— by BEV QUESTAD — Forever made famous as bushy browed, disgruntled Lou Grant on the “Mary Tyler Moore Show,” beloved actor Ed Asner went on to many other roles in features, documentaries, voice-overs and political issues. Despite his death in 2021, his last starring feature was rele[...]
Posts Tagged ‘Ed Asner’
Review: Tiger Within
Ed Asner. Multiple Emmy winner. Leader of the Screen Actors’ Guild (SAG) during their 1980 strike for a better, more equitable contract. In this film, released the year before his death at age 91, Ed Asner plays an aging Jewish widower and Holocaust survivor living in Los Angeles. One day, as he[...]
Under Review: ‘The Desert of Forbidden Art’
— by BEV QUESTAD — “I found these paintings rolled up under the beds of old widows, buried in family trash, in dark corners of artists’ studios — sometimes even patching a hole in the roof. I ended up with a collection that no one in the Soviet Union would dare to[...]
Under Review: ‘All-Star Superman’
— by JOSUE SANCHEZ — I am not sure how to feel about “All-Star Superman.” Perhaps if I had never watched the recent animated masterpieces “Superman/Batman: Apocalypse” and “Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths” I would feel at ease with what I just wat[...]
Three Clips from ‘All-Star Superman’
— by ANDY BEHBAKHT — Next week, you will be able to see Grant Morrison’s award-winning “All-Star Superman” in DC Universe’s latest animated movie adaption. After having seen these three clips, I recommend you don’t miss this movie.[...]
‘Superman/Batman: Apocalypse’ Flying Into Select Theaters
— by ANDY BEHBAKHT — In just a couple of weeks, the Man of Steel and the Caped Crusader will face one of DC’s ultimate bad guys, Darkseid, in “Superman/Batman Apocalypse.” In addition, the newest introduction of Kara Zor-El (a.k.a Supergirl) will be part of the movie’s pl[...]