The Congress (2013)
A fading actress agrees to be scanned so that her digital image can be used by the studio to make films she would have refused. Years later, regretting this, she goes to the Animation Zone in search of her lost son.
The Congressman (2016)
When a US Congressman is strongly criticized for not joining in on the Congressional ritual of Pledging Allegiance to the Flag, a firestorm erupts, causing him to look at his values & change his life.
June 2016 Journal
In this Issue: Pelé: Birth of a Legend, The Meddler, The Lobster, The Man Who Knew Infinity, Money Monster, A Bigger Splash, Love and Friendship, Angry Birds, Alice Through the Looking Glass, Miles Ahead, The Congressman, Everybody Wants Some, Sing Street, and more.
Shirley (2024)
Just as Bayard Rustin was a neglected Civil Rights leader until Netflix presented Rustin, so has US Congresswoman Shirley Chisholm been relegated to the sidelines since her death in 2005. Netflix again steps up to acquaint us with this ground-breaking Black woman, as does actress Regina King as the film’s subject. Writer-director John Ridley, instead …
1776 (1972)
See the Founding Fathers sing & dance in this musical comedy about events leading up to signing of the Declaration of Independence, based on the Tony Award-winning Broadway play.
Da 5 Bloods (2020)
This violent insightful masterpiece sets the Vietnam War in the milieu of America’s white racism as 4 black veterans return to its jungles on a mission.
The Last Full Measure (2019)
After over 30 years of trying to get the Cong. Medal of Honor for a medic in Vietnam who gave his life for them, they succeed in getting a Pentagon lawyer to take up the cause, but there are obstacles.
Fiddler: Miracle of Miracles (2019)
This is a terrific documentary about the making of Fiddler on the Roof from its origins in Yiddish theater to Broadway and Hollywood. Click the title to read my review.
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016)
Led by the daughter of the designer of the Death Star, a team of Rebels infiltrate the Imperial data center to find the plans of the Death Star that reveal its built-in flaw before it is operable.
The Conscientious Objector (2004)
The true story of Desmond Doss a conscientious objector awarded a Cong. Medal of Honor for bravely saving the lives of at least 75 men is told via interviews & combat footage of the Battle of Okinawa,