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Flight Risk directed by Mel Gibson

“Flight Risk” With Mark Wahlberg, Michelle Dockery, Topher Grace

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Mel Gibson directed Flight Risk, starring Mark Wahlberg, Michelle Dockery and Topher Grace.

Written by Jared Rosenberg, this suspense thriller has a pilot, played by Wahlberg, transporting an Air Marsha, played by Dockery, accompanying a fugitive, played by Grace, to trial.

Mel Gibson's Flight Risk
Topher Grace as Winston Photo Credit: Courtesy of Lionsgate

Crossing the Alaskan wilderness, they experience soaring tensions and tested trust because not everyone on board is who they seem.

Dockery says she appreciated being in the tight space while at the same time “flying through the mountains looking at those incredible views. It was really refreshing – even though we weren’t actually ‘flying.’ Flight Risk is about three characters who can’t go anywhere, so there’s a kind of intimacy and beauty that will be powerful on the big screen. It will feel vast, and it will feel like they’re alone out there.”

Michelle Dockery is responsible for Madolyn, and Mark Wahlberg is responsible for Daryl in Flight Risk. Photo Credit: Courtesy of Lionsgate

“Any time you’re in an aircraft, especially one as small as ours, it’s going to be claustrophobic,” Gibson explains. “We’ve played into everyone’s fear of flying, high altitudes, falling, and crashing.”

At the same time, what’s happening outside the plane provides its own kind of thrills, as Gibson continues, “The beauty of the film is that it takes place over the beautiful Alaskan Alps, which are stunning and spectacular, as well as intimidating and scary.”

Gibson was also drawn to the project because the script “kept me guessing and had some unexpected laughs; it was terrifying and had an intriguing mix of elements I found charming. There are no dead spots.”

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Innovative and Funny “Irresistible” Trailer and Poster

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Written and directed by Jon Stewart, Irresistible brings a flare of comedy about a Democrat political consultant, played by Steve Carell,) who helps a retired Marine colonel, played by Chris Cooper, run for mayor in a small Wisconsin town.

The movie is streaming and you can catch it here.

The rest of the cast includes Rose Byrne, Topher Grace, Natasha Lyonne, Mackenzie Davis, CJ Wilson, and Will Sasso.

“Breakthrough” Trailer, Clips, Featurette, Interviews & Poster

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 Breakthrough is based on the inspirational true story of one mother’s unfaltering love in the face of impossible odds. It’s a story that is so hard to believe but it is true.

When Joyce Smith’s, played by Chrissy Metz, adopted son John, played by Marcel Ruiz, falls through an icy Missouri lake, all hope seems lost. But as John lies lifeless, Joyce refuses to give up. Her steadfast belief inspires those around her to continue to pray for John’s recovery, even in the face of every case history and scientific prediction.

According to IMDB, when he was 14, Smith drowned in Lake St. Louis and was dead for nearly an hour. According to reports at the time, CPR was performed 27 minutes to no avail. Then the youth’s mother, Joyce Smith, entered the room, praying loudly. Suddenly, there was a pulse, and Smith came around.

Dawson is known better as an actress on Broadway and television.

The screenplay is by Grant Nieporte, who wrote Seven Pounds, from Joyce Smith’s own book of the same name. A faith-based story that is so enthralling, and a reminder that faith and love can create a mountain of hope, and sometimes even a miracle.

The rest of the cast includes Josh Lucas, Topher Grace, Mike Colter, Sam Trammell, and Dennis Haysbert.

 

The Blu-ray, DVD, and streaming are available. The packing shows the son, John, hugging his mother, who saved his life by praying and bringing the community together in prayer.

The featurette interviews the true boy who was dead for at least 45 minutes and came back to life on the community praying. The movie is truly a faith-based story that all religions draw a celebration of the spirit.


The movie clip is amazing. This is a story about the will to live through religious means. An amazing story is a true miracle.

The following movie clips tell us more about the movie, a true story, and a faith-based production. The movie’s focus is the miracle of John Smith surviving an accident that clearly should have killed him.

The importance of the supreme being, divinity or God is the message. You can’t discount stories like this one as happenstance. Something more powerful happened in the lake, in the hospital, and in the community that saved this boy’s life.

The three interviews posted include the producer and director, Chrissey Mitz, Marcel Ruiz, and John Smith. Smith is the boy who lived after falling through the ice and being on life support when the mother and the community prayed for him to survive.

“BlacKkKlansman” Trailer, Poster, Featurette & Clips

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Co-written and directed by Spike Lee, BlacKkKlansman was formerly called Black Klansman. The movie is based on the book by Ron Stallworth called Black Klansman: Race, Hate, and the Undercover Investigation of a Lifetime. The true story is a memoir of Stallworth, played by John David Washington, being the first black officer in Colorado Springs, Colorado. In 1978, he went undercover to infiltrate the Ku Klux Klan.

The Stallworth and his partner, played by Adam Driver, penetrate into the Klan. They reach the highest levels and are able to stop a takeover of the city. During his undercover work, he even managed to disruption and stop several cross burnings and other activities of the disreputable hate group.

I watched the movie last night with my family. We were entertained and enlighted on the craziness of bigotry and injustices in the late 70s. 

The fact that Jones won the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay, he wove a skillful story with talented actors playing real people in a messed up system. 

Driver, as a non-practicing Jewish cop going undercover in the Ku Klux Klan, is a story in itself. Washington, as the Black man in a world of bigotry even in the police force, holds an even keel to the harshness of his culture.

Jones takes the movie further at the end with clips of contemporary riots in the South. Though I understand his purpose of these final clips, their congruity with the original story is not comforting.

The Blu-ray and DVD hit the street and is available for streaming.  If you didn’t get a chance to see the movie yet, you can watch it in the comfort of your own home, and I recommend it. 

The cast also includes Laura Harrier, Topher Grace, and Harry Bellefonte.  Bellefonte’s seen is heartwrenching as he tells the story of the brutality of the South. 

The movie clip shows the comedic undertones.

Interesting movie clip shows how Spike Lee directed a serious comedy. The poster above is silly as well. The movie trailer shows how the movie was filmed in a 1970s style.  Obviously, it is a comedy with a strong message.

“Under the Silver Lake” Trailer and Posters

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Written and directed by David Robert Mitchell, Under the Silver Lake follows a man named Sam, played by Andrew Garfield. He becomes obsessed with the strange circumstances of a billionaire mogul’s murder and the kidnapping of a girl named Sarah, played by Riley Keough, who is Sam’s new neighbor. Sam’s friend, played by Topher Grace, helps him with an investigation surrounding a missing woman – Sarah.

The movie appears to be a murder mystery and quirky with odd people in odd circumstances. Mitchell breakout movie was It Follows, a horror movie. Its world premiere was at the Cannes Film Festival in May 2014.

The Under the Silver Lake movie trailer is a bit choppy like the poster. The story seems intriguing because of the mysterious woman and the quirky people Sam comes across in his effort to solve the mystery.