Based on a fantasy book series by Kathryn Lasky, the animated film follows Soren (Jim Sturgess), a barn owl who ends up caught with his brother Kludd (Ryan Kwanten) in a war between a totalitarian, militaristic group of owls known as the Pure Ones (led by Joel Edgerton’s vicious Metal Beak) and the valiant, benevolent owl warriors of the mythical island of Ga’Hoole. One of the greatest and most cynical films about Hollywood ever made, director Robert Altman’s “The Player” is a masterful takedown of the studio system and a searingly satirical comedy about the way it chews up and spits out the artists who keep it going. One of the most achingly romantic films ever made, “Brief Encounter” is among the greatest movies that director David Lean created throughout his illustrious career, which also produced classics like “Lawrence of Arabia” and “The Bridge Over the River Kwai.” Adapted by Noël Coward from his own one-act play, “Brief Encounter” follows two married British strangers (Celia Johnson and Trevor Howard) whose chance meeting at a train station ignites an intense, secret emotional affair between them that threatens to tear their respective lives apart.
Author: Alex Welch
Published at: 2025-05-17 20:00:00
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