Thursday, November 21, 2024

Tag: Luke Davies

News of the World (2020)

Title: News of the World
Rating: PG-13
Directed by: Paul Greengrass
Written by: Paul Greengrass and Luke Davies
Based on the novel by: Paulette Jiles
Starring: Tom Hanks and Helena Zengel
Release Date: 12/25/2020
Running Time: 118 minutes

IMDb

What did you think of this film?

Five years after the end of the Civil War, Captain Jefferson Kyle Kidd (Hanks), a veteran of three wars, now moves from town to town as a non-fiction storyteller, sharing the news of presidents and queens, glorious feuds, devastating catastrophes, and gripping adventures from the far reaches of the globe.

In the plains of Texas, he crosses paths with Johanna (Helena Zengel), a 10-year-old taken in by the Kiowa people six years earlier and raised as one of their own. Johanna, hostile to a world she’s never experienced, is being returned to her biological aunt and uncle against her will.

Kidd agrees to deliver the child where the law says she belongs. As they travel hundreds of miles into the unforgiving wilderness, the two will face tremendous challenges of both human and natural forces as they search for a place that either can call home.


Are There Any Extras During The Credits? No

Are There Any Extras After The Credits? No

Special thanks to Tony, Patrick, and Sam for this submission


Angel of Mine (2019)

Title: Angel of Mine
Rating: R
Directed by: Kim Farrant
Written by: Luke Davies and David Regal
Starring: Noomi Rapace, Yvonne Strahovski, Luke Evans, and Annika Whiteley
Release Date: 8/30/2019
Running Time: 98 minutes

IMDb

What did you think of this film?
A woman grieving over the death of her daughter loses grip of reality when she begins to think her girl may still be alive.


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

Official Site
IMDb

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


Lion (2016)*

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Title: Lion
Rating: PG-13
Directed by: Garth Davis
Written by: Luke Davies
Based on the novel by: Saroo Brierley and Larry Buttrose
Starring: Rooney Mara, Nicole Kidman and Dev Patel
Release Date: 11/25/2016
Running Time: 120 minutes

Official Site
IMDb

What did you think of this film?
In LION, five-year-old Saroo (Sunny Pawar) gets lost on a train traveling away from his home and family. Frightened and bewildered, he ends up thousands of miles away, in chaotic Kolkata. Somehow he survives living on the streets, escaping all sorts of terrors and close calls in the process, before ending up in an orphanage that is itself not exactly a safe haven. Eventually Saroo is adopted by an Australian couple (Nicole Kidman and David Wenham), and finds love and security as he grows up in Hobart. As an adult, not wanting to hurt his adoptive parents’ feelings, Saroo (Dev Patel) suppresses his past, his emotional need for reunification and his hope of ever finding his lost mother and brother. But a chance meeting with some fellow Indians reawakens his buried yearning. Armed with only a handful of memories, his unwavering determination, and a revolutionary technology known as Google Earth, Saroo sets out to find his lost family and finally return to his first home.


Are There Any Extras During The Credits? No

Are There Any Extras After The Credits? Yes

after the credits
The scene where Guddu is riding on top of the coal train as it emerges from a tunnel is shown again followed by the dedication “In loving memory of Guddu”

Is this stinger worth waiting around for? NoYes (No Ratings Yet)
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Dedication: In loving memory of Guddu


Life (2015)*

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Title: Life
Rating: R
Directed by: Anton Corbijn
Written by: Luke Davies
Starring: Robert Pattinson, Dane DeHaan and Peter Lucas
Release Date: 12/4/2015
Running Time: 111 minutes

Official Site
IMDb

A photographer for Life Magazine is assigned to shoot pictures of James Dean.


What did you think of this film?

During Credits? Yes

during the credits
We see the actual pictures taken by the real Dennis Stock that were featured in the movie.

 

After Credits? No

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