Director: Sam Taylor-Johnson
Writers: Matt Greenhalgh
Cast: Marisa Abela, Jack O’Connell, Eddie Marsan and Lesley Manville
Executive Producers: Sam Taylor-Johnson, Anna Marsh, Ron Halpern, Joe Naftalin
Producers: Alison Owen, p.g.a., Debra Hayward, Nicky Kentish-Barnes
Distributed by: Focus Features
George Clooney inspires as a director. Here, more than ever. “Confessions of a Dangerous Mind,” “Up in the Air,” and “The Tender Bar” are a few of his films. Clooney’s in them, too, because he knows a good story when he sees one and obviously where he best fits. Now, he offers “The Boys in the Boat.” Will it be up for Best Picture? No. But is it worth watching? Without a doubt.
Not knowing too much about the subject matter, wrestling, or not liking the sport, should not keep you from watching this film. It’s an absorbing, often tender film of love and loss, pain and sorrow.
What an incredible follow-up to Cooper’s, “A Star Is Born.” Cooper has proven himself to be one of the most skilled individuals in Hollywood. The acting in his second directorial effort, “Maestro,” was astonishing. The makeup was out of this world perfect. A team of forty-six turned Bradley Cooper into Leonard Bernstein.
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“Priscilla” is the story of Priscilla Presley, based off her memoir of her marriage to Elvis Presley. In a way, this is a flip side to the movie “Elvis” (2022). That movie told the story of Elvis and Priscilla like it was an acid trip. This version of the Priscilla and Elvis story is more like one being told while on Valium. Read more
Director: George C. Wolfe
Screenplay By: Julian Breece and Dustin Lance Black
Starring: Colman Domingo, Chris Rock, Glynn Turman, Aml Ameen, Gus Halper, CCH Pounder, Da’Vine Joy Randolph, Johnny Ramey, Michael Potts, Lilli Kay, Jordan-Amanda Hall, Jakeem Powell, Grantham Coleman, Jamilah Rosemond, Jules Latimer, Maxwell Whittington-Cooper, Frank Harts, Kevin Mambo, Carra Patterson, Bill Irwin, Cotter Smith, Adrienne Warren, with Jeffrey Wright and Audra McDonald
Story By: Julian Breece
Genres: Drama, Biography, History
Runtime: 1h 39m
Executive Producers: Higher Ground’s Barack and Michelle Obama, Mark R. Wright, Alex G. Scott, David Permut, Daniel Sladek, Chris Taaffe
Directed By: George Clooney
Screenplay By: Mark L. Smith
Starring: Joel Edgerton, Callum Turner, James Wolk
*Based on the Book by: Daniel James Brown
Produced By: Grant Heslov, p.g.a., George Clooney, p.g.a.
Executive Producers: Kevin Ulrich, Barbara A. Hall, Gary Barber, Peter Oillataguerre
Rating: Rated PG-13 for language and smoking
Genres: History, Drama, Biography, Sports
Available on Prime Video
“A Million Miles Away” is an inspiring true story based on based on a guy who went from being a migrant farm worker to a NASA astronaut. This was an arduous journey, full of set-backs and blockades. He was told once: “Tenacity is a superpower”. He proved that never giving up on a dream can make the impossible a reality. Even when you are aiming for the stars.
