Posts Tagged ‘Cast Away’
Film Review – Send Help
If anything, Send Help (2026) is further validation that Sam Raimi is really good at his job. Whether it is directing horror flicks, superhero films, crime dramas, or everything in between, Raimi has a knack for taking on different genres and incorporating his distinctive personality. There are very few…
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Film Review – Finch
Tom Hanks sure likes being in isolated places. From Cast Away (2000) to The Terminal (2004), from Apollo 13 (1995) to Captain Phillips (2013), Hanks has repeatedly returned to characters trapped in confined situations and must use their wits to survive. These roles have benefited…
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Film Review – Sully
On January 15th, 2009, U.S. Airways Flight 1549 took off from LaGuardia Airport in New York toward Charlotte, North Carolina. Soon after take off, the plane ran into a flock of birds, a number of which struck and disabled both engines. The captain of the…
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Film Review – Flight
Most stories, when boiled down, circle around one important question: “Who am I?” That is the crisis the main character struggles with in Robert Zemeckis’s Flight. It has been twelve years since Zemeckis helmed a live action film, with his last being Cast Away (2000).…
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Episode 123 – Man vs. Wild
Spencer and Greg examine survival movies, discuss cross-dressing in film, and give their DVD picks of the week.
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Episode 94 – The Good Girl
Spencer and John discuss Jennifer Aniston in advance of Horrible Bosses, share some directors they want to make comebacks and give their DVD picks of the week.
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Interviews – Tom DeLonge/Will Eubank/Gunner Wright – LOVE
Spencer conducts a series of interviews with cast and crew members from the film LOVE, which is part of SIFF: Tom DeLonge (Executive Producer); Will Eubank (Director/Writer/Cinematographer/Production Designer); and Gunner Wright (Actor). The film’s final screening at SIFF is on June 11th at 9:30pm at…
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