AFTER I WATCH A MOVIE OR SOMETHING ON TV , I RUN TO MY COMPUTER AND WRITE DOWN THE STORY.... I DO NOT CRITIQUE THE CINEMA , ONLY TELL YOU ABOUT IT BECAUSE , TO EACH ITS OWN. I GUESS , IN ALL HONESTY , THE REASON I WATCH ANYTHING IS BECAUSE SOMEHOW , SOMETHING ABOUT IT HAS KEPT MY INTEREST IN SOME WAY OR ANOTHER , LONG ENOUGH TO MENTION IT...AND REMEMBER....
Wednesday, March 28, 2018
Ready Player One (2018)
Released between March 11th and 29th in the US.
Filmed entirely in the United Kindgom.
The story : The year is 2045.
Wade Watts is a young guy who , like most everyone where he lives in , spends most of his life inside the virtual reality world called the Oasis.
The Oasis was created by James Halliday , an introverted gamer who grew up in the 80s and went on to become a very popular and brilliant millionaire.
When Halliday dies , he promises that whoever wins his contest will become the heir to his fortune and the controller of the Oasis.
After many years , Wade finds the first key.
Now the race to the win really begins.
Stars Tye Sheridan , Lena Waithe , Olivia Cooke , Mark Rylance , Simon Pegg , Ben Mendelsohn , Perdita Weeks , Win Morisaki , Philip Zhao , TJ Miller , Hannah John Kamen , Laurence Spellman
Directed by Steven Spielberg
Rated PG13
SCIFI/ACTION/ADVENTURE
"Because reality is real."
Saturday, March 24, 2018
Happy Death Day (2017)
Released October 13th in the US.
Filmed in Louisiana and California.
The story : Today isn't the best day Tree has ever had.
First of all , it's her birthday.
Secondly , she had a rough night last night.
She spent the night at a guys place she doesn't know , is super late for class and she dies tonight....
But Tree doesn't just die , she relives the day and night of her death over and over and over again.
Tree needs to figure out who has killed her and change the course of history , but she has to pay attention because her killer could have been anyone she knows.
Stars Jessica Rothe , Israel Broussard , Phi Vu , Blaine Kern III , Cariella Smith ,Ruby Modine , Charles Aitken , Ramsey Anderson , Laura Clifton , Rob Mello , Jason Bayle , Brady Lewis , Tenea Intriago , Jimmy Gonzales
Directed by Christopher Landon
Rated PG13
MYSTERY/THRILLER
Last Days in the Desert (2015)
Released May 13th in the US.
Filmed in California.
The story : Jesus is wandering through the desert for some serenity while fasting for forty days and forty nights.
He is on his way back to Jerusalem when he meets a family with some troubles.
As he gets to know the family better , he begins to understand their dilemma.
The son , a young man , wants to venture out on his own and see the ocean.
He would like to start his journey through the rest of his life in Jerusalem.
But his father believes that with him and his mother is the place for their son to spend the rest of his life.
Jesus tries to help the family as best he can but it is up to them to seal their destinies.
Stars Ewan McGregor , Susan Gray , Tye Sheridan , Ciaran Hinds , Ayelet Zurer
Directed by (& story written) Rodrigo Garcia
Rated PG13
DRAMA/FANTASY
"Wasting life is a sin."
( A 2015 SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL PREMIERE)
Friday, March 23, 2018
I , Daniel Blake (2016)
Released June 9 , 2017 in the US.
Filmed entirely in England.
The story : Daniel is an older man who has always worked and taken care of himself by himself.
He recently suffered a heart attack and by the advice of his doctor , is not suppose to go back to work yet.
But Daniel is eager and needs the money.
He goes to the employment office for help but they give him the run around.
While there , Daniel meets a young women with two children who appears to be getting the run around like himself.
Daniel decides to lend a helping hand to the young mother and her children which turns into a friendship.
Still , everyday , Daniel deals with the employment office while looking for work on his own.
Stars Dave Johns , Amanda Payne , Hayley Squires , Briana Shann , Dylan McKiernan , Sharon Percy , Kate Rutter , Steven Richens , Kema Sikazwe , Chris McGlade , Mickey Hutton
Directed by Ken Loach
Rated R
DRAMA
"It's frozen.... Can we defrost it?"
Wednesday, March 21, 2018
American Made (2017)
Released September 29th in the US.
Filmed in Georgia , Colombia and Louisiana.
Based on truths.
The story : In 1978 , family man Barry Seal was working as a pilot for TWA.
Very good at his job , Barry enjoyed what he did.
He also smuggled a few Cuban cigars here and there though.
After one hard days work , Barry was approached by a man who seemed to know much about his background.
The man , who worked for the CIA , offered Barry a job flying through South America taking photos.
With the money being the best part , it was a job Barry knew he could do and could not refuse.
Soon Barry found himself working for the men he was hired by the CIA to watch , smuggling drugs for the Medellin Cartel.
By the early 80s , Barry was a millionaire - trafficking drugs , smuggling guns and laundering money.
Stars Tom Cruise , Domhall Gleeson , Sarah Wright , Jesse Plemons , Mauricio Mejia , Fredy Yate Escobar , Caleb Landry Jones , Jed Rees , E Roger Mitchell , Alejandro Edda , Benito Martinez , Jayma Mays , Lola Kirke , Robert Farrior , Morgan Hinkleman
Directed by Doug Liman
Rated R
BIOGRAPHY/HISTORY/THRILLER
Chapter 27 (2007)
Released March 28 2008 in the US.
Filmed in New York.
Based on truths.
The story : Early in December of 1980 , regular type guy who has been drifting and struggling with his identity Mark Chapman returns to New York City.
He had visited the city 6 months prior , but this time he has a real reason to come back.
Mark is obsessed with the book 'Catcher in the Rye'.
He is relating personally with the storys main character , Holden Caulfield.
Mark is also struggling with the cards his life has dealt him.
One very large problem Mark has with society is its lack of sincerity as well as believing that the rich and famous are all phony.
Mark has decided he will kill legendary rock n roller John Lennon to give his life meaning while acquiring attention.
Stars Jared Leto , Chuck Cooper , Lindsay Lohan , Ursula Abbott , Brian Bell , Spiro Malas , Victor Verhaeghe , Robert Gerald Larkin , Dan Schultz , Yuuki Hosokawa , Mark Lindsey Chapman
Directed by (& story written) JP Schaefer
Not Rated
HISTORY/BIOGRAPHY/DRAMA
The Crater Lake Monster (1977)
Released sometime in March is the US...
Filmed entirely in California.
The story : Crater Lake is an idyllic lake in a small town in Oregon.
All the locals love the lake for one reason or another , as it has much possibility.
One day , a meteorite lands somewhere close to the lake.
No one thinks too much about it until about six months later.
Tourists begin going missing and some people even report seeing a monster in the lake...
A doctor and some of his friends think that somehow the meteorite may have caused this strange occurrence.
Stars Bob Hyman , Richard Garrison , Kacey Cobb , Glen Roberts , Mark Siegel , Richard Cardella , Michael F Hoover , Suzanne Lewis , Marv Eliot , Sonny Shepard , Mike Simmons
Directed by William R Stromberg
Rated PG
SCIFI
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