Category: Film & TV

Rewind, Review, and Re-Rate: ‘Wall Street’: When Greed Became Cool in the USA

R | 2h 6m | Drama | December 11, 1987 With his suspenders, slicked-back hair, and power ties, Gordon Gekko (Michael Douglas) made greed look cool in 1987’s “Wall Street,” directed by Oliver Stone. Greed seems to be ramping up as of late, which is why “Wall Street” is worth a re-watch. Gordon Gekko (Michael Douglas), in Oliver…


Rewind, Review, and Re-Rate: ‘Wall Street’: A Would-be Corporate Raider’s Faustian Bargain

R | 2h 6m | Drama | December 11, 1987 With his suspenders, slicked-back hair, and power ties, Gordon Gekko (Michael Douglas) made greed look cool in 1987’s “Wall Street,” directed by Oliver Stone. Greed seems to be ramping up as of late, which is why “Wall Street” is worth a re-watch. Gordon Gekko (Michael Douglas), in Oliver…


Popcorn and Inspiration: ‘Awakenings’: Are You Living or Merely Existing?

PG-13 | 2 hours 1 min | Drama, Biopic | 1990 Director Penny Marshall’s “Awakenings” champions the purposeful act of living over the submissive state of merely existing. Marshall’s film, based on Steven Zaillian’s screenplay, hints that if humans are denied humane treatment, they’ll wilt as plants do. Then, it doesn’t matter whether doctors try a new…


[PREMIERING on Oct 27 at 8:30 PM ET] Medical Genocide: Hidden Mass Murder in China’s Organ Transplant Industry | Documentary

China now performs the most organ transplants in the world, yet has few voluntary donors. While the regime has admitted to harvesting organs from death row prisoners, they account for a tiny fraction of transplants performed in the country. Based on a decade of research, this documentary uncovers the true source of these organs: an…


Caura Falls: A Hidden Treasure

The journey to the Caura Falls (Pará), a little-known spot in the Venezuelan Amazonia. About a dozen falls a hundred feet tall form a lagoon, with the jungle around it. A fascinating and unforgettable journey for the eco-tourist seeking adventures. * Click the “Save” button below the video to access it later on “My List.”…


Santa Fe Trail (1940)

In 1854, Jeb Stuart, George Custer, and other graduates from West Point are posted to Kansas to help pacify the territory before railroad construction to Santa Fe can resume. 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…


Film Review: ‘Till’: A Moving History Lesson Gets Torpedoed by Technical Overreach

PG-13 | 2h 10min | Drama, Crime, Biography, History | 21 October 2022 (USA) There have been many poems, plays, songs (including the 1962 “The Death of Emmett Till” by Bob Dylan), short films, TV episodes, and three documentaries (“The Untold Story of Emmett Louis Till” by Keith Beauchamp from 2005 being the best of the lot) detailing the 1955 murder of…


To the Last Man (1933)

In Kentucky just after the Civil War, the Hayden–Colby feud leads to Jed Colby being sent to prison for 15 years for murder. The Haydens head for Nevada, and when Colby gets out of prison, he heads there also seeking revenge. The head of the Hayden family tries to avoid more killing, but the inevitable…


Why We Farm | Documentary

Three small New England farmers of different types tell what they do, how they got to where they are today and, most importantly, what motivates them to continue. * Click the “Save” button below the video to access it later on “My List.” – Feature Films: Cinema collection: http://epochcinema.com Epoch Original content: http://epochoriginal.com Feature Films:…


Daniel Boone (1936)

In 1775, Daniel Boone settles in Kentucky, despite menacing Indians and renegade whites. 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 it later on “My List.” Follow EpochTV on social media: Twitter: https://twitter.com/EpochTVus Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/EpochTV Truth…