Based on the true story of Nathaniel Ayers (Jamie Foxx), a homeless musician from Los Angeles who dreams of playing violin at the Walt Disney Concert Hall. When he was playing with only two strings he met a journalist, Steve Lopez (Robert Downey Jr.), who helped this mentally disturbed man get back on his feet and make his dreams come true. Nathaniel begins to trust Steve, and their friendship grows.
Showing posts with label Biography. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Biography. Show all posts
Sunday, December 12, 2010
The Soloist (2009)
The Last Station (2009)
A German biography about the Russian novelist Count Leo Tolstoy (Christopher Plummer) that follows that last year of his life and relationship with his wife (Helen Mirren). Leo Tolstoy has conflicting opinions with his wife on issues including religion and how he should handle his writings and will. He would like to publish his writings, but his family fears, if he does this, they will be left with nothing after his death. His secretary VAlentin Bulgakov (James McAvoy) tries to assist both sides of the family to come to an agreement.
Public Enemies (2009)
John Dillinger (Johnny Depp) stages a clever prison-break to free his crew of fellow bank-robbers and starts to break into a few more banks. At the same time, FBI director J. Edgar Hoover (Billy Crudup) declares America's first way on crime, and appoints super-agent Melvin Purvis (Christian Bale) as the man responsible for tracking down Dillinger. Dillinger gets captured but breaks out of his Indiana prison in a very daring fashion, frustrating Purvis and the FBI.
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