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Let Him Go
We get to see Superman’s parents from Man of Steel teamed up again. Diane Lane and Kevin Costner have locked in mature & sexy, both singularly and together. They’ve aged so gracefully and continue to be actors that can immediately pull you into a story. This story, written and directed by Thomas Bezucha (I looked at his IMDB and have never seen any of his other films) Adapted from a Larry Watson novel of the same name, is a Western, family drama, which heads into pulp/thriller territory. Margaret (Lane) and George (Costner) Blackledge own a horse farm. She breaks horses with their son James (Ryan Bruce) and George is a…
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PHILADELPHIA ASIAN AMERICAN FILM FESTIVAL 2020
By exploring the themes of immigration, belonging, identity, and tradition - this year’s festival program features stories and narratives that will inspire new ideas and conversations around the future of Asian American storytelling and the role we play during this time of monumental and exponential change.
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Disney/Pixar SOUL streaming December 25, 2020
Pixar Animation Studios will take you on a journey from the streets of New York City to the cosmic realms to discover the answers to life’s most important questions. If you loved “Inside Out” then like me you’ll be looking forward to “Soul”. I like when Disney gets a little Metaphysical, like “Coco” In “Soul” a middle-school band teacher named Joe Gardner gets the chance of a lifetime to play the piano in a jazz quartet headed by the great Dorothea Williams. Featuring Jamie Foxx as the voice of Joe, and Angela Bassett as Dorothea.
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Documentary: The Way I See It
Some of the photo highlights of President Obama include time spent playing in the snow with his daughters and coaching Sasha’s basketball game; to squatting down next to a General in the War Room during the taking down of Osama bin Laden; to reaching out to the son’s of his right hand advisor on Obamacare when she had to be away from her children, putting in 60-80 hour work weeks. You also see the genuine care he gives the victims of the Sandy Hook shooting. Just so many photos that show the humanity instilled in our 44th President. And then darkness falls upon the land in 2016 and Souza goes…
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Gershman Philadelphia Jewish Film Festival 2020
GPJFF is also proud to premiere two extraordinary documentaries that explore race relations in the United States. Both films were previously shown this summer in a special series titled SHARED STORIES: THE INTERSECTION OF BLACK AND JEWISH EXPERIENCES IN AMERICA. Viewers loved the movies so much, we're bringing two of them back!
