Wednesday, April 1, 2026

Tag: Biography

Outlaw King (2018)

Title: Outlaw King
Rating: R
Directed by: David Mackenzie
Written by: Bathsheba Doran, David Mackenzie, and James MacInnes
Starring: Chris Pine, Stephen Dillane, and Rebecca Robin
Release Date: 11/9/2018
Running Time: 121 minutes

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What did you think of this film?
A true David vs. Goliath story of how the 14th century Scottish ‘Outlaw King’ Robert the Bruce used cunning and bravery to defeat the much larger and better equipped occupying English army.


Are There Any Extras During The Credits? No

Are There Any Extras After The Credits? No

Special thanks to Frank for this submission


Beautiful Boy (2018)*

Title: Beautiful Boy
Rating: R
Directed by: Felix van Groeningen
Written by: Luke Davies and Felix van Groeningen
Based on the book by: David Sheff and Nic Sheff
Starring: Steve Carrell, Timothee Chalamet, and Maura Tierney
Release Date: 10/25/2018
Running Time: 112 minutes

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What did you think of this film?
Beautiful Boy is a deeply moving portrait of a family’s unwavering love and commitment to each other in the face of their son’s addiction and his attempts at recovery. Based on two memoirs, one from acclaimed journalist David Sheff and one from his son, Nic Sheff. As Nic repeatedly relapses, the Sheffs are faced with the harsh reality that addiction is a disease that does not discriminate and can hit any family at any time.


Are There Any Extras During The Credits? Yes

during the credits
During the last portion of the credits we hear Nic (Timothée Chalamet) read the poem Let It Enfold You by Charles Bukowski.

 

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 Frank for this submission


Bohemian Rhapsody (2018)*

DF-11915_R2 – L-R: Gwilym Lee (Brian May), Rami Malek (Freddie Mercury), and Joe Mazzello (John Deacon) star in Twentieth Century Fox’s BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY. Photo Credit: Courtesy Twentieth Century Fox.

Title: Bohemian Rhapsody
Rating: PG-13
Directed by: Bryan Singer
Written by: Anthony McCarten and Peter Morgan
Starring: Rami Malek, Lucy Boynton, Gwilym Lee, Ben Hardy, Joseph Mazzello, Aiden Gillen, Tom Hollander, and Mike Myers
Release Date: 11/2/2018
Running Time: 134 minutes

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What did you think of this film?
Bohemian Rhapsody is a foot-stomping celebration of Queen, their music and their extraordinary lead singer Freddie Mercury. Freddie defied stereotypes and shattered convention to become one of the most beloved entertainers on the planet. The film traces the meteoric rise of the band through their iconic songs and revolutionary sound. They reach unparalleled success, but in an unexpected turn Freddie, surrounded by darker influences, shuns Queen in pursuit of his solo career. Having suffered greatly without the collaboration of Queen, Freddie manages to reunite with his bandmates just in time for Live Aid. While bravely facing a recent AIDS diagnosis, Freddie leads the band in one of the greatest performances in the history of rock music. Queen cements a legacy that continues to inspire outsiders, dreamers and music lovers to this day.


Are There Any Extras During The Credits? Yes

during the credits
There is footage of the real band, Queen, performing the song “Don’t Stop Me Now“.

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 Garrett for this submission

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Can You Ever Forgive Me? (2018)*

Title: Can You Ever Forgive Me?
Rating: R
Directed by: Marielle Heller
Written by: Nicole Holofcener and Jeff Whitty
Starring: Melissa McCarthy, Richard E. Grant, and Dolly Wells
Release Date: 10/19/2018
Running Time: 105 minutes

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What did you think of this film?
The story of Lee Israel, the best-selling celebrity biographer (and cat lover) who made her living in the 1970’s and 80’s profiling the likes of Katharine Hepburn, Tallulah Bankhead, Estée Lauder and journalist Dorothy Kilgallen. When Lee found herself unable to get published because she had fallen out of step with the marketplace, she turned her art form to deception, abetted by her loyal friend Jack (Richard E. Grant).


Are There Any Extras During The Credits? Yes

during the credits
We see notes on Lee Israel’s life after the events of the film.

Are There Any Extras After The Credits? No

Is this stinger worth waiting around for? NoYes (No Ratings Yet)
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Dedication: Dedicated to the memory of
Leonore Carol “Lee” Israel
December 3, 1939 – December 24, 2014


First Man (2018)

(L to R) LUKAS HAAS as Mike Collins, RYAN GOSLING as Neil Armstrong and COREY STOLL as Buzz Aldrin in First Man, directed by Oscar®-winning filmmaker Damien Chazelle (La La Land).

Title: First Man
Rating: PG-13
Directed by: Damien Chazelle
Written by: Josh Singer
Based on the book by: James R. Hansen
Starring: Ryan Gosling, Claire Foy, Jason Clarke, Kyle Chandler, Corey Stoll, Ciaran Hinds, Christopher Abbott, Patrick Fugit, and Lukas Haas
Release Date: 10/12/2018
Running Time: 141 minutes

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What did you think of this film?
The riveting story behind the first manned mission to the moon, focusing on Neil Armstrong and the decade leading to the historic Apollo 11 flight. A visceral and intimate account told from Armstrong’s perspective, the film explores the triumphs and the cost—on Armstrong, his family, his colleagues and the nation itself—of one of the most dangerous missions in history.


Are There Any Extras During The Credits? No

Are There Any Extras After The Credits? No

Special thanks to Frank for this submission

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Happy Prince, The (2018)*

Title: The Happy Prince
Rating: R
Directed by: Rupert Everett
Written by: Rupert Everett
Starring: Rupert Everett, Colin Firth, Colin Morgan, Edwin Thomas, and Emily Watson
Release Date: 10/10/2018
Running Time: 105 minutes

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What did you think of this film?
In a cheap Parisian hotel room Oscar Wilde lies on his death bed and the past floods back, transporting him to other times and places. Was he once the most famous man in London? The artist crucified by a society that once worshipped him? The lover imprisoned and freed, yet still running towards ruin in the final chapter of his life? Under the microscope of death he reviews the failed attempt to reconcile with his long suffering wife Constance, the ensuing reprisal of his fatal love affair with Lord Alfred Douglas and the warmth and devotion of Robbie Ross who tried and failed to save him from himself. From Dieppe to Naples to Paris freedom is elusive and Oscar is a penniless vagabond, always moving on, shunned by his old acquaintances, but revered by a strange group of outlaws and urchins to whom he tells the old stories – his incomparable wit still sharp.


Are There Any Extras During The Credits? Yes

during the credits
There is a dream sequence where Oscar sings at Madame Boudicca’s club.

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 Frank for this submission


Unbroken: Path to Redemption (2018)*

Title: Unbroken: Path to Redemption
Rating: PG-13
Directed by: Harold Cronk
Written by: Richard Friedenberg, and Ken Hixon
Based on the book by: Laura Hillenbrand
Starring: Samuel Hunt, Merritt Patterson, and Will Graham
Release Date: 9/14/2018
Running Time: 98 minutes

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IMDb

What did you think of this film?
Haunted by nightmares of his torment, Louie sees himself as anything but a hero. Then, he meets Cynthia, a young woman who captures his eye—and his heart.

Louie’s wrathful quest for revenge drives him deeper into despair, putting the couple on the brink of divorce. Until Cynthia experiences Billy Graham’s 1949 Los Angeles Crusade, where she finds faith in God and a renewed commitment to her marriage and her husband. Now, her most fervent prayer is for God to help Louie find the peace and forgiveness he so desperately needs.


Are There Any Extras During The Credits? Yes

during the credits
We see pictures, home movies, and videos of the real Zamperini family and others depicted in the movie.

 

Are There Any Extras After The Credits? No

Is this stinger worth waiting around for? NoYes (No Ratings Yet)
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Memoriam: In Memory of Billy Graham


Colette (2018)

Title: Colette
Rating: R
Directed by: Wash Westmoreland
Written by: Wash Westmoreland, Richard Glatzer, and Rebecca Lenkiewicz
Starring: Keira Knightley, Dominic West, and Eleanor Tomlinson
Release Date: 1/25/2019
Running Time: 111 minutes

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What did you think of this film?
After marrying a successful Parisian writer known commonly as “Willy” (Dominic West), Sidonie-Gabrielle Colette (Keira Knightley) is transplanted from her childhood home in rural France to the intellectual and artistic splendor of Paris. Soon after, Willy convinces Colette to ghostwrite for him. She pens a semi-autobiographical novel about a witty and brazen country girl named Claudine, sparking a bestseller and a cultural sensation. After its success, Colette and Willy become the talk of Paris and their adventures inspire additional Claudine novels. Colette’s fight over creative ownership defies gender roles and drives her to overcome societal constraints, revolutionizing literature, fashion and sexual expression.


Are There Any Extras During The Credits? No

Are There Any Extras After The Credits? No

Dedication: For Richard


Lizzie (2018)

Title: Lizzie
Rating: R
Directed by: Craig William Macneill
Written by: Bryce Kass
Starring: Chloë Sevigny, Kristen Stewart, Jay Huguley, Fiona Shaw, Jamey Sheridan, Kim Dickens, Denis O’Hare, and Jeff Perry
Release Date: 9/14/2018
Running Time: 105 minutes

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What did you think of this film?
A psychological thriller that reveals many layers of the strange and fragile Lizzie Borden, who stood accused of the infamous 1892 axe murder of her family in Fall River, Massachusetts. An unmarried woman of 32 and a social outcast, Lizzie (Chloë Sevigny) lives a claustrophobic life under her father’s cold and domineering control. When Bridget Sullivan (Kristen Stewart), a young maid, comes to work for the family, Lizzie finds a sympathetic, kindred spirit, and a secret intimacy soon blossoms into a wicked plan.


Are There Any Extras During The Credits? No

Are There Any Extras After The Credits? No

Special thanks to Tony, Boo, and Frank for this submission


Hal (2018)?

Title: Hal
Rating: NR
Directed by: Amy Scott
Starring: Allison Anders, Judd Apatow, and Rosanna Arquette
Release Date: 9/7/2018
Running Time: 90 minutes

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What did you think of this film?
Although Hal Ashby directed a remarkable string of acclaimed, widely admired classics throughout the 1970s—HAROLD AND MAUDE, THE LAST DETAIL, SHAMPOO, COMING HOME, BEING THERE—he is often overlooked amid the crowd of luminaries from his generation. Amy Scott’s exuberant portrait explores that curious oversight, using rare archival materials, interviews, personal letters, and audio recordings to reveal a passionate, obsessive artist. Ashby was a Hollywood director who constantly clashed with Hollywood, but also a unique soul with an unprecedented insight into the human condition and an unmatched capacity for good. His films were an elusive blend of honesty, irreverence, humor, and humanity. Through the heartrending and inspiring HAL, you feel buoyed by Ashby’s love of people and of cinema, a little like walking on water.


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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