The Miracle Man…

Sully is a 2016 biographical drama film directed by Clint Eastwood and written by Todd Komarnicki, based on the 2009 autobiography Highest Duty: My Search for What Really Matters by Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger and Jeffrey Zaslow. Tom Hanks stars as Sullenberger, with Aaron Eckhart as Skiles, and co-stars Laura Linney, Anna Gunn, Autumn Reeser, Holt McCallany, and Jamey Sheridan. The film follows Sullenberger’s 2009 emergency landing of US Airways Flight 1549 on the Hudson River, in which all 155 passengers and crew survived and the subsequent publicity and investigation.

Sully premiered at the 43rd Telluride Film Festival on September 2, 2016, and was released in the United States by Warner Bros. on September 9, 2016, in conventional and IMAX theaters. The film received positive reviews from critics and grossed over $240 million worldwide, but created controversy with its fictionalized portrayal of the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) as “prosecutorial and closed-minded.” The American Film Institute and National Board of Review both selected it as one of their ten best films of 2016, and it was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Sound Editing at the 89th Academy Awards.

Sully is the Featured Blog of the Month for January for its real-life history! You can expect to read a detailed critique of the 2016 film, Sully. You can also read a recommendation with a character synopsis. There is also a detailed review of the history of the “Miracle on the Hudson,” including its origin that the film centers on. You can also watch an interview with Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger, and Tom Hanks, with Nightline discussing Sully. There is also a Top Ten List to commemorate the film being a Featured Blog of the Month, and for Sully, the topic of the list is My Top Ten Airplane Movies! And finally, as a Featured Blog of the Month film, you can watch the Official Trailer for the 2016 film and then plan on watching Sully tonight!

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