Fifty Years: Fifty Movies – part four

In two days, I will turn fifty.  Or maybe you could say, I will achieve fifty years old, finishing my 50th year.  To celebrate (at least, on this blog), we’re taking a look back and picking a film from each year of my life that I think is notable. My birthday is June 7, so each film came out in the year that began on that date, according to Wikipedia.

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Amazing Grace (2018) – Aretha Franklin

Sometimes, it all just comes together.

I’m sure that’s not how anybody felt as they were making this movie. The road to it getting to the cinema was a long and hard one, but it’s sure to please those who are interested.  Whether you are one of those people depends almost entirely upon your enjoyment of Aretha Franklin herself, or of gospel music.

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47 Movie Blogs #17 – The Mismarketed, the Miscategorized, and the Mistitled

I think this is a tough one for me.  We’ve all seen movies that have disappointed us, but how often can I truly say that the trailer or the promotional strategy was genuinely misleading, and not just making the film look better than it was?  Continue reading 47 Movie Blogs #17 – The Mismarketed, the Miscategorized, and the Mistitled