Tagline: When Andy met Eddie, life imitated art. “Factory Girl” is set in 1965, the year Edie Sedgwick met Andy Warhol and became known as his muse and later died of a barbiturate overdose in 1971 at the age of 28. The year is 1965, and Edie Sedgwick is living every young girl’s dream. Rich,…
Category: Real Life Stories
Jet Li’s Fearless (2006)
Master Huo Yuan Jia was a supreme Martial Arts champion, founder and spiritual guru of the Jin Wu Sports Federation. “Fearless” tells his tale. Superstar Jet Li headlines this action-packed film, his final martial arts epic. The film reteams him with producer Bill Kong and action director and choreographer Yuen Wo Pin. Li plays real-life…
Flags of Our Fathers (2006)
Tagline: A single shot can end the war. The film is based on James Bradley’s book “Flags of Our Fathers: Heroes of Iwo Jima”. The Battle of Iwo Jima, which took place in winter 1945, was a turning point in the Pacific theater. About 6,000 Americans died and 17,000 were wounded during the Battle of…
Fur: An Imaginary Portrait of Diane Arbus (2006)
A biopic about the life of photographer Diane Arbus, considered one of the most mysterious, enigmatic, and frighteningly bold artists of the 20th century. Most known for her obsession with ‘freak’ subject-matter, her haunting work emerged from a deeply private place. Arbus’ death was as mysteriously tragic as was the aura surrounding some of her…
Hollywoodland (2006)
Tagline: In a town full of fiction, everyone has a version of the truth. A uniquely compelling exploration of fame and identity. The drama, inspired by one of Hollywood’s most infamous real-life mysteries, follows a 1950s private detective (Academy Award winner Adrien Brody) who, investigating the mysterious death of “Superman” star George Reeves (Academy Award…
Invincible (2006)
Tagline: Dreams are not lived on the sidelines. “Invincible” focuses on Vince Papale (Mark Wahlberg), who in 1976 was a 30-year-old bartender who answered the call when incoming Philadelphia Eagles coach Dick Vermeil decided to shake up his team by holding an open tryout. Papale was among a swarm of fans, but he was the…