With the original intention of empowering a citizenry’s ability to defend themselves against a corrupt or tyrannical government, the concept today may seem farfetched or the makings of a Hollywood blockbuster. However, it has happened throughout U.S. history. And long before gun control was positioned as a “common sense measure” to combat violence, it wasContinue reading “Assaulted: Civil Rights Under Fire – 2013”
Category Archives: 2013
Hanzawa Naoki – 2013
Hanzawa Naoki (半沢直樹?) is a 2013 Japanese television series by Japanese broadcaster TBS based on the Hanzawa Naoki series of novels by Jun Ikeido (池井戸潤). It follows the story of Hanzawa Naoki, a banker working for the largest bank in Japan, Tokyo Chuo Bank. He faces numerous obstacles from upper management as he climbs hisContinue reading “Hanzawa Naoki – 2013”
Big Girl – 2013
Hannah is only six years old but her mom calls her a big girl. Sometimes big girls don’t go to school. Sometimes they have to tell the truth and other times they should tell lies. Being a big girl means Hannah has to do things even when she doesn’t want to. Director : Lisa MelodiaContinue reading “Big Girl – 2013”
100m Freestyle – 2013
Polo and Domingo spend their last days together between Ciudad Mendoza and Cordoba, in Veracruz, Mexico, before Domingo moves to another city for college. Domingo has to say goodbye to his girlfriend, Mina; while Polo deals with his feelings towards his best friend in the little time they have left. Director : Chucho E. Quintero|HugoContinue reading “100m Freestyle – 2013”
Moga Bunda Disayang Allah – 2013
Karang, who loves children, changes after a sea accident happened, he couldn’t save the children who were with him. He suffers from trauma and is plagued by guilt. He shuts away from children and breaks off her engagement with Kinarsih because he thinks he doesn’t deserve her. He alienates himself to an island far awayContinue reading “Moga Bunda Disayang Allah – 2013”
Free Samples – 2013
A Stanford law-school dropout named Jillian escapes to the anonymity of Los Angeles to figure out what she wants to do with her life, and on the day of her college boyfriend’s birthday, she finds herself stuck running an ice cream truck fending off locals and oddball friends alike. This one day spent in aContinue reading “Free Samples – 2013”
Lion’s Heart – 2013
Ivana Cornejo is just getting used to being single again after her divorce three years ago. After an exasperating call from her ex-husband, she throws her cell phone away. Fortunately, the man who finds it calls her to return it, and to her amusement they have an instant rapport. The man on the other endContinue reading “Lion’s Heart – 2013”
Henry VII: Winter King – 2013
Historian Thomas Penn reveals the secrets of founder of Britain’s great Tudor Dynasty – and his amazing trajectory to power. Two weeks after landing on the shores Wales in 1485 with a small band of mercenaries, Henry of Richmond defeats the notorious Richard III at the Battle of Bosworth. He is crowned Henry VII andContinue reading “Henry VII: Winter King – 2013”
A Viking Saga: The Darkest Day – 2013
Cast into a violent and bloody world of murder, Hereward, a novice monk, must deliver the Holy Gospel of Lindisfarne – a book of great beauty and power – to the safety of the Iona monastery, while being pursued by a Viking death squad hell- bent on its capture. On his way to the monastery,Continue reading “A Viking Saga: The Darkest Day – 2013”
Third Contact – 2013
Dr David Wright’s emotional torment now prevents him from functioning as a therapist. The woman he has loved has vanished from his life ‘forever’. Rene Maurer, one of his regular patients, has died – an apparent suicide. Rene’s sister, Erika, traveling to London to sort out his things, discovers something curious – his apartment isContinue reading “Third Contact – 2013”