Tuesday, April 1, 2025

Movies I Have Seen - April 2025 (1 movie)

 

22 Movies


Sound Of Hope: The Story Of Possum Trot. 2024, Starring 



Netflix, April 3, 2025. Soundtrack: "The Church Is In The Morning" and "Satan, We're Gonna Tear Your Kingdom Down" - Written by Shirley Caesar; "One Morning Soon (I Hear The Angels Singing)" - Public Domain; "Every Hour I Need Thee" - Public Domain; "I Love The Lord He Hear My Cries" - Written by Isaac Watts and Alexander Reinagle; "Happy Birthday" - Public Domain; "Walk Around Heaven All Day" - Performed by Cassietta George; "His Eye Is On The Sparrow" - Performed by The Martin Brothers; "99 1/2 Won't Do" - Performed by Dorothy Love Coates; "Make You Happy" - Performed by Andrew Kingslow & Laura Dowling; "Carry You" - Performed by Vonzell Solomon; "Glory" - Performed by Jervis Campbell; "Glory, Glory" - Performed by Odetta. 

Trivia: 

Filmed on a crowd-funded budget of 8.5 million dollars. Writer Rebekah Weigel said this was the first film she had made that was financed entirely by donations.


Mercy. 2023, Starring 



Netflix, April 1, 2025. Soundtrack: Composer by Matthew Rogers. Trivia: 

At the 44th Golden Raspberry Awards, Jon Voight won Worst Actor. 

Jon Voight was 85 when he won the Razzie Award for Worst Actor for this film, making him the oldest person to win a Razzie in any category. The previous record holder was Marvin 'Smokey' Montgomery, who was 84 when he won Worst Original Song for Striptease (1996). 


Sniper: Rogue Mission. 2022, Starring 




Netflix, April 2, 2015. Soundtrack: "Spy Games" - by Hans Gruber and Aaron Waldberg; "Over The Valley" - Written and Performed by Peter LeClair; "Blood Pulse" - by Sergey Azbel and Dmitriy Alexandrovich Mityukhin; "Teeth Of The Master" - Written by Oliver Thompson, Performed by White Dragon. 


Cabrini. 2024, Starring 



Netflix, April 4, 2025. Soundtrack: "Santa Lucia" 


Dare To Be

Va, pensiero (from Nabucco)

Lacreme Napulitane

Vesti la giubba (from I Pagliacci)


Quote: 

  • Cabrini: The world is too small for what I intend to do.


Justice (Polish: Napad, lit. 'Robbery'). 2024 (Polish), Starring 



Netflix, April 6, 2025. Soundtrack: Original music by Pawel Lucewicz. 

Anachronisms: 

At 19 minutes in there is a camera shot of a logo on a wall for the Royal Club travel agency. The plaque features the URL for the website of the company. There was no such website at the time as the internet was in its infancy.

Even though the film is set in the 1990s, At 1hr 20 of the movie, Kasper is seen passing a 2014 Alfa Romeo GTV trying to catch up with Bartek.


Brigadoon. 1954, Starring 



English Language Library, Guanajuato, MX, April 6, 2025. Soundtrack: "


Anachronisms: 

In response to the first Anachronism re: date of 1754. In the original play, it was 1747, as the play opened on Broadway March 13, 1947. The law prohibiting the tartans, kilts, bagpipes and arms went into effect in late 1746/early 1747. Tartan trews and kilts would have still been worn. As an aside, Roman Catholicism was practiced by many clans, and Protestantism was practiced by other clans. Catholic & Scottish Episcopalian clans tended to be supporters of the Jacobites (losers of the battle/war) and Protestants were supporters of the Hanoverians. The Campbells (the family name in the play) were supporters of the Hanoverians, delaying their proscription of wearing Highland clothing.

The events of the movie are said to take place (essentially) in 1754. The '45, the rebellion in which Bonnie Prince Charlie unsuccessfully led the Highlanders against the British, would have occurred 9 years prior to the "miracle" being placed upon the town. The disaster at Culloden which ended the rising occurred in 1746, and immediately after the kilt and tartan were forbidden to be worn in the Highlands. Therefore, it is highly implausible that as much tartan as is visible in the town would have been located over the course of two days after being proscribed for eight years. Additionally, the colors of the tartan are far too vibrant for the time.

When talking to Mr. Lundie, Tommy says that they are from New York, which was renamed from New Amsterdam, after Mr. Lundie seems not to understand the location. New Amsterdam was renamed New York in 1664, 90 years prior to the events of the film. This would have been common knowledge, making Tommy's explanation unnecessary, as well as Mr. Lundie's reaction ridiculous.

In the 18th century, the Scottish Highlands were by and large Catholic. It is therefore implied that the entire town is Protestant in the discussions of Mr. Forsythe as a minister, rather than a Father Forsythe as a priest. This would have been highly unlikely in 1754.


Divorce (Polish: Rozwodnicy, lit. 'Divorcees'). 2024 (Polish), Starring 



Netflix, April 7, 2025. Soundtrack: "In The Hall Of The Mountain King" - Peer Gynt. 


Don Barry: A Quixotic Exploration. 2024 (Mexican), Starring 



Fawn Potash and Milo Smart as Extras. Museo Iconografico del Quijote, April 7, 2025, with David Rosen. Soundtrack: Composed by Karen Barajas and Michael Severens. Written, directed and produced by Paul Smart. 


Wings of Desire (German: Der Himmel über Berlin, pronounced [deːɐ̯ ˈhɪml̩ ˈʔyːbɐ bɛɐ̯ˈliːn] lit. 'The Heaven/Sky over Berlin'). 1987 (German/ French), Starring 


  • Bruno Ganz as Damiel
  • Solveig Dommartin as Marion
  • Otto Sander as Cassiel
  • Curt Bois as Homer
  • Peter Falk as himself
  • Hans-Martin Stier as Der Sterbende (the dying man) (as Hans Martin Stier)
  • Elmar Wilms as Ein trauriger Mann (a sad man)
  • Sigurd Rachman as Der Selbstmörder (the suicide)
  • Beatrice Manowski as Das Strichmädchen (the young prostitute)
  • Lajos Kovács as Im Zirkus - Marion's Trainer (in the circus, Marion's trainer)
  • Bruno Rosaz as Im Zirkus - Der Clown (in the circus, the clown)
  • Laurent Petitgand as Im Zirkus - Der Kapellmeister (in the circus, the bandleader)
  • Chick Ortega as Im Zirkus - Der Schlagzeuger (in the circus, the drummer) (as Chico Rojo Ortega)
  • Otto Kuhnle as Im Zirkus - Die Jongleure (in the circus, the juggler)
  • Christoph Merg as Im Zirkus - Der Jongleure (in the circus, the juggler)
  • Peter Werner as Im Zirkus - Der Manager (in the circus, the manager)

Director Cameo: Wim Wenders: a film-crew member in the scene where Cassiel (Otto Sander) observes a movie set.

English Language Library, Guanajuato, MX, April 9, 2025. Soundtrack: "



Maybe Baby 2 (original title Bytte Bytte Barn). 2024 (Danish), Starring 




Netflix, April 9, 2025. Soundtrack: Composed by Mikkel Maltha and Kasper Soderlund. "There Ain't Nothin' I Wouldn't Do For You" - Dee Dee Sharp; "Live Forever" - Kate Hudson; "Do Re Mi" - Trousdale; "Another Day" - Jamie Lidell. 


The Dad Quest. April 12


Empire Of The Sun. April 13


Death Before A Wedding. April 13


End Of The Road - Queen Latifah. April 14


Irish Wish. April 16


The Core. April 19


Civil War. April 20


The Lion In Winter. April 20


Summit Fever. April 21


Buy Now! The Shopping Conspiracy. 2024 (British), Starring 



Netflix, April 22, 2025, with Dr. Connie Luther. Soundtrack: Composer - David Schweitzer. 


The King. 2019 (British), Starring 


In addition, Thibault de Montalembert has a cameo as France's King Charles VI.


Netflix, April 27, 2025, with Dr. Connie Luther. Soundtrack: Nicholas Britell - composer. 


Anachronisms: 

When Prince Henry and Hotspur are first fighting in full armor, modern rubber soles are visible on their feet.

When the first boy outside the camp collecting water gets killed, his modern day boxers are seen under his shirt as he is stabbed.

An important part of the plot is a French man who claims he has been sent to kill the new king. This man is referred to as an assassin. The word assassin didn't enter usage in the English language until at least a century after the historical events depicted in the movie.


Under Paris (French Sous la Seine). 2024 (French), Starring 


  • Bérénice Bejo as Sophia
  • Nassim Lyes as Adil
  • Léa Léviant as Mika
  • Sandra Parfait as Caro
  • Aksel Ustun as Nils
  • Aurélia Petit as Angèle
  • Marvin Dubart as Markus
  • Daouda Keita as Leopold
  • Ibrahima Ba as Adama
  • Anne Marivin as the Mayor of Paris
  • Stéphane Jacquot as Poiccard
  • Jean-Marc Bellu as Berruti
  • Nagisa Morimoto as Ben
  • Yannick Choirat as Chris
  • Iñaki Lartigue as Juan
  • Victor Pontecorvo as Sam
  • Thomas Espinera as Tom
  • Anaïs Parello as Jade
  • Iván González as André
  • Patrick Ligardes as the Prefect of Paris
  • Maud Forget as a sports journalist
  • Jonas Dinal as Adewale
  • Hugo Trophardy as Victor
  • Yves Calvi as himself
  • Ricky Tribord as the Marine officer
  • Monsieur Poulpe as a triathlon swimmer


Netflix, April 30, 2025, with Dr. Connie Luther. Soundtrack: "


Under Paris


La Marseillaise


Coral Garden


Trivia: 

Prior to release, many viewers expressed disappointment with the film's title on social media, suggesting alternatives like "Shark de Triomphe" and "Chomps Élysées". 





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