A biography of sports legend, Muhammad Ali. The movie focuses on the ten-year period of 1964-1974 featuring his capture of the heavyweight title from Sonny Liston, his conversion to Islam, banishment from boxing, his return to fight Joe Frazier and, lastly his reclaiming the title from George Foreman in 1974
Film
Since its introduction, Film has had a huge impact on the world. it has become one of the most important and popular cultural mediums ever. In this blog i'll be discussing films from around the world
Monday 9 April 2012
A Beautiful Mind
A true story based on the life of John Nash,an American mathematician and a Nobel Laureate in Economics. In the movie, John begins developing schizophrenia and endures delusional while painfully watching the burden his condition brings on to his wife
A Few Good Men
A military courtroom drama based on the play by Aaron Sorkin, the film revolves around the court martial of two U.S. Marines charged with the murder of a fellow Marine; they contend they were acting under orders
The Bucket List
Jack Nicholson and Morgan Freeman plays a pair of old men with cancer who decide to break out of the hospital and live their last days to the fullest with a wish list of things to do before they kick the bucket
Saturday 7 April 2012
Public Enemies
Public Enemies is based on author Bryan Burrough's book Public Enemies: America's Greatest Crime Wave and the Birth of the FBI. The films depicts the effort of top FBI agent Melvin Purvis in capturing notorious bank robber John Dillinger
The Shawshank Redemption
The Shawshank Redemption was a box office flop when it was released in 1994. Nominated for seven Oscars but it didn’t get one, losing to blockbuster hit Forrest Gump, it wasn’t until it received multiple Oscar nominations and an Oscar fueled theatrical re release that the film made its entire budget back.Based on a book by Stephen King (Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption ) the film tells the story of Andy Dufresne, a banker who is jailed for killing his wife and her lover despite his claims of innocence. Inside the walls of the Shawshank he makes friends with long-term inmate, Ellis Boyd "Red" Redding, the likeable prison fixer who can get anybody anything
Saturday 3 March 2012
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