“The Choice” (2016) – Wrightsville Beach, NC is a sparkling, little community and complete with blue skies, boat rides, lush green lawns, barbeques, and friendly neighbors. It carries a real Bedford Falls (the town in “It’s a Wonderful Life” (1946)) feel, but with much nicer weather. Travis (Benjamin Walker) enjoys all that Wrightsville has to [...]
Novelist Nicholas Sparks made a choice to stop by Phoenix and talk about “The Choice” (2016), a new film based upon his 2007 novel with the same title. Benjamin Walker and Teresa Palmer star in this love story, and Nicholas is also a producer of this cinematic project. He sat down and spoke with me [...]
Billed as “The True Story Behind Moby Dick”, Ron Howard’s latest shines when it sticks to the truth, but suffers from his creative embellishments. “Moby-Dick” was certainly based on the story of a rogue whale sinking the Essex in 1820. But as Ron Howard tells it, Herman Melville (Ben Whishaw) himself sought out one of [...]
