Film & TV

Jun 06 2017

WHICH ONE IS WHO?

By HumbleSky Film & TV, Random/Rants 4 Comments

“Really, really ... I’m the other guy. The other one,” a perturbed Samuel L. Jackson shouted to a Los Angeles TV entertainment reporter who confused him with actor Laurence Fishburne. Was Jackson’s righteous indignation really justified? The embarrassed reporter did…

Apr 25 2017

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OPRAH SHARES HER HUMBLE, ‘IMMORTAL’ LIFE

By HumbleSky Culture, Film & TV, Humility, Longevity 3 Comments

With wealth and fame come awareness: of new and more of everything -- possessions, pleasures, pretentions. On rare occasions, though, there’s another, more profound sense of awareness: of self. The kind of awareness that can be humbling when internalized and…

Nov 15 2016

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RECAST HOLLYWOOD’S ‘OLD’ CARICATURES

By HumbleSky Film & TV, Longevity 2 Comments

This is an old story with a new plot twist: Add to Hollywood’s well-documented biases against woman and minorities a new category: older adults. More confirmation than revelation, ageism exists in the entertainment industry, according to a comprehensive study of…

Oct 18 2016

Love52

DISCO-THEMED ‘RIVER’ SHATTERS PRECONCEPTIONS

By HumbleSky Film & TV, Longevity 6 Comments

Incongruence is a beautiful thing. “I Love To Love (But My Baby Loves To Dance)” was just another cheesy disco tune – liked or disliked by people for that reason. Until the Tina Charles song was used – had a…

Sep 19 2016

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RAMI MALEK TAKES MOST HUMBLE ACTOR AT EMMYS

By HumbleSky Film & TV, Humility 2 Comments

In an industry and town where humility is the most obscure of virtues, it was refreshing this September 18 to hear EMMY winner Rami Malek’s humble, gracious acceptance speech. The 35-year-old American actor earned the 2016 award for Outstanding Lead…

Jul 19 2016

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CELERY STALKS, FLIP PHONES, FRANCO TOP MOVIE CLICHES

By HumbleSky Film & TV, Random/Rants 4 Comments

Filmmakers are incredibly creative, except for when it comes to bad remakes, lazy sequels and incredulous clichés. Regarding the latter, here are a dozen lame things we see way too often. A character enters or exits a house and doesn’t…

Jan 19 2016

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FILM ‘YOUTH’ DOES NOT AGE WELL

By HumbleSky Film & TV, Longevity 3 Comments

The film “Youth,” currently in theatrical release, is a hiccup in the otherwise promising trend in filmmaking of authentic depiction of older adults and the aging process. To make this miscue more disappointing, the film’s previews showed such potential: two…

Aug 18 2015

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‘GRACE AND FRANKIE’ TRY TO BE GERIATRIC ‘FRIENDS’

By HumbleSky Film & TV 4 Comments

The characters in “Grace and Frankie” are not supposed to be the geriatric odd couple, but rather and simply, “very real people.” This is the goal, according to Marta Kauffman, co-creator of “Friends” and the new Netflix show starring Jane…

May 05 2015

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DON’T BE DUPED BY HOLLYWOOD’S DOPPELGANGERS

By HumbleSky Culture, Film & TV 2 Comments

“Hey, isn’t that ... oh crap, you know from that old show ... damn, what’s his name ... Alan Thicke?” “Nope,” your friend declares, and thinks, “Welcome to Hollywood, you rube.” There is a phenomenon that occurs with remarkable regularity…

Mar 31 2015

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‘DEREK’ PORTRAYS DEATH WITH REAL DIGNITY

By HumbleSky Film & TV, Longevity One Comment

Season 2 of “Derek,” the extraordinary Netflix series created by and starring Ricky Gervais, reminds us again that comedy and compassion are not mutually exclusive. An especially poignant scene in the finale featuring Broad Hill Care Home manager Hannah, played…

WHICH ONE IS WHO?

OPRAH SHARES HER HUMBLE, ‘IMMORTAL’ LIFE

RECAST HOLLYWOOD’S ‘OLD’ CARICATURES

DISCO-THEMED ‘RIVER’ SHATTERS PRECONCEPTIONS

RAMI MALEK TAKES MOST HUMBLE ACTOR AT EMMYS

CELERY STALKS, FLIP PHONES, FRANCO TOP MOVIE CLICHES

FILM ‘YOUTH’ DOES NOT AGE WELL

‘GRACE AND FRANKIE’ TRY TO BE GERIATRIC ‘FRIENDS’

DON’T BE DUPED BY HOLLYWOOD’S DOPPELGANGERS

‘DEREK’ PORTRAYS DEATH WITH REAL DIGNITY

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