being the ricardos – ALLIANCE OF WOMEN FILM JOURNALISTS

LUCY AND DESI (Sundance FF 2022) – Review by Leslie Combemale

January 25, 2022January 25, 2022 Leslie Combemale amy poehler, being the ricardos, documentary, i love lucy, Lucie Arnaz, Lucie Arnaz Luckinbill, Lucy and Desi, sundance film festival 2022

Director Amy Poehler;s documentary Lucy and Desi can arguably be called the definitive work on these sitcom trailblazers and first popular interracial couple in Hollywood. Fans of the gorgeous redheaded powerhouse called ‘The Queen of the Bs’, and the man who was both a brilliant producer and a magnetic performer who popularized the rhumba in the US, will learn lots of new information from the subjects themselves and love every minute of it.

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BEING THE RICARDOS – Review by Susan Granger

December 15, 2021December 15, 2021 Susan Granger aaron sorkin, being the ricardos, i love lucy, javier bardem, nicole kidman

During the stressful week that this behind-the-scenes story takes place, Lucille Ball (Kidman) and Desi Arnaz (Javier Bardem) are threatened by shocking personal revelations, a political smear, and CBS’s concern over cultural taboos as they’re preparing a pivotal installment of I Love Lucy.

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BEING THE RICARDOS – Review by T.J. Callahan

December 15, 2021December 17, 2021 T. J. Callahan aaron sorkin, being the ricardos, i love lucy, javier bardem, nicole kidman

LoooCeee, you have some splainin to do about what really went on backstage at the I Love Lucy Show in Being the Ricardos. Writer/director, Aaron Sorkin makes sure we can handle the truth about the beloved comedienne and her tumultuous relationship with her Cuban band leader husband.

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BEING THE RICARDOS – Review by Martha K Baker

December 9, 2021December 11, 2021 Martha K. Baker aaron sorkin, being the ricardos, i love lucy, javier bardem, nicole kidman

Being the Ricardos proves especially hard to watch for any one of 60 million viewers who saved Monday evenings for I Love Lucy. We know what those actors looked like in those roles; we know the plots. Heck, even folks who have watched the iconic television situation comedy in re-runs know. Unfortunately, this look behind the scenes in 1960 is terribly uneven.