Posted on February 19, 2016 at 3:17 pm
Joseph Fiennes plays Clavius in “Risen,” the new Biblical epic about a Roman solider who witnesses Jesus’ crucifixion and resurrection and becomes a believer. It was a great honor and pleasure to talk with him about what drew him to the role, how he made a character from ancient times seem vital and real to …
Posted on February 19, 2016 at 12:13 pm
In 1999, when there were top 100 lists everywhere of the best this and that of the 20th century, only one title was on both the list of best novels and the list of best movies: Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird. Today, we mourn the loss of Miss Lee, whose later-year troubles, with reports …
Posted on February 18, 2016 at 5:56 pm
B+| Lowest Recommended Age: | Middle School |
| MPAA Rating: | Rated PG-13 for thematic elements and language |
| Profanity: | Racist and anti-Semitic language |
| Nudity/ Sex: | Non-explicit sexual references and situations, child out of wedlock |
| Alcohol/ Drugs: | Drinking, smoking |
| Violence/ Scariness: | frank portrayal of racism and anti-Semitism in the 1930’s, including some scenes of violence |
| Diversity Issues: | A theme of the movie |
| Date Released to Theaters: | February 19, 2016 |
| Date Released to DVD: | May 30, 2016 |
| Amazon.com ASIN: | B01BTDOSFY |
When Adolf Hitler wanted to send the world his message of German/Aryan supremacy at the 1936 Berlin Olympics, African-American runner Jesse Owens won four gold medals. It was the first time that Olympic events were seen everywhere via the films made by Nazi propagandist Leni Riefenstahl, and what they saw was a black man from …
Posted on February 18, 2016 at 5:38 pm
B| Lowest Recommended Age: | Middle School |
| MPAA Rating: | Rated PG-13 for Biblical violence including some disturbing images |
| Profanity: | None |
| Nudity/ Sex: | None |
| Alcohol/ Drugs: | Alcohol |
| Violence/ Scariness: | Battle, swords, crucifixion, characters injured and killed, some graphic and disturbing images |
| Diversity Issues: | A theme of the movie |
| Date Released to Theaters: | February 19, 2016 |
| Date Released to DVD: | May 23, 2016 |
| Amazon.com ASIN: | B01BZ4DOGQ |
“Risen” is a sober, reverent story of Clavius (Joseph Fiennes), a Roman soldier ordered to witness the crucifixion of Jesus and prevent his body from being stolen. When the rock placed in front of the tomb and sealed by Clavius is moved and the tomb is empty, Pilate (Peter Firth) is worried that the Jesus’ …
Posted on February 18, 2016 at 3:48 pm
“Silence of the Lambs” is one of only two films to sweep the Oscars, winning Best Picture, Actress, Actor, Director, and Adapted Screenplay. On the 25th anniversary, screenwriter Ted Tally spoke about the film to Rolling Stone’s Kory Grow. Here he is on Anthony Hopkins: It was thrilling. It’s funny, I asked him one time …
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