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Directed by Clint Eastwood, Written by Todd Komarnicki, Based on "Highest Duty" by Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger, and Jeffrey Skiles, Produced by Clint Eastwood, Frank Marshall, Tim Moore, Allyn Stewart, and Steven Mnuchin, Starring: Tom Hanks, Aaron Eckhart, Laura Linney, with Cinematography by Tom Stern, and Edited by Blu Murray, with Music by Christian Jacob, and The Tierney Sutton Band, Production compa: Village Roadshow Pictures, Flashlight Films, The Kennedy/Marshall Company, Malpaso Productions, Orange Corp, and Distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures (2016)

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.

Clint Eastwood directing "Sully" (2016) Photo Credit: Warner Bros. Pictures

Screenwriter Todd Komarnicki attends the "Sully" New York premiere at Alice Tully Hall, Lincoln Center on September 6, 2016 in New York City. Photo by Jim Spellman/WireImage

"Highest Duty: My Search for What Really Matters" is a 2009 memoir written by Chesley Sullenberger and Jeffrey Zaslow describing the events of US Airways Flight 1549. The New York Times bestselling autobiography of Capt. Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger—the pilot who landed a crippled airplane in New York's Hudson River, saving the lives of the 155 passengers and crew—discusses leadership, responsibility, and service, along with his life story. Kirkus Reviews described it as "valuable for anyone interested in how a life lived with integrity prepares a man for the ultimate challenge." A review in The Mercury News praised its "meticulous attention to white-knuckle detail". Clint Eastwood directed a 2016 film adaptation called Sully that received positive reviews from critics. Photo Credit: Google Images

Capt. Chesley Sullenberger, stands in front of the US Airways flight 1549 fuselage at the Carolinas Aviation Museum Saturday, June 11, 2011. Sullenberger and other crew members met with passengers to recall their memorable water landing in the Hudson River and to celebrate the plane's arrival at the museum. Photo Credit: Todd Sumlin/Charlotte Observer/Tribune News Service via Getty Images

Jeffrey Lloyd Zaslow (October 6, 1958 – February 10, 2012) was an American author and journalist, and a columnist for The Wall Street Journal. Zaslow was widely known as a coauthor of books, and the sole author of numerous books. Photo Credit: Google Images

Tom Hanks as Capt. Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger in "Sully" (2016) Photo Credit: Warner Bros. Pictures

Aaron Eckhart as Jeff Skiles in "Sully" (2016) Photo Credit: Warner Bros. Pictures

Laura Linney as Lorraine Sullenberger in "Sully" (2016) Photo Credit: Warner Bros. Pictures

Anna Gunn as Dr. Elizabeth Davis in "Sully" (2016) Photo Credit: Warner Bros. Pictures

Autumn Reeser as Tess Sosa in "Sully" (2016) Photo Credit: Warner Bros. Pictures

Holt McCallany as Mike Cleary in "Sully" (2016) Photo Credit: Warner Bros. Pictures

Jamey Sheridan as Ben Edwards in "Sully" (2016) Photo Credit: Warner Bros. Pictures

US Airway pilot Captain Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger sits in the cockpit of a US Airways flight moments before take-off from LaGuardia Airport on his first official day back in the cockpit on October 1, 2009 in New York, New York. Sullenberger, will be back to piloting regular flights again following his emergency landing of a US Airways flight 1549 into the Hudson River after it lost power in both engines following a bird strike last January. Sullenberger will follow the same route he took on the day of the accident to Charlotte, N.C along with the same co-pilot Jeffrey Skiles who both flew up together from Charlotte in the morning. Photo by Seth Wenig-Pool/Getty Images

Passengers wait to be rescued on the wings of US Airways Flight 1549, piloted by Capt. Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger III, which safely ditched in the frigid waters of the Hudson River in New York on Jan. 15, 2009. Photo Credit: Associated Press

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.

The 43rd Telluride Film Festival took place on September 2–5, 2016, in Telluride, Colorado, United States. Director Volker Schlöndorff was appointed as the year's guest director. Telluride honored Casey Affleck, Amy Adams, and Pablo Larraín as the Silver Medallion awardees. The festival line-up was announced on September 1, 2016. It was hosted by National Film Preserve Ltd. Photo Credit: Telluride Film Festival

Mike O'Malley, Anna Gunn, and Jamey Sheridan in "Sully" (2016) Photo Credit: Warner Bros. Pictures

The 89th Academy Awards ceremony, presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), honored the best films of 2016, and took place on February 26, 2017, at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, at 5:30 p.m. PST. During the ceremony, AMPAS presented Academy Awards (commonly referred to as Oscars) in 24 categories. The ceremony, televised in the United States by ABC, was produced by Michael De Luca and Jennifer Todd and directed by Glenn Weiss. Comedian Jimmy Kimmel hosted the ceremony for the first time. In related events, the academy held its 8th Annual Governors Awards ceremony at the Grand Ballroom of the Hollywood and Highland Center on November 12, 2016. On November 25, 2016, the AMPAS announced that no anime shorts would be considered for this year's ceremony. On February 11, 2017, in a ceremony at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Beverly Hills, California, the Academy Scientific and Technical Awards were presented by hosts John Cho and Leslie Mann. In the main ceremony, Moonlight won three awards including Best Picture—after La La Land was mistakenly announced as the winner—as well as Best Supporting Actor for Mahershala Ali. La La Land won six awards, the most for the evening, out of its record-tying 14 nominations, including Best Actress for Emma Stone and Best Director for Damien Chazelle. Hacksaw Ridge and Manchester by the Sea won two awards each with Casey Affleck winning Best Actor for the latter. Viola Davis won the Best Supporting Actress honor for Fences. The telecast was viewed by 33 million people in the United States.

Sully was nominated for Best Sound Editing at the 89th Academy Awards held February 26, 2017. Photo Credit: Google Images

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!