Actor Graham Greene (1952)

Echo (2024), a new television miniseries on Disney+, is based on the Marvel Comics character of the same name. It is the 10th installment in the Marvel Cinematic Universe and is produced by Marvel Studios. The show follows Maya Lopez, also known as Echo, as she returns to her hometown after the events of Hawkeye (2021). Pursued by Wilson Fisk’s organization, Maya must confront her past and reconnect with her Native American heritage while embracing her family and community. Marion Dayre and Amy Rardin serve as head writers, with Sydney Freeland leading the directing team. This origin story delves into Maya’s ruthless behavior in New York ...

The film Molly’s Game (2017) is both written and directed by Aaron Sorkin, making it his directorial debut. It is based on the memoir of the same name by world-class mogul skier Molly Bloom. Despite her Olympic aspirations, Molly’s career as a skier is cut short due to a severe injury during a qualifying event in 2002. Taking a break from her law school plans, she moves to LA where she becomes a bottle service waitress at a club. There, she meets Dean, an extravagant but unsuccessful real estate developer who hires her as his office manager. Through this job, Molly gets involved in organizing underground ...

The American romantic fantasy film, The Twilight Saga: New Moon (2009), was directed by Chris Weitz and written by Melissa Rosenberg. Based on Stephenie Meyer’s 2006 novel of the same name, it follows the story of Bella Swan in Forks, Washington. On her eighteenth birthday, Bella wakes up from a dream where she is elderly and her immortal vampire boyfriend, Edward Cullen, remains young. Despite her reservations, Edward’s family throws her a birthday party at their home. Unfortunately, when Bella receives a paper ...

Into the West (2005) is a TV Miniseries, produced by Steven Spielberg and DreamWorks. The six two-hour episodes (including commercials) were first broadcast in the U.S. on Turner Network Television (TNT) over six consecutive Fridays in June and July of 2005. It was also shown in the UK on BBC2 and BBC HD from November 4, 2006, as well as on CBC Television in Canada. In the U.S., AMC aired the series during both summer and fall seasons in 2012. With a setting spanning from the 1820s to 1890, the miniseries follows two families – one white American and one Native American – whose lives become intertwined ...

Skins (2002) is an American feature film directed by Chris Eyre and adapted from Adrian C. Louis’ novel of the same name. Set on the Beaver Creek Indian Reservation in South Dakota, the story revolves around two Lakota Sioux brothers, Rudy and Mogie Yellow Lodge. While Rudy works as a police officer, Mogie is unemployed and has a teenage son. As Rudy attempts to balance his job responsibilities with caring for his brother and nephew, he becomes increasingly frustrated with Mogie’s attitude towards life on the reservation. In their youth, Mogie had often told ...

The Green Mile (1999), an American fantasy drama film based on the novel with the same title by Stephen King, was written, directed and co-produced by Frank Darabont. In 1935, at Cold Mountain Penitentiary’s death row, nicknamed ‘The Green Mile’, retiree Paul Edgecomb served as an officer. Whilst watching the film Top Hat in 1999 at a Louisiana assisted-living home, Paul begins to cry. His companion Elaine becomes concerned and he explains that it reminded him of events he witnessed during his time as an officer. He worked alongside corrections officers ...

Maverick (1994), directed by Richard Donner, is an American Western comedy film. In the American Old West, gambler Bret Maverick is en route to a major five-card draw poker tournament on the paddle steamer Lauren Belle. His intention? To prove that he is the best card player alive. However, he is $3,000 short of the $25,000 entry fee. To make up for this deficit, Maverick heads to Crystal River to collect on debts and earn some poker winnings. During one game in town, he crosses paths with two interesting characters – ill-tempered gambler Angel and young con artist Annabelle Bransford. Although Maverick manages to ...

Airing on TNT, The Broken Chain (1993) is a biographical film that follows the experiences of Thayendanegea, an Iroquois warrior who played a role in both the French and Indian War and the American Revolutionary War.

Kevin Costner’s feature directorial debut, Dances with Wolves (1990), is an American epic Western film adapted from Michael Blake’s 1988 novel of the same name. In the film, set in 1863 during the American Civil War, 1st Lieutenant John J. Dunbar of the Union Army is severely injured at St. David’s Field in Tennessee. The surgeon plans to amputate his leg, but Dunbar chooses to risk death in battle instead. He steals a horse and charges out in front of the Confederate lines, narrowly missing their bullets. This act distracts the Confederates and allows ...