Posts Tagged “Biopics”
Cast: Michael Fassbender, Keira Knightley, Viggo Mortensen Directed by: David Cronenberg Written by: Christopher Hampton Genre: Drama At the beginning of the 20th century theories behind mental illness and psychological disorders were in a drastic state of evolution. Sigmund Freud’s (Mortensen) pioneering philosophy on sexual psychoanalysis gave birth Carl Jung’s (Fassbender) implementation of “talk therapy” [...]
Cast: Mark Wahlberg, Christian Bale, Melissa Leo Directed by: David O. Russell Written by: Scott Silver, Paul Tamasy, Eric Johnson Genre: Drama It is rare enough for one family to produce a single championship boxer, let alone two. Dickey and Mickey Ward (Christian Bale and Mark Wahlberg) are two brothers who have been blessed with [...]
Cast: Colin Firth, Geoffrey Rush, Helena Bonham Carter Directed by: Tom Hooper Written by: David Seidler Genre: Drama Colin Firth stars as King George the Sixth (known to friends as Bertie), who faces the affliction of stammering in the face of his required duties to public speaking. Fearing that the position of King may be thrust [...]
Cast: Jesse Eisenberg, Andrew Garfield, Justin Timberlake Directed by: David Fincher Written by: Aaron Sorkin Genre: Drama Whether you ‘like’ this film or not, it’s hard not to admire the sheer craftsmanship that goes into the filmmaking. Veteran director David Fincher (can we call him that now that he’s been around for twenty years?) helms [...]
