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Cliff Dorfman on Crime Families, Loyalty, and Rooting for the Bad Guys in Fiction
I wrote a movie about two brothers who beat each other half to death inside a cage, and afterward people kept asking me the same, wrong question. They wanted to know who they were supposed to root for. Tommy or Brendan. The marine or the teacher. As if any story owes you a clean side. As if the whole reason you bought the ticket wasn’t that you were sitting in the dark wanting both men to win a fight only one of them walks away from. Article continues after advertisement That’s the engine.
Warrior (2011) - Film
Sinopsis Thomas "Tommy" Riordan, seorang Marinir AS yang murung, mengunjungi ayahnya, Paddy Conlon, seorang mantan pecandu alkohol yang kini kembali memeluk iman Ortodoks di Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Masa lalu mereka suram; Tommy harus melarikan diri bersama ibunya yang sekarat karena kekerasan ayahnya, dan ia tak pernah memaafkan Paddy. Meski Paddy berusaha meyakinkan Tommy bahwa dirinya telah berubah, usahanya sia-sia.
Why ‘The Crown’ Feels Like ‘The Godfather’ in Royal Form
If you look closely, The Crown and The Godfather tell remarkably similar stories of familial wealth and power. Illustration: Eric Vilas-Boas/Observer; Colman: Netflix; Pacino: Getty Images Golden arches, neatly organized pews, inviolable columns proudly perched in between immaculate stained glass windows. A gloriously ornate church overflowing with life. A vast natural countryside wholly undisturbed by the chaos wrought by man, the sweeping vistas of tranquil, open land.
The Cliff Dorfman Show on Apple Podcasts
1 episode Writer Cliff Dorfman gets to do his two favorite things, sit down with artists he loves and learn about their, life, history, and the inspirations that made them who they are. Writer Cliff Dorfman gets to do his two favorite things, sit down with artists he loves and learn about their, life, history, and the inspirations that made them who they are. Top Podcasts In Visual Arts See All
Warrior (2011) - IMDb
Videos3 Two brothers face the fight of a lifetime - and the wreckage of their broken family - within the brutal, high-stakes world of Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) fighting in Lionsgate's action/drama, WARRIOR. A former Marine, haunted by a tragic past, Tommy Riordan returns to his hometown of Pittsburgh and enlists his father, a recovered alcoholic and his former coach, to train him for an MMA tournament awarding the biggest purse in the history of the sport.
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