Kirstie Alley as Rebecca Howe for season 7 of "Cheers' Photo Credit: NBCU Photo Bank

A Toast and a Cheer…

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In Memoriam: Kirstie Alley (January 12, 1951 – December 5, 2022) A year ago on December 5, 2022, Rebecca Howe took her last seat at the bar of life, when it was announced with a shock that Kirstie Alley had

Directed by Ben Affleck, Written by Alex Convery, Produced by David Ellison, Jesse Sisgold, Jon Weinbach, Ben Affleck, Matt Damon, Madison Ainley, Jeff Robinov, Peter Guber, and Jason Michael Berman, Starring: Matt Damon, Ben Affleck, Jason Bateman, Marlon Wayans, Chris Messina, Chris Tucker, Viola Davis, with Cinematography by Robert Richardson, and Edited by William Goldenberg, Production companies: Amazon Studios, Skydance Sports, Artists Equity, Mandalay Pictures, Distributed by Amazon Studios (United States), Warner Bros. Pictures (International) (2023)

‘Air’ – Official Trailer:

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The Origin of an Iconic Shoe… Air is a 2023 biographical sports drama film directed by Ben Affleck and written by Alex Convery. The film is based on true events about the origin of Air Jordan, a basketball shoe line, of which

The Top Ten List

My Top Ten Biographical Drama Movies:

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To commemorate the Featured Film Blog of the month for November, Spotlight, I have gathered My Top Ten Biographical Drama Movies! If you're looking for the best film in the biographical drama genre, you came

(L to R) Mark Ruffalo, and Michael Rezendes with CBS Mornings discussing "Spotlight" (2015), and The Boston Globe Pulitzer Prizing winning expose that Rezendes wrote in 2002, Ruffalo plays him in the 2015 film. Photo Credit: CBS Mornings

‘Spotlight’ – Interview:

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The movie Spotlight shares the true story of reporters investigating the Catholic church sex abuse scandal. Their probe exposed more than 70 abusive priests and found the cover-up went all the way to the archbishop

Directed by Tom McCarthy, Written by Josh Singer, and Tom McCarthy, Produced byBlye Pagon Faust, Steve Golin, Nicole Rocklin, and Michael Sugar, Starring: Mark Ruffalo, Michael Keaton, Rachel McAdams, Liev Schreiber, John Slattery, Stanley Tucci, with Cinematography by Masanobu Takayanagi, Edited by Tom McArdle, with Music by Howard Shore, Production companies: Participant Media, First Look Media, Anonymous Content, Rocklin/Faust Productions, and Spotlight Film, Distributed by Open Road Films. (2015)

‘Spotlight’ – Official Trailer:

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Spotlight is a 2015 biographical drama film directed by Tom McCarthy and written by McCarthy and Josh Singer. The film focuses on The Boston Gobes's Spotlight news team, the oldest continuously operating newspaper investigative journalist

Anthony Robert McMillan OBE (30 March 1950 – 14 October 2022), known professionally as Robbie Coltrane, was a Scottish actor. He gained worldwide recognition in the 2000s for playing Rubeus Hagrid in the Harry Potter film series. He was appointed an OBE in the 2006 New Year Honours by Queen Elizabeth II for his services to drama. In 1990, Coltrane received the Evening Standard British Film Award – Peter Sellers Award for Comedy. In 2011, he was honoured for his "outstanding contribution" to film at the British Academy Scotland Awards. Photo Credit: Getty Images

The Half-Giant Prince…

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In Memoriam: Robbie Coltrane (1950-2022) A year ago on October 14, 2022, the world bid a somber farewell to one of its most beloved actors and comedians, Robbie Coltrane. Coltrane died at Forth Valley Royal Hospital in Larbert,

Directed by Joe Johnston, Screenplay by Lewis Colick, Based on "October Sky" by Homer Hickam, Produced by Charles Gordon, and Larry J. Franco, Starring: Jake Gyllenhaal, Chris Cooper, Chris Owen, Laura Dern, with Cinematography by Fred Murphy, and Edited by Robert Dalva, with Music by Mark Isham, and Distributed by Universal Pictures (1999)

October Sky – Official Trailer:

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To Infinity and Beyond… October Sky is a 1999 biographical drama film directed by Joe Johnston, and starring Jake Gyllenhaal, Chris Cooper, Chris Owen, and Laura Dern. The screenplay by Lewis Colick, based on the memoir of the same name, tells the true story of Homer H. Hickam

Directed by Oliver Stone, Written by Andrea Berloff, Produced by Moritz Borman, Debra Hill, Michael Shamberg, and Stacey Sher, Starring: Nicolas Cage, Michael Peña, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Maria Bello, Stephen Dorff, Jay Hernandez, Michael Shannon, Jon Bernthal, with Cinematography by Seamus McGarvey, and Edited by David Brenner, and Julie Monroe, with Music by Craig Armstrong, Production companies: Double Feature Films, Intermedia Films, Ixtlan, and Kernos Filmproduktionsgesellschaft & Company, Distributed by Paramount Pictures (2006)

‘World Trade Center’ – Interview:

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BEHIND THE SCENES: WORLD TRADE CENTER The following interviews and Behind the Scenes footage was shot during the making of Oliver Stone‘s World Trade Center and was included on the DVD release of the film

Directed by Oliver Stone, Written by Andrea Berloff, Produced by Moritz Borman, Debra Hill, Michael Shamberg, and Stacey Sher, Starring: Nicolas Cage, Michael Peña, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Maria Bello, Stephen Dorff, Jay Hernandez, Michael Shannon, Jon Bernthal, with Cinematography by Seamus McGarvey, and Edited by David Brenner, and Julie Monroe, with Music by Craig Armstrong, Production companies: Double Feature Films, Intermedia Films, Ixtlan, and Kernos Filmproduktionsgesellschaft & Company, Distributed by Paramount Pictures (2006)

‘World Trade Center’ – Official Trailer:

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WAKE AMERICA UP WHEN SEPTEMBER ENDS… World Trade Center is a 2006 docudrama disaster film directed by Oliver Stone and written by Andrea Berloff. The film is based on the experience of a team of Port Authority Police officers during the September