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Original-Cin Q&A: Toronto actor Laysla De Oliveira on Yellowstone creator's Special Ops: Lioness

Original-Cin Q&A: Toronto actor Laysla De Oliveira on Yellowstone creator's Special Ops: Lioness

By Bonnie Laufer

InterviewJim SlotekJuly 18, 2023Special Ops: Lioness, Series created by Taylor Sheridan, Yellowstone, Laysla De Oliveira, Nicole Kidman, Michael Kelly, Morgan Freeman, CIA covert anti-terrorist operatives, Zoe SaldanaComment

The Northman: Robert Eggers and his Marquee Cast Go for Full-On Viking Glory

The Northman: Robert Eggers and his Marquee Cast Go for Full-On Viking Glory

By Karen Gordon

ReviewJim SlotekApril 21, 2022Viking movies, Robert Eggers, The Northman, Alexander Skarsgård, Nicole Kidman, Claes Bang, Anya Taylor-Joy, Willem Dafoe, Ethan HawkeComment

Being the Ricardos: Aaron Sorkin’s Snappy I Love Lucy Biopic Soars on Novel Approach

Being the Ricardos: Aaron Sorkin’s Snappy I Love Lucy Biopic Soars on Novel Approach

By Kim Hughes

ReviewJim SlotekDecember 11, 2021Biopic, Drama, I Love Lucy, Lucille Ball, Desi Arnaz, Being the Ricardos, Aaron Sorkin, Nicole Kidman, Javier Bardem, J.K. Simmons, Nina AriandaComment

The Prom: Star-studded adaptation of an LGBTQ-themed Broadway hit bounces from laid-on-thick to thin

The Prom: Star-studded adaptation of an LGBTQ-themed Broadway hit bounces from laid-on-thick to thin

By Liam Lacey

ReviewJim SlotekDecember 11, 2020Ryan Murphy, Glee, Hollywood, The Prom, Netflix adaptation of a Broadway musical, Meryl Streep, Nicole Kidman, James Corden, Andrew Rannells, Kerry Washington, Jo Ellen Pellman, Ariana DeBose, Keegan-Michael Key, Same-sex prom date controversies, Bob Martin, The Drowsy ChaperoneComment

Original-Cin Q&A: The young stars of Netflix's musical The Prom, on working with Meryl Streep and Nicole Kidman

Original-Cin Q&A: The young stars of Netflix's musical The Prom, on working with Meryl Streep and Nicole Kidman

By Bonnie Laufer

InterviewJim SlotekDecember 10, 2020Ryan Murphy, Glee, Hollywood, The Prom, Netflix adaptation of a Broadway musical, Meryl Streep, Nicole Kidman, James Corden, Andrew Rannells, Kerry Washington, Jo Ellen Pellman, Ariana DeBose, Keegan-Michael Key, Same-sex prom date controversies, Bob Martin, The Drowsy ChaperoneComment

Your holiday preview: What to see (and what to skip) in the theatres

Bombshell: Stylish Fact-Based Drama on Fall of Fox Honcho Seems Muted Post #MeToo

By Kim Hughes

ReviewDecember 19, 2019Bombshell, #MeToo, Charlize Theron, Nicole Kidman, Margot Robbie, Allison Janney, John Lithgow, Connie Britton, Kate McKinnon, Malcolm McDowell, fact based drama, Jay RoachComment

TIFF Press Conference: The Goldfinch's cast and director talk tragedy, spray tan, cinematic bad-dads and Roger Deakins

TIFF Press Conference: The Goldfinch's cast and director talk tragedy, spray tan, cinematic bad-dads and Roger Deakins

By Danita Steinberg

InterviewJim SlotekSeptember 8, 2019The Goldfinch, Pulitzer Prize, Donna Tartt, Ansel Elgort, Oakes Fegley, Aneurin Barnard, Sarah Paulson, Luke Wilson, Nicole Kidman, Ashleigh Cummings, John Crowley, Roger Deakins, TIFF 2019Comment

The Upside: Starry Dramedy A Textbook Case of the Trouble With Remakes

By Kim Hughes

ReviewJanuary 10, 2019(Julianna Margulies, Bryan Cranston, Kevin Hart, Nicole Kidman, The Upside, remakes, French, TIFF 2017, Neil Burger, Éric Toledano, Olivier Nakache Comment

Destroyer: Nicole Kidman Vehicle Recasts Revenge as Good for the Gander

By Kim Hughes

ReviewJanuary 10, 2019Nicole Kidman, Karyn Kusama, Destroyer, TIFF 2018, Tatiana Maslany, Sebastian StanComment

Aquaman: A big dumb entertaining CGI acid trip, and an empty-calorie seafood feast for the eyes

ReviewJim SlotekDecember 19, 2018Aquaman, James Wan, Jason Momoa, Amber Heard, DC Super-hero films, Trident of Atlan, Patrick Wilson, Nicole Kidman, Temuera Morrison, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Movie monstersComment

Boy Erased: Lucas Hedges shines, Joel Edgerton's direction pulls punches in true story of abusive Christian gay conversion

By Karen Gordon

ReviewJim SlotekNovember 9, 2018Boy Erased, Gerald Conley, Lucas Hedges, Joel Edgerton, Russell Crowe, Nicole Kidman, Christian Gay Conversion Therapy, Love In Action, Manchester By The SeaComment

Original-Cin TIFF Picks: Monday, September 10

By Jim Slotek, Liam Lacey, Kim Hughes, and Karen Gordon

Review/Q&A: Killing of a Sacred Deer like watching meat run through a grinder

By Liam Lacey

ReviewJim SlotekNovember 3, 2017Yorgos Lanthimos, Colin Farrell, Nicole Kidman, Psychological thriller, The Lobster