‘Being the Ricardos’ captures a ‘scary’ week in this gripping, insightful Lucille and Desi biopic

“Being the Ricardos” (2021) – “That was a scary week.  It was a very scary week.” – staff writer Bob Carroll (Ronny Cox) Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz produced and starred in their megahit “I Love Lucy” (1951 – 1957) during the (first) Golden Age of Television.  It’s one of the all-time great sitcoms, as Lucy (Ball) usually knotted herself into harmless schemes over scores and scores of 23 to 26-minute episodes.  Lucy had to eventually and embarrassingly untangle her binds, and many times, in front of her husband Ricky…

‘Being the Ricardos’ Virtual Press Conference

“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…