Tagline: There were three people in her marriage. The scandalous rise and fall of the Georgina, Duchess of Devonshire. Like Princess Diana, her direct descendent, she was beautiful, glamorous and adored by the public. Keira Knightley plays the 18th century aristocrat Georgiana, duchess of Devonshire. An ancestor of Princess Di, she lived an extravagant, profligate…
Category: Period Films
The Express (2008)
Tagline: He changed our country… One yard at a time. The life story Ernie Davis, the first black player to win the Heisman Trophy, whose NFL career was cut short by leukemia. Based on a true story, The Express follows the extraordinary life of college football hero Ernie Davis (Rob Brown), the first African-American to…
Flash of Genius (2008)
The Kearns were a typical 1960s Detroit family, trying to live their version of the American Dream. Local college professor Bob (Greg Kinnear) married schoolteacher Phyllis (Lauren Graham) and, by their mid-thirties, had six kids who brought them a hectic but satisfying Midwestern existence. When inveterate tinkerer Bob invents the intermittent windshield wiper-a device that…
The Forbidden Kingdom (2008)
Tagline: The path is unsafe. The place is unknown. The journey is unbelievable. A discovery made by a kung fu obsessed American teen sends him on an adventure to China, where he joins up with a band of martial arts warriors in order to free the imprisoned Monkey King. In “Forbidden Kingdom,” American teenager Jason…
Frost / Nixon (2008)
Tagline: Laugh like your country depends on it. In summer 1977, the televised David Frost / Richard Nixon interviews attracted the largest audience for a news program in the history of American TV. More than 45 million viewers-hungry for a glimpse into the mind of their disgraced former commander-in-chief and anxious for him to acknowledge…
Hounddog (2008)
Gotta always somehow make you good outta what can poison you. In late 1950’s rural Alabama, young Lewellen lives with her stern religious grandmother, Grammie, but spends most of her time with her much-adored, wild and rough Daddy in his falling down shack. Lewellen is deeply talented and finds comfort and safety, as well as…