Monthly Archives: October 2023

“Wildfire: The Legend of the Cherokee Ghost Horse” Based on a Hit Song

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The # 1 worldwide hit song by Michael Martin Murphey inspired Wildfire: The Legend of the Cherokee Ghost Horse. It’s that tale of the Cherokee ghost horse and a young girl coming to terms with a guilty conscience.

Directed by Eric Parkinson, Wildfire: The Legend of the Cherokee Ghost Horse tells a story of redemption and forgiveness as a young girl deals with her guilt following the tragic death of her parents.

With the family facing financial ruin, the survivors move from Texas to Oklahoma to live with Grandma Bette on her horse farm outside Tahlequah. Emotionally lost and distraught, young Samantha finds peace from the attention she receives from a mysterious wild horse that seems to follow her as she walks home from school each day.

The late Anne Heche plays Diana Jones, and this could be her last acting role.

Eventually, Samantha can contact and ride the horse, and with training help from a champion rodeo cowgirl, she enters competitive rodeo barrel racing and accepts her new situation.

But her guilt remains, as Samantha hides the dark secret that she feels responsible for her parent’s death. She cannot forgive herself.

With the help of a local Cherokee spiritual leader and the town’s local pastor’s wisdom, Samantha realizes a greater truth and a solace to her worries.

Was the horse real? Or was it a spiritual messenger to help guide Samantha? Wildfire combines a tale of native spirituality with Christian doctrine and values to create an enchanting film for all audiences.

“Napoleon” Trailers and Poster

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Ridley Scott directs Napoleon with Jacquin Phoenix in the starring role and Vanessa Kirby as Josephine.

It’s a spectacle-filled action film detailing the checkered rise and fall of the French Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte.

Along with a stunning backdrop orchestrated by Scott, the story captures Napoleon’s relentless journey to power through the kaleidoscope of his addictive, volatile relationship with his one true love, Josephine.

“American Fiction” Trailers, Poster, Featurettes, and Images

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Jeffrey Wright stars as Thelonious “Monk” Ellison in writer/director Cord Jefferson’s AMERICAN FICTION An Orion Pictures Release Photo credit: Claire Folger © 2023 Orion Releasing LLC. All Rights Reserved.

Written for the screen and directed by Cord Jefferson, American Fiction is a hilarious twist on the obsession with reducing people to outrageous stereotypes.

Sterling K. Brown stars as Cliff an Orion Pictures Release Photo credit: Claire Folger © 2023 Orion Releasing LLC. All Rights Reserved.


Based upon the novel Erasure by Percival Everett, Jeffrey Wright stars as Monk, a frustrated novelist fed up with the establishment profiting from “Black” entertainment that relies on tired and offensive tropes.

Kurt Russell stars in “Monarch: Legacy of Monsters” Trailer and Images

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In Monarch: Legacy of Monsters is about two siblings exploring their family’s relationship with the mysterious organization Monarch following the epic fight between Godzilla and the Titans. The battle destroyed San Francisco.

Clues lead them into the world of monsters and ultimately down the rabbit hole to Army Officer Lee Shaw, played by Kurt Russell and Wyatt Russell.


It took place in the 1950s and half a century later when Monarch becomes threatened by what Shaw knows. The dramatic saga that spans three generations reveals buried secrets. And the ways that epic, earth-shattering events can reverberate through our lives.

“The Strangers Trilogy: Chapter 1” Trailer, Clips, Short, Poster and Images

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A new trilogy of terror comes from director Renny Harlin, who brought us Die Hard 2 and The Exorcist: The Beginning.

Froy Gutierrez as “Ryan” and Madelaine Petsch as “Maya” in a Lionsgate release.
Photo Credit: John Armour for Lionsgate.

In Chapter I, Madelaine Petsch stars as a young woman starting a new life with her fiancé.
A gang of masked strangers unexpectedly targeted them while staying in a remote vacation rental during their road trip. What begins as a fight to stay alive becomes one woman’s journey of courage and cunning in this horror series, bridging three compelling films.

Madelaine Petsch as Maya in The Strangers. Photo Credit: John Armour

Alan R. Cohen and Alan Freedland wrote the screenplay. Froy Gutierrez also stars in the film.

This is creepy.

Eddie Murphy in the Holiday Comedy “Candy Cane Lane”

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Reginald Hudlin directs Eddie Murphy and a stellar cast in this holiday comedy adventure, Candy Cane Lane. It’s about a man on a mission to win his neighborhood’s annual Christmas home decoration contest.

Eddie Murphy as ‘Chris Carver’ and Tracee Ellis Ross as ‘Carol Carver’ Photo: Claudette Barius © Amazon Content Services LLC

After Chris, played by Murphy, inadvertently makes a deal with a naughty elf named Pepper, played by Jillian Bell. He wants to better his chances of winning the annual holiday decoration contest. Pepper casts a magic spell that brings the 12 Days of Christmas to life and wreaks havoc on the whole town.

Eddie Murphy as Chris Carver, Jillian Bell as Pepper, and Madison Thomas as Holly Carver Photo: Claudette Barius © Amazon Content Services LLC

Chris, his wife Carol, played by Tracee Ellis Ross, and their three children race against time to break Pepper’s spell and save the holidays. It’s a battle of deviously magical characters and saves Christmas for everyone.

Eddie Murphy as ‘Chris Carver’ Photo: Claudette Barius © Amazon Content Services LLC

“Night Swim” Horror Film Trailers, Featurettes and Poster

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Bryce McGuire directed Night Swim, which follows Ray Waller, played by Wyatt Russell. He secretly hopes, against the odds, to return to pro ball. He persuades Eve, played by Kerry Condon, that the new home’s shimmering backyard swimming pool will be fun for the kids.

The pool will also provide physical therapy for him. But a dark secret in the home’s past will unleash an evil force that will drag the family into the depths of inescapable terror.

Based on the acclaimed 2014 short film by Rod Blackhurst and Bryce McGuire, a degenerative illness forces Ray into early retirement. His concerned wife, teenage daughter Izzy, played by Amélie Hoeferle, and young son Elliot, played by Gavin Warren, move into the home with a possessed pool.

Amélie Hoeferle and Gavin Warren also star in the film.

Statham in “The Beekeeper” Trailer, Featurettes, Clips and Posters

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David Ayer directed The Beekeeper. The story follows a man’s, played by Jason Statham, brutal campaign for vengeance takes on national stakes.

He’s revealed to be a former operative of a powerful and clandestine organization known as “Beekeepers.”

The cast includes Jeremy Irons, Emmy Raver-Lampman, Bobby Naderi, and Josh Hutcherson.

“The Boys in the Boat” Directed by Clooney

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My daughter read Daniel James Brown’s The Boys in the Boat because her swim coach recommended it. She talked incessantly about how good it was, describing it as an underdog story.

Bruce Herbelin-Earle stars as Shorty Hunt, Callum Turner as Joe Rantz, and Wil Coban as Jim McMillan. Photo credit: Laurie Sparham © 2023 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures Inc. All Rights Reserved.

George Clooney directs the film based on the #1 New York Times bestselling non-fiction novel.
The story is about the 1936 University of Washington rowing team that competed for gold at the Summer Olympics in Berlin. This inspirational true story follows a group of underdogs at the height of the Great Depression. The situation thrusts them into the spotlight and takes on elite rivals from around the world.

Chris Diamantopoulos stars as Royal Brougham, James Wolk as Coach Bolles, and Joel Edgerton as Al Ulbrickson. Photo credit: Laurie Sparham © 2023 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures Inc. All Rights Reserved.

The impressive cast includes Joel Edgerton, Chris Diamantopoulos, Callum Turner, Jack Mulhern, Sam Strike, Luke Slattery, Thomas Elms, Tom Varey, Bruce Herbelin-Earle, Wil Coban, James Wolk, Hadley Robinson, and Courtney Henggeler.

John Woo’s “Silent Night” Trailer, Poster, Clips, and Images

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From legendary director John Woo, who brought us Face Off and Mission: Impossible II, comes this gritty revenge tale of a tormented father, played by Joel Kinnaman. He witnesses his young son die when caught in a gang’s crossfire on Christmas Eve.

He dedicates himself to avenging his son’s death while recovering from a wound that leaves him voiceless.

Joel Kinnaman as Godlock in Silent Night. Photo Credit: Carlos Latapi

With Woo’s signature style, Silent Night redefines the action genre with thrilling storytelling.

Scott Mescudi, Harold Torres, and Catalina Sandino Moreno also star.