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#Movies . . .

A good movie that I missed when it was released but just watched on #Prime Video.

#InTheHeartOfTheOcean (2015) is directed by #RonHoward, who's filmography of films he has directed is almost as substantial as #Spielberg's with #Splash, #Cocoon, #GungHo, #Backdraft, #ThePaper, #Apollo13, #TheMissing, #CinderellaMan, the #DaVinci Code Trillogy,
#13Lives & this movie(among others) to his credit.

Heart of the Ocean is a prequel to #MobyDick in which #HermanMelville is told the reportedly true story of the whaling ship Essex which sank when attacked by a whale, which he uses to write his book.

#ChrisHelmsworth stars in the movie & #CillianMurphy & #BrendanGleeson play supporting roles.

It's an excellent cast & a very good movie which I'd rate a 7 out of 10, even though it only was moderately successful financially & only given luke warm rating elsewhere.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In_the_Heart_of_the_Sea_(film)

#Throwback#Thursday #TBT

#Backdraft is one of Ron Howard's finest movies with an incredible cast.

#KurtRussell
#WilliamBaldwin
#ScottGlenn
#RebeccaDeMornay
#JenniferJasonLeigh
#RobertDeNiro
#DonaldSutherland

I remember the days when Universal Studios Hollywood had the Backdraft theme attraction. It was a recreation of the warehouse fire at the end of the movie and you could actually feel the heat from the flames as the scene played out.

#Movies #Cinemastodon #Cinema #Filmastodon