Monday, April 6, 2026

Tag: Biography

Marshall (2017)*

M_02792 Cadwick Boseman (left) in MARSHALL. Photo credit: Barry Wetcher / Distributor: Open Road Films

Title: Marshall
Rating: PG-13
Directed by: Reginald Hudlin
Written by: Jacob Koskoff, and Michael Koskoff
Starring: Chadwick Boseman, Josh Gad, Kate Hudson, and Sterling K. Brown
Release Date: 10/13/2017
Running Time: 118 minutes

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What did you think of this film?
About a young Thurgood Marshall, the first African-American Supreme Court Justice, as he battles through one of his career-defining cases.


Are There Any Extras During The Credits? No

Are There Any Extras After The Credits? Yes

after the credits
We hear audio of Thurgood Marshall.

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Dedication: To my father and mother; who taught me the importance of strength, intelligence, love, pride and community service.


Goodbye Christopher Robin (2017)

Will Tilston in the film GOODBYE CHRISTOPHER ROBIN. Photo by David Appleby. © 2017 Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation All Rights Reserved

Title: Goodbye Christopher Robin
Rating: PG
Directed by: Simon Curtis
Written by: Frank Cottrell Boyce, and Simon Vaughan
Starring: Domhnall Gleeson, Margot Robbie, Kelly Macdonald, Alex Lawther, and Will Tilston
Release Date: 9/29/2017
Running Time: 89 minutes

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What did you think of this film?
Goodbye Christopher Robin gives a rare glimpse into the relationship between beloved children’s author A.A. Milne (Domhnall Gleeson) and his son Christopher Robin (Will Tilston), whose toys inspired the magical world of Winnie-the-Pooh. Along with his mother Daphne (Margot Robbie), and his nanny Olive (Kelly Macdonald), Christopher Robin and his family are swept up in the international success of the books; the enchanting tales bringing hope and comfort to England after the First World War. But with the eyes of the world on Christopher Robin, what will the cost be to the family?


Are There Any Extras During The Credits? No

Are There Any Extras After The Credits? No

Memoriam: In memory of Steve Christian

Special thanks to Adam for this submission


Breathe (2017)

Title: Breathe
Rating: PG-13
Directed by: Andy Serkis
Written by: William Nicholson
Starring: Andrew Garfield, Claire Foy, and Hugh Bonneville
Release Date: 10/13/2017
Running Time: 117 minutes

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What did you think of this film?
A true story of an adventurous couple who refuse to give up in the face of a devastating disease. When Robin is struck down by polio at the age of 28, he is confined to a hospital bed and given only a few months to live. With the help of Diana’s twin brothers (Tom Hollander) and the groundbreaking ideas of inventor Teddy Hall (Hugh Bonneville), Robin and Diana dare to escape the hospital ward to seek out a full and passionate life together — raising their young son, traveling and devoting their lives to helping other polio patients.


Are There Any Extras During The Credits? No

Are There Any Extras After The Credits? No

Memoriams: In Memory of Michael Harm
In Memory of Nick Wesolowska
In Memory of Bloggs Blacker

Special thanks to Saran for this submission


Thank You for Your Service (2017)

Title: Thank You for Your Service
Rating: R
Directed by: Jason Hall
Written by: Jason Hall
Based on the book by: David Finkel
Starring: Miles Teller, Haley Bennett, Joe Cole, Amy Schumer, Beulah Koale, Scott Haze, Keisha Castle-Hughes, Brad Beyer, Omar J. Dorsey, and Jayson Warner Smith
Release Date: 10/27/2017
Running Time: 108 minutes

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What did you think of this film?
A group of U.S. soldiers returning from Iraq struggles to integrate back into family and civilian life, while living with the memory of a war that threatens to destroy them long after they’ve left the battlefield.


Are There Any Extras During The Credits? No

Are There Any Extras After The Credits? No

Special thanks to Frank for this submission


American Made (2017)

Title: American Made
Rating: R
Directed by: Doug Liman
Written by: Gary Spinelli
Starring: Tom Cruise, Domhnall Gleeson, Sarah Wright Olsen, E. Roger Mitchell, Jesse Plemons, Lola Kirke, Alejandro Edda, Benito Martinez, Caleb Landry Jones, and Jayma Mays
Release Date: 9/29/2017
Running Time: 115 minutes

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What did you think of this film?
A pilot lands work for the CIA and as a drug runner in the south during the 1980s.


Are There Any Extras During The Credits? No

Are There Any Extras After The Credits? No

Note: At the end of the credits we see the text “AND YES, WE KNOW THAT’S NOT EL SALVADOR.”, referring to he scene where Barry Seal confuses Honduras for Nicaragua and El Salvador.
Dedication: For Arthur.

Special thanks to Kristo, and Saran for this submission


Mark Felt: The Man Who Brought Down the White House (2017)

Title: Mark Felt: The Man Who Brought Down the White House
Rating: PG-13
Directed by: Peter Landesman
Written by: Peter Landesman
Based on the book by: Mark Felt, and John D. O’Connor
Starring: Liam Neeson, Diane Lane, and Marton Csokas
Release Date: 9/29/2017
Running Time: 103 minutes

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What did you think of this film?
The story of Mark Felt, who under the name “Deep Throat” helped journalists Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein uncover the Watergate scandal in 1974.


Are There Any Extras During The Credits? No

Are There Any Extras After The Credits? No


Battle of the Sexes (2017)

Title: Battle of the Sexes
Rating: PG-13
Directed by: Jonathan Dayton, and Valerie Faris
Written by: Simon Beaufoy
Starring: Emma Stone, Andrea Riseborough, and Steve Carell
Release Date: 9/22/2017
Running Time: 121 minutes

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What did you think of this film?
The true story of the 1973 tennis match between World number one Billie Jean King and ex-champ and serial hustler Bobby Riggs.


Are There Any Extras During The Credits? No

Are There Any Extras After The Credits? No


Victoria and Abdul (2017)

Title: Victoria and Abdul
Rating: PG-13
Directed by: Stephen Frears
Written by: Lee Hall
Based on the book by: Shrabani Basu
Starring: Judi Dench, Ali Fazal, and Tim Pigott-Smith
Release Date: 9/22/2017
Running Time: 112 minutes

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What did you think of this film?
Queen Victoria strikes up an unlikely friendship with a young Indian clerk named Abdul Karim.


Are There Any Extras During The Credits? No

Are There Any Extras After The Credits? No

Memoriam: In memory of
Tim Pigott-Smith
Alan MacDonald


Stronger (2017)

Title: Stronger
Rating: R
Directed by: David Gordon Green
Written by: John Pollono
Based on the book by: Jeff Bauman, and Bret Witter
Starring: Jake Gyllenhaal, Tatiana Maslany, Miranda Richardson, and Clancy Brown
Release Date: 9/22/2017
Running Time: 116 minutes

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What did you think of this film?
Inspired by a true story and based on the New York Times bestseller, Jake Gyllenhaal stars as the working-class Boston man whose iconic photo from the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing captured the hearts of the world. Stronger is the deeply personal account of the heroic journey that came after that photo – defining a man’s inner courage, a community’s pride, a family’s bond and an unexpectedly tenacious love.


Are There Any Extras During The Credits? No

Are There Any Extras After The Credits? No


King’s Choice, The (2016)

Title: The King’s Choice
Rating: NR
Directed by: Erik Poppe
Written by: Harald Rosenløw-Eeg, and Jan Trygve Røyneland
Starring: Jesper Christensen, Anders Baasmo Christiansen, and Karl Markovics
Release Date: 8/22/2017
Running Time: 133 minutes

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What did you think of this film?
The King’s Choice is based on the true the story about three dramatic days in April 1940, where the King of Norway is presented with an unimaginable ultimatum from the German armed forces: surrender or die. With Nazi soldiers hunting after them, the Royal Family is forced to flee the capital. In the best interest of the family, the Crown Princess Märtha leaves Norway with the children to seek refuge in Sweden, whilst King Haakon and the Crown Prince Olav flee to a small farming area just outside Elverum and meet the Germans head on. After three days of desperately trying to evade the Germans, King Haakon makes his final decision. He refuses to capitulate, even if it may cost him, his family and many Norwegians their lives.


Are There Any Extras During The Credits? No

Are There Any Extras After The Credits? No

Dedication: To our children and you young people who manage it all in a few years. Understand it, remember it and tell it further. (The dedication was in Norwegian, translation provided by Google Translate.)