Counting Down to Divergent (News and Views, Last Update Jul 2017)
Saving Mr. Banks
Saving Mr. Banks (Movie Reviews, Last Update Jul 2017)
When Walt Disney (played by Tom Hanks) promised his daughters that he would make a movie of their favorite story, he never imagined how hard that would be. Author P.L. Travers (Emma Thompson) is incredibly attached to her characters, and it is going to take all Walt's magic to get her to give him the rights to Mary Poppins.
Frozen
Frozen (Movie Reviews, Last Update Mar 2020)
There has long been a chill between princess siblings Elsa (voice of Idina Menzel) and Anna (voice of Kristen Bell), but it gets even colder when the eldest sister turns their entire kingdom to ice. Now it is up to the younger Anna, with the help of a mountain man (voice of Jonathan Groff), to try to thaw their relationship and break the spell of eternal winter.
American Hustle
American Hustle (Movie Reviews, Last Update Jul 2017)
Creating a fictional tale based on a true story (the 1970 Abscam Scandal), American Hustle follows the sting operation of an FBI agent (Bradley Cooper) and a couple of conscripted con artists (Christian Bale, Amy Adams) to trap mobsters, corrupt business men and crooked politicians.
Inside Llewyn Davis
Inside Llewyn Davis (Movie Reviews, Last Update Jul 2017)
It is hard to make a living as a folk singer, and Llewyn Davis (Oscar Isaac) is finding this out first hand as he tries to get work during the winter of 1961 in Greenwich Village.
The Book Thief
The Book Thief (Movie Reviews, Last Update Jul 2017)
Liesel Meminger (Sophie Nélisse) becomes a book thief while living in Germany during WWII. The young girl finds a welcome release in the written word, and shares her escape with those closest to her, including a Jewish refugee (Max Vandenburg) hiding in her home.