127 Hours) and Aaron Sorkin (The Social Network, Moneyball) have treated us to a captivating film with a brilliant script.
Let’s be frank. This film was going to be better than that first attempt of Steve Jobs’ story by default. This cast, this director, and this screenwriter already had the upper hand. Fortunately, the talented combination delivered.
Steve Jobs is set in three acts; each containing a few necessary flashbacks built around Jobs’ (Michael Fassbender) first three big product unveilings. Essentially, we are seeing three days in his life spread out over 14 years. Adding to the authenticity of the movie, each day is filmed using the technology of that specific time period.
In each of the three acts, Jobs has what seems to be some of the most pivotal and confrontational conversations with the same five important people: His PR person (Kate Winslet), Steve Wozniak (Seth Rogen), Andy Hertzfeld (Michael Stuhlbarg), John Sculley (Jeff Daniels), and his daughter. All of which are equally captivating. Within these fast-paced moving acts, we get emotionally invested in all these characters, including Jobs. Oddly enough, you can’t help but root for all them even though at times they are on opposing sides. Though all his relationships were enthralling, I mostly enjoyed watching Jobs’ development with his daughter, who was played by three different actresses (Makenzie Moss, Ripley Sobo, and Perla Haney-Jardine). It’s touching to see the gradual transformation of Steve Jobs, as he first goes from denying any paternal role to eventually proving just how much he cares for his daughter.
The acting is superb. Michael Fassbender gives a mesmerizing performance as Steve Jobs, and Seth Rogen is no laughing matter as he succeeds to show off a more serious side as “Woz.”
It’s a film that will make you feel as though we have been given an inside look into three of the most significant moments of Jobs’ life. This is how Steve Jobs’ story should be told.
Rating: 4/5
Steve Jobs opens in theaters October 16.
“Steve Jobs” Official Trailer HD
