Author: Brian Milinsky
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Tail Slate remembers Joel Schumacher, dead at 80
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Director Joel Schumacher, best known for two “Batman” films has died at the age of 80, following a year-long battle with cancer. He got his start in Hollywood as a costume designer, working for directors…
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‘The Last Full Measure’ is a hit and a slight miss, all in one
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“It is for us the living, rather, to be dedicated here to the unfinished work which they who fought here have thus far so nobly advanced. It is rather for us to be here dedicated…
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Sam Mendes and a tremendous cast bring ‘1917’ to life
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“As a soldier, I survived World War I when most of my comrades did not” – Lester B. Pearson – Canadian politician “The trench was a horrible sight. The dead were stretched out on one…
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‘Richard Jewell’ is no gem
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“I am not a Democrat because they want your money. I am not a Republican because they take your rights away.” – Watson Bryant, attorney for Richard Jewell Perhaps the time has come for a…
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Midway – The original
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In June of 1976, just over 42 years after the actual Battle of Midway, the movie Midway was released. It was a summer hit and went on to be 10th highest grossing film of that…
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‘Once Upon a Time in Hollywood’ tells a story in a once in a lifetime way
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“We’re not in Wonderland anymore Alice” – Charles Manson “My whole life has been decided by fate” – Sharon Tate The ninth film from writer/director Quentin Tarantino is Once Upon a Time in Hollywood. It…
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The X-Men deserved a better ending than ‘Dark Phoenix’
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“Once you know the extent of your power, then you can learn to control it” – James McAvoy as “Charles Xavier” in X-Men: Apocalypse Is this really the end for the X-Men? This is the…
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Tail Slate looks at D-Day movies
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June 6, 1944. What is now commonly referred to as “D-Day.” The WWII Allies launch Operation Overlord. Over 150,000 Allied troops were involved in “Operation Overlord.” As is the case with most major historical events,…
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Since it is Super Bowl LIII weekend, here are TailSlate’s Ten Favorite Football movies
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Movies about football have been around almost as long as the game itself. The first professional football player signed a contract to be paid to play in 1892. In 1921, Two Minutes to Go was…
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Ramaa Mosley talks to TailSlate about her latest film, ‘Lost Child’
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In 2013 I was privileged to attend a screening of The Brass Teapot and interview its director and co-writer, Ramaa Mosley. Now she has a new film, Lost Child out and that gave me the…