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Showing posts with label Lionsgate Films. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Lionsgate Films. Show all posts

Wednesday, March 7, 2012

Thursday, March 1, 2012

Saltzman Sees...Crash (2004)

Crash was my Best Picture, Best Director and Best Screenplay (Paul Haggis), Best Supporting Actor (Michael Pena) and Best Supporting Actress (Thandie Newton)




Friday, February 24, 2012

Saltzman Sees...Akeelah and the Bee (2006)

Akeelah and the Bee is one of the most enjoyable movies of the year.  Keke Palmer plays a brilliant young girl who is embarrassed by her school and where she lives.  By taking on the challenge of representing her school in a spelling bee, she tries to find a way out of her environment.  Laurence Fishburne is tremendous as 'Akeelah's' mentor and coach.  Angela Bassett plays the pessimistic mother who has already dealt with many hardships and doesn't need any more.

The movie is a 'Stand up and Cheer' type of picture and is a great family movie because it teaches us that you are never too old to learn or too young to teach.  The most important thing you can do is to be open minded to others and willing to lend your support to them.

It is the Best Family Picture of 2006.


Tuesday, February 14, 2012

Saltzman Sees...Pride (2007)

Pride is the true story of the determined Jim Ellis, played by Terrence Howard, to start a swim team for troubled teens at the Philadelphia Department of Recreation.  As an athlete growing up, he dealt with racism for being a black athlete trying to be a swimmer.  But through swimming, he finds his true calling as a coach.  Bernie Mac, in one of his final performances on screen, is wonderful, as Pride proves you don't always make the right choices, but if you fight for what's right and are determined to succeed, you can come out a winner in life.

John Legend's theme song for the movie is also one of the most beautiful songs ever written.

It only made $7 million worldwide.