Showing posts with label Nia Long. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Nia Long. Show all posts

Tuesday, May 19, 2026

Movie Review: ***^ Premonition (2007)

 Now this is a movie based on confusion.  Linda Hanson (Sandra Bullock) is informed by a police officer that her husband, Jim Hanson (Julian McMahon) has passed away in a car accident.  But then when she wakes the next morning he is alive.  And then his funeral comes, and she is not willing to accept that he is dead, so she insists on seeing him in the casket, to discover he was decapitated.  But then he is alive again the next day.  She ends up being hauled away to a mental hospital, but then he is alive again.  She begins to realize she is not living her days in order.  She figures what day she is at, and on what day her husband dies.  The only one who understands her "premonition" is a minister.  Her daughter, Megan (Shyann McClure) shows up with cuts and scars one day.  But later she lives the day of her running through a glass window.  She has another daughter, Bridgette (Courtney Taylor Burness).  She discovers that her husband was a flirt, Claire (Amber Valletta) which he hopes becomes more.  She gets to the point of reconciling with her husband and talking to him about things; before it is too late.  She also has a very opinionated mother who takes care of the kids frequently.  Joanne (Kate Nelligan) is worried about her daughter and arranges for her to go into a mental hospital.  Linda's good friend Annie (Nia Long) is also involved in this.  She even goes to where her husband is going to crash.  He leaves early for work on the day of the crash, and she misses the chance to keep him home, wo she follows.  She finally gets him on the phone, after he told the flirt it was a no go.  She asks hi to turn around, and in doing so a truck crashes with his vehicle.  We see her several months later, and she is now pregnant with their third child.



Wednesday, May 6, 2026

At the Movies: **** Michael (2026)

 This is a movie about Michael Jackson the singer and humanitarian.  The music are original works by Michael Jackson and his brothers.  Michael was a prodigy from a very young age, with tremendous talent, a good singer and dancer, and a very controlling and abusive father who insisted on perfection.  

The Jackson 5 became very successful with their pop rock and dancing.  They sang "ABC" and "I'll Be There."  The movie focuses very much on the conflict between Michael and his father as his father promotes the family, and Michael his solo career.  Michael had great success with his solo career with his album "Thriller."  Michael wanted to go on a solo tour to promote his album, but his father insisted on a family tour.  During rehearsal, due to pyrotechnics Michael's hair was lit on fire.  This resulted in a lengthy hospital stay, but he returned to the tour.  At their final performance he announced it was their last concert together.  His father's plans for an international tour were thwarted.  

Michael Jackson is played by his nephew, Jafaar Jackson; Juliano Valdi plays the young Michael; Father Joseph is portrayed by Colman Domingo; Mother Katherine Jackson is played by Nia Long; The others of The Jackson 5 are Jermaine played by Jayden Harville/Jamal Henderson, Marlon Jackson by Jaylen Lyndon Hunter/Tre' Horton, Tito Jackson by Judah Edwards/Rhyan Hill and Jackie Jackson by Nathaniel Logan McIntyre/Joseph David-Jones; Latoya Jackson is portrayed by Amaya Mendoza/Jessica Sula.  

Others who helped Michael Jackson in his career included Gladys Knight (Liv Symone); Bill Bray (KeiLyn Durrel Jones) personal security; Quincy Jones (Kendrick Sampson) music producer; And John Branca (MIles Teller) as his personal lawyer.

Interesting things about Michael Jackson from the movie: He often visited children in the hospital, he also collected animals, monkey giraffe, llama, snake etc.  He longed for friendship and collected toys and games.  His relationship with his mother was better than with his father.  They would watch old movies together.