Tagline: We will not walk in fear of one another. In the mid-1950’s Edward R. Murrow and his producer, Fred Friendly, help bring an end to the tyranny of the blacklist and the House Un-American Activities Committee’s anti-Communist hearings. With the platform provided by his CBS News program “See It Now,” Murrow challenges Joseph McCarthy…
Category: Drama – Romance Movies
The Gospel (2005)
Tagline: See it! Live It! Spread It! David, a successful R&B singer, returns home when he learns that his father, a much-loved Bishop in the local church, is ill and becomes disturbed by the grasping, self-serving issues that plague the church. “The Gospel” explores the inner-workings of a church. Told from the perspective of the…
The Great Raid (2005)
The most daring rescue mission of our time is a story that has never been told. Set in the Philippines in 1945, “The Great Raid” tells the true story of the 6th Ranger Battalion, under the command of Lieutenant Colonel Henry Mucci (Bratt) who undertake a daring rescue mission against all odds. Traveling thirty miles…
The Greatest Game Ever Played (2005)
An amateur player from a working class family, Francis Ouimet (Shia LaBeouf) shocked the golf world when at the 1913 U.S. Open, flanked by his 10-year-old caddie, he defeated his idol, the defending British champion Harry Vardon (Stephen Dillane). An unlikely match-up – the ingénue versus the seasoned champ – theirs was the greatest match…
Happy Endings (2005)
Tagline: Everybody wants one. Mamie is being blackmailed. This filmmaker named Nick claims to know Mamie’s son – the one she gave up for adoption – but Nick won’t introduce her to him unless he can film the reunion. Enter Javier, Mamie’s massage therapist boyfriend, who convinces Nick to film him instead. Now they’re all…
Head-On (Gegen Die Wand) (2005)
A marriage of convenience in Hamburg between two troubled Turks changes both their lives in this fine, gritty, contemporary love story. Director Fatih Akin dives deep into Turkish culture and explores the slippery slope of identity and cultural pride faced by Turks who either move to or are born in Germany. Winner of the Golden…