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Preview: Aliens coming with “Arrival”
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pveugelaers
Trying to understand aliens, in Arrival (2016), coming to movie theaters this week. There was another film called The Arrival in 1996. The Arrival had similar premise to Arrival, but turned out there was a twist. The Arrival starred Charlie Sheen in scientist mode. Arrival has Amy Adams in scientist mode. Arrival’s premise is straightforward.…
“Angels” in The Sea of Trees
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pveugelaers
The Sea of Trees (out now on DVD) reminds me of one of those famous inspirational stories. Yes, it is a story containing a suicidal theme and there’s a mysterious touch of Spiritism, but wait a minute. When school teacher Arthur Breenan goes to Japan’s “Suicide Forest” to do the unthinkable after a family tragedy, he…
Preview: Almost Christmas
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pveugelaers
You know holiday season is upon us when a Thanksgiving movie is coming to theaters this week. Almost Christmas (2016) is an apt title because it is almost Christmas in the dateline and Thanksgiving this month begins the broader holiday season. The premise of Almost Christmas is when a “dysfunctional” family gathers together for Thanksgiving.…
Commentary: Race
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pveugelaers
The song playing over the end credits of track and field film Race (2016) has a line “let the best man win”. Race is a straightforwardly told Jessie Owens story about the best man at the 1936 Berlin Olympics. It co-stars Jason Sudeikis (Angry Birds) as Owens’ coach Larry Snyder and a young Jessie Owens…
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