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Rudderless  (2014) A Review by Grant Kanigan Directed by: William H. Macy Written by: William H. Macy, Casey Twenter & Jeff Robison Starring: Billy Crudup, Anton Yelchin, Laurence Fishburne & Selena Gomez Rating: PG Release Date: October 17th 2014 Anton Yelchin and Billy Crudup in Rudderless. Source: http://www.rudderlessthemovie.com/#gallery        It takes a lot of guts to make a film like Rudderless, and it takes even more guts to do so when you're a first time director. For William H. Macy, though, it's not like he hasn't played the game before. Working with a plethora of visionary directors including Paul Thomas Anderson, Joel & Ethan Coen, Gus Van Sant and Barry Levinson throughout his career, Macy has been exposed to some of the greatest cinematic visionaries in recent history. Not only has Macy been taking notes, but his directorial style, as well as writing style shine through as original.       Rudderless , although often comical a

Hello Internet!      One of my earliest memories was of my parents, my sister and I piling in the car, on a cold morning in late November 1995. She and I were ecstatic, and my parents seemed pleased about the journey. Although I'm sure I had been taken to the movies before, this is the first memory I have of going with the family, grabbing a bag of popcorn to share, and sipping on our sodas as the curtains came down.       We were there to watch Toy Story, and though it had seemed like a pretty stellar choice by all, I don't believe any of us knew how big the film truly was. Yes, it had the voice talents of an actor and comedian both at the top of their game, and, yes, it had groundbreaking computer animation, but I couldn't care less. The brilliance of Toy Story was it's imagination; every child created their own  stories while playing with their toys, cars, hell, even sticks in their backyard. Such a story is a wonderful metaphor for cinema as a whole.