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20 Mar

Steve McQueen: American Icon

Max SchindlerNew DVD release, ,
Recommended The Movie:In trivia of the personally strange, I tend to gravitate to documentaries on Steve McQueen, as I've watched the one where McQueen labored over years to get his Le Mans film made, and I've also seen the one that examines why McQueen was so charismatic and his life with remembrances by his son Chad. I didn't know what to expect from Steve McQueen: American Icon, but it wasn't without intrigue.There was a point late in McQueen's life that he had discovered spirituality and faith and his love of Jesus Christ. Yes, THAT Steve McQueen! And American Icon spends…
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26 Jan

American Folk

Max SchindlerMovie reviews
When their plane from Los Angeles to New York is grounded on the morning of September 11, 2001, strangers Elliott (Joe Purdy) and Joni (Amber Rubarth) are unexpectedly thrust together amidst the chaos of that historic day. With little in common but both needing to get to NYC urgently, they accept help from Joni's family friend Scottie (Krisha Fairchild) who lends the duo a rusty old 1972 Chevy Van. The shock and stress of 9/11 quickly threatens to derail their cross country journey until the pair discover what they do have in common: a love for old folk songs. Armed…
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19 Jan

Tall: The American Skyscraper and Louis Sullivan

Max SchindlerMovie reviews, , ,
This film tells the story of the unstoppable rise of the skyscrapers. Starting in 1869, in New York and Chicago, elevators, steel, and electricity combined to create a frenzy of tall and taller buildings. Tall traces the experiments of the early skyscraper architects, especially Louis Sullivan, the Chicago architect (and mentor of Frank Lloyd Wright) who pioneered a new skyscraper form. His credo was that "form ever follows function." His elegant buildings, some still standing and featured in the film, bear out his reputation as the father of the skyscraper. Fierce rivals, led by Daniel Burnham, builder of the Flatiron…
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16 Sep

Why John Landis Advised Max Landis Not To Do The American Werewolf Remake

Max SchindlerMovie News, , , ,
John Landis' son is currently working on a remake of his classic 1981 horror film, but it turns out that he actually tried to talk his son out of the project altogether. John Landis' son is currently working on a remake of his classic 1981 horror film, but it turns out that he actually tried to talk his son out of the project altogether. Source from..
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16 Sep

American Assassin Review

Max SchindlerMovie reviews, ,
Light on plot but heavy on action, American Assassin is mostly forgettable but works well enough when it focuses on the dynamic between Michael Keaton and Dylan O'Brien. Light on plot but heavy on action, American Assassin is mostly forgettable but works well enough when it focuses on the dynamic between Michael Keaton and Dylan O'Brien. Source from..
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