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Non-Stop: Alcoholic Air Marshal Is Tested in Transatlantic Thriller
Police officer Bill Marks’ (Liam Neeson) life went into a tailspin after his young daughter lost her battle with childhood leukemia. He looked for solace in a bottle of alcohol,…
Repentance: Thriller Traces a Grief Stricken Man’s Descent Into Insanity
Therapist Dr. Thomas Carter (Anthony Mackie) has just published a popular self-help book that is about the near death experience that helped him turn his life around. He is proud…
About Last Night: Kevin Hart Spearheads Remake of Romantic Romp
Released in 1986, About Last Night was about two Chicago yuppies (played by Rob Lowe and Demi Moore) who tried to forge a solid relationship that began with a casual…
Winter’s Tale: Cat Burglar Courts Sickly Heiress and Pledges Undying Love
Peter Lake’s (Colin Farrell) parents had hoped to immigrate to the U.S. but were turned away at Ellis Island upon their arrival early in the 20th century. Although they weren’t…
The Monuments Men: Film Recounts Secret Mission to Recover Stolen Masterpieces
Most people are probably unaware that while Hitler’s army were sweeping across Europe during World War II, he had also directed his army to sieze any priceless works of art…
Frozen: Musical Adaptation of a Hans Christian Andersen Classic
Given the toll the polar vortex has been exacting on the continental U.S. lately, plenty of people can relate to the frigid predicament of the people living in the fictional…
Film Adapts Memoir About Navy SEALS Ambushed in Afghanistan
On June 28, 2005, a team of four Navy SEALs based in Afghanistan were issued orders in accordance with Operation Red Wings to locate and terminate a Taliban leader whose…
American Hustle: Retro Film About the Abscam Scandal and the Disco Era
In the late 70s six U.S. Congressional House Representatives and a United States Senator were caught on camera taking bribes from FBI agents who were posing as wealthy Arab sheiks.…
In August: Osage County, Streep Heads Stellar Cast in Adaptation of Prize Winning Play
In 2008, the play August: Osage County not only won a Pulitzer Prize, but it also received five Tony Awards, including Best Play. However, the screen version of Tracy Letts’…
Saving Mr. Banks: Movie Recounts Disney’s Effort to Secure Rights to “Mary Poppins”
P.L. Travers (Emma Thompson) was the pen name of Helen Lyndon Goff (1899-1996), the creator of the children’s classic series of Mary Poppins books. When his daughters were young, Walt Disney…
