Movie Mill lineup getting ‘Stronger’
We are both excited, and proud, to present two quality films for their debut run in our city this weekend.
“Stronger” is the inspiring real-life story of Jeff Bauman (Jake Gyllenhaal) an ordinary man who captured the hearts of his city and the world to become a symbol of hope after surviving the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing. It is certified fresh on Rotten Tomatoes with a 96 per cent rating! It is rated 14A with a coarse language and gory scene warning.
It is 119 minutes long, and will show daily at 1:05, 4, 6:45 and 9:30 p.m.
“Neither Wolf nor Dog” is an amazing film adapted from the acclaimed novel by Kent Nerburn. The story follows a white author who gets drawn into the heart of contemporary Native American life in the sparse lands of the Dakota’s by a 95-year-old Lakota elder and his side-kick. It has a 96 per cent Rotten Tomatoes score! This film is 110 minutes in length, and is rated PG. It will show daily at 1:15 and 7:05 p.m.
“Stronger” is the inspirational and heroic true-life story of Jeff Bauman (Jake Gyllenhaal), the man whose iconic photo from the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing captured the hearts of the world. Based on Bauman’s New York Times bestselling book, co-authored with Bret Witter.”– official site.
What makes this film so powerful, is that Jeff is just an ordinary guy. He loves his beer and his buddies and his Red Sox. He loves his on-and-off girlfriend as well. An ordinary guy with an ordinary life — until early afternoon on April 15, 2013, when, standing near the finish line of the Boston Marathon to cheer on his ex, a bomb exploded almost directly underneath Jeff – the resulting injuries to his lower extremities being so severe, doctors had to amputate both legs above the knee. This is his story.
Describing “Neither Wolf nor Dog”, the official synopsis states “A white author is summoned by a Lakota Elder who asks him to write a book about his perspective. After a blundering false start, he is all but kidnapped and sucked into a road trip through the heart of the contemporary Native American landscape.”
This film feels special, and I believe will find a place in the hearts of many in our area. In the U.S., the film is on track to be the most successful U.S. Native American film in theatres since “Smoke Signals” 20 years ago.
It is nice to see that beautifully told stories can still find an audience in our day and age. The film is a crowd-funded feature, and certainly a success by many standards.
I hope you will make time to be entertained, educated and inspired by these quality offerings! See you at the movie theatre! Please feel free to contact me with your comments or feedback — even an idea for an article — len@moviemill.com. Hope to see you at the movies!