Freedomland (2006)

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Directed by Joe Roth.

Starring Ron Eldard, William Forsythe, Samuel L. Jackson, Julianne Moore, Edie Falco.

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Joe Roth directs his adaptation of Richard Price's novel Freedomland from a script by the author. Samuel L. Jackson stars as a police detective who must investigate a distraught woman (Julianne Moore) who claims that her child was kidnapped by a black man. The accusation stirs up much racial animosity in the town. Edie Falco co-stars. ~ Perry Seibert, All Movie Guide

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Weekly Roundup: Movies Pt. 1
by TheWorkingDead in TheWorkingDead Blog

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"Lately I've had more time to watch movies than I have had to write about them. Actually, that statement is a bit misleading, because any time I'm watching a movie I could be writing instead, but forgive me, I recently got cable for the first time in about 20 years, so I've been overwhelmed lately by so many viewing options. Some of the movies inspire a few random thoughts, but sometimes not enough to warrant a full review. So here goes, my first weekly roundup of the movies I've seen, but don't think I can stretch a full post out of. A little disclaimer; these weren't ALL within the past seven days, lest you think I've done nothing but sit on my couch 24 hours a day. I'm being a bit lenient in my first post so I can clean out the backlog.Justice League: The New FrontierI haven't read the graphic novel this is based on, but seeing how closely the animation follows the stylistic illustrations of artist Darwyn Cooke, I'm going to assume it's ... " [More]

Eight Below - Freedomland
by MovieBabe in MovieBabe Blog

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"By Tricia Olszewski The latest movie to be “inspired by true events,” it turns out, was actually inspired by a another movie. Trumpeting that they’re telling “The Most Amazing Story of Survival, Friendship, and Adventure Ever Told,” the makers of Eight Below are betting that you haven’t seen Japan’s Nankyoku Monogatari, which beat them to the real-life punch by a good 23 years. Known, kinda, in the United States as Antarctica, that film was the story of a ’50s South Pole research team that was forced to leave behind their eight highly trained huskies in the face of a nasty storm and an airplane at full capacity. They think they’ll be able to come right back for the dogs. They’re wrong, and they end up making the return trip some six months later. That the dogs demonstrate more acting ability than Paul Walker is, presumably, an innovation in the new version. Still, Eight Below does end up being pretty amazing: You’l ... " [More]

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