Tag Archive for 'Jane Fonda'
July 7th, 2023 by Adam Toroni-Byrne
The sequel to a movie we never knew we needed came out of nowhere earlier this year – Book Club: The Next Chapter! I wrote that sentence initially because it’s absolute truth, however I also write it because, I can’t lie, I enjoyed this film. In some ways, it’s actually better than it’s predecessor. Do […]
June 22nd, 2023 by Adam Toroni-Byrne
Oscar® winners Diane Keaton (Father of the Bride, Something’s Gotta Give), Jane Fonda (80 for Brady, “Grace and Frankie”) and Mary Steenburgen (The Proposal, Parenthood), and Oscar®nominee Candice Bergen (Miss Congeniality, Bride Wars) star in Focus Features’ laugh-out-loud comedy, BOOK CLUB: THE NEXT CHAPTER, available to own as a Collector’s Edition with brand-new exclusive bonus content […]
May 10th, 2019 by Gerard Iribe
When Marine Captain Bob Hyde (Bruce Dern) leaves for Vietnam, his wife Sally (Fonda) volunteers at a local hospital. There she meets Luke Martin (Voight), a former sergeant whose war injury has left him a paraplegic. Embittered with rage and filled with frustration, Luke finds new hope and confidence through his growing intimacy with Sally. […]
August 2nd, 2018 by Brandon Peters
Elena of Avalor is a show that has run on both the Disney Channel and Disney Junior during its run. The show is currently in a run for its second season. I’m not the expert on it or anything, but I have taken note of the good section of merchandise it usually has in the […]
December 22nd, 2014 by Brandon Peters
On Golden Pond was a sort of swan song for legendary screen actors Henry Fonda and Katharine Hepburn back in 1981. The film was critically heralded and come awards season, handsomely rewarded. The film received ten Academy Award nominations, including Best Picture. It wound up taking three home, but two of them being the important […]
December 14th, 2014 by Gerard Iribe
“When their father passes away, four grown siblings bruised and banged up by their respective adult live are forced to return to their childhood home and live under the same roof.” Looking at it from that angle one would say that it makes for some awkwardness but when you see who the cast of characters […]
September 17th, 2014 by Aaron Neuwirth
This is Where I Leave You is the kind of film that walks the line between being aware it is not treading new ground, but still wants to make you happy, based on all the talented actors involved, and treating its subject matter in a more serious manner. It is a film featuring characters that are […]
March 26th, 2014 by Aaron Neuwirth
The dark comedy BETTER LIVING THROUGH CHEMISTRY starring Sam Rockwell, Olivia Wilde, Michelle Monaghan, Ray Liotta and two-time Academy Award®-winner Jane Fonda, will be coming to Blu-ray, DVD, & DIGITAL HD with UltraViolet™ on April 15, 2014 from Universal Studios Home Entertainment. I honestly no very little about this film, but the cast made me a sucker […]
January 13th, 2014 by Gerard Iribe
The Butler tells the story of a White House butler who served eight American presidents over three decades. The film traces the dramatic changes that swept American society during this time, from the civil rights movement to Vietnam and beyond, and how those changes affected this man’s life and family. Forest Whitaker stars as the butler […]
August 15th, 2013 by Aaron Neuwirth
The Butler is the kind of movie I would normally dread watching, were I be one to base everything I see off of movie trailers or just be a very cynical person in general. Fortunately, I am not very cynical and am happy to give almost anything a chance. Despite knowing that this would be […]
June 18th, 2012 by Gerard Iribe
Here’s a surprise of a film I was surprised to see get a Blu-ray release. It’s the 1968 sci-fi romp, Barbarella, starring Jane Fonda. Yes, that Jane Fonda. I believe this is the film that forever made her a sex symbol. It’s the film that focused on Fonda primarily, and kept her politics and personal […]
April 4th, 2012 by Gerard Iribe
Who can perform a zero-gravity striptease, seduce an angel and still have time to save the universe? Sexy, sultry, space adventurer BARBARELLA, that’s who! Coming in for a landing on Blu-ray for the first time ever on July 3, 2012, the terrifically titillating sci-fi romp BARBARELLA continues to entertain with its outrageous, out-of-this-world story and […]