BEING THE RICARDOS (2021)

 

Written & Directed By: Aaron Sorkin  Cinematography: Jeff Cronenweth Editor: Alan Baumgarten

Cast: Nicole Kidman, Javier Bardem, J.K. Simmons, Nina Arianda, Tony Hale, Alia Shawkat, Jake Lacy, Linda Lavin, Ronny Cox, Clark Gregg, Nelson Franklin 

September 6, 1953. With Hollywood facing the ever-present threat of Joseph McCarthy's smear campaign, Lucille Ball, America's beloved redhead and star of the tremendously popular CBS sitcom I Love Lucy , finds herself confronted with the Red Scare hysteria. As the American columnist and radio personality Walter Winchell drops a bombshell at the end of his broadcast, Lucille and her Cuban-American actor husband Desi Arnaz must survive one long, overwhelmingly eventful week, as if navigating a rocky marriage wasn't enough. As a result, in the following seven distressful days, scandalous gossip and ongoing infidelity will put the couple's relationship to the test.

RICHARD JEWELL (2019)

 

Directed By: Clint Eastwood Written By: Billy Ray Based Upon the article “American Nightmare: The Ballad Of Richard Jewell” By: Marie Brenner  Based Upon The Book “The Suspect” By: Kent Alexander & Kevin Salwen  Cinematography: Yves Belanger  Editor: Joel Cox 

Cast: Paul Walter Hauser, Sam Rockwell, Kathy Bates, Jon Hamm, Olivia Wilde, Ian Gomez, Nina Arianda, Mike Pniewski 

During the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, security guard Richard Jewell discovers a suspicious backpack under a bench in Centennial Park. With little time to spare, he helps to evacuate the area until the incendiary device inside the bag explodes. Hailed as a hero who saved lives, Jewell's own life starts to unravel when the FBI names him the prime suspect in the bombing.

JEFF OF THE CINEFILES & UNFINISHED BUSINESS : HALL OF FAME: FILE #39: MIDNIGHT IN PARIS (2012)

Written & Directed By: Woody Allen 
Cinematography By: Darius Khondji 
Editor: Alisa Lepselter 

Cast: Owen Wilson, Rachel McAdams, Marion Coitllard, Corey Stall, Kathy Bates, Adrien Brody, Tom Hiddleston, Michael Sheen, Kurt Fuller, Mimi Kennedy, Nina Arianda, Lea Seydoux, Carla Bruni, Allison Pill, Gad Elmaleh