The Congress (2013)
A fading actress agrees to be scanned so that her digital image can be used by the studio to make films she would have refused. Years later, regretting this, she goes to the Animation Zone in search of her lost son.
A fading actress agrees to be scanned so that her digital image can be used by the studio to make films she would have refused. Years later, regretting this, she goes to the Animation Zone in search of her lost son.
When a US Congressman is strongly criticized for not joining in on the Congressional ritual of Pledging Allegiance to the Flag, a firestorm erupts, causing him to look at his values & change his life.
In this Issue: Pelé: Birth of a Legend, The Meddler, The Lobster, The Man Who Knew Infinity, Money Monster, A Bigger Splash, Love and Friendship, Angry Birds, Alice Through the Looking Glass, Miles Ahead, The Congressman, Everybody Wants Some, Sing Street, and more.
See the Founding Fathers sing & dance in this musical comedy about events leading up to signing of the Declaration of Independence, based on the Tony Award-winning Broadway play.
This violent insightful masterpiece sets the Vietnam War in the milieu of America’s white racism as 4 black veterans return to its jungles on a mission.
After over 30 years of trying to get the Cong. Medal of Honor for a medic in Vietnam who gave his life for them, they succeed in getting a Pentagon lawyer to take up the cause, but there are obstacles.
This is a terrific documentary about the making of Fiddler on the Roof from its origins in Yiddish theater to Broadway and Hollywood. Click the title to read my review.
Led by the daughter of the designer of the Death Star, a team of Rebels infiltrate the Imperial data center to find the plans of the Death Star that reveal its built-in flaw before it is operable.
The true story of Desmond Doss a conscientious objector awarded a Cong. Medal of Honor for bravely saving the lives of at least 75 men is told via interviews & combat footage of the Battle of Okinawa,
Sorry, May was such a busy month that I completely forgot about Film Capsules! Some further down the list have left the art house theaters they were released in, but should soon be available on disk or streaming video. The titles are embedded with hyperlinks that will take you to the full review at visualparables.org. …