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  Header illustration for the film review essay of A River Runs Through It (1992). Illustration created for editorial movie review purposes. 🎥 Film Overview Title: A River Runs Through It Director: Robert Redford Release: October 9, 1992 (United States) Runtime: 123 minutes (2 hours 3 minutes) Genre: Drama Screenplay: Richard Friedenberg (based on novella by Norman Maclean) Country: United States Language: English Cinematography: Philippe Rousselot Music: Mark Isham Rating: PG Cast: Craig Sheffer (Norman Maclean), Brad Pitt (Paul Maclean), Tom Skerritt (Rev. Maclean), Brenda Blethyn (Mrs. Maclean), Emily Lloyd (Jessie Burns), Edie McClurg (Mrs. Burns) Box Office: $66.1 million worldwide Awards: Academy Award for Best Cinematography (Philippe Rousselot) Note: Based on Norman Maclean's semi-autobiographical 1976 novella. Shot on location in Montana. 📖 Plot Summary Set in early 20th-century Montana, the film follows two brothers, Norman and Paul, rai...

  Header illustration for the film review essay of Moonlit Winter (2019). Illustration created for editorial movie review purposes. 🎥 Film Overview Title: Moonlit Winter (윤희에게 / Yunhuiege / To Yoon-hee) Director: Lim Dae-hyung Release: November 14, 2019 (South Korea) Runtime: 105 minutes (1 hour 45 minutes) Genre: Romantic Drama, LGBTQ+ Screenplay: Lim Dae-hyung Country: South Korea Language: Korean, Japanese Cinematography: Moon Myoung-hwan Music: Kim Hae-won Production Companies: Film Run, Little Big Pictures Rating: Not Rated Cast: Kim Hee-ae (Yoon-hee), Yūko Nakamura (Jun), Kim So-hye (Sae-bom), Sung Yoo-bin (Gyeong-su), Hana Kino (Masako), Kumi Takiuchi (Ryoko) Awards: Blue Dragon Film Awards nominations for Best Director and Best Screenplay (Lim Dae-hyung) Note: The film had its world premiere as the closing film of the 24th Busan International Film Festival. Shot on location in South Korea and Otaru, Japan, capturing authentic winter landscapes...

Header illustration for the film review essay of The Terminal (2004). Illustration created for editorial movie review purposes. 🎥 Film Overview Title: The Terminal Director: Steven Spielberg Release: June 18, 2004 (United States) Runtime: 128 minutes (2 hours 8 minutes) Genre: Comedy-Drama, Romance Screenplay: Sacha Gervasi, Jeff Nathanson (story by Andrew Niccol, Sacha Gervasi) Country: United States Language: English, Bulgarian, Russian Cinematography: Janusz Kamiński Music: John Williams Production Companies: DreamWorks Pictures, Amblin Entertainment, Parkes+MacDonald Productions Rating: PG-13 Cast: Tom Hanks (Viktor Navorski), Catherine Zeta-Jones (Amelia Warren), Stanley Tucci (Frank Dixon), Chi McBride (Mulroy), Diego Luna (Enrique Cruz), Barry Shabaka Henley (Thurman), Kumar Pallana (Gupta Rajan), Zoe Saldana (Dolores Torres) Box Office: $219 million worldwide Note: Based on the true story of Mehran Karimi Nasseri, who lived in Charles de Gaulle Airport's Te...

  Header illustration for the film review essay of Chungking Express (1994). Illustration created for editorial movie review purposes. 🎥 Film Overview Original Title: 重慶森林 (Chungking Express)  Director: Wong Kar-wai  Release: July 14, 1994 (Hong Kong)  Runtime: 102 minutes (1 hour 42 minutes)  Genre: Romance, Drama, Art Film  Screenplay: Wong Kar-wai  Cinematography: Christopher Doyle, Andrew Lau  Country: Hong Kong Rating: PG-13  Rotten Tomatoes: 89% (Critics), 89% (Audience)  IMDb: 8.0/10 Box Office: HK$7.68 million (Hong Kong)  Awards: Hong Kong Film Award for Best Actor (Tony Leung Chiu-wai), Best Film nomination  Cast (Second Story Focus) : Tony Leung Chiu-wai (Cop 663),  Faye Wong (Faye),  Valerie Chow (Air Hostess) 📖 Plot Summary Chungking Express tells two separate stories set in Hong Kong's bustling Tsim Sha Tsui district, both revolving around lonely policemen and the women who briefly ent...

Header illustration for the film review essay of The Peanuts Movie (2015). Illustration created for editorial movie review purposes. 🎥 Film Overview Title: The Peanuts Movie  Also Known As: Snoopy and Charlie Brown: The Peanuts Movie (international)  Director: Steve Martino  Release: November 6, 2015 (United States)  Runtime: 88 minutes (1 hour 28 minutes)  Genre: Animation, Comedy, Family  Screenplay: Craig Schulz, Bryan Schulz, Cornelius Uliano  Based on: Peanuts by Charles M. Schulz  Studio: Blue Sky Studios, 20th Century Fox Animation  Music: Christophe Beck (score), Vince Guaraldi (classic themes)  Rating: G (General Audiences)  Rotten Tomatoes: 87% (Critics), 72% (Audience)  IMDb: 7.0/10 Box Office: $246.2 million worldwide  Awards: Nominated for Golden Globe (Best Animated Feature), Annie Award, Critics' Choice  Voice Cast: Noah Schnapp (Charlie Brown), Bill Melendez (Snoopy/Woodstock, archival...