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The Next Best Picture Podcast – “Changeling”
Our 2008 retrospective continues with Clint Eastwood’s “Changeling,” starring Angelina Jolie, John Malkovich, Jeffrey Donovan, Colm Feore, Michael Kelly, Jason Butler Harner, Gattlin Griffith & Eddie Alderson. Premiering at the Cannes Film Festival in 2008, the film was based on actual events, specifically the 1928 Wineville Chicken Coop murders in Mira Loma, California, and was written by…
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“CHANGELING”
THE STORY – After Christine’s son goes missing, she reaches out to the LAPD to find him, but when they try to pass off an impostor as her son to quiet public protests, she refuses to accept him or give up hope. THE CAST – Angelina Jolie, John Malkovich, Jeffrey Donovan, Colm Feore, Michael Kelly, Jason…
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“COWARD”
THE STORY – In 1916, during World War I, Pierre serves at the Belgian front alongside other comrades. Behind the trenches, the soldiers try to keep their spirits up. One day, Pierre meets the flamboyant Francis. To counter the rhetoric of war and the omnipresent misery, the two men decide, with their comrades, to put on…
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“I SEE BUILDINGS FALL LIKE LIGHTNING”
THE STORY – On the cusp of turning 30, Patrick, Shiv, Rian, Oli and Conor, five childhood friends from the same estate, are suddenly forced to confront a life where their hopes and dreams haven’t materialized. They are all walking the high wire. But which one will fall? THE CAST – Anthony Boyle, Joe Cole, Jay…
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“BEN’IMANA”
THE STORY – Rwanda, 2012. In the years following the Genocide against the Tutsi, community-led trials for justice and reconciliation continue across the country. Vénéranda, a survivor, leads dialogue between victims and the families of perpetrators, helping others rebuild their lives and look towards the future. But when she learns of her daughter’s unexpected pregnancy, she…
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“VICTORIAN PSYCHO”
THE STORY – In the Year of our Lord 1858, an unusual governess named Winifred Notty arrives at the gothic manor known as Ensor House. Winifred’s responsibilities include teaching the children table manners and educating them about their family history – all whilst hiding her own psychopathic tendencies. As staff members start disappearing, the owners of…
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“PASSENGER”
THE STORY – A few weeks into their van life adventure, a young couple witnesses a horrific accident that leaves the driver dead. Soon they’re being pursued by a demonic stalker who’s impossible to outrun and follows them wherever they go. THE CAST – Jacob Scipio, Lou Llobell, Melissa Leo, Joseph Lopez, Miles Fowler & Alan…
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“A MAN OF HIS TIME”
THE STORY – In 1940, Henri Marre arrives in Vichy with aspirations to publish his manuscript Notre Salut, which he hopes will rescue France from the Vichy regime. THE CAST – Swann Arlaud, Sandrine Blancke & Mathieu Perotto THE TEAM – Emmanuel Marre (Director/Writer) THE RUNNING TIME – 153 Minutes Everyone likes to imagine that, in historic…
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