Hollywood’s Casablanca is one of the most iconic movies of all time. It helped to bring World War II into our homes and introduce a new way of thinking about war. We decided to look at the movie and discover why it still resonates with us today. Casablanca is a 1942 American romantic drama film…
“The Kid” is a silent film from 1921 that tells the story of a small boy who comes to live with his aunt and uncle after his parents are killed in an accident. The boy, played by Lon Chaney, does not get along with his aunt and uncle and often gets into trouble for playing…
A funny comedy with a classic storyline, The Cable Guy, is a cult film directed by Ben Stiller. Starring Matthew Broderick, Jenna Fischer, and Alan Arkin, the film depicts a handyman (Broderick) who gets himself in trouble when he has to repair a cable TV connection to his own house while on vacation. The plot…
Exodus: Gods and Kings, A Novel by Leon Uris (also known as Exodus), is a historical fiction novel. It is the first of the Exodus series. The story of the book was inspired by the biblical account of Moses leading his people from Egypt. The novel, published in 1956, describes how Moses’s leadership led to…
The Hunger Games is a dystopian young adult series written by Suzanne Collins. It was released in 2008 and later on published into three books. It has been adapted into a movie released in 2012. The next movie is set to be released on November 20th, 2018. The series revolves around the lives of Katniss…
Some questions often arise from lawyers and stories from the movie, L.A. Confidential especially. Here, we have the answers to all these questions and more about this Hollywood classic. Is L.a. Confidential’s a True Story? Yes, L.A. Confidential is a true story about Hollywood in the 1950s and the murder of a famous movie star.…
Troy is a town in the northwest of the Iliad peninsula, overlooking Mount Ida. The name Troy was given to it because the Trojans built their city here. There are many stories about the events that happened here: how Agamemnon brought his army to Troy, how Paris stole Helen and ended up in Greece, and…
Coraline is a 2012 American fantasy horror film directed by Henry Selick and written by Hayley Pappas. It was released on October 9, 2012, in 2D, 3D, and IMAX 3D. Coraline, a dark and haunting tale about a little girl who becomes trapped in her own story. When Coraline’s world is thrown into chaos, she…
The Nightmare Before Christmas is a 1993 American 3D computer-animated fantasy comedy film written by Tim Burton and directed by Henry Sellick. The film features the voices of Danny Elman, Catherine O’Hara, and Ken Page as three Christmas tree ornaments who are thrown away in an old department store and have to find their way…
Big Fish reveals the story of Edward Bloom, a man who is consumed by his past and afraid to move forward, in this 2003 animated feature film. He has missed touch with his pure self and has become alienated from the people around him. Tim Burton directed the film, which stars Ewan McGregor, Albert Finney,…