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Paul Edgecomb (Tom Hanks) walked the mile with a variety of cons. He had never encountered someone like John Coffey (Michael Clarke Duncan), a massive black man convicted of brutally killing a pair of young sisters. Coffey had the size and strength to kill anyone, but not the demeanor. Beyond his simple, naïve nature and a deathly fear of the dark, Coffey seemed to possess a prodigious, supernatural gift. Paul began to question whether Coffey was truly guilty of murdering the two girls. [more inside]
posted by DirtyOldTown on Dec 13, 2022 - 7 comments

A documentary filmmaker interviews the now-famous Trevor Slattery from behind bars. [more inside]
posted by 1970s Antihero on Aug 29, 2021 - 1 comment

A feature-length documentary about the film Galaxy Quest and its legacy, celebrating its milestone 20th anniversary. [more inside]
posted by Halloween Jack on Apr 16, 2020 - 16 comments

A young boy copes with growing up during the last days of Nazi Germany. [more inside]
posted by miss-lapin on Oct 19, 2019 - 19 comments

Gwen looks ahead to an uncertain future, as Bob tells the story of his life on film. (Season Finale) [more inside]
posted by oh yeah! on May 28, 2019 - 13 comments

Gwen fights to assert her own creative vision on Chicago, challenging Bob's increasingly dark approach to the musical. [more inside]
posted by oh yeah! on May 22, 2019 - 9 comments

Bob's career takes some huge leaps, while Gwen struggles to overcome personal and professional setbacks. [more inside]
posted by oh yeah! on Apr 30, 2019 - 8 comments

Gwen and Bob pursue separate projects; Gwen thinks back to the beginning of her career and the circumstances that led her here. [more inside]
posted by oh yeah! on Apr 23, 2019 - 6 comments

Rising Broadway star Gwen Verdon meets ambitious young choreographer Bob Fosse and their lives will never be the same. [more inside]
posted by oh yeah! on Apr 16, 2019 - 10 comments

The premiere of the series about the singular romantic and creative partnership between Bob Fosse and Gwen Verdon. (FX Channel) [more inside]
posted by oh yeah! on Apr 9, 2019 - 5 comments

Vice explores how a bureaucratic Washington insider quietly became the most powerful man in the world as Vice-President to George W. Bush, reshaping the country and the globe in ways still felt today.
posted by DevilsAdvocate on Dec 27, 2018 - 11 comments

Host: Sam Rockweel, Musical Guest: Halsey [more inside]
posted by DizzyOnBugSpray on Jan 13, 2018 - 18 comments

In this darkly comic drama, a mother personally challenges the local authorities to solve her daughter's murder, when they fail to catch the culprit. [more inside]
posted by still_wears_a_hat on Dec 3, 2017 - 28 comments

In Duncan Jones (nee Zowie Bowie, son of David)'s debut feature, astronaut Sam Bell (Sam Rockwell in a celebrated showcase performance) has a quintessentially personal encounter toward the end of his three-year stint on the Moon, alongside his computer companion GERTY. Despite not storming the box office, Moon (trailer) drew comparisons to movies like Solaris, Alien, and 2001, found critical praise (though not universally), won several awards, and still maintains a healthy following seven years later. (Some links contain spoilers)
posted by churl on Mar 12, 2016 - 16 comments

A dramatic retelling of the post-Watergate television interviews between British talk-show host David Frost and former president Richard Nixon that took place in 1977. Based on a play by Peter Morgan. [more inside]
posted by joseph conrad is fully awesome on Oct 27, 2014 - 3 comments