TV-PG | 1h 35min | Adventure, Biography, Drama | 2021 Former street kid Omar (Jimmy Gonzales) has a lot on his mind. The orphanage he runs in Cabo San Lucas with his wife, Becca (Fernanda Urrejola), owes over $100,000 in debt. On top of that, a hurricane hits the orphanage and the building it’s housed…
TV Film Review: 2021’s ‘Blue Miracle’: A Crusty Seaman and an Orphanages’ Dream
‘Maverick’ Is Set to Buzz the CCP’s Tower, and It’s About Time.
May 29, 2022
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Commentary NEW YORK (May 27)—Recent news is that Tencent Pictures, a film distributor and production group owned by the Shenzhen-based Chinese technology giant, has dropped financing of “Top Gun: Maverick,” the widely anticipated sequel to the 1986 smash hit film about U.S. Navy aviators at the advanced Fighter Weapons School. Reports say that Tencent thought it was…
Cinema Film Review: ‘Until They Are Home’
NR | 1h 6m | Documentary | 2012 From the outset, I could tell that this would be a gut-wrenching film to watch. The filmmakers meet with former U.S. Marine (USMC) Eddy Albert at his Los Angeles home to interview him. Despite being senile and having a hard time hearing, Albert modestly describes his wartime…
Iran: Dreams of an Empire
This film is only available in North America because of territorial licensing. This film sets out to provide an in-depth analysis of the strategic objectives that Iran is pursuing in the Middle East, encompassing its role in Syria, Iraq, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, and Yemen and its relations with Russia, the United States, France, and beyond….
Cinema Film Review: ‘Unbeaten’
TV-G | 1h 20m | Documentary, Action, Adventure | 2009 Award-winning documentary filmmaker Steven C. Barber has made quite a name for himself by cinematically illustrating the lives of very inspirational people, with films such as “Return to Tarawa: The Leon Cooper Story (2009)” and “Until They Are Home (2012).” But perhaps his most humanistic…
Award-Winning Documentary ‘Eternal Spring’ Finishes Screening in NYC
May 28, 2022
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The award-winning documentary “Eternal Spring” had two sold-out screenings in New York this week. It will be screened in Poland at the end of May and will return to the United States in June in New Jersey and Los Angeles, California. “Eternal Spring” was screened at the 2022 Human Rights Watch Film Festival in New…
Popcorn and Inspiration: 2014’s ‘Manny’: Life Lessons From a Boxer’s Journey
PG-13 | 1h 28m | Documentary | March 8, 2014 Liam Neeson, former heavyweight amateur boxer-turned-actor, narrates “Manny,” a powerful, if somewhat superficial, documentary about legend-in-his-own-time Filipino boxer Manuel “Pacman” Pacquiao. Manny Pacquiao (center) winning a belt in “Manny.” (Gravitas Ventures/Universal Pictures) Pacquiao was the only boxer in history to win championships across eight different weight classes. He’s a…
Documentary Review: 2018’s ‘How They Got Over’: How the Devil’s Music Came From the House of God
Documentary | 1h 27m | 2018 Elvis Presley could only be shown on TV from the waist up. In the 1950s, his was the original dirty dancing. Parents averted their children’s eyes from the Elvis pelvis. In America, we talk about “The Devil’s music” a lot. Why? Because America is where it got started. A Dixie…
Epoch Watchlist: What to Watch for May 27–June 2
This week, we look at the definitive interpretation of Superman, as well as an enthusiastic remake of the 1950 classic “Father of the Bride.” New Release ‘Dinner in America’ The misanthropic singer (Kyle Gallner) of a punk band is being pursued by law enforcement and ends up at the home of a young female fan…
TV Documentary Review: ‘Theodore Roosevelt’: Complex Man for Complicated Times
May 26, 2022
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R | 2 episodes | Documentary | May 30, 2022 (USA) He was a “transformational” president by any progressive measure. Unfortunately, by dividing the Republican opposition, he helped elect Woodrow Wilson (who dramatically turned back the clock for Civil Rights when he segregated the federal government). In so many ways, Theodore Roosevelt reshaped America, even through his strategic mistakes….
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