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Director: Scott Cooper Screenplay by: Scott Cooper (based on Crazy Heart by Thomas Cobb) Starring: Jeff Bridges, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Colin Farrell and Robert Duvall. Runtime: 117 minutes via Crazy Heart (2009) — Through The 4th Wall

Director: Steven Spielberg Written by: Steven Spielberg Starring: Richard Dreyfuss, Teri Garr, Melinda Dillon and François Truffaut. Runtime: 131 minutes via Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977) — Through The 4th Wall

Director: Bryan Singer Screenplay by: Michael Dougherty, Dan Harris & David Hayter (based on X-Men by Stan Lee & Jack Kirby) Starring: Patrick Stewart, Ian McKellen, Hugh Jackman, Brian Cox, Halle Berry, Famke Janssen & James Marsden. Runtime: 128 minutes via X2 (2003) — Through The 4th Wall

Director: Alfred Hitchcock Screenplay by: Ernest Lehman Starring: Cary Grant, Eva Marie Saint, James Mason and Martin Landau. Runtime: 131 minutes via North By Northwest (1959) — Through The 4th Wall

Sure, there are plenty of escapist, high calorie movies and TV shows to watch while stuck at home during the quarantine, but the heart and soul might eventually need something more nourishing than shiny superhero angst or trashy, tiger breeding American grotesques. So, here are some movies that I watch when I need inspiration or […]… Continue reading Movies for the Quarantine — Unorganized Republics

I love movies, like a lot so I decided to talk about them on this blog and begin with a one that I have recently seen, that is right I haven’t seen Interstellar until last week. Back when it came out I was busy with other stuff and heard that the critics reception wasn’t very […]… Continue reading Interstellar Review: A Space Opera Better than the (sequels) — Redcon

Have two different versions of the Titanic’s final moments… The first from A Night to Remember (1958) The second and arguably more iconic from Titanic (1997)… via Breaking the Titanic — History in the (Re)Making

All I can say is wow! I was browsing through Netflix’s library and found a gem. Not hidden, but definately not heard of. Like “Planet Earth”, there is a six episode series called “Night on Earth”. They bust out some crazy cameras and new technology, to capture never before observed activity in the night. They […]… Continue reading Night Cinematography — latenyte photography

With peak TV refusing to actually peak, the consistent influx of new television content not only brings with it new opportunities to tell female-centric stories, but also more chances for women to take pivotal production positions. That includes cinematographers, who have the opportunity to tell these stories in ways that subvert the traditional male gaze. […]… Continue reading From ‘Unbelievable’ to ‘Truth Be Told,’ How Parity and Perspective in Cinematography Aids in Storytelling — Variety

Youth and beauty are lovely while they last, but, alas, they can become an obsession in life’s middle years. It’s not a battle easily won. Even in an era of Botox and Restylane, keeping up a youthful appearance is tough slogging. Except if you’re Dorian Gray. Dorian is the titular character of The Picture of […]… Continue reading Youth, Beauty, and Getting Away With It All — Silver Screenings