The year is 1920, the setting Matewan, West Virginia, where the town's coal miners labor under miserable, unhealthy conditions. Enter Joe Kenehan (Chris Cooper), a rebellious union leader who wants to organize the West Virginian miners, as well as the Italians and blacks brought in as workers. Based on a real massacre in .. Read more
| Starring | Chris Cooper, James Earl Jones, Mary McDonnell, Ken Jenkins |
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| Director | John Sayles |
| Genres | Drama |
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What a great name for a blues movie! 'Honeydripper' just oozes innuendo in the best way. Mmm-hmmm. If Big Bill Broonzy didn't come up with it, well, he should have. The year is 1950 and Tyrone (Danny Glover) is the proprietor of the Honeydripper Lounge, a gin mill on the outskirts of Harmony, a rural Alabama cotton town. Business is bad. The juke joint next door is fit to burst but Tyrone prefers Bertha Mae's old time moanin' blues ' even if no one else does. Even so, the wolf is at the door... Read more
Oscar Nominated David Strathairn is probably best known for his work with John Sayles (Eight Men Out, Matewan, Passion Fish …). In Good Night, and Good Luck, directed by George Clooney, he puts in a bravura performance as journalist Edward R Murrow. He talked to LOVEFiLM about the joy of having such rousing words put in his mouth. LOVEFiLM: Was the prospect of playing Murrow ever a daunting one? David Strathairn : Apart from stark fear, I was taken aback quite a bit. It was a huge... Read more
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