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Robin Wright both starred in and directed the movie – her first feature.  Wright’s character Edee moves off the grid to cope with unimaginable loss. She’s joined on-screen by Oscar nominee Demián Bichir, who plays a helpful mountain man named Miguel.  The story of survival spans two years - but due to budget limitations, they shot everything in less than a month. The production was also based on location, in a remote area atop a mountain. The challenges make the end result that much mo...

Actually, Political TV Shows Can Be Unflatteringly Accurate About U.S. Government House of Cards or character-driven comedies like VEEP giving us a fictional look into the inner workings of actual governmental systems. While most are blown wildly out of proportion, like Scandal (although based on real fixer Judy Smith), others can still teach us a thing or two the about the actual inner workings of government. Let’s get into some of our favorite TV shows to see how they depicted the governm...

New on DVD: The Mauritanian and Pixie Tribune Content Agency A painful real-life drama about a prisoner at Guantanamo Bay and an Irish crime comedy top the DVD releases for May 11. "The Mauritanian": Starring Oscar-winner Jodie Foster and French actor Tahar Rahim, "The Mauritanian" is an adaption of "Guantanamo Diary," a memoir by Mohamedou Ould Slahi. Slahi wrote the book during his long detainment; it became an international bestseller and played a crucial role in his release in 2016. By then...

The Princess Bride, or perhaps you remember her from  Forrest Gump. Either way, she has played a role in some of the most iconic films of our time. In all that time, she has never directed a movie. That is until now with her directorial debut of  Land. It’s an emotional piece about surviving grief. Land is a story of Edee (played by Wright). Her husband and son have died (for reasons the film doesn’t reveal until much later). Her response is to cut herself off from the entire world and mo...

Check out the new DVDs, Blu-rays and streaming shows (Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Disney+, Acorn TV and more) coming out this week, including the award-winning film The Mauritanian, starring Jodie Foster, Shailene Woodley and Benedict Cumberbatch. ~Alexandra Heilbron The Mauritanian – Mohamedou Ould Slahi (Tahar Rahim, who received a Golden Globe nomination for his performance) has been held for years in prison at Guantanamo Bay Prison Camp by the U.S. Government without a single charge or...

Every ’90s Blockbuster Movie Ranked Thirty years on, the 1990s has solidified its stature as one of the magical decades in filmmaking, much like how we view the ’30s and the ’70s. Precisely, this Gen X-decade pulled together the Hollywood studio power of the ’30s and the groundbreaking creativity of the ’70s, crocheting commercialism and art into the movie behemoths we speak of in legend as the ’90s blockbuster — which we’ve now ranked all by Tomatometer! First off, in putting ...

May movie entertainment at Pahiatuas Regent theatre 9 May, 2021 05:00 PM 3 minutes to read In the romantic drama Finding You an American college student studying in Ireland falls for a young Irish movie star. In the romantic drama Finding You an American college student studying in Ireland falls for a young Irish movie star. Bush Telegraph By: Steve Carle Pic: BTG100521REG2 Caption: In the romantic drama Finding You an American college student studying in Ireland falls for a young Irish movie ...

It seems like Aamir wants to follow strict protocols amid raging COVID-19 cases across the country. This is the reason he has handpicked a four-member team who flew down to Ladakh with him to shoot war sequences. The superstar had earlier thought of creating a set in Mumbai but he feels the war sequences will look grand only when filmed in real locations. To avoid over crowding, the shoot will be conducted with minimal crew. Naga Chaitanya to join Aamir Khan Tollywood star Naga Chaitanya, who i...

WORLD SCREEN World Screen @ 35: Homeland As World Screen celebrates its 35th anniversary, we want to present a series of articles that recap and highlight the best of the interviews we have conducted. We are focusing on the evolution of scripted TV series. In our last article, we looked at the phenomenon that was Game of Thrones. HBO was not the only premium cable outlet shaping the cultural conversation. Today, we look at Showtime’s  Homeland. By 2010, industry insiders and viewers alike...

A painful real-life drama about a prisoner at Guantanamo Bay and an Irish crime comedy top the DVD releases for May 11.