Set in Colonial America, three trappers protect a British Colonel's daughters in the midst of the French and Indian War in the film adaptation of the James Fenimore Cooper novel. Academy Award-winner Daniel Day Lewis shines as Hawkeye, a settler adopted by the Mohican tribe. Asheville and the surrounding mountains play a large role in The Last of the Mohicans, … [Read more...] about Film Friday: Last of the Mohicans
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Film Friday: Scarface
This 1989 gangster classic, a play on the film about the life of Al Capone of the same name, stars Al Pacino in his career defining role as a Cuban immigrant who becomes the leader of a drug cartel. Tony Montana falls for his boss's girl, played by Michelle Pfeiffer. Miami serves as an additional character in this movie, with notable appearances by the Fontainebleau Hotel, … [Read more...] about Film Friday: Scarface
Film Friday: The Truman Show
In one of Jim Carrey's first serious roles, The Truman Show is about one man's life as a television show that the whole world is watching. Everyone in his life is an actor and every event is scripted. Eventually he starts to understand and must find a way to get out of this television show. The film also stars Laura Linney, Ed Harris, and Paul Giamatti. Filming focused on … [Read more...] about Film Friday: The Truman Show
Film Friday: Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil
A New York reporter comes to Savannah, Georgia and befriends a suave millionaire who soon becomes the subject of headlines as he is put on trial for murder. As someone who just recently read the original John Berendt book, I can say that the two are very different, as the film focuses more on the crime and trial storyline. Clint Eastwood directed the film, which stars Kevin … [Read more...] about Film Friday: Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil
Film Friday: The Green Mile
Based on the novel by Stephen King, The Green Mile is about how the lives of Death Row guards change at the arrival of a convicted rapist and child murderer with a special gift. Tom Hanks and the late Michael Clarke Duncan star in the Academy Award-winning film. Filmed In: Blowing Rock, North Carolina; Blue Ridge Mountains; Moses Cone Park; Caney Fork River, College Grove, … [Read more...] about Film Friday: The Green Mile
