More Mud images here Written and Directed by: Jeff Nichols Cast: Matthew McConaughey, Tye Sheridan, Jacob Lofland, Sam Shepard, Reese Witherspoon, Michael Shannon, and Joe Don Baker It starts with a boat in a tree, on an island in a lake, inhabited temporarily by a mysterious stranger, who will forever change the lives of two young boys out on an adventure. It’s a … [Read more...] about Mud
Archives for April 2013
Mud
Pain & Gain
A comedy of errors with a truly horrific twist - it really happened! Click the image above for more pics! Swift shot: This is a true story, and yes it is also tragically funny. It's hard to explain how it made me feel, because as Michael Bay put it, "I want people to be conflicted." Well, that about sums up how I feel . . . conflicted. One one hand … [Read more...] about Pain & Gain
Oblivion
“Is it possible to miss a place you’ve never been? To mourn a time you’ve never known?” Click the pic for tons more sexy images from the film! Swift shot: Heavy on Sci-Fi with a script that makes you care about the characters, Oblivion is my Sci-Fi sleeper pick of 2013 . . . so far. In a future world, Earth is mining her last natural resources for a trip off world … [Read more...] about Oblivion
The Place Beyond the Pines
If you ride like lightning, you're going to crash like thunder. A story in three acts, The Place Beyond the Pines stars Ryan Gosling, Bradley Cooper, and Eva Mendes. I never did learn from the movie what the title refers to, but I found out via IMDb that the place beyond the pines refers to the name of the city of Schenectady, which is where the movie took place and … [Read more...] about The Place Beyond the Pines
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A great story, but merely a good movie. The H-Bomb: In post-war 1940's America, fascism has been defeated overseas, but here at home, segregation still exists in practically every facet of society; in schools, buses, restaurants, restrooms, and professional sports. Brooklyn Dodgers general manager Branch Rickey (Harrison Ford) feels that it's time to break down that racial … [Read more...] about 42