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Movie Pet Monday: ‘Hachi: A Dog’s Tale’

Jeff Mitchell

Art House Film Wire loves animals, so we are celebrating them during every Monday in December.  Movie Pet Monday, and here’s our first entry! “Hachi: A Dog’s Tale” (2009) – “Acquiring a dog may be the only opportunity a human ever has to choose a relative.” – Mordecai Siegal, author In Parker Wilson’s (Richard Gere) case, he falls into this wonderful twist of fate at Bedridge Station on one particular night in New England.  While walking the platform on his routine train stop, he meets Hachi, a homeless Akita puppy.  With…

‘Border’ is not afraid to cross into bizarre territory

Jeff Mitchell

“Border” – Tina (Eva Melander) is a border agent, and to say, “She is effective at her job,” is an understatement!  Thousands of travelers pass by Tina and her coworkers, but she can sniff out those few troublemakers who attempt to smuggle alcohol, drugs and/or much worse.   Literally sniff them out.  She possesses an uncanny sense to pinpoint one’s “shame, guilt or rage” and, along with those emotions, specific items in which he or she is attached. Tina has an extraordinary gift, and she does not fit a standard profile…

10 Classic ’80s Sci-fi Moments: ‘The Empire Strikes Back’

Jeff Mitchell

#1 – “The Empire Strikes Back” – Darth Vader’s reveal – June 20, 1980 is a day that shook the world.  On this day, the much anticipated sequel to “Star Wars” (1977) hit the big screen, and in the film’s third act, Darth Vader (David Prowse/James Earl Jones) reveals that he is Luke Skywalker’s (Mark Hamill) father. What?? Absolutely no one saw this coming, and this seminal moment forever-altered fans perception of the series and its characters, and it became the fulcrum for every “Star Wars” film afterwards, except for…