And, given the starry nature of its cast, it'll come as no surprise to learn that Air is one of the best fact-based dramas you'll see all year. Joining Damon and Young on the *ahem* court are A-listers like Ben Affleck (who also directs Air), Jason Bateman, Viola Davis, Chris Messina, Marlon Wayans, and Chris Tucker. It's a journey that sees him cross paths with NBA rookie and eventual basketball legend Michael Jordan (played here by Damian Delano Young), and sets in motion events that lead to the creation of one of the world's most iconic shoelines. Matt Damon stars as Sonny Vaccaro, a Nike talent scout who's tasked with finding a new spokesperson for Nike's line of basketball shoes. (Image credit: Amazon Studios)īased on real-life events, Air tells the story of the origins of the legendary Air Jordan sneakers. She SaidĪir tells the tale of the legendary Air Jordan shoes. If you like beautiful-looking fairy tales and seeing worlds imagined in myths and legends adapted for the screen, it's a must watch. It's a testament to the power of storytelling, as well as love and desire. Three Thousand Years of Longing looks truly stunning with incredibly ambitious visuals and rich fantasy stories that'll envelope you. The djinn offers to grant the professor three wishes and ends up telling her three stories about his own past and how he wound up trapped inside a bottle. It follows the story of a British professor, played by Tilda Swinton, who purchases an antique bottle on a trip to Istanbul and finds a djinn (a spirit), played by Idris Elba, inside it. Byatt published in the 90s called 'The Djinn in the Nightingale's Eye'. (Image credit: United Artists Releasing)ĭirected by George Miller (of Mad Max, Babe and Happy Feet fame), Three Thousand Years of Longing is a gorgeous-looking fantasy movie based on a short story by A. Three Thousand Years of Longing is about a djinn who is unleashed from a bottle and the stories he has to tell.
But it’s been highly praised as one of the best portrayals of the African-American experience, which makes it a must-watch. Ejiofor gave the performance of a lifetime as Northup, Lupita Nyong'o plays enslaved woman Patsey who experiences horrendous treatment at the hands of plantation owner Edwin Epps, played by Michael Fassbender.ġ2 Years a Slave isn’t comfortable viewing. What follows is years of unrelenting cruelty at the hands of conmen and plantation owners.ĭirector Steve McQueen ( Shame, Hunger) was highly praised for 12 Years a Slave. (Image credit: Summit Entertainment)īased on the memoir of the same name, 12 Years a Slave is about an African American man called Solomon Northup (played by Chiwetel Ejiofor) who was kidnapped and sold into slavery in the US in the mid-1800s. Chiwetel Ejiofor's performance as Solomon Northup in 12 Years a Slave was completely compelling, you won't be able to take your eyes off him.
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