Life Boat Films pt 5
Joe Wright’s Pick: Wings of Desire Written by Wim Wenders & Peter Handke. Directed by Wim Wenders. Two angels watch the people of West Berlin, …
Month: May 2020
AKA Jane Roe
Directed by Nick Sweeney. Norma McCorvey helped make history as Jane Roe in the ground breaking legal case Roe v Wade which legalized abortion. This …
The Farewell
Written and directed by Lulu Wang. A Chinese matriarch is dying, so her family holds a wedding for the family to come home and visit …
Turbo Kid
Written and directed by François Simard, Anouk Whissell, & Yoann-Karl Whissell. In a post-apocalyptic wasteland, a teen and his friend battle an evil water hoarder. …
Beneath the Planet of the Apes (1970)
Written by Paul Dehn. Directed by Ted Post. The story continues when an astronaut arrives in search of Taylor only to find himself in a …
Life Boat Films pt. 4
Greta Gerwig’s pick: Singin’ in the Rain Written by Betty Comden & Adolph Green. Directed by Stanley Donen & Gene Kelly. Going from silent films …
American Factory
Directed by Steven Bognar & Julia Reichert. A documentary based on the opening of Fuyao Glass America in Dayton, Ohio. Running time 1 hour 50 …
Hotel Artemis
Written and directed by Drew Pearce. A members only “hospital” for criminals run by a nurse and a large orderly set during a futuristic riot …
Little Caesar (1931)
Written by Francis Edward Faragoh. Directed by Mervyn LeRoy. A small time crook dreams of becoming of a big time gangster. He gets his wish …
Planet of the Apes (1968)
Written by Michael Wilson & Rod Serling. Directed by Franklin J. Schaffner. An astronaut crew lands on a planet in the future where Apes are …