Posts Tagged ‘anti-war-protest’

Hair (1979)

Thursday, December 25th, 2008
Genres: Comedy | Drama | Musical
Countries: USA | West Germany
Actors: Savage, John | Williams, Treat | D'Angelo, Beverly | Golden, Annie | Wright, Dorsey | Dacus, Don | Barnes, Cheryl | Bright, Richard | Nicholas, Ray | Rae, Charlotte | Chapin, Miles | Tailer, Fern | Denny, Charles | Meckler, Herman | Breen, Agness
Directors: Forman, Milos
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This movie, based on the cult Broadway musical of the 60s, tells a story about Claude, a young man from Oklahoma who comes to New York City. There he strikes up a friendship with a group of hippies, led by Berger, and falls in love with Sheila, a girl from a rich family. However, their happiness is short because Claude must go to the Vietnam war.

Talk to Me (2007)

Saturday, May 17th, 2008
Genres: Biography | Drama | History
Countries: USA
Actors: Annan, Jim | Antoine, Benz | Birman, Matt | Brown, David | Cedric the Entertainer | Cheadle, Don | Dale, J. Miles | Davidx | Ejiofor, Chiwetel | Epps, Mike | Jones, Kamal | Kassel, Jeff | Malmberg, Jim | Peterson, Erick | Rakes, Kwame
Directors: Lemmons, Kasi
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The true life story of Ralph Waldo “Petey” Greene Jr. In the mid-to-late 1960s, in Washington, D.C., vibrant soul music and exploding social consciousness were combining to unique and powerful effect. It was the place and time for Petey to fully express himself - sometimes to outrageous effect - and “tell it like it is.” With the support of his irrepressible and tempestuous girlfriend Vernell, the newly minted ex-con talks his way into an on-air radio gig. He forges a friendship and a partnership with fellow prison inmate Milo’s brother Dewey Hughes. From the first wild morning on the air, Petey relies on the more straight-laced Dewey to run interference at WOL-AM, where Dewey is the program director. At the station, Petey becomes an iconic radio personality, surpassing even the established popularity of his fellow disc jockeys, Nighthawk and Sunny Jim. Combining biting humor with social commentary, Petey openly courts controversy for station owner E.G. Sonderling. Petey was determined to make not just himself but his community heard during an exciting and turbulent period in American history. As Petey’s voice, humor, and spirit surge across the airwaves with the vitality of the era, listeners tune in to hear not only incredible music but also a man speaking directly to them about race and power in America like few people ever have. Through the years, Petey’s “The truth just is” style — on - and off-air - would redefine both Petey and Dewey, and empower each to become the man he would most like to be.

Forrest Gump (1994)

Saturday, February 3rd, 2007
Genres: Comedy | Drama
Countries: USA
Actors: Hanks, Tom | Wright Penn, Robin | Sinise, Gary | Williamson, Mykelti | Field, Sally | Williams, Rebecca | Humphreys, Michael Conner | Herthum, Harold G. | Kelly, George | Penny, Bob | Randall, John | Anderson, Sam | Moorer, Margo | Telech, Ione M. | Seabrook, Christine
Directors: Zemeckis, Robert
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The story follows the life of low I.Q. Forrest Gump (Tom Hanks) and his meeting with the love of his life Jenny. The film chronicles his accidental experiences with some of the most important people and events in America from the late 1950’s through the 1970’s including a meeting with Elvis Presley, JFK, Lyndon Johnson, Richard Nixon, fighting in Vietnam, etc. The problem is, he’s too stupid to realize the significance of his actions. Forrest becomes representative of the baby boomer generation having walked through life blindly.