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Leonardo DiCaprio is Howard Hughes in 'The Aviator,' directed by Martin Scorsese

Martin Scorsese’s ‘The Aviator’ on Paramount+

!Featured, Academy Award, biographical, Blu-ray, drama, DVD, historical, movies about movies, Paramount+, Streaming Movies, SVOD 07/24/2023 Sean Axmaker 2 Comments

Leonardo DiCaprio plays Howard Hughes in this lavish biographical drama of the legendary aviator, filmmaker, and airline mogul.

'I'm Not There,' directed by Todd Haynes and starring Christian Bale, Cate Blanchett, Richard Gere, and Heath Ledger.

‘I’m Not There’ – the lives of Bob Dylan on MUBI and free on Kanopy and Hoopla

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Todd Haynes draws from the songs, lives (real and imagined) and mysteries of Bob Dylan for his impressionistic survey of the artist, his art, his interaction (and at times collision) with the culture he both grabs onto and flees, and the mysteries that surround him.

Brad Pitt, Cate Blanchett , and Taraji P. Henson star in the film by David Fincher

‘The Curious Case of Benjamin Button’ on Netflix and Paramount+

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Brad Pitt completely commits to the part of a man who is born old and grows younger through a sweeping survey of 20th century history.

JZA, RZA, and Bill Murray in Jim Jarmusch’s 'Coffee and Cigarettes'

‘Coffee and Cigarettes’ on Max and Criterion Channel

!Featured, Comedy, Criterion Channel, DVD, Max, Streaming Movies, SVOD 05/16/2023 Sean Axmaker

Jim Jarmusch’s whimsical, 17-years-in-the-making anthology of curiosities plays like a collection of goofball asides to his feature films.

‘The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King’ on Netflix and HBO Max

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The third and final film in the epic fantasy trilogy directed by Peter Jackson won 11 Academy Awards, including best picture of 2003.

‘The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers’ on Netflix and HBO Max

!Featured, Academy Award, adventure, based on a novel, Blu-ray, DVD, family friendly, fantasy, literary adaptation, Max, Netflix, Streaming Movies, SVOD 02/21/2023 Sean Axmaker

The second film in Peter Jackson’s big screen adaptation of J.R.R. Tolkien’s epic fantasy is thrilling, enthralling, and dizzyingly exciting.

Peter Jackson directs the first film in J.R.R. Tolkein's trilogy

‘The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring’ on Netflix and HBO Max

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New Zealand genre film maverick Peter Jackson directs this faithful, magical, thrilling, and—most importantly—compelling film version of J.R.R. Tolkein’s great cult fantasy epic.

Russell Crowe is ‘Robin Hood’

!Featured, Action, adventure, Blu-ray, DVD, historical, Hulu, Netflix, Streaming Movies 11/10/2022 Sean Axmaker

Ridley Scott directs this muscular action adventure that reimagines the classic English tale with a new origin story, costarring Cate Blanchett and Oscar Isaac.

‘Ponyo’ – Hayao Miyaki’s ‘Little Mermaid’ fable on HBO Max

!Featured, Animation, Blu-ray, DVD, family friendly, fantasy, Kid Stuff, Max, SVOD, Venice winner 11/25/2020 Sean Axmaker

Part Hans Christian Anderson’s The Little Mermaid, part ecological fable, and part children’s fantasy come to life, Hayao Miyazaki’s Ponyo (Japan, 2008) is a gentle storybook film, a simple, sweet tale animated with a delicacy unique to animated features. Ponyo is a water sprite, a curious undersea creature and daughter of the sea gods who […]

Saoirse Ronan stars in the Oscar-nominated film by Greta Gerwig

What to stream: ‘Lady Bird’ on Amazon, ‘Thor: Ragnorok’ on Netflix, a ‘Wrinkle’ on VOD

!Featured, Amazon Prime Video, Hulu, Netflix, Streaming Movies, SVOD, What to Stream 06/08/2018 Sean Axmaker

Here’s what’s new and ready to stream now on Netflix, Amazon Prime, Hulu, HBO Now, Showtime Anytime, FilmStruck, video-on-demand, and other streaming services … Greta Gerwig drew on her own experiences growing up eccentric and artistic in Sacramento for her directorial debut Lady Bird (2017, R), a funny and touching story of a high school […]