Tag: history
The Woman King Movie Review *A Must-See
In case you weren’t aware, “The Woman King” is inspired by a true story. In the 1800s there were warrior women called the Agojie who protected the kingdom and, most significantly, the king of Dahomey Africa.
I’ll get this out of the way for you… this movie is an absolute must-see! I’m predicting right now that you’ll hear a lot about it during award season.
TILL Official Trailer
July 25, 2022
(updated July 25, 2022)
Published by Shari K. Green
From director Chinonye Chukwu (Clemency), comes the true story of Emmett Till and Mamie Till Mobley, and a mother’s fight for justice.
Directed by: Chinonye Chukwu
Written by: Michael Reilly & Keith Beauchamp and Chinonye Chukwu
Starring: Danielle Deadwyler, Whoopi Goldberg, Jalyn Hall, Frankie Faison, Jayme Lawson, Tosin Cole, Kevin Carroll, Sean Patrick Thomas, John Douglas Thompson, Roger Guenveur Smith, and Haley Bennett.
Rated: Not Yet Rated
Genre: Drama
Producers: Keith Beauchamp, p.g.a., Barbara Broccoli, p.g.a., Whoopi Goldberg, Thomas Levine, Michael Reilly
and Frederick Zollo, p.g.a.
Executive Producers: Preston Holmes, Chinonye Chukwu
The Electrical Life of Louis Wain Movie Review
I had heard the term the “Louis Wain Cat” before but had no idea what it meant. Having had no genuine interest in cats until later in life when I got one for my child, I never dove into anything about the mousers. I instead believed that they were more vicious where dogs were more sweet.
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The Electrical Life of Louis Wain Trailer
October 4, 2021
(updated October 4, 2021)
Published by Shari K. Green
Amazon Studios will release “THE ELECTRICAL LIFE OF LOUIS WAIN” in theaters October 22nd, 2021 and on Prime Video November 5th, 2021
Directed by: Will Sharpe
Story by: Simon Stephenson; Screenplay by Simon Stephenson and Will Sharpe
Starring: Taika Waititi, Aimee Lou Wood, Benedict Cumberbatch
Rated: PG-13
Run Time: 1h 51min
Genres: Biography, Drama, History
1971: The Year That Music Changed Everything Docuseries Trailer
May 11, 2021
(updated May 11, 2021)
Published by Shari K. Green
Apple TV+ debuts trailer for groundbreaking docuseries “1971: The Year That Music Changed Everything.”
Featuring: John Lennon, The Rolling Stones, Aretha Franklin, Bob Marley, Tina Turner, Marvin Gaye, The Who, Joni Mitchell, Lou Reed
New series from Academy, BAFTA and Grammy Award winners Asif Kapadia and
James Gay-Rees premieres Friday, May 21 on Apple TV+
Judas and the Black Messiah Movie Review
This film is inspired by true events. Similarly, to Sam Pollard’s ‘MLK/FBI’ out earlier this year, ‘Judas and the Black Messiah’ shows the world how afraid of powerful black men J. Edgar Hoover’s FBI was. Both films come out and say that he feared a Black Messiah and that the number of people Black leaders such as Dr. Martin Luther King and the focus of this film, Black Panther leader Fred Hampton, could gather with one assembly alone, terrified him.
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The Trial of the Chicago 7 Movie Review
In Aaron Sorkin’s film, ‘The Trial of the Chicago 7,’ we learn of the seven political radicals’ notorious trail, who were arrested in 1968 before the Democratic National Convention.
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The Trial of the Chicago 7 Official Netflix Trailer
Movie Trailer for: The Trial of the Chicago 7
Starring: Eddie Redmayne, Alex Sharp, Sacha Baron Cohen, Jeremy Strong, Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Frank Langella
Rated: R
Run Time: 2h 9min
Hollywood Netflix Series Review
May 1, 2020
(updated May 1, 2020)
Published by Shari K. Green
While watching the Netflix limited series’ Hollywood,’ I wondered if any of the characters are based on real people. Having watched and reviewed the documentary ‘Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood,’ about the life of Scotty Bowers from his memoir, ‘Full Service,’ the series seemed to mirror it quite a lot. I couldn’t help but see the comparisons.
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