The Hill is a run-of-the-mill inspirational baseball movie about how one man beat the odds to make it to the pros with the help of the people around him, hard work, and determination. The film was co-written by Angelo Pizzo, a screenwriter who has made a living off writing inspirational sports films. He has written such films as Hoosiers and Rudy, along with a few other inspirational sports films, all focusing on underdogs who…
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Akira Kurosawa’s Dreams recently got a 4k release from the Criterion Collection. In a cinematic experience unlike any other, Akira Kurosawa’s Dreams unfolds in a series of eight vignettes inspired by the beloved director’s own nighttime visions, along with stories from Japanese folklore. In a visually sumptuous journey through the master’s imagination, tales of childlike wonder give way to apocalyptic apparitions: a young boy stumbles on a fox wedding in a forest; a soldier confronts…
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Carl Franklin’s theatrical film debut One False Move is the latest film to enter the Criterion Collection. One False Move looks at a small-town police chief (Bill Paxton), holding on to a life-changing secret, who gets word that a pair of ruthless, murderous drug dealers (co-screenwriter Billy Bob Thornton and Michael Beach) are on their way to his small Arkansas town. And an enigmatic woman (Cynda Williams), originally from the small town, who is caught up…
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