Year: 2021

‘Being the Ricardos’ Virtual Press Conference

Jeff Mitchell

“I Love Lucy” (1951 – 1957) graced millions of American households for six seasons during the (first) Golden Age of Television, and Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz’s hilarious sitcom made them stars.  Nicole Kidman and Javier Bardem are two of today’s brightest movie stars, and they play Lucille and Desi, respectively, in writer/director Aaron Sorkin’s “Being the Ricardos”, a film set during one week of planning for an “I Love Lucy” episode, although most of this movie’s dramatics unfold behind the cameras. Art House Film Wire was invited to a…

Movie of the Week: ‘Thunderbolt and Lightfoot’

Jeff Mitchell

Jeff Bridges just celebrated his 72nd birthday on Dec. 4, so we wanted to feature a Bridges film for our Movie of the Week!   Well, Jeff earned his 2nd Oscar nomination – Best Supporting Actor – for his role as Clint Eastwood’s 24-year-old sidekick in the bank robbery, road-trip, comedy, drama…”Thunderbolt and Lightfoot”. “Thunderbolt and Lightfoot” (1974) – “Just the good ol’ boys.  Never meanin’ no harm.  Beats all you never saw.  Been in trouble with the law, since the day they was born.”  Okay, Thunderbolt (Eastwood) and Lightfoot (Jeff…

MacKay gives a compelling performance, but ‘Wolf’ is a difficult watch

Jeff Mitchell

“Wolf” (2021) – “A man might befriend a wolf, even break a wolf, but no man can truly tame a wolf.” – George R. R. Martin Jacob (George MacKay) has a problem.  His troubles are his family’s problem too, and his mom and dad turn over their hopes to a quasi-mental institution for help in writer/director Nathalie Biancheri’s disturbing drama, “Wolf”.  You see, Jacob – a physically fit 20-something – believes that he’s a wolf.  Now, his eyesight seems satisfactory, and he lives in a world with mirrors, so he…