Tag: writing
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THE UPRISING (2026)
STORYLINE: Based on the true story of the uprising that inspired the legend of Robin Hood, Andrew Garfield stars as the leader of a rebellion against the tyranny of King Richard II in a fight for justice. (IMDb) The rebellion and the empire first did battle, on screen, in Star Wars: Episode IV:…
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MARY OLIVER: SAVED BY THE BEAUTY OF THE WORLD (2026)
STORYLINE: Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Mary Oliver, a quiet queer icon, captivated readers everywhere with her accessible celebration of nature, dogs, and life itself. (IMDb) How does the saying go? ‘The pen is mightier than the sword’? The Oscar nominated documentary Come See Me in the Good Lignt (2025), Capote (2005) starring Phillip Seymour Hoffman,…
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YOUNG WASHINGTON (2026)
STORYLINE: A young George Washington faces war, betrayal, and impossible choices that will forge a leader. (IMDb) 2013’s The Butler spanned multiple presidencies, while Lincoln (2012) focused on one specific event in President Lincoln’s term as President. Oliver Stone’s JFK was a conspiracy film thriller. This past Fourth of July weekend, Young Washington,…
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Retro Rewind – AIR FORCE ONE (1997)
STORYLINE: High-altitude thriller in which the presidential aircraft, Air Force One, is hijacked by Russian communist radicals (Gary Oldman) demanding the release of the Kazakhstani leader (Jürgen Prochnow). With the First Lady (Wendy Crewson) and her family trapped on board, the hijackers threaten to kill one hostage every half-hour until their demands are met. What…
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Retro Rewind: STALAG 17 (1953)
STORYLINE: It’s a dreary Christmas 1944 for the American POWs in Stalag 17. In Barracks 4 there’s a security leak – the Germans always seem to be forewarned about escapes; and in the most recent attempt the two men, Manfredi and Johnson, walked straight into a trap and were killed. For the men of Barracks…
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ANIMAL FARM (2026)
STORYLINE: A satirical fable following an animal revolution as pigs seize power and the farm descends into a ruthless dictatorship-fulfilling Orwell’s warning about the dangers of communism. (IMDb) Many novels have achieved the status of classic. Multiple novels have gone on to be adapted to the silver screen. The Grapes of Wrath was adapted…
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COME SEE ME IN THE GOOD LIGHT (2025)
STORYLINE: Facing an incurable diagnosis, two poet lovers embark on a poignant yet unexpectedly humorous exploration of love, mortality, and life’s moments. (IMDb) All the arts have been well documented in a variety of documentaries. Heart of Darkness: A Filmmakers Apocalypse (1991) documents the chaos it took to make the classic Apocalypse Now. Turn…
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GOOD LUCK, HAVE FUN, DON’T DIE (2026)
STORYLINE: A “Man From the Future” arrives at a diner in Los Angeles where he must recruit the precise combination of disgruntled patrons to join him on a one-night quest to save the world from the terminal threat of a rogue artificial intelligence. (IMDb) Artificial intelligence has had many cinematic incarnations. …
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FATHER MOTHER SISTER BROTHER (2025)
STORYLINE: Estranged siblings reunite after years apart, forced to confront unresolved tensions and reevaluate their strained relationships with their emotionally distant parents. (IMDb) Family relationships are complicated. Family, at times can be how we interpret ot, but that’s an irrelevant thought to this blog, but I am putting it in none the less.. …
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REGRETTING YOU (2025)
STORYLINE: Centers on the strained relationship between young mother Morgan Grant and her teenage daughter Clara, exacerbated by Morgan’s husband Chris’s tragic death, forcing them to navigate life’s challenges together. (IMDb) There is no force powerful enough, on this planet that can make me relive my teenage years. They were hell for me,…
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