Witness for the Prosecution is a courtroom drama directed by Billy Wilder. The film is based on the play of the same name by Agatha Christie, who also wrote Murder on the Orient Express. It stars Tyrone Power as Leonard Vole, Marlene Dietrich as Christine Vole, and Charles Laughton as Sir Wilfrid Robarts. Plot In…
The Beautiful Mind is a biographical drama film directed by Ron Howard and based on the non-fiction book of the same name written by Sylvia Nasar. The film stars Russell Crowe as John Nash, a former mathematics prodigy who struggles with paranoid schizophrenia and struggles to find his place in life. This is a story…
The Great Escape is a 1963 British-American World War Two film about the escape of Allied POWs from a German POW camp. It was directed by John Sturges and stars Steve McQueen, Richard Attenborough, James Garner and Richard Johnson. The story was adapted by Donald Stewart from the screenplay of the same name by GeorgeHTaylor…
Selma is a movie about the march for voting rights led by Martin Luther King Jr. It is based on the true story of his march to the capital of Alabama in 1965. The movie starts with King’s arrest, which is shown with him trying to reach the front of the line at a lunch…
The film, Argo 2012, directed by Ben Affleck, stars John Goodman, Alan Arkin, Victor Garber, and Tate Donovan. It was nominated for six Academy Awards at the 85th Academy Awards: Best Picture; Best Director; Best Adapted Screenplay; Best Editing; Best Film Editing; and Best Supporting Actor (Alan Arkin). When everyone thought that there was no…
300: Rise of an Empire is the sequel to Zack Snyder’s 2006 epic 300. Set in the same time period, it follows a similar story of war, betrayal, and revenge as its predecessor. Although not exactly the same film, there are a lot of similarities between this sequel and its predecessor. Here’s everything you need…
Genghis Khan, the man who brought China under his iron rule. Mongol: The Rise of Genghis Khan is a movie about the story of Genghis Khan, an independent and ruthless leader who rose to power and built an empire in the heart of Asia. This movie is based on fact but makes it into fiction.…
Percy Jackson & The Olympians: The Lightning Thief is the first film in the Percy Jackson franchise. It tells the story of young Percy Jackson (played by Logan Lerman) as he journeys to find Zeus’s legendary lightning bolt and stop an alien god, Thanatos, from destroying Olympus. The film was well-received by movie critics and…
The second instalment of the popular animated film, Toy Story, was released in 1999. The film follows the adventures of toys Woody, Buzz Lightyear and their owner Andy as they go on their way through their playtime adventures. Is Woody and Jessie’s Siblings? Yes and no. Woody was made from an old popular teddy bear…
“The Prestige” is a 2006 film about two rival magicians who become bitter enemies, the rivalry going all the way back to their childhoods. It is based on a book of the same name by Christopher Priest. Directed by Christopher Nolan, this film stars Hugh Jackman and Christian Bale as rival magicians. “The Prestige” is…