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Tag Archives: history
The Last of the Mohicans: Director’s Cut (1992)
Director: Michael Mann Writers: Michael Mann and Christopher Crowe (Based on the novel by James Fenimore Cooper) Had not seen this in quite a while. Holds up!
Posted in Action, Adventure, Drama, Romance, War
Tagged 1750s, 1992, action, adaptation, adventure, army, arthur schmidt, battle, christopher crowe, colm meaney, colonialism, daniel day-lewis, daniel moore, dante spinotti, dov hoenig, drama, dylan baker, eric schweig, french and indian war, hawkeye, history, hunt lowry, james fenimore cooper, jared harris, jodhi may, john l. balderston, last of the mohicans, love, madeleine stowe, michael mann, military, murder, native american, paul perez, pete postlethwaite, philip dunne, randy edelman, revenge, romance, russell means, sisters, steven waddington, suicide, the last of the mohicans, trapper, trevor jones, war, wes studi
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The Keep (1983)
Director: Michael Mann Writer: Michael Mann (Based on the novel by F. Paul Wilson) Big Mann fan but it was my first time seeing this. An ambitious failure. I liked it but it feels like there is a great movie … Continue reading
Posted in Drama, Fantasy, Horror
Tagged adaptation, alberta watson, alex thomson, curse, demon, dov hoenig, drama, evil, f. paul wilson, fantasy, fortress, gabriel byrne, gene kirkwood, greece, guard, hawk koch, historian, history, horror, howard w. koch jr., ian mckellen, jewish, jurgen prochnow, keep, magic, michael mann, monster, nazi, prison, religion, robert prosky, romania, scott glenn, soldiers, supernatural, tangerine dream, the keep, william morgan sheppard
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The King (2019)
Director: David Michod Writers: Joel Edgerton & David Michod
Posted in Action, Drama, War
Tagged 15th century, 2019, action, assassin, battle, battle of agincourt, ben mendelsohn, biography, brad pitt, david michod, dede gardner, drama, england, english, french, heir, history, jeremy kleiner, joel edgerton, king, king henry, king henry IV, king henry V, knight, lily-rose depp, liz watts, politics, power, prince, robert pattinson, the king, Thomason mckenzie, throne, war
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Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure (1989)
Director: Stephen Herek Writers: Chris Matheson & Ed Solomon
Posted in Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy, Science Fiction
Tagged 1989, abraham lincoln, adventure, al leong, alex winter, beethoven, bill & ted, bill & ted's excellent adventure, bill and ted, billy the kid, chris matheson, clarence clemons, comedy, dan shor, ed solomon, fantasy, freud, genghis khan, george carlin, high school, history, jane wiedlin, joan of arc, keanu reeves, lincoln, napoleon, phone booth, princess, sci-fi, science fiction, socrates, stephen herek, terry camilleri, time travel
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Detroit (2017)
Director: Kathryn Bigelow Writer: Mark Boal Very intense.
Posted in Crime, Drama, Thriller
Tagged 1960s, 1967, 2017, abuse, algae smith, anthony mackie, ben o'tooler, colin wilson, cops, court, crime, detroit, detroit riots, drama, hannah murray, history, hotel, jack reynor, james newton howard, jason mitchell, jeremy strong, john boyega, john krasinski, kaitlyn dever, kathryn bigelow, lawyer, mark boal, matthew budman, megan ellison, michigan, miguel, motel, murder, musician, national guard, police, racism, racist, riot, samira wiley, security guard, singer, thriller, torture, true story, tyler james williams, will poulter
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K-19: The Widowmaker (2002)
Director: Kathryn Bigelow Writer: Christopher Kyle (Story by Louis Nowra)
Posted in Drama, Thriller, War
Tagged 1960s, 2002, boat, captain, christine whitaker, christopher kyle, crew, disaster, drama, edward s. feldman, harrison ford, history, k-19, k-19: the widowmaker, k19, kathryn bigelow, liam neeson, louis nowra, malfunction, matthias deyle, north atlantic, nuclear, nuke, peter sarsgaard, radioactive, richard nixon, russia, russian, ship, sigurjon sighvatsson, submarine, the widowmaker, thriller, true story, ussr, war, weapon
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Assassin 33 A.D. (2020)
Director: Jim Carroll Writer: Jim Carroll
Posted in Action, Science Fiction
Tagged 2020, action, assassin, assassin 33 a.d., bible, biblical, brad keller, car accident, christian, christianity, donny boaz, gerardo davila, heidi montag, history, jason castro, jesus, jesus christ, jihad, jim carroll, morgan roberts, murder, religion, resurrection, sci-fi, science fiction, soldier, terrorism, terrorist, time machine, time travel
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Hidden Figures (2016)
Director: Theodore Melfi Writers: Allison Schroeder and Theodore Melfi (Based on the book by Margot Lee Shetterly)
Posted in Drama
Tagged 2016, adaptation, aldis hodge, allison schroeder, astronaut, biography, colonel, donna gigliotti, drama, gender, glen powell, government, hans zimmer, hidden figures, historical, history, janelle monae, Jenny topping, jim parsons, john f. kennedy, john glenn, kevin costner, kirsten dunst, mahershala ali, margot lee shetterly, martin luther king, math, mathematician, military, nasa, navy, octavia spencer, peter chernin, pharrell williams, race, racism, segregation, space, space race, taraji p henson, theodore melfi, true story
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Amadeus: Director’s Cut (1984)
Director: Milos Forman Writer: Peter Shaffer (Based on the play by Peter Shaffer)
Posted in Drama
Tagged 1984, abduction from the seraglio, adaptation, amadeus, antonio salieri, axur, biography, christine ebersole, composaer, concert, cynthia nixon, dance, death, don giovanni, drama, elizabeth berridge, emperor, f. murray abraham, figaro, god, history, jealousy, jeffrey jones, kenny baker, milos forman, murder, music, musician, opera, peter shaffer, revenge, roy dotrice, salieri, saul zaentzz, simon callow, talent, the magic flute, the marriage of figaro, tom hulce, vienna, Wolfgang amadeus mozart
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Titanic (1997)
Director: James Cameron Writer: James Cameron
Posted in Drama, Romance
Tagged 1997, artist, bernard hill, bill paxton, billy zane, boat, captain, dance, david warner, diamond, disaster, frames fisher, gloria stuart, history, iceberg, ioan gruffudd, james cameron, james horner, jon landau, kate winslet, kathy bates, leonardo dicaprio, love, romance, ship, submarine, titanic, victor garber
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