Author: Jeff Mitchell

Mia Isaac graciously arrives for a ‘Don’t Make Me Go’ interview

Jeff Mitchell

In “Don’t Make Me Go” (2022), Max (John Cho) is a single parent with a grim medical diagnosis.  Max doesn’t tell his teenage daughter, Wally (Mia Isaac), but he takes her on a road trip to meet her mom in this family drama from director Hanna Marks.  Mia graciously met ArtHouseFilmWire’s Jeff Mitchell over a Zoom call, and this talented young actress shares Wally’s perspectives, the amusing and stressful learning-how-to-drive scenes, the limited prep time she had with John, and much more! On Friday, July 15, “Don’t Make Me Go”…

Grab your track sneakers and run to ‘Marcel the Shell with Shoes On’

Jeff Mitchell

“Marcel the Shell with Shoes On” (2022) – “So, I’m making, like, a little documentary.” – Dean (Dean Fleischer-Camp) “Oh, it’s like a movie, but nobody has any lines, and nobody even knows what it is while we’re making it.” – Marcel (Jenny Slate) Director/co-writer Dean Fleischer-Camp and co-writer Jenny Slate star as the primary somebodies in “Marcel the Shell with Shoes On”, a thoroughly engaging PG-rated story. It’s a live-action feature that includes stop-motion characters. With its intimate documentary style, the movie purposely and beautifully wanders into adorable, eccentric…

‘Thirteen Lives’ Press Conference with Ron Howard and the cast

Jeff Mitchell

In 1995, Ron Howard commanded “Apollo 13”, a harrowing drama about the real-life 1970 lunar mission where (NASA and) three astronauts had to think out of the box – in outer space – after an unexpected explosion damaged the ship.  Twenty-seven years later, Howard recreates another actual rescue attempt for the big screen.  This time, the tight spot lands on Earth, an elaborate Thailand cave system, and 13 people – 12 kids and their soccer coach – are trapped.  In “Thirteen Lives”, rescue teams search through the caverns. The “Thirteen…