Nyad

In 2011, the year I graduated high school, long-distance swimmer, Diane Nyad make a risky attempt to swim from Cuba to Florida. Injuries caused her to put a halt. After a few failed attempts since 1979, Nyad finally achieved her goal in 2013. Her life story caught the public’s attention. Oscar winning documentary husband and […]

The Silence of the Lambs

In 1981, novelist, Thomas Harris published a book titled, “Red Dragon.” The Plot involves an FBI profiler named, Will Graham who searches for a serial killer called, “The Tooth Fairy.” He seeks help from a brilliant former psychologist turned cannibalistic serial killer known as, Hannibal “The Cannibal” Lecter.” In 1986, the book was adapted into […]

Taxi Driver

Fresh from winning his first Academy Award for “Best Supporting Actor” in “The Godfather Part II,” Robert De Niro reunited with Martin Scorsese (one of my favorite filmmakers) since they first collaborated in “Mean Streets.” There second project is to translate a screenplay written by Paul Schrader on the big screen. The script is about […]

Freaky Friday (1976)

Let’s go back to the year 1976. Notable films including Rocky, Taxi Driver, Network, The Bad News Bears, among many others, became so popular that they were influential to future filmmakers. Star Wars: A New Hope was under a hectic schedule. Celebrities like Benedict Cumberbatch, Cillian Murphy, Chadwick Boseman, Ryan Reynolds, Reese Witherspoon, Colin Farrell, […]