‘From the World of John Wick: Ballerina’ Review: Ana de Armas Slays in a Hard-Charging Spinoff That Makes for a Mindless Summer Treat

‘From the World of John Wick: Ballerina’ Review: Ana de Armas Slays in a Hard-Charging Spinoff That Makes for a Mindless Summer Treat

You’ve got to love Anjelica Huston, wearing pounds of power jewelry and Cher-strength makeup as a Ruska Roma crime queen known only as “The Director,” putting a young ballet student through her pirouette paces until her toes have bled clean through her satin pointe shoes. “Tend to your wounds before you get sepsis and we…

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#James Marsh’s Samuel Beckett Biopic ‘Dance First’ to Close San Sebastian Film Festival

#James Marsh’s Samuel Beckett Biopic ‘Dance First’ to Close San Sebastian Film Festival

Dance First, a biographical drama from The Theory of Everything director James Marsh about the life of Irish Nobel prize-winning playwright Samuel Beckett, will close the 71st San Sebastian Festival. The feature, which stars Gabriel Byrne as Beckett alongside Sandrine Bonnaire as his long-time partner, and eventual wife Suzanne Deschevaux-Dumesnil, will close the 2023 San…

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#‘In Treatment’ returns after 10 years away

#‘In Treatment’ returns after 10 years away

“#‘In Treatment’ returns after 10 years away” A lot has changed in the 10-plus years since “In Treatment” ended its three-season Emmy-winning run on HBO. But has it? Back then, psychotherapist Dr. Paul Weston (Gabriel Byrne) treated a cross-section of angsty patients while simultaneously dealing with his own personal issues. Now, 10-plus-years later, “In Treatment”…

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