Friday, April 10, 2026

Tag: Biography

Current War, The (2017)

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Title: The Current War
Rating: PG-13
Directed by: Alfonso Gomez-Rejon
Written by: Michael Mitnick
Starring: Benedict Cumberbatch, Michael Shannon, Katherine Waterston, Tom Holland, Tuppence Middleton, Matthew Macfadyen, and Nicholas Hoult
Release Date: 10/25/2019
Running Time: 107 minutes

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IMDb

What did you think of this film?
Three brilliant visionaries set off in a charged battle for the future in The Current War, the epic story of the cutthroat competition that literally lit up the modern world. Benedict Cumberbatch is Thomas Edison, the celebrity inventor on the verge of bringing electricity to Manhattan with his radical new DC technology. On the eve of triumph, his plans are upended by charismatic businessman George Westinghouse (Michael Shannon), who believes he and his partner, the upstart genius Nikolai Tesla (Nicholas Hoult), have a superior idea for how to rapidly electrify America: with AC current. As Edison and Westinghouse grapple for who will power the nation, they spark one of the first and greatest corporate feuds in American history, establishing for future Titans of Industry the need to break all the rules.


Are There Any Extras During The Credits? No

Are There Any Extras After The Credits? No

Note: There appears to be the sound of a phonograph recording of a Spanish song playing during the credits, but it is unclear and not yet fully verified.

Special thanks to Tony for this submission


Judy (2019)

Title: Judy
Rating: PG-13
Directed by: Rupert Goold
Written by: Tom Edge
Based on the stageplay “End of the Rainbow” by: Peter Quilter
Starring: Renée Zellweger, Jessie Buckley, Finn Wittrock, Rufus Sewell, and Michael Gambon
Release Date: 9/27/2019
Running Time: 118 minutes

Official Site
IMDb

What did you think of this film?
Winter 1968 and showbiz legend Judy Garland arrives in Swinging London to perform a five-week sold-out run at The Talk of the Town. It is 30 years since she shot to global stardom in The Wizard of Oz, but if her voice has weakened, its dramatic intensity has only grown. As she prepares for the show, battles with management, charms musicians and reminisces with friends and adoring fans, her wit and warmth shine through. Even her dreams of love seem undimmed as she embarks on a whirlwind romance with Mickey Deans, her soon-to-be fifth husband.


Are There Any Extras During The Credits? No

Are There Any Extras After The Credits? No

Special thanks to Eric and Tony for this submission


Diego Maradona (2019)*

Title: Diego Maradona
Rating: NR
Directed by: Asif Kapadia
Starring: Diego Armando Maradona, Diego Maradona Jr., and Claudia Villafañe
Release Date: 9/20/2019
Running Time: 130 minutes

Official Site
IMDb

What did you think of this film?
On 5th July 1984, Diego Maradona arrived in Naples for a world-record fee and for seven years all hell broke loose. The world’s most celebrated football genius and the most dysfunctional city in Europe were a perfect match for each other.

Maradona was blessed on the field but cursed off it; the charismatic Argentine, quickly led Naples to their first-ever title. It was the stuff of dreams. But there was a price… Diego could do as he pleased whilst performing miracles on the pitch, but when the magic faded he became a prisoner of the city.


Are There Any Extras During The Credits? Yes

during the credits
We learn more about Maradona’s story and where he is now. We then see clips of him playing foorball.

Are There Any Extras After The Credits? No

Is this stinger worth waiting around for? NoYes (No Ratings Yet)
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Special thanks to Jay for this submission


Official Secrets (2019)

Title: Official Secrets
Rating: R
Directed by: Gavin Hood
Written by: Gregory Bernstein, Sara Bernstein, and Gavin Hood
Based on the book by: Marcia Mitchell and Thomas Mitchell
Starring: Keira Knightley, Ralph Fiennes, Matt Smith, Matthew Goode, Indira Varma, and Rhys Ifans
Release Date: 8/30/2019
Running Time: 112 minutes

Official Site
IMDb

What did you think of this film?
She risked everything to stop an unjust war. Her government called her a traitor. Based on world-shaking true events, Official Secrets tells the gripping story of Katharine Gun (Keira Knightley), a British intelligence specialist whose job involves routine handling of classified information. One day in 2003, in the lead up to the Iraq War, Gun receives a memo from the NSA with a shocking directive: the United States is enlisting Britain’s help in collecting compromising information on United Nations Security Council members in order to blackmail them into voting in favor of an invasion of Iraq. Unable to stand by and watch the world be rushed into an illegal war, Gun makes the gut-wrenching decision to defy her government and leak the memo to the press. So begins an explosive chain of events that will ignite an international firestorm, expose a vast political conspiracy, and put Gun and her family directly in harm’s way.


Are There Any Extras During The Credits? No

Are There Any Extras After The Credits? No

Note: The last scene with Jack walking away from Ben continues as the credits begin.

Special thanks to Frank for this submission


Vita & Virginia (2018)

Title: Vita & Virginia
Rating: NR
Directed by: Chanya Button
Written by: Eileen Atkins and Chanya Button
Starring: Gemma Arterton, Elizabeth Debicki, and Isabella Rossellini
Release Date: 8/23/2019
Running Time: 110 minutes

Official Site
IMDb

What did you think of this film?
Set amidst the bohemian high society of 1920s England, Vita & Virginia tells the scintillating true story of a literary love affair that fueled the imagination of one of the 20th century’s most celebrated writers. Vita Sackville-West (Gemma Arterton) is the brash, aristocratic wife of a diplomat who refuses to be constrained by her marriage, defiantly courting scandal through her affairs with women. When she meets the brilliant but troubled Virginia Woolf (Elizabeth Debicki), she is immediately attracted to the famed novelist’s eccentric genius and enigmatic allure. So begins an intense, passionate relationship marked by all-consuming desire, intellectual gamesmanship, and destructive jealousy that will leave both women profoundly transformed and inspire the writing of one of Woolf’s greatest works.


Are There Any Extras During The Credits? No

Are There Any Extras After The Credits? No

Memoriam: In Memory of Bill Shepherd


ZZ Top: That Little Ol’ Band from Texas (2019)?

Title: ZZ Top: That Little Ol’ Band from Texas
Rating: NR
Directed by: Sam Dunn
Written by: Ralph Chapman and Sam Dunn
Starring: Billy Gibbons, Dusty Hill, and Frank Beard
Release Date: 6/1/2019
Running Time: 91 minutes

Official Site
IMDb

What did you think of this film?
The story of how three oddball teenage bluesmen – Billy Gibbons, Dusty Hill, and Frank Beard – became one of the biggest, most beloved bands on the planet, all while maintaining a surrealist mystique that continues to intrigue fans and entice onlookers 50 years after the band’s inception.


Are There Any Extras During The Credits? Unknown

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No information at this time

Are There Any Extras After The Credits? Unknown

after the credits
No information at this time

Is this stinger worth waiting around for? NoYes (No Ratings Yet)
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Brian Banks (2018)*

Title: Brian Banks
Rating: PG-13
Directed by: Tom Shadyac
Written by: Doug Atchison
Starring: Aldis Hodge, Sherri Shepherd, Greg Kinnear, Morgan Freeman, Melanie Liburd, Tiffany Dupont, Dorian Missick, and Xosha Roquemore
Release Date: 8/9/2019
Running Time: 99 minutes

Official Site
IMDb

What did you think of this film?
The inspirational true story of Brian Banks (Aldis Hodge), an All-American high school football star committed to USC who finds his life upended when he is wrongly convicted of a crime he didn’t commit. Despite lack of evidence, Banks is railroaded through a broken justice system and sentenced to a decade of prison and probation. Years later, with the support of Justin Brooks (Greg Kinnear) and the California Innocence Project, Banks fights to reclaim his life and fulfill his dreams of playing in the NFL.


Are There Any Extras During The Credits? Yes

during the credits
Various quick photos and videos display the real-life Brian Banks and how his own story played out. In some we even see the actor who portrayed him (Aldis Hodge) in photos next to the real Brian Banks.

Are There Any Extras After The Credits? No

Is this stinger worth waiting around for? NoYes (No Ratings Yet)
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Jay Myself (2018)?

Title: Jay Myself
Rating: NR
Directed by: Stephen Wilkes
Written by: Josh Alexander
Starring: Jay Maisel
Release Date: 7/31/2019
Running Time: 79 minutes

IMDb

What did you think of this film?
Photographer Stephen Wilkes creates an intimate portrait of his mentor, Jay Maisel, as he leaves the 30,000 square foot building in the Bowery that he’s inhabited and filled with his eccentric collection of beautiful random objects for the last 40 years – known as ‘The Bank.’


Are There Any Extras During The Credits? Unknown

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No information at this time

Are There Any Extras After The Credits? Unknown

after the credits
No information at this time

Is this stinger worth waiting around for? NoYes (No Ratings Yet)
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Skin (2018)

Title: Skin
Rating: R
Directed by: Guy Nattiv
Written by: Guy Nattiv
Starring: Jamie Bell, Danielle Macdonald, Vera Farmiga, and Bill Camp
Release Date: 7/26/2019
Running Time: 120 minutes

Official Site
IMDb

What did you think of this film?
After a difficult childhood drives him into the grasps of a white supremacist gang, Bryon (Jamie Bell) tries to escape to a new life, all the while questioning whether he’s capable of undoing—and repenting for—the evil he’s done.


Are There Any Extras During The Credits? No

Are There Any Extras After The Credits? No

Dedication: Dedicated to
Ruben Monowitz
1922 – 2017


Super 30 (2019)?

Title: Super 30
Rating: NR
Directed by: Vikas Bahl
Written by: Sanjeev Dutta
Starring: Hrithik Roshan, Mrunal Thakur, and Pankaj Tripathi
Release Date: 7/12/2019
Running Time: 162 minutes

IMDb

What did you think of this film?
Based on life of Patna-based mathematician Anand Kumar who runs the famed Super 30 program for IIT aspirants in Patna.


Are There Any Extras During The Credits? Unknown

during the credits
No information at this time

Are There Any Extras After The Credits? Unknown

after the credits
No information at this time

Is this stinger worth waiting around for? NoYes (No Ratings Yet)
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