Tag: Biography

During Credits? No

After Credits? No

NOTE: For my father, my children, and the memory of our mother.

One Chance (2013)*

TITLE: One Chance

RELEASE DATE: 10/25/2013

RATING: PG-13

The true story of Paul Potts, a shy, bullied shop assistant by day and an amateur opera singer by night who became a phenomenon after being chosen for — and ultimately winning — “Britain’s Got Talent”.

What did you think of this film?

During Credits? Yes

during the credits

The credits start over a continuation of the last scene, where Paul and Julz wander around a plaza in Venice.

After Credits? No

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For Joyce Beber

Special thanks to Frank S. for this submission

Wind Rises, The (2013)

<br /> TITLE: The Wind Rises (aka. Kaze tachinu)

RELEASE DATE: 2/28/2014

RATING: PG-13

A look at the life of Jiro Horikoshi, the man who designed Japanese fighter planes during World War II.

What did you think of this film?

During Credits? No

After Credits? No

NOTE: A tribute to Jiro Horikoshi and Tatsuo Hori.

Monuments Men, The (2014)*

TITLE: The Monuments Men

RELEASE DATE: 2/7/2014

RATING: PG-13

An unlikely World War II platoon are tasked to rescue art masterpieces from Nazi thieves and return them to their owners.

What did you think of this film?

During Credits? Yes

during the credits

We see pictures of the actual Monuments Men recovering artwork.

After Credits? No

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Summer in February (2013)

TITLE: Summer in February

RELEASE DATE: 1/17/2014

RATING: NR

A true tale of love, liberty and scandal amongst the Edwardian artists’ colony in Cornwall

What did you think of this film?

During Credits? No

After Credits? No

NOTE: For Pippa Cowdrey.

Wolf of Wall Street, The (2013)

TITLE: The Wolf of Wall Street

RELEASE DATE: 12/25/2013

RATING: R

Based on the true story of Jordan Belfort, from his rise to a wealthy stockbroker living the high life to his fall involving crime, corruption and the federal government.

What did you think of this film?

During Credits? No

After Credits? No

Invisible Woman, The (2013)

TITLE: The Invisible Woman

RELEASE DATE: 12/25/2013

RATING: R

At the height of his career, Charles Dickens meets a younger woman who becomes his secret lover until his death.

What did you think of this film?

During Credits? No

After Credits? No

NOTE: In Memoriam Michael “Mick” Harris.

Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom (2013)*

TITLE: Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom

RELEASE DATE: 11/29/2013

RATING: PG-13

A chronicle of Nelson Mandela’s life journey from his childhood in a rural village through to his inauguration as the first democratically elected president of South Africa.

What did you think of this film?

During Credits? Yes

during the credits

We see pictures of the real Nelson Mandela.

After Credits? No

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Reaching for the Moon (2013)?

TITLE: Reaching for the Moon (aka. Flores Raras)

RELEASE DATE: 8/16/2013

RATING: NR

A chronicle of the tragic love affair between American poet Elizabeth Bishop and Brazilian architect Lota de Macedo Soares.

What did you think of this film?

During Credits? Unknown

during the credits

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After Credits? Unknown

after the credits

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Saving Mr. Banks (2013)*

TITLE: Saving Mr. Banks

RELEASE DATE: 12/20/2013

RATING: PG-13

Author P. L. Travers reflects on her difficult childhood while meeting with filmmaker Walt Disney during production for the adaptation of her novel, Mary Poppins.

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