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THE TRIAL OF THE CHICAGO 7 – Review by Susan Granger

October 22, 2020October 23, 2020 Susan Granger 0 Comments aaron sorkin, Eddie Redmayne, Frank Langella, jeremy strong, John Carroll Lynch, mark fylance, Michael Keaton, netflix, sasha baron cohen, The Trial of the Chicago 7

Best known for his sharp, perceptive dialogue, peppered with succinct soliloquies, writer/director Aaron Sorkin has crafted a timely, yet talky tale, utilizing flashbacks and newsreel footage. Free speech and demonstration are interpreted as lawless rioting with the government and its supporters expressing complete faith in the police. Perhaps Sasha Baron-Cohen’s Abbie Hoffman puts it best: “The institutions of government are wonderful things, but right now are populated by some terrible people.”

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AWFJ Movie of the Week, May 4-10: HOT PURSUIT

May 3, 2015May 11, 2015 Nikki Baughan 0 Comments anne brodie, anne fletcher, David Feeney, John Carroll Lynch, John Quaintance, nell minow, reese witherspoon, Richard T. Jones, Rob Kazinsky, Sandra Kraisirideja, Sofia Vergara

Opening May 8, AWFJ’s Movie of the Week is Hot Pursuit, directed by Anne Fletcher (27 Dresses, The Proposal) and starring Reese Witherspoon as a by-the-book cop trying to protect the newly-rich widow of a drug boss (Sofia Vergara) on a journey through the wilds of Texas. Read on…