Category: Film & TV

Top 5 World War I Movies: To All Who Have Served

This is the third in my continuing series of Top 5 lists acknowledging high-quality movies associated with particular American and non-American wars. I have to admit, this particular list initially intimidated me, but I was pleasantly surprised and am proud of my carefully chosen titles. ‘1917’ (2019) Nominated for 10 Academy Awards (and the winner…


Epoch Watchlist: What to Watch for Nov. 11–17

This week, we feature an animated fantasy sure to please dragon fans and a Western adventure with John Wayne in his first starring role. New Release ‘Good Night Oppy’ This feel-good documentary chronicles the 2002 project to complete two robots—“Opportunity” and “Spirit”—that will journey to Mars to determine if there was ever water on the…


The Hoosier Schoolmaster (1935)

A former Union soldier faces an uphill battle when he begins work as a teacher in a small town where many locals still harbor resentment against the “Yankees.” Credit: Public Domain Movies – Feature Films: Cinema collection: http://epochcinema.com Epoch Original content: http://epochoriginal.com Feature Films: https://www.theepochtimes.com/featured-films * Click the “Save” button below the video to access…


The Great Flamarion (1945)

The Great Flamarion (Erich von Stroheim) is an arrogant, friendless, and misogynous marksman who displays his trick gunshot act in the vaudeville circuit. His show features a beautiful assistant, Connie (Mary Beth Hughes) and her drunken husband Al (Dan Duryea), Flamarion’s other assistant. Flamarion falls in love with Connie, the movie’s femme fatale, and is…


Burzynski: The Cancer Cure Cover-Up | Documentary

This film is only available in the United States because of territorial licensing. “Burzynski: The Cancer Cure Cover-Up” is the story of a pioneering biochemist who discovered a unique and proprietary method of successfully treating most cancers. This documentary takes the audience on a near 50-year journey both Dr. Stanislaw Burzynski and his patients have been…


Popcorn and Inspiration: ‘In the Heat of the Night’: Norman Jewison’s Brave Film on Our Shared Humanity

PG-13 | 1h 53min | Drama, Mystery | 1967 Norman Jewison’s classic “In the Heat of the Night” is a towering tribute to how self-assessment is key to embracing our shared humanity. It’s based on Stirling Silliphant’s screenplay, which in turn is based on John Ball’s novel. A homicide detective from Philadelphia, Virgil Tibbs (Sidney…


Film Review: ‘Confess, Fletch’: Jon Hamm Nails the Second Career Role He Was Born to Play

R | 1h 38m | Caper, Comedy | September 16, 2022 Directed by Greg Mottola (“Superbad,” “Adventureland”), “Confess, Fletch” is basically an art-heist caper comedy with Robin Hood overtones. And while lead actor Jon Hamm’s debonair charm and formidable intensity anchored “Mad Men” for seven seasons, in the years since, he’s also demonstrated himself to be highly skilled…


Flying Blind (1941)

A spy steals a secret military device, then hijacks an airliner to get away. The airliner crashes in the wilderness and the survivors are threatened by a raging forest fire. “Flying Blind” is a 1941 American action and comedy film directed by Frank McDonald and distributed by Paramount Pictures. Credit: Public Domain Movies – Feature…


The Loudspeaker (1934)

“The Loudspeaker” is a 1934 American comedy film directed by Joseph Santley. The film is also known as “The Radio Star” in the United Kingdom. Wisecracking Joe Miller (Ray Walker) makes it big time in radio. When he gives his girlfriend Janet (Julie Bishop) her big break, she becomes an even bigger star. He feels…


Before the Wrath | Documentary

This film is only available in the United States because of territorial licensing. While scholars debate the timing of the rapture, the world has lost why this event is prophesied to occur in the first place—knowledge that was once understood by those in the first century. Today, researchers in the Middle East have rediscovered ancient…