For Love of Ivy is a 1968 Romantic Comedy film directed by Daniel Mann. The film stars Sidney Poitier, Abbey Lincoln, Beau Bridges, Nan Martin, Lauri Peters and Carroll O’Connor.The story was written by Poitier with screenwriter Robert Alan Aurthur. The musical score was composed by Quincy Jones. Continue reading
Category: Hollywood Monday
1/6/25 O&A NYC HOLLYWOOD MONDAY: Five On The Black Hand Side
Mr. Brooks (Leonard Jackson) is an African-American barbershop owner who runs his household with an iron fist. One day, however, Mrs. Brooks (Clarice Taylor) tires of his stern approach and embraces a nonconformist attitude that’s more in line with that of their children, including the philosophical Booker T. (D’Urville Martin) and Gideon (Glynn Turman), a black militant. Continue reading
12/23/24 O&A NYC HOLLYWOOD MONDAY: Home Alone 1990 Full Movie
Home Alone is a Christmas comedy film directed by Chris Columbus, and written and produced by John Hughes. The film stars Macaulay Culkin as Kevin McCallister, an eight-year old boy who defends his Chicago home from a home invasion by a pair of robbers after his family accidentally leave him behind on their Christmas vacation to Paris. The cast also features Joe Pesci, Daniel Stern, John Heard, and Catherine O’Hara. Continue reading
12/16/24 O&A NYC HOLLYWOOD MONDAY HOLIDAY ISSUE: Holly Day | Lindsay Diann, Margaret Avery, Robinne Lee
In a twist on a Charles Dickens novel, we meet Holly, a tightly-wound businesswoman who’s spent her life running from the ghosts of her past. But this holiday, they come back to find her. Continue reading
12/9/24 O&A NYC HOLLYWOOD MONDAY HOLIDAY ISSUE: Merry Liddle Christmas | Starring Kelly Rowland | Lifetime
Kelly Rowland partners with Kronicle Media for Merry Liddle Christmas. Inspired by her own recent Christmas catastrophe, Kelly Rowland plays Jacquie a successful, super-together single tech entrepreneur whose messy family descends on her gleaming new dream home for the holidays.Christmas traditions collide and family drama ensues as she struggles to keep her house together in time for a glossy video shoot of The Perfect Christmas. Continue reading
11/25/24 O&A NYC HOLLYWOOD MONDAY: Who Made The Potatoe Salad? | Thanksgiving Comedy
Who Made the Potatoe Salad? is a romantic comedy film directed by Damon Daniel and starring Jaleel White, Jennia Frederique, Clifton Powell, DeRay Davis, Eddie Griffin and Tommy Tiny Lister. Michael, a San Diego Policeman travels to Los Angeles for Thanksgiving with his fiancée, Ashley to meet her dysfunctional family and announce their engagement. Continue reading
11/4/24 O&A NYC HOLLYWOOD MONDAY: Quincy Jones – The Many Lives Of Q
Documentary which celebrates the life and career of top American jazz musician, composer, arranger, record producer and entrepreneur, Quincy Jones. Continue reading
10/28/24 O&A NYC HOLLYWOOD MONDAY: Sweet Transvestite Scene (The Rocky Horror Picture Show-1975)
The Rocky Horror Picture Show is a low-budget freak show/cult classic/cultural institution concerns the misadventures of Brad Majors (Barry Bostwick) and Janet Weiss (Susan Sarandon) inside a strange mansion that they come across on a rainy night. After the wholesome pair profess their love through an opening song, their car breaks down in the woods, and they seek refuge in mad scientist Dr. Frank N. Furter’s (Tim Curry), towering castle nearby. Continue reading
10/7/24 O&A NYC HOLLYWOOD MONDAY: Hard Lessons 1986 Denzel Washington
George McKenna (Denzel Washington) confronts a career-defining moment when he accepts a job as principal of a tough, inner city Los Angeles high school. Facing an apathetic student body and indifferent teachers and parents, McKenna, with help from dedicated educator Bobbie Maxwell (Lynn Whitfield), transforms the school from a gang-ridden war zone into a stepping-stone for higher education, and in the process gains the hard won respect of the community and school administrators. Continue reading
9/23/24 O&A NYC HOLLYWOOD MONDAY: King of New York
King of New York is a Crime Film directed by Abel Ferrara and written by Nicholas St. John. It stars Christopher Walken, Laurence Fishburne, David Caruso, Victor Argo and Wesley Snipes with supporting roles played by Giancarlo Esposito, Steve Buscemi, Paul Calderón, Janet Hulian and Theresa Randle. Continue reading