Anna Released 2014 ”Anna” is an American, French and Spanish sci-fi, thriller, mystery released in June 2014. It was directed by Jorge Dorado and screen written by Guy Holmes and Martha Holmes. It stars Mark Strong, Taissa Farmiga, Brian Cox, Saskia Reeves, Richard Dillane, Indira Varma, Noah Taylor, Julio Perillan, Rod Hallett, Clare Calbraith and…
Horns Released 2014 ”Horns” is an American, Canadian fantasy, sci-fi, thriller film released in October 2014. It was produced by Alexandre Aja, Rizza Aziz, Joey McFarland and Cathy Shulman and directed by Alexandre Aja. The film is based on the novel of the same name by author Joe Hill. It stars a talented cast of…
The Maze Runner Released 2014 ”The Maze Runner” is an American movie taken from the first book in a trilogy of the genre young adult, post-apocalyptic, science fiction, thriller. The author of the books is James Dashner. The film was produced by Ellen Goldsmith-Vein, Wyck Godfry, Marty Bowen and Lee Stollman. It was directed by…
Great Movie Releases 2014 An unverified internet source claimed that 50,000 movies were made each year worldwide. We are awash in movies of all types even though most of the movies made will never reach our screens. Between the internet, TV and all the other forms of advertising we could be made aware of less…
”The Handmaid´s Tale” Written by Margaret Atwood ”The Handmaid´s Tale” is a dystopian, science fiction, speculative fiction novel written by Margaret Atwood. The story is a disturbing look at a society built on lies and fear through the eyes of the main character trapped inside. It was the first novel to win the Arthur C….
”Brave New World” Written by Aldous Huxley “A Brave New World” is a science fiction masterpiece written by Aldous Huxley in 1931. The story takes place in London in AD 2540. It was censored in several places in decades past because it was labeled obscene and pornographic. It has also been compared with classics such…
”1984” Written by George Orwell George Orwell was born Eric Blair in 1903 India. He was a scholarship student in a prestigious boarding school called Eton and described his family as “lower-upper middle class”. “1984” is probably the most famous book that describes the dangers of a dystopian society. It criticizes the abuse of power…
Stagnant Societies in Storytelling With so many good movie and book themes and story lines it isn´t always easy deciding the new editorial topic of the month. Since last month´s editorial dealt with the lynching archetype or a group of people colluding to commit a serious crime against an innocent person(s) I think it is…
Released 2013 ”Jagten” or ”The Hunt” is a Danish drama released in 2013 and directed by Thomas Vinterberg. It stars the talented cast of Mads Mikkelsen, Thomas Bo Larsen, Alexandra Rapaport, Anne Louise Hassing, Annika Wedderkopp, Lasse FogelstrØm, Lars Ranthe and Suss Wold. It was written by Tobias Lindholm and Thomas Vinterberg. It is a…
Jean de Florette Released 1986 ”Jean de Florette” is an Italian /French period drama film directed by Claude Berri and based on the novel by Marcel Pagnol. It has a sequel called “Manon des Sources” released in 1986 also. It was produced by Pierre Grunstein and Alan Poire. It stars the very talented cast of…