Jeanne Wolf – ALLIANCE OF WOMEN FILM JOURNALISTS

THE MILLION DOLLAR BET – Review by Jeanne Wolf

September 23, 2025September 25, 2025 Jeanne Wolf Douglas Smith, Justin Cornwell, The Million Dollar Bet, Thomas Woschitz

Jack and Hank share a passion for gambling and a feeling that life is passing them by. As they observe a runner struggling in the blazing sun, Hank suddenly bets Jack he can’t run 70 miles through their neighborhood in a single day and night. What begins as a reckless wager escalates into a serious challenge for big bucks and becomes a bittersweet meditation on masculinity. Director Homas Woschitz has avoided the sport cliches to create a powerful exploration of friendship and loss.

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Ali Scher and Cast on POPULAR THEORY – Jeanne Wolf interviews

February 20, 2024February 24, 2024 Jeanne Wolf Ali Scher, cheryl hines, Chloe East, Lincoln Lambert, Marc Evan Jackson, Popular Theory, Sophia Reid Ganzert

The Popular Theory story is about Erwin, a chemistry-obsessed and somewhat shy schoolgirl. Her aunt, played by Cheryl Hines of Curb Your Enthusiasm fame, worries about Erwin because she’s so absorbed in her science studies that she doesn’t make friends. She finds a friend, Winston, another chemistry geek, and together, they invent a popularity serum that they add to chewing gum to make anyone instantly attractive. And it works! Lots of lessons about the value of popularity and the value of following your own passion make the story end with lots of smiles.

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AWFJ Presents LINES OF WELLINGTON – Review by Jeanne Wolf

October 21, 2022October 15, 2022 Jeanne Wolf 1810 Peninsular War, awfj presents, Catherine Deneuve, Film Movement, Isabelle Hupert, John Malkovich, Lines of Wellington, Valeria Sarmiento, Vincent Perez

Lines of Wellington is an historical epic in the most sweeping sense, yet it includes stories (vignettes) of ordinary people that give the drama of war a very human dimension. Conceived by beloved Chilean director Raul Ruiz the film was completed by his wife, filmmaker Valeria Sarmiento. Perhaps, the best way to experience the nearly three hours that fill the screen with battles, suffering, privilege, love and the struggle to survive is simply to let yourself get lost in the stunning panorama and not worry too much about the plot.

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Sabrina Jaglom, Chloe Yu & Nina Bloomgarden on JANE – Jeanne Wolf interviews

September 1, 2022September 3, 2022 Jeanne Wolf Chlöe Bailey, chloe yu, jane, Madelaine Petsch, Nina Bloomgarden, Sabrina Jaglom, Shelby Hall

In Jane, Sabrina Jaglom’s psychological thriller, Madelaine Petsch stars as a teen struggling to cope with the tragic suicide of her friend Jane, portrayed by Chloe Yu. She’s also feeling the pressure of the college admission process. After getting deferred from her dream school, she spirals out of control and launches a social media rampage against those who stand in the way of her success. She gets some help from her buddy Izzy, (Chloe Bailey). One of her targets is Camille (Nina Bloomgarden), a pushy new arrival at school, who ends up being forced to leave. Meanwhile, the ghostly presence of Jane and her still functioning website lurks in the background. At a recent screening, the audience was shook up but fascinated and the filmmakers were pleased and intrigued by their response.

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JULIE DELPY on MY ZOE, Motherhood, DNA and Touching – Jeanne Wolf interviews (Exclusive)

June 8, 2021June 18, 2021 Jeanne Wolf Julie Delpy, motw, Movie of the Week, my zoe, Richard Armitage, Sophia Ally

Julie Delpy doesn’t like like to be thought of as a movie star, but the problem is she is so electrifying as an actress that we have to think that way. It began with her first role at 14 in Godard’s The Detective. Then there was the Three Colors trilogy and the enduringly popular trilogy Before Sunrise and Before Sunset and Before Midnight. She actually co-wrote the last one. Julie is, as we are reminded in her latest feature, Zoe, a talented writer and director.

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Luis Manuel and John James on SIEMPRE LUIS, Activism and Lin Manuel Miranda – Jeanne Wolf interviews

October 22, 2020October 25, 2020 Jeanne Wolf 0 Comments hamilton documentaries, hbo, john james, lin-manuel miranda., luis manuel, siempre luis

Luis Manuel is a well-known Latin activist, an unstoppable force of change. Mid-way through his busy life in art and politics, one of his children produced a little show called Hamilton, and suddenly his name changed from Luis to ‘Lin Manuel Miranda’s Father.’ And, he didn’t mind at all.

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Jane Lynch on THE WEAKEST LINK, Personal Branding and Being Mean – Jeanne Wolf interviews

September 18, 2020September 20, 2020 Jeanne Wolf 0 Comments awfj youtube channel, game shows, jane lynch, the weakest link

Jane Lynch is now hosting The Weakest Link a game show where the contestants can win a million bucks, if they can come up with the right answers to absurdly difficult trivia questions about any and every obscure thing under the sun. As host, Lynch has the intimidation factor down, But Jeanne Wolf wants to know how she’d fare if she were competing and having to answer those touch questions instead of asking them.

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Egor Abramenko chats SPUTNIK, Russian Horror and Scaring Folks – Jeanne Wolf interviews

August 11, 2020August 15, 2020 Jeanne Wolf 0 Comments Egor Abramenko, horror, Oksana Akinshi, russian films, sputnik

Sputnik has been called “gripping” and it’s been called “gross” — that’s a compliment. An alien catches a ride to Earth inside the body of a returning cosmonaut. The slimy creature only comes out of the guy at night, and its favorite food is humans, A female doctor gets involved for lots of suspense ans creepy scenes. The director, Egor Abramenko loves horror movies. And, I told him how scared I was.

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Celebrating the Women Behind THE WIFE — Jeanne Wolf reports (Exclusive)

February 5, 2019February 5, 2019 Jeanne Wolf 0 Comments annie stark, glenn close, jane anderson, meg wolitzer, the wife

The Wife is coming home — which means, of course, that the award-winning film is releasing on home video, making it more readily available to the wider range of viewers who should see it. It’s a film that celebrates the strength of its central female character, and the DVD release is a good time to celebrate the women who brought the compelling story to the big screen.

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JANE FONDA IN FIVE ACTS – Review by Jeanne Wolf

September 19, 2018September 22, 2018 Jeanne Wolf 0 Comments documentary, henry fonds, jane fonda in five acts, roger vadim, susan lacy, ted turner, tom hayden

If you thought you knew Jane Fonda after decades of watching her life and art unfold in the public eye you’re in a for a surprise. Susan Lacy’s HBO documentary Jane Fonda in Five Acts takes you deeper than ever before into the Hollywood legend’s personal successes and failures, her hopes and dreams, and her true grit.

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