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…
Category: Real Life Stories
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…
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…
Milk (2008)
Tagline: His life changed history. His courage changed lives. In 1977, Harvey Milk was elected to the San Francisco Board of Supervisors, becoming the first openly gay man to be voted into public office in America. His victory was not just a victory for gay rights; he forged coalitions across the political spectrum. From senior…
Miracle at St. Anna (2008)
Tagline: World War II had its heroes and its miracles. “Miracle at St. Anna” is a gripping World War II epic that chronicles the story of four African-American soldiers who are members of the U.S. Army as part of the all-black 92nd Division Buffalo Soldiers stationed in Tuscany, Italy, during World War II. They experience…
The Other Boleyn Girl (2008)
Tagline: The only thing that could come between these sisters… is a kingdom. Based on a novel by Philippa Gregory, “The Other Boleyn Girl” revolves around the ferociously ambitious Boleyn sisters, Mary (Scarlett Johansson) and Anne (Natalie Portman), who are rivals for the bed and heart of 16th century English King Henry VIII (Eric Bana)….