The prospect of artificial life forms
A.I.
Released June 21, 2001
IN SOCIETY. Artificial intelligence is coming to a world near you or your grandchildren’s.
Tag: filmreview
Determination of survivors of a virus outbreak
28 Days Later
Released November 1, 2002
IN SOCIETY. 28 Days Later recurs on those well-used themes on the self-destruction of humanity and in spite of its dark tones survival is its main motif: the determination of the survivors of a virus outbreak when it would be easier to shrivel up and cease existing.
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Will there be peace in our time?
2010: The Year We Make Contact
Released December 7, 1984
IN SOCIETY. Problematic Russian/American relations caught the public attention during the 1980s.
Wanting to grow up fast – but there’s a thing called the present
13 Going on 30
Released April 23, 2004.
IN SOCIETY. Thrust into adulthood but with a 13 year-old mind. Do we want to grow up too fast?
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How far will love stretch?
Amour
Released September 20, 2012
IN SOCIETY. Growing old in Paris is not an easy spectacle.
Birdman of Alcatraz gets you in the shoes of an inmate
Birdman of Alcatraz
Released July 4, 1962.
CONNOISSEUR’S CHOICE. That 1994 prison movie called The Shawshank Redemption seemed to take from the book of the film under review here, the 1962 prison drama Birdman of Alcatraz. The similarities between the films are striking. Both films have a sadistic head of prison, and the key inmate (played by Tim Robbins in the Shawshank film) has a redemption of a sort. This is where the similarities end. Birdman of Alcatraz is the true story of inmate Robert Stroud (played by the Hollywood actor Burt Lancaster) who discovers his individuality and self-respect while in prison when he becomes an authority on bird life.
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Annie the musical delights
Annie
Released May 21, 1982
REVIEW. The 1982 movie Annie, one of the few musicals of the time, was based on the Broadway musical which in turn was based on the comic strip Little Orphan Annie. The movie was a crowd pleaser and a box office success.
Film not a history lesson: filmmakers
Filmmakers don’t let the facts get in the way of a good story
ARTICLE. If you want to see a film with accurate history, see a documentary.
That is probably the advice most filmmakers would give.
More writing to come read: articles etc.
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The writer’s life reflects back
As part of my writing journey, an important part for me, is reviewing what I have already written.
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