Apple TV+ has shared a trailer for Before, the supernatural mystery thriller series which stars Billy Crystal as a child psychiatrist who is suffering from a tragic loss, when he encounters a patient (Jacobi Jupe) who seems to have a haunting connection to his past. Joining Billy Crystal and Jacobi Jupe in the cast are […]
Running Scared vs Running Scared
Tom Jolliffe looks back at two films with the same title, Running Scared (1986 and 2006)… 2021 brought with it several significant anniversaries. Interestingly though it brought significant anniversaries to two somewhat underappreciated films that share the same title. First of all we have Running Scared, the Peter Hyams helmed action comedy from 1986. That […]
Movie Review – Here Today (2021)
Here Today, 2021. Directed by Billy Crystal. Starring Billy Crystal, Tiffany Haddish, Sharon Stone, Penn Badgley, Kevin Kline, Laura Benanti, Barry Levinson, Louisa Krause, Anna Deavere Smith, Nyambi Nyambi, Susan Pourfar, Shiloh Verrico, Alex Brightman, Joanna Adler, Matthew Broussard, Grayson Eddey, Brandon Uranowitz, Andrew Durand, Justin Linville, Max Gordon Moore, Audrey Hsieh, Gianmarco Soresi, Tony […]
Movie Review – Untogether (2019)
Untogether, 2019. Written and Directed by Emma Forrest. Starring Lola Kirke, Jemima Kirke, Ben Mendelsohn, Jamie Dornan, Alice Eve, Jennifer Grey, Scott Caan, Kathryn Zenna, Sean Edwards, and Billy Crystal. SYNOPSIS: Andrea is a recently sober writer whose career has stalled since she published her debut novel several years ago. She strikes up an affair […]
Blu-ray Review – Howl’s Moving Castle (2004)
Howl’s Moving Castle, 2004. Written and Directed by Hayao Miyazaki. Featuring the voice talents of Jean Simmons, Christian Bale, Lauren Bacall, Blythe Danner, Emily Mortimer, Josh Hutcherson, and Billy Crystal. SYNOPSIS: Disney was the source of Hayao Miyazaki movies on home video for a while, but GKids has taken on that effort now, and they’ve […]
Billy Crystal and Ben Schwartz to star in comedy We Are Unsatisfied
First time director Matt Ratner has enlisted Billy Crystal and Ben Schwartz to star in the comedy film We Are Unsatisfied, which has been scripted by Peter Hoare (Kevin Can Wait). Deadline reports that the film “follows the unlikely friendship between a struggling L.A. comedian (Schwartz) who’s forced to move back home to Long […]
Barry Levinson to direct Billy Crystal in comedy Revival
Deadline is reporting that director Barry Levinson is teaming with Billy Crystal for a new feature film comedy entitled Revival, which has been scripted by Phil Primason (5 Doctors). It will mark the first collaboration between Levinson and Crystal, although they did both previously serve as executive producers on Analyze This and Analyze That. The […]
BFI Review – When Harry Met Sally (1989)
When Harry Met Sally, 1989. Directed by Rob Reiner. Starring Meg Ryan, Billy Crystal, Carrie Fisher and Bruno Kirby. SYNOPSIS: Harry and Sally are destined to be together but it takes ten years (and lots of laughs) together before they figure it out… There’s something quietly satisfying about Harry Burns’ sweeping statements. As he confidently […]
