Friday, September 9, 2016

More about our September pick: Sully

Whether or not you're joining other Movie Club members next Tuesday to see Sully, you might enjoy this interview with the real Captain Chesley Sullenberger, who performed the "Miracle on the Hudson" by landing his disabled airliner on the river in 2009.

https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/movies/2016/09/09/chesley-sully-sullenberger-talks-about-that-day-he-landed-plane-in-the-hudson-river.html

Toronto Star film critic Peter Howell, who did the interview, also made this intriguing remark about what underlies the drama that happened after the safe landing and survival of all aboard the plane: "What emerges from Sully is unexpected yet cogent comment on society's growing reliance on machinery over human knowledge, experience and adaptability."

Wednesday, September 7, 2016

September Pick: Sully

Sully


Our Movie Club's September outing will be to see Sully on Tuesday, September 13, at the Varsity Cinema (Manulife Centre, Bay & Bloor). Screen time is 12:15, so let's meet near the box office about 20 minutes earlier. If you don't see club members, just go in and watch the film and afterwards, if you wish to eat/snack with us downstairs at Scaccia, join us near the escalators or go down on your own.

SYNOPSIS:  On Jan. 15, 2009, Capt. Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger (Tom Hanks) tries to make an emergency landing in New York's Hudson River after US Airways Flight 1549 strikes a flock of geese. Miraculously, all of the 155 passengers and crew survive the harrowing ordeal, and Sullenberger becomes a national hero in the eyes of the public and the media. Despite the accolades, the famed pilot now faces an investigation that threatens to destroy his career and reputation. Directed by Clint Eastwood.

TRAILER:  http://www.cinemaclock.com/ont/toronto/movies/sully-2016/videos/205521

REVIEWS:  

New York Daily News:  http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/movies/survivors-miracle-hudson-review-sully-trailer-article-1.2695844 

Deadline.com:  http://deadline.com/2016/09/sully-review-tom-hanks-clint-eastwood-sully-sullenberger-1201813539/

The Guardian:  https://www.theguardian.com/film/2016/sep/03/sully-review-clint-eastwood-and-tom-hanks-turn-a-mile-high-miracle-into-middling-drama