Movies I Have Seen - September 2017 (11 movies)

War for the Planet of the Apes. 2017, Starring Andy Serkis as Caesar, Steve Zahn as "Bad Ape", Woody Harrelson as The Colonel, Amiah Miller as Nova, Gabriel Chavarria as Preacher, Karin Konoval as Maurice, Terry Notary as Rocket, Ty Olsson as Red, Michael Adamthwaite as Luca, Toby Kebbell as Koba, Judy Greer as Cornelia, Sara Canning as Lake, Max Lloyd-Jones as Blue Eyes, Devyn Dalton as Cornelius and Aleks Paunovic as Winter. Scotiabank Chinook Cinema, September 6, 2017. Soundtrack: "Apes's Past Is Prologue" - Written by Griffy Giacchino (as Griffith Giacchino); "Star Spangled Banner" - Written by Francis Scott Key, Arranged by Jeff Kryka; "Hey Joe" - Performed by Jimi Hendrix.

Assassin's Creed. 2016, Starring Michael Fassbender as Callum "Cal" Lynch and Aguilar de Nerha, Marion Cotillard as Dr. Sofia Rikkin, Jeremy Irons as Alan Rikkin, Brendan Gleeson as Joseph Lynch, Charlotte Rampling as Ellen Kaye, Michael K. Williams as Moussa, Denis Ménochet as McGowen, Ariane Labed as Maria, Khalid Abdalla as Sultan Muhammad XII, Essie Davis as Cal's mother, Matias Varela as Emir, Callum Turner as Nathan, Carlos Bardem as Spanish army commander Benedicto, Javier Gutiérrez as Tomas de Torquemada, Hovik Keuchkerian as Ojeda and Michelle H. Lin as Lin. The Movie Network, September 11, 2017. Soundtrack: "Entrance Song" - Performed by The Black Angels; "Crazy" - Written by Willie Nelson, Performed by Patsy Cline; "The Frim Fram Sauce" - Performed by Ella Fitzgerald, Louis Armstrong; "He Says He Needs Me" - Performed by ThreeD (as 3D) and Young Fathers, Young Fathers appear courtesy of Big Dada; "Young Cal", "The Execution", "Abstergo", "The Animus", "First Regression", "Cal Recuperates", "The Cure for Violence", "The Bleeding Effect", "Research Room", "Second Regression", "Underground", "The Creed", "The Apple", "Columbus", "You're Not Alone", "The Mutiny", "Leap of Faith", "Seville" and "The Assassinations" - Written by Jed Kurzel.

Voice from the Stone. 2017, Starring Emilia Clarke as Verena, Marton Csokas as Klaus Rivi, Caterina Murino as Malvina Rivi, Remo Girone as Alessio, Lisa Gastoni as Lilia and Edward George Dring as Jakob Rivi. The Movie Network, September 12, 2017. Soundtrack: "Speak To Me" - Written by Amy Lee and Michael Wandmacher, Performed by Amy Lee.

It (titled onscreen as It: Chapter One). 2017, Starring Jaeden Lieberher as William "Bill" Denbrough, Bill Skarsgård as It /Pennywise the Dancing Clown, Jeremy Ray Taylor as Benjamin "Ben" Hanscom, Sophia Lillis as Beverly "Bev" Marsh, Finn Wolfhard as Richard "Richie" Tozier, Wyatt Oleff as Stanley "Stan" Uris, Chosen Jacobs as Michael "Mike" Hanlon, Jack Dylan Grazer as Edward "Eddie" Kaspbrak, Nicholas Hamilton as Henry Bowers, Jackson Robert Scott as George "Georgie" Denbrough, Owen Teague as Patrick Hockstetter, Logan Thompson as Victor "Vic" Criss, Jake Sim as Reginald "Belch" Huggins, Javier Botet as The Leper, Tatum Lee as Judith, Steven Williams as Leroy Hanlon, Stephen Bogaert as Alvin Marsh, Geoffrey Pounsett as Zack Denbrough, Pip Dwyer as Sharon Denbrough, Ari Cohen as Rabbi Uris, Stuart Hughes as Oscar "Butch" Bowers and Megan Charpentier as Greta Keene. Scotiabank Chinook IMAX theatre, September 12, 2017, with Melanie Luther and Chantelle Luther. Soundtrack: "Love Removal Machine" - Written by Ian Astbury and Billy Duffy (as William Duffy), Performed by The Cult,
"You Got It (The Right Stuff)"
Written by Maurice Starr (as Larry Johnson)
Performed by New Kids on the Block
Courtesy of Columbia Records
By arrangement with Sony Music Licensing
Please Don't Go Girl
Written by Maurice Starr (as Larry Johnson)
666
Written by Dave Allison, Ian Dickson, Steve 'Lips' Kudlow (as Steven Kudlow) and Robb Reiner
Performed by Anvil
Courtesy of Peer-Southern Productions
You Got It (The Right Stuff)
Written by Maurice Starr (as Larry Johnson)
Bust A Move
Written by Matt Dike, Marvin Young, Luther Rabb and Jim Walters
Performed by Marvin Young (as Young MC)
Courtesy of The Bicycle Music Company
Hangin' Tough
Written by Maurice Starr (as Larry Johnson)
Performed by New Kids on the Block
Courtesy of Columbia Records
By arrangement with Sony Music Licensing
Six Different Ways
Written by Robert Smith
Performed by The Cure
Courtesy of Elektra Entertainment Group
By arrangement with Warner Music Group Film & TV Licensing
Courtesy of Fiction Records Limited/Polydor UK Limited
Under license from Universal Music Enterprises
Antisocial
Written by Bernie Bonvoisin (as Bernard Bonvoisin), Norbert Krief and Jimmy Pursey
Performed by Anthrax
Courtesy of Island Records
Under license from Universal Music Enterprises
Dear God
Written by Andy Partridge
Performed by XTC
Courtesy of Virgin Records Ltd.
Under license from Universal Music Enterprises.
Spoofed in - It Perfect (2017) (Short) (contains parody material); Slasher Night (2017). Anachronisms: 1. While Bill's poster for Beetlejuice looks similar to the original one-sheet, it is a reprint from several years later that does not have the same credits layout as what would have been available in 1988. 2. In the June section, Lethal Weapon 2 is advertised on the marquee of the Capitol. However, the film was not released in theaters until July 7, 1989.

J'ai Tué Ma Mère (I Killed My Mother).2009 (Quebec semi-autobiographical drama), Starring Xavier Dolan as Hubert Minel (also Director and Writer), Anne Dorval as Chantale Lemming, Suzanne Clément as Julie Cloutier, François Arnaud as Antonin Rimbaud, Niels Schneider as Éric, Patricia Tulasne as Hélène Rimbaud, Pierre Chagnon as Richard Minel, Manuel Tadros as Propriétaire de l'appartement (Xavier Dolan's real life father), Monique Spaziani as Denise and Benoît Gouin as Principal Nadeau. CBC Network, September 13, 2017. Soundtrack: "Des roses rouges pour toi maman" - Written and Performed by André Hébert, © Les disques Mérite Ltée; "Maman la plus belle du monde" - Written & composed by Marino Marini & F. Bonifay, Performed by Luis Mariano; "Noir désir" - Written by Danny Mommens (as D. Mommens) & Els Pynoo (as E. Pynoo), Performed by Vive la fête, © Surprise Records; "Hide", "Ancestors", "No Sleep / No Walk" and "Swarm" - Composed by François Graham & Dave Douville, Performed by Surface of Atlantic; "Tell Me What To Swallow" - Written by Ethan Kath & Alice Glass, Performed by Crystal Castles, © Last Gang Records. Trivia: Xavier Dolan's father, Manuel Tadros, is an Egyptian-born Coptic Canadian actor and singer with strong ties to the Quebecois entertainment industry.

Nocturnal Animals. 2016, Starring Amy Adams as Susan Morrow, Jake Gyllenhaal as Edward Sheffield and as Tony Hastings, Armie Hammer as Hutton Morrow, Laura Linney as Anne Sutton, Andrea Riseborough as Alessia Holt, Michael Sheen as Carlos Holt, India Menuez as Samantha Morrow, Zawe Ashton as Alex, Jena Malone as Sage Ross, Michele Dunn as Video Woman #1, Lori Jean Wilson as Video Woman #2, Peggy Fields Richardson as Video Woman #3, Piper Major as Video Woman #4, Kristin Bauer van Straten as Samantha Van Helsing, Michael Shannon as Detective Bobby Andes, Aaron Taylor-Johnson as Ray Marcus, Isla Fisher as Laura Hastings, Ellie Bamber as India Hastings, Karl Glusman as Lou Bates, Robert Aramayo as Turk/Steve Adams and Graham Beckel as Lt. Graves. The Movie Network, September 14, 2017. Soundtrack: "Baudelaire" - Written and Performed by Serge Gainsbourg; "Turning My World Around" - Written and Performed by Mick Lister & Giles Edward Palmer.

Hidden Figures. 2016, Starring Taraji P. Henson as Katherine Goble Johnson, Octavia Spencer as Dorothy Vaughan, Janelle Monáe as Mary Jackson, Kevin Costner as Al Harrison, Kirsten Dunst as Vivian Mitchell, Jim Parsons as Paul Stafford, Glen Powell as John Glenn, Mahershala Ali as Jim Johnson, Karan Kendrick as Young Joylette Coleman, Donna Biscoe as Joylette Coleman, Rhoda Griffis as White Librarian, Maria Howell as Ms. Summer, Aldis Hodge as Levi Jackson, Paige Nicollette as Eunice Smith, Gary Weeks as Reporter at Press Conference, Saniyya Sidney as Constance Johnson, Zani Jones Mbayise as Kathy Johnson, Kimberly Quinn as Ruth and Olek Krupa as Karl Zielinski. The Movie Network, September 14, 2017, with Dr. Connie Luther. Soundtrack: "Crave" - Written and Performed by Pharrell Williams; "Sticks and Stones" - Performed by Ray Charles; "Higher Ground" - Written by Johnson (Rev.) Oatman, Jr. and Charles Gabriel, Vocal Arrangement by Edie Lehmann Boddicker; "National Emblem" - Written by Edwin Eugene Bagley (as E. E. Bagley) and Jorge Patrono; "Don't Take My Whiskey Away From Me" - Performed by Wynonie Harris; "Isn't This The World" - Written by Pharrell Williams and Chad Hugo, Performed by Janelle Monáe; "So What" - Written and Performed by Miles Davis; "Praise Him" - Written and Performed by David Kelly; "I See A Victory" - Written by Pharrell Williams and Kirk Franklin, Performed by Kim Burrell and Pharrell Williams, Produced by Pharrell Williams; "Mirage" - Written by Pharrell Williams, Performed by Mary J. Blige; "Runnin'" - Written and Performed by Pharrell Williams; "Have A Good Time" - Performed by Ruth Brown; "You're A Grand Old Flag" - Written by George M. Cohan, Performed by The United States Air Force Band (as United States Air Force Band); "You Say You Love Me" - Performed by The Hearts; "Mighty Good Loving'" - Written by Smokey Robinson (as William Robinson, Jr.), Performed by The Miracles; "The Toilers" - Written by Roger-Roger; "Crystal Clear" - Written and Performed by Pharrell Williams; "Able" - Written and Performed by Pharrell Williams; "Surrender" - Written by Pharrell Williams, Performed by Lalah Hathaway and Pharrell Williams. Anachronisms: 1. In several of the broad scenes of Langley, there is very clearly a satellite dish clearly visible on a rooftop. 2. The manual for the IBM 7090 computer has an incorrect logo for IBM. The dashed IBM logo was not introduced until 1972. 3. The Go/No Go calculation that features so prominently in the film takes place during the descent of Friendship 7, just before parachute deployment. It actually took place long before, when the retro-rockets were fired. 4. Speaking of Yuri Gagarin's orbital flight, the TV announces the flight time in UTC ("Coordinated Universal Time", with international initials). However, UTC had barely been invented in 1961, and was not yet called UTC. In reality, the TASS news agency would have announced the time as Moscow time, or if intended for consumption in the English-speaking world, possibly "Greenwich Mean Time," the customary usage at the time. U.S. news media also likely would have reported it as the equivalent in Eastern Standard Time. 5. While Mary Jackson is watching John Glenn's flight on a TV displayed in a storefront, there is a CREAM shop sign (custom made ice cream cookies) behind her in several shots. CREAM shops first opened in 2012. 6. When a state trooper arrives to escort the ladies to town, in a 1964 Ford Galaxie police car, a character remarks that is 1961. 7. Tobacco use would have been prevalent in the engineers' offices and meetings. 8. When footage of failed, early rocket launches are shown, footage is shown of another type of rocket exploding. 9. On the back IBM 7090 operator's console there is a 110v socket. The actual back was a plain gray panel. This is an authentic IBM console, but from the later IBM 7094 and modified to look like an IBM 7090 console from the front by removing the extra index register indicator box and building an authentic looking IBM 7090 name plate. 10. The IBM equipment to be installed (in 1961) is shown on pallets wrapped with stretch wrap. Stretch wrap was not used for this purpose before the 1970s. 11. In the early 1960 time period, most men (and especially military/NASA men) had either a crew cut, flat top or burr haircut. With the exception of Al Harrison, most of the men's haircuts appeared inauthentic. The real John Glenn especially, had a very short haircut and receding hairline. 12. The Virginia license plates shown throughout the film are inaccurate for the time. Virginia plates for 1961 had black blocky characters, usually consisting of just six numbers separated by a dash in the middle. The plates seen in the movie use the blue serifed font used on Virginia license plates issued since the early 1990s. 13. Shots of Cape Canaveral/Kennedy Space Center show the crawler tracks to Launch Complex 39. LC 39 was constructed for launch of the Saturn V rocket that sent the Apollo spacecraft to the moon. Construction on LC 39 didn't begin until 1962 whereas the Alan Shepard, Gus Grissom, and John Glenn launches were in 1961 and early 1962. The crawler path would not have been created yet. Furthermore, the Vehicle Assembly Building would not have existed yet, either. 14. In the NASA press conference NASA flags are interspersed with U.S. flags, which would have been unthinkable at the time. Such an affectation did not become commonplace in the U.S. government until 50 years later, although it's still a desecration of the flag and a federal offense. 15. There are several scenes where television cameras are shown. Every one has a long silver Zoomar Zoom lens attached. In 1961, these did not exist yet. In fact, they were so rare at Kennedy's funeral in the fall of 1963 that all the cameras along the funeral procession had to share just two of these lenses, each being rushed from camera to camera as the procession advanced. 16. Characters are using an IBM Selectric typewriter which wasn't introduced until July of 1961. Furthermore, the early Selectrics had spring clip fastening golf-balls, the lever type shown in the film were not introduced until the mid-60s. 17. The phone cord used by John Glenn on Pad 14 in Cape Kennedy is one that is metal reinforced to deter vandalism which would not have been deployed in 1961. 18. One of the "new" TV sets people were watching in the window of an appliance store is a Muntz from about 1951-2, 10 years before the time frame of the movie. 19. As in many movies set in the past, Katherine Johnson and other characters are wearing eyeglasses which appear to have modern plastic lenses with anti-reflective coating (green and magenta reflections visible). In the time period depicted, virtually all eyeglass lenses were made of actual glass with no anti-reflective coating. 20. A 4-door, dark blue 1962 Chevrolet is seen in the NASA parking lot and at the church picnic in portions of the film set before the fall of 1961, when it wouldn't have been introduced to the buying public. 21. In Al Harrison's office, there are two model aircraft on the shelves behind his desk. The one on the left appears to be a C-130, which was in production at the time but did not have the light-gray paint scheme depicted. The one on the right appears to be an unpainted wooden model of a C-5 Galaxy, which was not designed by Lockheed until 1964. 22. There's a black and white 1959 Plymouth hardtop that shows up from time to time, sporting extra-large aftermarket rims, low-profile radial tires, and disc brakes. That's a common resto-mod nowadays, but back then this car would've just had 14" steel rims, hubcaps, drum brakes, and bias-ply tires. When new, it would have most likely been ordered with wide whitewalls, but by 1961 it would be possible for them to have been replaced by a plain blackwall, or a thin whitewall. 23. When Jim and Katherine go for a drive in the Cutlass, modern cars can be seen parked on the left in front of a shed with a bus in it. 24. A TV news reporter interrupts the missile launch program to offer "breaking news". These were known as "news bulletins" or "special bulletins" in the 1960s. "Breaking news" did not come into use until the 1990s. 25. While the cars used in this movie are all basically the correct age (1950's and 1960's vehicles,) the Jeeps used in the movie are clearly not Military GP vehicles but rather contemporary Jeep Wrangler vehicles made by Chrysler. 26. At 1:42:46, when Sam races over the parking to find Katherine, a Mercedes-Benz W108 is to be seen. Production of that model started in 1965. 27. Both a 1959 Plymouth Fury and a 1962 Chevy Nova (already an anachronism since it is set in 1961) appear in the NASA parking lot wearing aftermarket wheels not available at the time. 28. While Katherine and Levi are on a date before their marriage, Levi is driving a turquoise 1964 Mercury Comet convertible. The film ends with the John Glenn orbit in February of 1962. 29. The mix of vehicles in 1961 Virginia would have been far more varied than it was. All of the vehicle shown were from the mid-1950s until the year of the film's setting, 1961, excluding the mistakes. In fact, there should have early 1950s vehicles, late 1940s models and even a smattering of foreign vehicles within that range. 30. At Alan Shepard's Mercury-Redstone launch (1:08:07 et seq.), the large map display shows orbital paths, whereas that first flight was actually suborbital (i.e., did not orbit). 31. The titling on the screen tells us it's 1961. However, the Ford Custom 300 patrol car is a 1964 model. 32. In 1961, the rear of a 1962 Chevy Impala is seen in the NASA parking lot. 33. It is mentioned that the NASA Langley dress code called for women to wear dresses or skirts with hemlines below the knee. This would have been unnecessary and possibly ludicrous at this time and place (1961-1962 Virginia), particularly in a business or U.S. Government setting. Women's hemlines did not venture above the knee, particularly in conservative professional settings, until 1967 at the very earliest ("miniskirt"), and more likely not until the 1970s. 34. The red line tires were not really around until 1964 or so. 35. In the captioned version, near the beginning, young Katherine is shown as being addressed as "Ms. Coleman." "Ms." as a courtesy title did not come into common use with last names until the 1970s. In these early twentieth century scenes, she was called "Miss Coleman", and that is what should have been shown in the captioning. While "Miz" was common throughout the southern and border states at that time, it was generally used with first names and for older women (such as President Carter's mother, Miz Lillian). But kudos to the captioners for spelling "all right" correctly, not the "alright" commonly scene in closed captioning. 36. In the captioned version, at one point, the description of a sound that appears in parentheses refers to a car stereo. Car stereos were uncommon and possibly even non-existent in the early 1960s. And even if they did exist, these women likely wouldn't have had one. The correct reference should have been to a "car radio". 37. While the film does depict SOME of the problems faced by the African American female protagonists, for the most part the attitudes displayed by the majority of the men at the space center reflect 21st century mindsets rather than those of the early 1960s. Virginia was still a Southern state, so the women would have had to endure numerous difficulties related to both their race and their gender. 38. On the tarmac, the marching band is using contemporary marching euphoniums (bugle style). In the 1960s, these instruments would have been a different appearance: held vertically, with a forward-facing bell. The sousaphone, however, is correct for this time period.

American Pastoral. 2016, Starring
Ewan McGregor as Seymour "Swede" Levov, Jennifer Connelly as Dawn Dwyer Levov, Dakota Fanning Meredith "Merry" Levov, Ocean James as 8-year-old Merry, Hannah Nordberg as 12-year-old Merry, Peter Riegert as Lou Levov, Rupert Evans as Jerry Levov, Uzo Aduba as Vicky, Molly Parker as Dr. Sheila Smith, Valorie Curry as Rita Cohen, Samantha Mathis as Penny Hamlin and David Strathairn as Nathan Zuckerman. The Movie Network, September 19, 2017. Soundtrack: "Comes A-Long A-Love" - Performed by Kay Starr,
The Leander Waltz
Written by John Arkell
Winding Back The Years
Written by Johan Greger Lewen
Heaven On Earth
Performed by The Platters
Lullaby In Ragtime
Performed by Nick Marzock
The Lavender Room
Written by Dick Walter
Moon River
Written by Henry Mancini, Johnny Mercer
For What It's Worth
By Stephen Stills
Performed by Buffalo Springfield
Four Seasons: Allegro
Composed by Antonio Vivaldi
Performed by Takako Nishizaki, Capella Istropolitana, Stephen Gunzenhauser
Go To Her
Written by Paul Kantner
Performed by Jefferson Airplane
Dream Dream Dream
Performed by The Mills Brothers
More Of The Five
Written by John Horler
Bebop Blues
Performed by Peter Blair Quartet
Symphony No. 6 in B Minor, Op. 74, Pathetique: Allegro con grazia
Composed by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Performed by Narodowa Orkiestra Symfoniczna Polskiego Radia w Katowicach
Moon River
Written by Henry Mancini, Johnny Mercer
Performed by Priscilla Ahn with Raney Shockne.

Super 8. 2011, Starring
Joel Courtney as Joseph Francis "Joe" Lamb
Elle Fanning as Alice "Allie" Dainard
Riley Griffiths as Charles Kaznyk, Joe's best friend.
Ryan Lee as Cary McCarthy, a fan of fireworks
Gabriel Basso as Martin Read, a shy, paranoid friend of Joe and Charles nicknamed "Smartin"
Zach Mills as Preston Scott
Their families[edit]
Kyle Chandler as Deputy Jackson "Jack" Lamb, Joe's widower father.
Caitriona Balfe as Elizabeth Lamb, Joe's deceased mother.
Ron Eldard as Louis Dainard, Alice's alcoholic father.
Joel McKinnon Miller as Sal Kaznyk
Jessica Tuck as Mrs. Kaznyk
Andrew Miller and Jakob Miller as the Kaznyk Twins
Amanda "AJ" Michalka as Jennifer Anne "Jen" Kaznyk, one of Charles' older sisters. She feigns interest in Donny to get to go to Wendy's party.
Jade Griffiths as Benji Kaznyk
Brit Flatmo as Peg Kaznyk
Police[edit]
Brett Rice as Sheriff Pruitt
Michael Giacchino as Deputy Crawford
Ben Gavin as Deputy Milner
Michael Hitchcock as Deputy Rosko
Jay Scully as Deputy Skadden
James Hebert as Deputy Tally
Military[edit]
Bruce Greenwood as Cooper, the name used by the cast and crew for the alien.
Noah Emmerich as Colonel Nelec
Richard T. Jones as Overmyer
Tony Guma as Sergeant Walters
Jonathan Dixon as Airman Nevil
Jason Brooks as Air Force Security
Tim Griffin as Commando
Emerson Brooks as Military Bus Driver
Patrick St. Esprit as Weapons Commander
Others[edit]
David Gallagher as Donny, a pothead who works at Olsen Camera and is interested in Jen after breaking up with Karen
Glynn Turman as Dr. Thomas Woodward, a biology teacher
Beau Knapp as Breen, who works at Kelvin's gas station
Dan Castellaneta as Izzy
Dale Dickey as Edie
Colin Mathews as Crazy Beto's Customer
Katie Lowes as Tina
Amanda Foreman as Lydia Connors, the Channel 14 News Anchor
Jack Axelrod as Mr. Blakely
Thomas F. Duffy as Rooney
Teri Clark Linden as Mrs. Bobbit
Tom Quinn as Mr. McCandless
Koa Melvin as Baby Joe
Bingo O'Malley as Mr. Harkin
Marco Sandchez as Hernandez. Cineplex Store, September 21, 2017. Soundtrack: "Don't Bring Me Down" - Written by Jeff Lynne, Performed by Electric Light Orchestra;
Courtesy of Epic Records
By arrangement with Sony Music Publishing
Match Game Opening Theme
Written by Robert Israel (as Robert Arnold Israel)
Courtesy of FremantleMedia North America, Inc.
My Sharona
Written by Berton Averre & Doug Fieger
Performed by Zach Mills, Riley Griffiths, Ryan Lee, Gabriel Basso & Joel Courtney
Easy
Written by Lionel Richie
Performed by The Commodores (as Commodores)
Courtesy of Motown Records
Under license from Universal Music Enterprises
Bye Bye Love
Written by Ric Ocasek
Performed by The Cars
Courtesy of Elektra Entertainment Group
By arrangement with Warner Music Group Film & TV Licensing
Have a Coke and a Smile
Written by Suzanne Ciani and Billy Davis
Silly Love Songs
Written by Paul McCartney and Linda McCartney
Performed by Wings
Courtesy of MPL Communications Inc.
Heart of Glass
Written by Debbie Harry and Chris Stein
Performed by Blondie
Courtesy of Capitol Records
Under license from EMI Film & Television Music
High Diving Hare
Written by Carl W. Stalling (as Carl Stalling)
Courtesy of Warner Bros. Entertainment, Inc.
Undercover Angel
Written and Performed by Alan O'Day
Courtesy of Pacific Records/Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
By arrangement with Warner Music Group Film & TV Licensing
Le Freak
Written by Bernard Edwards and Nile Rodgers
Performed by Chic
Courtesy of Atlantic Recording Corp.
By arrangement with Warner Music Group Film & TV Licensing
My Sharona
Written by Berton Averre and Doug Fieger
Performed by The Knack.
Trivia: Bruce Greenwood provided the motion-capture performance of the alien. He is credited in the cast list as "Cooper", which was the creature's nickname on set. Cameo - Dakota Fanning: During the town hall meeting, for a brief second you can spot Elle Fanning's big sister among the assistants. Anachronisms: 1. Just after the train wreck, one of the boys describes the small block shapes they found in the trains cargo-hold as looking "like white Rubik's Cubes or something" (at around 1 min). Originally called the "Magic Cube" in 1977, the toy company Ideal® would not rename the toy "Rubik's Cube" until it was sold in the United States after May of 1980. 2. The morning after the film's pivotal train wreck, Joe and Charlie are watching coverage of the story on local TV. The typeface on the screen almost certainly didn't exist in 1979. The 'R' in particular indicates it's probably Vera Sans from 2002. (Another suggestion was that it was Ariel from 1982 but that does not have the appropriate level for the middle horizontal in the 'R', in particular relative to that of the 'E', even though the distinctive tail is a good match.)
21 of 25 found this interesting | Share this
The gas station employee has a Sony Walkman (at around 31 mins) - Walkmans weren't available in the U.S. until June 1980.
13 of 17 found this interesting | Share this
When the main characters are viewing the teacher's film in the classroom, the label design on the TDK audio cassette tape shown dates from the mid 1980s (at around 1h 15 mins).
7 of 10 found this interesting | Share this
When Joe is speaking to Alice on her front doorstep (from 30:01 to 30:06), modern vehicles can be seen driving on the street in the background.
6 of 11 found this interesting | Share this
When Joe is in his room painting one of his monster models, you can see in the background a model of The Invisible Man(at around 21 mins). This model was not released until 2009 by Moebius models. Although the model was created in the classic Aurora models style, this model was not available during 1979.
5 of 9 found this interesting | Share this
The sheriff (at around 45 mins) and his deputies (at 03:45 and 46:46 to 45:56) are shown driving white cruisers with blue/gray fenders. Up until the late 1990s, all sheriff's offices in Ohio used all black cruisers with white only on the roof and pillars with a 5-point star on the door.
4 of 8 found this interesting | Share this
The sheriff's deputies were all wearing semi-automatic pistols. In 1979 (the year the movie takes place) revolvers were by far the most common side arm of American law enforcement. While there are rare examples of law enforcement carrying semi-auto pistols during the 70s (the Illionois State Police adopted the Smith and Wesson model 39 in 1968), it was the mid to late 80s before semi-auto pistols became widely used, especially among smaller, rural agencies. Some agencies did allow for officers to carry personal sidearms, including the semi-auto pistols of the day, and you might see an occasional officer doing so, but this would not account for every deputy of a small, rural agency carrying them.
4 of 9 found this interesting | Share this
In Joe's room is a model of the Space Shuttle and the external fuel tank is red/orange (at 09:35 along the right side of the frame in front of the Space Shuttle poster and again at 01:01:55). This change did not occur until the 80's as a cost saving measure. Shuttle models before this had a white tank.
3 of 6 found this interesting | Share this
When they show the map of where the dogs went (at around 31 mins), it shows I-675 as complete. I-675 was started in the early 1970s, but they only built it from I-70 to Fairborn. They resumed building I-675 a decade later, and was completed in 1987. The map shows it clearly going all the way from I-70 to I-75. It wasn't even close to reaching I-75 in 1979.
3 of 7 found this interesting | Share this
The patch seen on the Ohio Deputy Sheriffs did not come into use until 1996 or 1997 the patch before that was a triangular patch that said Deputy Sheriff with a 5 pointed star under it and the seal of Ohio inside that star.
2 of 5 found this interesting | Share this
An Air Force man is seen talking into a WWII-era hand-held walkie-talkie. In 1979 the military used the PRC-77 radio, which would be worn on the back and used a handset much like a telephone's.
2 of 8 found this interesting | Share this
There is a model of a Star Wars TIE Bomber hanging from the ceiling in Joe's bedroom. This movie is set in 1979, but TIE Bombers were not introduced until The Empire Strikes Back in 1980. Star Wars had only featured TIE Fighters in the original 1977 movie.
1 of 4 found this interesting | Share this
Joe is shown building an Aurora Hunchback of Notre Dame glow-in-the-dark model which is correct for 1979, but the model box is the "long box" used for the non-glow in the dark model in the sixties (09:24 to 09:30).
1 of 5 found this interesting | Share this
After Joe and Charles board an evacuation bus (at around 1h 08 mins), a string of M35 2-and-a-half ton trucks pass one way and 5 ton trucks pulling red trailers pass the other way. The first M35 truck has the new central tire inflation system (CTIS) which was not put on M35 trucks until 1994 which is 15 years after the film's setting date of 1979. The CTIS can be readily identified by looking at the wheels on the truck. Notice instead of a typical basic lug system there is a large plate looking device over about a third of the wheel.
1 of 8 found this interesting | Share this
The Creature from the Black Lagoon figure seen being played with in the film (Benji Kaznyk's toy at 43:40) was not produced until the mid 1990s.
1 of 9 found this interesting | Share this
When Joe rides up to his house (at around 12 mins), late 80's architecture can be seen in the brickwork around the garage door.
0 of 8 found this interesting | Share this
When Joe and Alice are watching old home movies of Joe and his mom on Christmas morning, Willow Tree angel figurines can be seen on the window sill. Willow Tree didn't exist until 2000.

12 Years a Slave. 2013, Starring Chiwetel Ejiofor as Solomon Northup / Platt,
Michael Fassbender as Edwin Epps
Lupita Nyong'o as Patsey
Sarah Paulson as Mary Epps
Paul Dano as John Tibeats
Benedict Cumberbatch as William Ford
Alfre Woodard as Mistress Harriet Shaw
Adepero Oduye as Eliza
Garret Dillahunt as Armsby
Scoot McNairy as Merrill Brown
Taran Killam as Abram Hamilton
Christopher Berry as Burch
Chris Chalk as Clemens Ray
Paul Giamatti as Theophilus Freeman
Brad Pitt as Samuel Bass
Michael K. Williams as Robert
Bryan Batt as Judge Turner
Bill Camp as Ebenezer Radburn
Tom Proctor as Biddeer
Jay Huguley as Sheriff, Quvenzhané Wallis as Margaret Northup and Dwight Henry as Uncle Abram. Cineplex Store, September 22, 2017. Soundtrack: "My Lord, Sunshine" - Written by Nicholas Britell, Performed by Roosevelt Credit and David Hughey; "The Devil's Dream" -
Arranged by Nicholas Britell and Tim Fain
Performed by Tim Fain
Trio in B-flat, D471
Written by Franz Schubert
Arranged by Nicholas Britell and Tim Fain
Performed by Tim Fain and Caitlin Sullivan
The Old Promenade
Written by Nicholas Britell
Performed by Tim Fain
Money Musk
Arranged by Nicholas Britell and Tim Fain
Performed by Tim Fain
Run Nigger Run
Collected, Adapted, and Arranged by John A. Lomax and Alan Lomax
Performed by Paul Dano (uncredited)
Awake on Foreign Shores
Written and Performed by Colin Stetson
Courtesy of Constellation
By Arrangement with Third Side Music Inc.
Apache Blessing Song
Written and Performed by Chesley Wilson
Cotton Song
Written by Nicholas Britell
Miller's Reel
Arranged by Nicholas Britell and Tim Fain
Performed by Tim Fain
Yarney's Waltz
Written by Nicholas Britell
Performed by Tim Fain and Caitlin Sullivan
O Teach Me Lord
Written by Nicholas Britell
Performed by Tami Tyree, Roosevelt Credit, David Hughey, and Dan'yelle Williamson
John
Written by John Davis
Roll Jordan Roll
Written by Nicholas Britell
Performed by Topsy Chapman (uncredited) and Chiwetel Ejiofo. Anachronisms: 1. When "Platt" is explaining how to bring the logs down the river, the overseer scornfully asks him where he became an expert in engineering and "terraforming." This a word coined by science fiction author Jack Williamson in 1942, almost exactly 100 years after the scene takes place. 2. When Solomon Northup was playing the violin in the early scenes, the violin strings were made from synthetic material. The material at the time would have been catgut. 3. In the opening shots, a violin is being played and tuned. The light passes completely through the strings revealing they are not made of any natural product or twining, but plastic or nylon. 4. There are water hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes), an invasive aquatic plant native to South America, floating in the swamp. Water hyacinth were not introduced to North America until 1884, when they were exhibited (and subsequently released) during the World's Fair in New Orleans' Audubon Park. 5. When Solomon is being sold to Master Ford, the two nude women in the background both have shaved pubic hair, something virtually impossible in the 1840s. 6. Several times during the movie horses are seen wearing bridles with a 'flash' attachment on the nose-band. This type of attachment wasn't invented until the 1960s.

Bleed for This. 2016, Starring
Miles Teller as Vincenzo "Vinny The Pazmanian Devil" Pazienza
Aaron Eckhart as Kevin Rooney
Katey Sagal as Louise Pazienza
Ciarán Hinds as Angelo Pazienza
Ted Levine as Lou Duva
Jordan Gelber as Dan Duva
Daniel Sauli as Jon
Amanda Clayton as Doreen Pazienza
Christine Evangelista as Ashley (girlfriend at first fight)
Tina Casciani as Heather (girlfriend Paz brings to family dinner)
Liz Carey as Charity (girlfriend freaked out by Halo)
Denise Schaefer as Leigh
Professional boxers Peter Quillin and Edwin Rodríguez appear as fighters Roger Mayweather and Roberto Durán, respectively, while Godsmack singer Sully Erna plays a Blackjack dealer at Caesar's Palace. The Movie Network, September 30, 2017. Soundtrack: "Top Billin'" - Written by Kirk Robinson and Roy Hammond,
Performed by Audio Two
Courtesy of Atlantic Recording Corp
By arrangement with Warner Music Group Film & TV Licensing
The Stroke
Written by Billy Squier
Performed by Billy Squier
Courtesy of Capitol Records, LLC
Under license from Universal Music Enterprises
Rock Steady
Written by Paul Rodgers
Performed by Bad Company
Courtesy of Atlantic Recording Corp
By arrangement with Warner Music Group Film & TV Licensing
Emotions in Motion
Written by Billy Squier
Performed by Billy Squier
Courtesy of Capitol Records, LLC
Under license from Universal Music Enterprises
God Will Dry My Weeping Eyes
Written by Jean Horace
Performed by Horace Family
Courtesy of Numero Group
By arrangement with Bank Robber Music
We Can Get Together
Written by Ivor Davies
Performed by Icehouse (as ICEHOUSE)
Courtesy of Diva Records
Too Dry to Cry
Written by Willis Earl Beal
Performed by Willis Earl Beal
Courtesy of Hot Charity
Monkey
Written by George Michael
Performed by George Michael
Courtesy of Sony Music Entertainment (UK) & Epic Records
By arrangement with Sony Music Licensing
Rock and Roll Ain't Noise Pollution
Written by Brian Johnson, Angus Young and Malcolm Young
Performed by AC/DC
Courtesy of Columbia Records
By arrangement with Sony Music Licensing
Disintegrating
Written by Willis Earl Beal
Performed by Willis Earl Beal
Courtesy of Hot Charity
Burning Bridges
Written by Willis Earl Beal
Performed by Willis Earl Beal
Courtesy of Hot Charity
Maxim's I
Written by Julia Holter
Performed by Julia Holter
Courtesy of Domino Recording Company
Fighting Duran
(uncredited)
Written by Julia Holter.