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Saturday Night

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 I know that most of the time I write about some profound film and how it affected my life as a Christian.  This may not be one of those reviews.  This shows how Lorne Michaels started Saturday Night Live in 1975.  It is very interesting and shows all the trials and tribulations he went through to get his show off the ground.   For those of us who grew up with Saturday Night Live, it is a great homage to see this film in action.  It shows all of the crazy antics that everyone was doing trying to get this show on the air.  The old guard wanted a show like Carson but they got Lorne Michaels vision instead. I really love all the aspects of the film even though some may think of it as crude, that is the theme of Saturday Night Live.  It was like Animal House on a TV set.  It is one of the best shows ever invented.   I would recommend this film to anyone who loves Saturday Night Live or just someone interested in the film process th...
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Remembering Gene Wilder

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This is a documentary about Gene Wilder.  He was one of my favorite actors as a child and also when I got older.  I just never got over Willie Wonka and the Chocolate Factory.  He was always Willie Wonka and Dr Frankestein to me.  He made other movies but I never got over those 2 characters.  It is funny that the actors and directors I love the most are Jewish.  I guess God was showing me something at an early age not to be antisemitic.  I didn't know it at the time I just knew this Gene Wilder was so funny that I couldn't stop laughing.   His original last name was Silderman.  His first name was Jerry.  He was from Milwaukee, Wisconsin.  It is funny what we find out about our idols in our lives.  At first,  the thought is: that they came from some foreign land and did spectacular things.  But in reality, all they are are regular people who do extraordinary things no matter what religion or race they are from....
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The Comeback

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 I haven't really been watching Netflix for a while but when I saw that this sports story was on it I felt like I could watch it and get a little nostalgic.  it is just one of the best David vs. Goliath stories of all time.  That Red Sox team just would not quit.  I love how nostalgic I got from it and just to watch the Yankees lose is always a good thing.  We use these sports teams to find the encouragement we need to get through our lives.   That way we can where we need to go even though when things get dark we know there will be a light at the end of the tunnel.  If we don't give up we can do it.  If the Red Sox can do it so can we as Christians and other faiths.  Take Care everyone.  See you at the movies.   Lance 
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Ezra review

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  Hello everyone I know it has been a while but I hadn't found a film that really made me want to write about film.  I think I have one here.  It shows the lengths a father would go to get his son the help he really needs.  I have a personal interest in this film because my son is also Autistic.   Something that really touched me in the film was showing that the child Ezra was able to grow and be open to new things like touching a horse, eating with a metal spoon, and hugging his family.  The film is about Ezra a small 11-year-old by played by William F. Fitzgerald who is having a hard time at school.  His father is played by Bobby Cannavale and his mother is played by Rose Byrne and his grandfather is played by Robert Deniro.  This is a film about traveling, coming of age, and the bond a father has with his son.   It has themes of how much a father would fight for his son,  and what family can be even if your parents aren't to...
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the beautiful game

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Hello everyone,  I just watched the beautiful game on Netflix.  This is a very inspiring story.  This film covers the Homeless World Cup.  Bill Nye plays the coach of the England team.  This has teams from all around the world to play for this Homeless World Cup.   It may not sound exciting to you but it is very inspiring.  The story follows a soccer player called Vinny who used to play professional soccer in England.  He is living out of his car with limited options and decides to join the English team.  Bill Nye plays the coach that has picked Vinny for the team and it shows the journey of one person growing from hopelessness to having hope even when you can't see it.   This also can be an inspiration for all of us.  Most of us have homes and have food to eat.  This is something we take for granted.  What if you didn't have a place to live and you were forced to live out of your car.   Life is about p...
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The Long game

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 Hello everyone it is Lance here again at the movies.   Today's film is about a golf team and not just any golf team it is a golf team from Del Rio Texas.  In this film, Jay Hernandez plays JB Pena the superintendent at San Felipe High School.   This film takes place in Del Rio in 1956.  The racism in this film hits close to home.  Because I live in Portland, TX near Corpus Christi Texas.  Del Rio is about 4 and a half hours from my house.  So this story is not so hard to imagine if you live in this area.   This is such a great story that a small school around this area could win a state championship no matter how long ago it has been.  Del Rio should be proud of this team and be proud of their legacy.   This film shows the hardships these players had to go through.  It shows a superintendent from a school who can't join a country club because his skin is not white.  These scars of racism rock this area...
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Arthur the king

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  Hello everyone I know it has been awhile since I had wrtitten reviews about films but here it goes 2 reviews in one day!.  I have done that in quite a while.  A friend of mine told me to do one at a time.  I need some input if you would like more then one film in these reviews again, please leave a comment so that I know what most of my readership likes.   Any way here is the review, it was very different kind of film then was advertised.  It was like the trailers were trying to tell you something but then you watch the film and it is something completely different.   The film starts with Mark Wahlberg failing as his adventure racing teams fails to win an adventure racing world championship because he miss timed the tides and he gets stuck in the mud.  You make think oh this is some sports film with a dog but it is much more then that.   As Mark Wahlberg and his new team train in the Dominican Republic for the next adventure ...
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