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HALF BROTHERS
The backstory involving their father’s journey and reasons for not having returned to Mexico is notable. It speaks to the tensions of the US/Mexico relationship and the dignity of immigrants. In many ways Half Brothers also celebrates and acknowledges the importance of telling stories of all races, not in as grand a manner, but in the perspective of Black Panther and Crazy Rich Asians.
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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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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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Wrong Protagonist: THE HIGH NOTE
Yet, in my opinion, the movie should have centered around Grace Davis and been more of a drama, than comedy. I would have liked to have seen more of her struggle to come to grips with where she is in her career and life. And to have seen more of how she got to be this icon. We get some of all that, but it’s a side dish, instead of the main course.
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FOCUS FEATURES KICKS OFF “MOVIE MONDAYS” WITH FREE FACEBOOK LIVESTREAMS OF CLASSIC FOCUS TITLES FOR FANS AT HOME
Every Monday in April for free Focus Features will be livestreaming a film exclusively on their Facebook page beginning on Monday April 6th Each livestream will include a link to donate to the Entertainment Industry Foundation’s COVID 19 Response Fund. The program brings moviegoers together through social media, as the livestreams allow chat functionalities between the studio, filmmakers, viewers, and talent alike to have live watch parties together. Focus Movie Mondays’ planned programming includes a screening watch party of Gosford Park, written by Julian Fellowes who received the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay for the film, another screening watch party of Mallrats with Kevin Smith, one of Moonrise…
