O. Henry, was an American short story writer. O. Henry’s most famous short story,The Gift of the Magi,matched selflessness with love in the literary firmament. In 1906 the story appeared in O. Henry’s second collection which he titled,The Four Million, in response ...
The film was Bakshi's first feature-length live-action film, being primarily known as a director of animated films which heavily utilize live-action sequences, such as Fritz the Cat, Heavy Traffic, Wizards, American Pop and The Lord of the Rings. Cool and the Crazy first aired on the ...
Also ranks #2 on 18 Great Movies Based On Obscure Short Stories Also ranks #8 on The Best Movies of 2002 23 Platoon Tom Berenger, Willem Dafoe, Charlie Sheen 186 votes In the gritty war drama Platoon, we follow Chris Taylor (Charlie Sheen), an American soldier thrust into the horrors...
The story follows four African-American Vietnam veterans who reunite in Ho Chi Minh to retrieve the remains of their fallen squad leader Stormin' Norman (the late Chadwick Boseman). All of them — Eddie (Norm Lewis) Melvin (Isiah Whitlock Jr.), Otis (Clarke Peters) and Paul (Delroy ...
"Sealab 2021" and "Archer" director Matt Thompson made his feature directorial debut in 2021 with this outrageous and hilarious animated reimagining of America's earliest days. This version of the American Revolution features George Washington wielding a chainsaw, a beer-chugging Sam Adams, a fem...
The Spanish-American crime drama immerses you in a dramatized version of this real-life figure who moved illegal goods (think cocaine, alcohol, and cigarettes) on the black market as two DEA agents, Murphy and Pena, attempt to finally win the war against drugs in Colombia. All three ...
The Worst Person in the Worldis not a typical movie of the year selection for me: it’s a borderline romantic comedy with subtitles – and one that most American audiences will likely never hear of, let alone choose to see. Yet, it’s also the film that spoke to me the most in 202...
Virtual Book Launch: The Best Short Stories 2021 with guest editor Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie and editor Jenny Minton Quigley Friday Nov 05, 2021 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm This event is virtual! Registration linkhere! General admission is free, or a boo...
One of the best American directors came out of his mini-retirement for this 2017 heist film, one of his best late-period efforts. The cast here is ludicrously charismatic, including Channing Tatum, Adam Driver, Riley Keough, and Daniel Craig in a film about a family trying to rob the Char...
American Fiction(2023) For fans of: Stories that break the fourth wall, quirky comedies with something to say, things that are good Jeffrey Wright,American Fiction Clare Folger, for Orion Releasing Director:Cord Jefferson Stars:Jeffrey Wright, Tracee Ellis Ross, Erika Alexander, John Ortiz, Sterli...