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Coal Miner’s Daughter

Battlestar — Thu, 06 Oct 2022 13:08:44 +0000

Coal Miner’s Daughter (1980)

Coal Miner’s Daughter is offered here in tribute to Loretta Lynn, who passed this week. This film, like the song and book after which it was titled, is autobiographical. Loretta Lynn was a woman of exceptional talent, who wrote and composed her own songs without any formal education to do so. She came from abject poverty, and married at 15 (maybe 16), with 4 young children by the time she was 20. (Unimaginable to the adherents of victim virtue and white privilege, that such a person could have lived in their own lifetime.) Before her country career, she would work gathering crops with the little-ins at her side. Her husband was the instigator for the crossroad change in her life, he believed in her talent, invested in a guitar for her and then dragged her around to honky-tonks and radio stations to get her heard and discovered.

Best Actress awards

Sissy Spacek won best actress from the Academy and Golden Globe Awards for her portrayal of Loretta Lynn . The star hand picked Sissy Spacek, based on a photograph. Spacek in turn, spent time with the country singer learning her mannerisms. But for the film, Spacek sang all performances. She is also credited as the artist on the Coal Miner’s Daughter soundtrack album that reached number 2 on the country muisic billboards. Tommy Lee Jones played her husband, Oliver ” Doolittle” Lynn. Beverly D’Angelo protrayed Patsy Cline, who helped Loretta negotiate the tides of stardom, until her untimely death just a couple of years after they met.

The Library of Congress archived Coal Miner’s Daughter

Coal Miner’s Daughter has been archived by the library of congress for it’s cultural significance. The first part of the movie shows Loretta Lynn’s struggles with poverty, through childhood and the first years of her marriage. It’s a beautiful testament to the strength of character of her whole family. (Maybe Niche was right about strength). The second part of the movie follows Loretta’s climb to stardom and breakdown when she is stretched too thin. (Hallmarking that having it all, isn’t always what it seems). finally the movie ends with her return to the stage, singing Coal Miner’s Daughter, an testament to her humble roots and commitment to herself to stay grounded. Adieu to the Queen of Country.

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The Message (1976)

Battlestar — Fri, 31 Dec 2021 20:40:04 +0000

If ever a film could be prejudiced against, the Message certainly has been. It’s actually more of a historical piece than a film to be considered offensive. But this movie introduces the world to the basic beliefs of a religion, to which both competing religions and atheists alike respond with hostility. What’s more The Message is about Islam, and given the eastern and western culture clashes, even zealots who believe, have jumped to conclusions about this film without seeing it.

The Message was directed by Moustapha Akkad, who would give the American public what it really wanted the following year, by putting his money behind the movie Halloween. The juxtaposition of these two films and the ensuing public response is indeed a strange and revealing analysis of the society we live in.

Great lengths were taken to give this epic film accuracy,without offending anyone. Two versions of The Message were shot, one in the Arabic language, the other in English. Anthony Quinn stars in the English version, as Muhammad’s uncle. When permissions to film in Mecca were denied, a reconstruction of the Kaaba was created for the movie. The Islamic prophet Muhammad (pbuh),in keeping with Islamic tradition, is never actually shown, his scenes are shot point of view. If you have ever been curious about the Islamic faith, wondered what it’s followers believe, or just want to know a little about where this middle-eastern culture spreading began and when, then this film is definitely worth watching.

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The Memphis Belle

Battlestar — Sat, 03 Jul 2021 15:34:51 +0000

In 1990 director Michael Caton-Jones and writer by Monte Merrick created on a fictionalized re-telling of a 1944 documentary title, Memphis Belle: A Story of a Flying Fortress. The movie is a tribute to those that defended our freedoms and way of life, and Memphis Belle closes with a dedication to the real airmen that fought in the skies above Europe in the 2nd world war, most of whom did not return to home unscathed. This movie’s cast includes Matthew Modine, Eric Stoltz, and Harry Connick Jr.

The movie picks up when the Memphis Belle, a B-17 Flying Fortress and her crew are set to complete 25 missions. This last mission will mean her men have completed their tour of duty, this accomplishment is significant because they will be the first group/ bombing crew, in the Eight AIr force to fulfill this prerequisite of returning from 25 bombing missions. Every mission is life threatening, and Colonel Bruce Derringer, played by John Lithgow, is jumping the gun celebrating the team’s success before they even go up in the air for their last bombing run. The Army publicist has big plans for the young men to promote the much needed sale of war bonds with a grand US tour making the heroes celebrities. But before then, the Mephis Belle must, accompanied by the rest of the squadron, fly into Bremen, Germany to obliterate an enemy plane manufacturing plant. The escorting P-51’s are unable to accompany the big bombers all the way to the target, and the vulnerable big boys are forced to fend for themselves over enemy territory and all the way home. As planes are taken out, the Mephis Bell finds herself eventually in the lead. The defensive assault below makes the target impossible to see, and her pilot decides to circle around for a second pass. Everyone takes on damage, and the flight home is riddled with flak, injury and suspense as the enemy forces continue their counter assault.

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1941

Battlestar — Thu, 24 Jun 2021 18:32:30 +0000

Also known as that movie Steven Spielberg would like to forget

The date is December 13, 1941, only six days after the bombing of Pearl Harbor. The United States is in morning and fear has gripped its citizen when a Japanese submarine surfaces just off the coast of southern California. Commanded by Akiro Mitamura with a Nazi observer, Wolfgang von Kleinschmidt, in tow they embark upon a mission to obtain honor. They decide that they must attack Hollywood and the result is pure hysterical hijynx that leaves you scratching your head wondering who won and who lost the fight.

Nudity, foul language and mature themes.

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