Produced by and starring Cate Blanchett, The New Boy has had a long journey to the screen. Apparently, writer-director Warwick Thornton began writing the first draft of the film more than two decades ago. It's a story that holds a great deal of personal significance for him, as he was also raised by monks at …
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FlixChatter Review: The Electrical Life Of Louis Wain (2021)
Benedict Cumberbatch has built his career on quirky roles, and he once again plays an eccentric genius. This time it's an English artist Louis Wain whose surreal cat paintings, um, catapulted his career at the end of the 19th century. Now, I never thought there was a time when cats weren’t household pets, well apparently …
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FlixChatter Review: Museum Town (2020)
Directed by Jennifer Trainer Narrated by Meryl Streep Museum Town is the first feature documentary from award-winning journalist Jennifer Trainer. It chronicles the history of Mass MoCA, the world’s largest contemporary art museum in the world and North Adams, the struggling Massachusetts town it resides in. Trainer herself is one of the co-founders of Mass …
Music Break: 5 Great Themes from 5 Favorite Action Flicks
As an action movies fanatic, I also love the music that accompanies them. Here's a list of some great themes from action movies throughout the years. Black Rain Chase to the Steel Plant by Hans Zimmer http://youtu.be/779h6lm2Z-w Hans Zimmer has been the go to guy for composing big Hollywood tent pole pictures within the last 15 …
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300 & Gladiator sequel talks? Oh, please don’t!
All the rumors swirling about a sequel/prequel of 300 just got a new boost now that director Zack Snyder told IGN at the Comic Con this weekend that he's basically just waiting for Frank Miller's draft of the comic. Snyder said that there's a lot of Spartan history to draw inspiration from. He also hinted …
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