#matewan

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Matewan make the money, see. Matewan get the honeys, G.

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Mary McDonnell in Matewan (John Sayles, 1987)

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James Earl Jones in Matewan (John Sayles, 1987)

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Have you seen Matewan (1987)?

Yes

No

Haven’t even heard of this movie

Voting ended onFeb 5, 2025

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Matewan, John Sayles

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John Sayles’ “Matewan” August 28, 1987.

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MOVIES I WATCHED THIS WEEK (#193):

(I'm away on "vacation" and have no mind for movie watching - for the first time in nearly 4 years!)

MATEWAN, my 4th drama by Jim Sayles, a Ken Burns-styled retelling of a coal miners revolt in 1920 West Virginia. (Poster Above). There aren't too many American stories of the war to the death between Capital and the Working Class, so this is one. Chris Cooper's debut feature. A great old-tyme Americana score with Appalachian feel. Bonuses: 'The Internationale' in Italian, young widow Mary McDonnell and James Earl Jones as 'Few Clothes'.

RIP, JAMES EARL JONES.

Never forgotten in "I want peace on earth and goodwill toward man" and as Terence "It reminds us of all that once was good, and it could be again" Mann.

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THE ADVENTURES OF PRINCE ACHMED (1926), a German Silhouette animation, the oldest surviving animated feature film. Based on stories from 'One Thousand and one nights'. Including a de-stigmatized gay kiss between two men. 💯 score on Rotten Tomatoes. [*Female Director*]

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“Houston, we’ve had a problem.”

APOLLO 13: SURVIVAL, the new documentary about the 1970 moon mission that nearly failed. The nail-biting life-and-death suspense story is given the usual Netflix treatment with wall-to-wall orchestration and achingly-banal life lessons. Compared to the masterful Todd Douglas Miller's 2019 documentary about Apollo 11, it was terrible. Also, I only saw Ron Howard's Apollo 13 once many years ago, but I doubt it would retain its charm either. 4/10.

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STRANGERS, a tense, wordless short about an Israeli and a Palestinian who eye each other suspiciously as they ride the Paris Metro. But it was shot in the 'Karmelit', the underground ride in Haifa, and was later extended into a full feature.

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NIMIC (2019), my 4th indecipherable Yorgos Lanthimos attempt (After 'Lobster', 'Dogtooth', and 'Scared deer'). Another unsatisfying experiment, framed as an artsy, hi-brow riddle. Cellist Matt Dillon is walking in the streets of Mexico City and then he meets a confused doppelganger on the train and cooks an egg. 4th Meh.

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Taylor Swift's directorial debut, ALL TOO WELL (2021), basically an extended music video, and based on one of her romantic songs. Geared toward young women. [*Female Director*]

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WHY DEMOCRACY IS MATHEMATICALLY IMPOSSIBLE is a new 'Veritasium' explainer about voting systems.

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(ALL MY FILM REVIEWS - HERE).