My final take on Sundance: listen in for all the movies you SHOULD see in 2018! I dish on Bernard and Huey, American Animals, The Tale, RBG, Three Identical Strangers, Shirkers and Quiet Heroes. For more information, visit http://TheDinnerParty.tv . Share This!

You had to figure that, among all the great films at Sundance, there would be a bunch that just didn’t work…at least, not for me.  Of course, just like I couldn’t see all the great films at Sundance, there were probably many other films that weren’t very good that I didn’t get to see. Thus, Read more…

From Sundance, I sit down with Nicolas Cage. He gets real and tells about the creation of the film, Mandy, with awesome director, Panos Cosmatos, and fellow actor, Linus Roache. The respect and camaraderie are palpable and yes, Nicolas Cage is exactly as you would imagine him! Plus, Nicolas and I talk about his famous Read more…

A film that got LOTS of buzz at Sundance and won three awards was Search. Directed by newcomer, Aneesh Changaty (won the Audience Award: NEXT and the Albert P. Sloane Award) and produced by award-winner Sev Ohanian, stars Debra Messing and John Cho have lots to say about this new film. In addition, I also Read more…

From a bustling red carpet awaiting Keira Knightley, I interview Dominic West, Ray Panthaki and director, Wash Westmoreland of the Oscar-worthy film getting lots of buzz, Colette, at the Sundance Film Festival. Share This!

From Sundance, I interview director Ben Lewin of The Catcher Was A Spy movie, featuring Paul Rudd and Paul Giamatti, about the life of Moe Berg. I also interview actor Hiroyuki Senada, review the movie Lizzie starring Chloe Sevigny and Kristen Stewart, and dish on The Game Changers premiere after-party. Share This!

The re-release of Davis’  Stony Island will be available on April 24th. Davis is a filmmaker with a reputation for directing intelligent action thrillers, most notably the Academy Award® nominated box office hit, The Fugitive, starring Harrison Ford and Tommy Lee Jones. The film received seven Academy Award® nominations including Best Picture and earned Jones Read more…

Are truth and justice still the American Way? Documentary filmmaker, Steve James, joins me in Los Angeles to discuss his newest feature. Best known for his Academy Award nominated film Hoop Dreams, and other films such as The Interrupters and Life Itself, James’ newest film is called Abacus, Small Enough to Jail. Over Steve’s surprise Read more…

It might seem like it is for the glitz and the glam, but Executive Director, Jean De St. Aubin, and artist and board member, Ellen Sandor, of the Gene Siskel Film Center of the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, are in it for the art! From a busy red carpet honoring Renaissance Award Read more…