Tag: history
group name: themovies
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October 07, 2008 04:59 PM EDT --
It's nighttime. A full moon is on the rise. Your hands are itching, so you begin to scratch. Dark hairs start to grow on the back of your palm. Your ears, eyes, and nose begin shifting around on . . . more
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February 08, 2007 11:59 AM EST --
"William Wilberforce and William Pitt were both very young men, under thirty, when they took on the British establishment to bring about the abolition of the slave trade." Says Director Michael . . . more
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February 19, 2007 09:58 AM EST --
"It's estimated that 27 million people are in slavery around the world"
Sourced by the UN, New York Times, Amnesty International, The Christian Science Monitor, and Free The Slaves, among . . . more
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February 21, 2007 11:39 AM EST --
John Newton (1725 – 1807) wrote the words to one of the most beloved hymns of all times, between 1760 and 1770, while working as an evangelical pastor.
Son of the commander of a merchant ship, Newton . . . more
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February 08, 2007 12:01 PM EST --
Although slavery was common in the West in the Ancient World, and indeed Aristotle argued that it was part of the natural order of men, with the advent of Christianity came the gradual end of slavery, . . . more
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August 19, 2008 11:10 AM EDT --
Tires squealing, producing white smoke as they tear down a concrete road. Hairpin turns and fishtailing. Breakneck speeding through oncoming traffic. The raw intensity and power of an engine as it shifts . . . more
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August 20, 2008 11:43 AM EDT --
The Car is the Star: A Look at the History of the Car Chase Scene
Tires squealing, producing white smoke as they tear down a concrete road. Hairpin turns and fishtailing. Breakneck speeding through . . . more
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February 08, 2007 11:56 AM EST --
"You may choose to look the other way but you can never again say you did not know."
- William Wilberforce, 1789
From acclaimed director . . . more
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January 22, 2008 07:57 PM EST --
Australian-born actor Heath Ledger was found dead today, Tuesday January 22, 2008, alone in a Manhattan residence. The 28-year-old co-star of the Oscar winning 2005 film BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN , . . . more
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January 17, 2007 04:32 PM EST --
Click here to read Part 1 of the production notes from Clint Eastwood’s new film, Letters from Iwo Jima. Join Movies on Gather to discuss the film and read reviews!
A CLASH OF NATIONS
In June 1944, . . . more
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June 22, 2007 03:57 PM EDT --
A slowly-paced film that forces you to guess what the story is going to be about for the first hour, Joshua is one of those films that might bore you to death before you can figure out why you are sitting . . . more
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November 06, 2007 09:30 PM EST --
Although I’m no student of criminal activity, I am under the impression that the late 60’s and early 70’s was a pivotal time of change for crime syndicates. The old guard, the . . . more
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March 08, 2008 08:23 PM EST --
In a remote icy frozen wasteland among small group of early humans who call themselves the Yagahl , a young D'leh ( Steven Strait ) is attracted to the beautiful girl with piercing blue eyes . . . more
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March 27, 2008 04:55 PM EDT --
Forget those demographics that chase the false golden chalice of the male audience age 18-34. It's too bad all those demographic pundits are telling their clients to focus on a younger audience. . . . more
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May 23, 2008 07:41 PM EDT --
Years ago the quintessential journey of the hero and the power of the myth as explained by Joseph Campbel l was studied by the young George Lucas and Steven Spielberg so . . . more
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January 07, 2008 09:44 PM EST --
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February 25, 2008 12:17 AM EST --
80th Academy Awards - Nominations LIVE Telecast: Sunday, February 24, 2008 - ABC-TV
Ah The Oscars, the Superbowl of Film and Fashion .
Outside the Kodak Theatre at . . . more
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May 18, 2007 08:45 AM EDT --
28 Weeks Later begins in a dark and dismal farmhouse with a motley crew of people sitting down to a candlelit pasta dinner. 28 weeks (six months) have passed since the experimental rage virus has annihilated . . . more
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August 09, 2007 06:51 PM EDT --
So many screenings, and not enough time to write the reviews for all the great films of the summer of 2007. Better late than never is this review of one of the best action films of the summer... . . . more
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October 23, 2007 06:30 PM EDT --
An unforgettable and fascinating story told with profound sensitivity, Into the Wild is the story of 22-year-old Christopher McCandless (in an Oscar-worthy turn by Emile Hirsch who . . . more
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