Archive for the ‘Biography’ Category

Of Time and the City

January 21st, 2009 by Gumer Liston
Biography
At a glance this movie looks like a documentary, but when you get to watch the whole of it you will realize that you cannot say easily that it is like other documentaries, or if it is a documentary at all. This film is a collage of different found footage that is arranged in a...

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Milk

December 17th, 2008 by Gumer Liston
Biography, Movie Commentary
You will know that an actor is very good at his craft when you forget about him while watching his movie. In the movie Milk, Sean Penn made me forget about Sean Penn and introduced me to Harvey Milk. I knew nothing about Harvey Bernard Milk and gave not a thought about gay activism until...

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W

May 11th, 2008 by Erin Steiner
Biography
Is the world ready for a George W. Bush biopic? What’s more, does the world need a George W. Bush biopic? Oliver Stone seems to think so…because he is making one. Josh Brolin has been cast in the title role. My question is this: what does it say about our current president that he isn’t...

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Hotel Rwanda (2004)

April 26th, 2008 by Louise
Biography, Historical
Hotel Rwanda is a stunning film. It is based on the true story of Paul Rusesabagina, a hero for the Tutsis of Rwanda. It is difficult to review a film that has real events. The director cannot do much to change the beginning, middle, or ending; history only happened one way. I applaud the director...

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