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Rosario Dawson on DOPESICK, the Opioid Crisis and Representing – Leslie Combemale interviews.

October 12, 2021October 12, 2021 Leslie Combemale Danny Strong, kaitlyn dever, Michael Keaton, Michael Stuhlbarg, Oxycontin, Peter Saarsgard, Rosario Dawson, Will Poulter

Cast as a crusading DEA Agent in Dopestick, Rosario Dawson comments on the opioid crisis: I think this show, and why we’re in DC pushing it, is about the fact that we are not just trying to entertain people. We want this to be something that profoundly changes the game. You could feel it from every single person in the crew, because I have family and friends who have succumbed to the opioid crisis. 2020 had a record high of overdoses, and 75% of those overdoses were opioids. So we need to do something about it, and hopefully the show motivates people to do just that.

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WORTH – Review by Martha K Baker

September 7, 2021September 8, 2021 Martha K. Baker Amy Ryan, Ken Feinberg, Michael Keaton, netflix, sara colangelo, September 11th Victim Compensation Fund, truth-based, worth

Worth succeeds on so many levels. Backed by the Obamas’ production company, the impressive feature film addresses the massacres that occurred on Sept. 11, 2001. It concentrates on compensating deaths and injuries to more than 3,000 victims, that is, on the work of two men, Ken Feinberg and Charles Wolf.

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WORTH – Review by Liz Braun

September 1, 2021September 2, 2021 Liz Braun Amy Ryan, Ken Feinberg, Michael Keaton, netflix, sara colangelo, September 11th Victim Compensation Fund, truth-based, worth

What is a human life worth? That’s something lawyer Ken Feinberg has spent his career figuring out. Feinberg was Special Master of the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund. His job was to put a dollar value to every 9/11 victim to determine how much money each family would receive; it was a complex, unpleasant job that saw Feinberg work three years pro bono.

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Director Sara Colangelo on the Ensemble and the Moral Conundrum of WORTH – Leslie Combemale interviews

September 1, 2021September 2, 2021 Leslie Combemale Amy Ryan, Ken Feinberg, Michael Keaton, netflix, sara colangelo, September 11th Victim Compensation Fund, truth-based, worth

Based on the memoir What is Life Worthby Ken Feinburg, the lawyer in charge of the 9/11 Victim Compensation Fund, Worth is a fictionalized behind-the-scenes look at how dollar values were assigned to relieve the personal tragedies suffered by those who lost loved ones in the Twin Tower calamity. Starring Michael Keaton as Feinberg, the film is the third feature for director Sara Colangelo, who speaks about its serious theme and brilliant stars.

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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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THE TRIAL OF THE CHICAGO 7 – Review by Martha K Baker

October 2, 2020October 4, 2020 Martha K. Baker 0 Comments aaron sorkin, Democratic National Convention, Eddie Redmayne, Frank Langella, Mark Rylance, Michael Keaton, netflix, The Trial of the Chicago 7, truth-based

Those who did not live through the Democratic National Convention in Chicago in 1968 or follow coverage of the trial of seven men, the excellent film, The Trial of the Chicago Seven will read as incredible. Just unbelievable. For starters, men accused of being in a conspiracy had never met before that August. For another, a judge appeared to be unqualified at least, viciously loony-tunes at most.

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THE FOUNDER — Review by Martha K. Baker

January 19, 2017January 23, 2017 Martha K. Baker 0 Comments biopic, macdonalds, Michael Keaton, ray kroc, The Founder

The Founder dusts the surface of business. In the fully competent hands of director John Lee Hancock, who also directed

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THE FOUNDER — Review by Susan Granger

January 9, 2017January 9, 2017 Susan Granger 0 Comments founder, Michael Keaton, ray kroc. macdonalds

Michael Keaton (“Spotlight,” “Birdman”) plays ruthless Ray Kroc in this backstory of the ubiquitous McDonald’s franchise, an innovative, assembly-line idea

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AWFJ Movie of the Week, December 12 – December 16, 2016: THE FOUNDER

December 11, 2016June 8, 2020 Dorothy Woodend 0 Comments Anne Brody, John Lee Hancock, Laura Dern, Michael Keaton, Nick Offerman, Pam Grady, Patrick Wilson, Robert D. Siegel, The Founder

When a travelling salesman named Ray Kroc discovered a hamburger stand run by two brothers, he caught wind of a golden opportunity and so began the story of McDonalds. It is a tale of mendacity, betrayal and corruption. Opening Dec. 16, AWFJ’s Movie of the Week is The Founder. Read on…

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AWFJ Movie of the Week, July 6-12: MINIONS

July 6, 2015July 13, 2015 Nikki Baughan 0 Comments Allison Janney, Brian Lynch, Jon Hamm, Kyle Balda, Michael Keaton, Pierre Coffin, sandra bullock, Steve Coogan

Opening July 10, AWFJ’s Movie of the Week is Minions, the spin-off from hit animations Despicable Me and Despicable Me 2, which gives the eponymous yellow critters the spotlight to themselves as they search for the perfect evil boss. Read on…

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"#TheLostKing is far from perfect but it is witty, vaguely edifying, and very British." @LizBraunSun reviews director Stephen Frears' latest, starring the always luminous Sally Hawkins: https://awfj.org/blog/2023/03/18/the-lost-king-review-by-liz-braun/

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ICYMI: @MarBarFu brings us #AWFJ's weekly look at movies made by and about women. For March 20-26, here's a run down of what's hitting theatres or streaming: https://awfj.org/blog/2023/03/18/opening-march-20-to-26-2023-margaret-barton-fumo-reports/

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Polish filmmaker Agnieszka Smoczyńska‘s #Fugue is finally getting a long-overdue limited US cinema release. Our own @suspirialex takes a look at this portrait of a woman in crisis: https://awfj.org/blog/2023/03/20/fugue-review-by-alexandra-heller-nicholas/

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We had to wait decades for Nicolas Cage's very first western (Butcher's Crossing) but then only 1 year for his second - #TheOldWays. @susangranger reviews the latest from @PrimeVideo: https://awfj.org/blog/2023/03/20/the-old-ways-review-by-susan-granger/

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"Documentary-like in its candor, [#TheWorstOnes] is also touchingly tender as it captures a memorable summer in its characters’ lives." Our Movie of the Week (#MOTW) team reviews the #Cannes2022 #UnCertainRegard winner from Lise Akoka & Romane Gueret: https://awfj.org/blog/2023/03/18/movie-of-the-week-march-24-2023-the-worst-ones/

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