Saturday, November 23, 2024

Tag: History

Chevalier (2022)

Title: Chevalier
Rating: PG-13
Directed by: Stephen Williams
Written by: Stefani Robinson
Starring: Kelvin Harrison Jr., Samara Weaving, Lucy Boynton, Ronkẹ Adékoluẹjo, Marton Csokas, Alex Fitzalan, and Minnie Driver
Release Date: 4/21/2023
Running Time: 107 minutes

Official Site
IMDb

What did you think of this film?

Inspired by the incredible true story of composer Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges. The illegitimate son of an African slave and a French plantation owner, Bologne (Kelvin Harrison Jr.) in a tour de force performance rises to improbable heights in French society as a celebrated violinist-composer and fencer, complete with an ill-fated love affair and a falling out with Marie Antoinette (Lucy Boynton) and her court.


Are There Any Extras During The Credits? No

Are There Any Extras After The Credits? No

Special thanks to Alisa, Tony, and Gabe for this submission


Tetris (2023)*

Title: Tetris
Rating: R
Directed by: Jon S. Baird
Written by: Noah Pink
Starring: Taron Egerton, Nikita Efremov, Sofia Lebedeva, Anthony Boyle, and Toby Jones
Release Date: 3/31/2023
Running Time: 118 minutes

IMDb

What did you think of this film?

Based on the true story of American video game salesman Henk Rogers (Taron Egerton) and his discovery of TETRIS in 1988. When he sets out to bring the game to the world, he enters a dangerous web of lies and corruption behind the Iron Curtain.


Are There Any Extras During The Credits? Yes

during the credits
Home video of the real Henk Rogers and Alexey Pajitnov during their first meeting in the Soviet Union is shown.

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 Dmitri Pajitnov


Full River Red (2023)

Title: Full River Red
Rating: NR
Directed by: Yimou Zhang
Written by: Yu Chen and Yimou Zhang
Starring: Teng Shen, Jackson Yee, Yi Zhang, Jiayin Lei, Yunpeng Yue, Jiayi Wang, Binlong Pan, and Ailei Yu
Release Date: 3/17/2023
Running Time: 159 minutes

IMDb

What did you think of this film?

A pawn tries to get rid of a traitorous minister, Qin Hui, when he leads an army to the border for talks with a Jurchen mission.


Are There Any Extras During The Credits? No

Are There Any Extras After The Credits? No


Babylon (2022)

Title: Babylon
Rating: R
Directed by: Damien Chazelle
Written by: Damien Chazelle
Starring: Brad Pitt, Margot Robbie, Diego Calva, Jean Smart, Jovan Adepo, Li Jun Li, P.J. Byrne, Lukas Haas, Olivia Hamilton, Tobey Maguire, Max Minghella, Rory Scovel, Katherine Waterston, Flea, Jeff Garlin, Eric Roberts, Ethan Suplee, Samara Weaving, and Olivia Wilde
Release Date: 12/23/2022
Running Time: 188 minutes

Official Site
IMDb

What did you think of this film?

A tale of outsized ambition and outrageous excess, it traces the rise and fall of multiple characters during an era of unbridled decadence and depravity in early Hollywood.


Are There Any Extras During The Credits? No

Are There Any Extras After The Credits? No

Special thanks to Frank for this submission


Corsage (2022)*

Title: Corsage
Rating: NR
Directed by: Marie Kreutzer
Written by: Marie Kreutzer
Starring: Vicky Krieps, Colin Morgan, Finnegan Oldfield, Katharina Lorenz, and Alma Hasun
Release Date: 12/23/2022
Running Time: 113 minutes

Official Site
IMDb

What did you think of this film?

Faced with a future of strict ceremony and royal duties, Empress Elisabeth of Austria rebels against her public image and comes up with a plan to protect her legacy.


Are There Any Extras During The Credits? Yes

during the credits
We see Elisabeth dancing in the castle. As her dance ends, we see that she has grown a mustache on her face.

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 Frederick, Michael, and Frank for this submission


She Said (2022)

Title: She Said
Rating: R
Directed by: Maria Schrader
Written by: Rebecca Lenkiewicz
Based on the New York Times investigation by: Jodi Kantor, Megan Twohey, and Rebecca Corbett
Based on the book by: Jodi Kantor and Megan Twohey
Starring: Carey Mulligan, Zoe Kazan, Patricia Clarkson, Andre Braugher, Jennifer Ehle, and Samantha Morton
Release Date: 11/18/2022
Running Time: 128 minutes

Official Site
IMDb

What did you think of this film?

Carey Mulligan and Zoe Kazan star as New York Times reporters Megan Twohey and Jodi Kantor, who together broke one of the most important stories in a generation— a story that shattered decades of silence around the subject of sexual assault in Hollywood and altered American culture forever.

A testament to the power of investigative journalism, She Said details the journey of reporters and editors engaged in the unrelenting pursuit of the truth and highlights the courage of survivors and witnesses who chose to come forward to stop a serial predator in his tracks. Together, their commitment and fortitude sparked a national conversation, helped propel the #MeToo movement, and fueled a reckoning of the system that had enabled him.


Are There Any Extras During The Credits? No

Are There Any Extras After The Credits? No

Special thanks to Alisa and Frank for this submission


Call Jane (2022)

Title: Call Jane
Rating: R
Directed by: Phyllis Nagy
Written by: Hayley Schore and Roshan Sethi
Starring: Elizabeth Banks, Sigourney Weaver, Chris Messina, Wunmi Mosaku, and Kate Mara
Release Date: 10/28/2022
Running Time: 121 minutes

Official Site
IMDb

What did you think of this film?

A married woman with an unwanted pregnancy lives in a time in America where she can’t get a legal abortion and works with a group of suburban women to find help.


Are There Any Extras During The Credits? No

Are There Any Extras After The Credits? No

Note: Special thanks to the members of the Jane Collective

Special thanks to Alisa for this submission


Amsterdam (2022)*

Title: Amsterdam
Rating: R
Directed by: David O. Russell
Written by: David O. Russell
Starring: Christian Bale, Margot Robbie, John David Washington, Alessandro Nivola, Andrea Riseborough, Anya Taylor-Joy, Chris Rock, Matthias Schoenaerts, Michael Shannon, Mike Myers, Taylor Swift, Zoe Saldaña, Rami Malek, and Robert De Niro
Release Date: 10/7/2022
Running Time: 134 minutes

Official Site
IMDb

What did you think of this film?

A crime epic about three close friends who find themselves at the center of one of the most shocking secret plots in American history.


Are There Any Extras During The Credits? Yes

during the credits
Archival newsreel of Major General Smedley Butler (USMC, 1881 – 1940) is shown, revealing the plot to setup a fascist dictatorship in the United States, running side-by-side with Robert De Niro’s General Dillenbeck. That’s followed by some of Valerie’s art pieces, along with a quick clip of Christian Bale, Margot Robbie, and John David Washington goofing around on set.

Are There Any Extras After The Credits? No

Is this stinger worth waiting around for? NoYes (No Ratings Yet)
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Memoriam: WE REMEMBER Judy Sperling and Stelios Katagas

Special thanks to Michael and Javier for this submission


Argentina, 1985 (2022)

Title: Argentina, 1985
Rating: R
Directed by: Santiago Mitre
Written by: Mariano Llinás and Santiago Mitre
Starring: Ricardo Darín and Peter Lanzani
Release Date: 9/30/2022
Running Time: 140 minutes

IMDb

What did you think of this film?

Inspired by the true story of Julio Strassera, Luis Moreno Ocampo and their young legal team of unlikely heroes in their David-vs-Goliath battle in which, under constant threat, they dared to prosecute Argentina’s bloodiest military dictatorship against all odds and in a race against time to bring justice to the victims of the Military Junta.


Are There Any Extras During The Credits? No

Are There Any Extras After The Credits? No

Note: Pictures of the actual people depicted in the movie are shown.

Memoriam: In memory of the victims of state terrorism


1618 (2021)?

Title: 1618
Rating: NR
Directed by: Luis Ismael
Written by: Unknown
Starring: Pedro Laginha, Francisco Beatriz, Catarina Lacerda, Mafalda Banquart, Afonso Pacheco, Paulo Manso, and Heitor Lourenço
Release Date: 9/30/2022
Running Time: 90 minutes

IMDb

What did you think of this film?

The Inquisition continues the persecution of Portuguese Jews, sending Visitador Sebastião Noronha to the city of Oporto. With his family and community in danger, António Álvares, decides to outline an escape plan.


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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