Of all things Geek. I am…
Hit Man is based on an article. That article is based on a true story written by a journalist, as is the documentary Radical Wolfe. So too are the movies Almost Famous, Live Free or Die Hard, Argo, and Top Gun.
It was those first two that I mentioned that were both released in 2023 and most importantly credited the articles they were based on. And the whole thing got me thinking…
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My husband and I recently watched The Adventures of Buckarro Banzai Across the 8th Dimension. It’s a movie that has been on our Movie Watch List for quite some time but I don’t think I would have ever gotten around to watching it had my husband not put his foot down and said, we’re watching this movie tonight.
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I don’t know if this is the correct takeaway from Lilith Fair: Building a Mystery, but it seems to me the “loud hate” minority is much more powerful than the massive “love and let live” majority.
By all accounts, Lilith Fair was an outrageous success. Yes, it took its toll on founder Sarah McLachlan. After all, in three years, it played 134 dates across 54 cities and raised more than $10 million for women’s shelters and non-profits.
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Stop me if you’ve heard this one before. A group of friends reconnects for the weekend after the attempted suicide of their friend Alex.
Ok, so it’s not The Big Chill, but About Alex is close, so close in fact that it may well just be The Millennial Big Chill. For those who enjoyed The Big Chill, the word “millennial” in front of it is not a detractor of the quality of the writing or the similar plot, but it does lead to some big shoes to fill in this timeshifted movie.
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Beatles ‘64 is a solid documentary. Like many documentaries before it, it frames itself with more stories than just its subject matter.
However, what occurred to me during my viewing was just how rare the footage was, which led to thoughts about how common footage is today.
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