Tag: Biopic

“Soul Surfer” HD Trailer

Posted: January 31, 2011 at 1:41 pm   /   Local, Movie Trailers

Synopsis:  Bethany was born to surf. A natural talent who took to the waves at a young age, she was leading an idyllic, sun-drenched, surfer girl’s life on the Kauai Coast, competing in national competitions with her best friend Alana, when everything changed in a heartbeat. On Halloween morning, Bethany was on a typical ocean outing […]

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Eastwood’s Biopic “J. Edgar” Loses Theron, Gains Westwick

Posted: January 11, 2011 at 7:28 am   /   Film, Local, Movie News

I finally caught Hereafter a couple of weeks ago, and I was a little disappointed.  I thought the acting was good, and Eastwood directs a good film.  But I was just a little bored and never really got into any of the characters.  Overall, I love the film’s Eastwood puts out so I have been […]

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Armie Hammer, Charlize Theron in Talks to Star with DiCaprio in Clint Eastwood’s New Film

Posted: December 14, 2010 at 1:25 am   /   Film, Local, Movie News

Let’s take one step at a time and work backwards from the article’s title. Clint Eastwood’s next film will be a J. Edgar Hoover biopic tentatively titled J. Edgar.  No release date is set, but the assumption is that it will be released in 2012.  I am all aboard anything Eastwood does right now.  I […]

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“Nowhere Boy” HD Movie Trailer

Posted: June 4, 2010 at 9:26 pm   /   Local, Movie Trailers

No other band in history seems to be as idolized and romanticized as The Beatles. Nowhere Boy takes the life of John Lennon, and presents a coming of age story. Playing Lennon this time around is Aaron Johnson, in a much different turn than his last character Kick-Ass.  Biopics of dead musicians seem to always […]

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Amelia

Posted: October 23, 2009 at 12:30 am   /   Featured, Local, Movie Reviews

Mira Nair’s latest is a dull, bland, and almost completely forgettable effort that while capturing the look, sound, and stories of Amelia Earhart it fails to create any drama, tension, or just about any emotion inside of us over it’s run time. Spoilers ahead if you some how have know grasp on history. Picking up […]

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Julie & Julia

Posted: August 6, 2009 at 11:00 pm   /   Local, Movie Reviews

Nora Ephron’s adaptation of two books connected to the life and teachings of the chef Julia Child is an often hilarious yet a bit overly long tale that overall is quite the success in the end and carries one of the finest performances of the year. Julie Powell is a wannabe writer. Having written half […]

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The Decade’s Best – The Aviator (2004)

Posted: August 3, 2009 at 4:05 pm   /   Local, Opinion

Martin Scorsese’s – The Aviator (2004) Martin Scorsese’s biopic of the entrepreneur and aviator Howard Hughes is a marvelous, entertaining, and interesting look into the life of one of the most unique, oddest, and accomplished individuals ever to capture and live in the public eye; all grounded by an extraordinary performance by Leonardo DiCaprio. Howard […]

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Spielberg to Produce MLK Jr. Biopic

Posted: May 19, 2009 at 9:44 am   /   Local, Movie News

One of the most influential people in American, Martin Luther King Jr., seems to finally be getting the Hollywood treatment.  Life rights have been secured by Dreamworks to produce a picture based on the man’s life covering from most likely childhood till his assassination. I am a history buff and his story is incredibly uplifting […]

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