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EDITORIAL: Movies and the 9/11 impact
EDITORIAL: Movies and the 9/11 impact

ANNUAL UPDATE: I'm here for an editorial on the anniversary of 9/11 to showcase a few movies, both serious and not-so-serious, that speak to that day whether as a tribute, remembrance, or example of how life has changed since that fateful day.  Enjoy!

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Column, Editorial, SPECIALDon Shanahan9/11, 9/11 films, 9/11 movies, Films based on 9/11, Movie based on 9/11, Films affected by 9/11, Movies affected by 9/11, 9/11 anniversary, War on Terror, Ghostbusters, Independence Day: Resurgence, Independence Day, The Walk, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Godzilla, Star Trek Into Darkness, Transformers: Dark of the Moon, Man of Steel, Olympus Has Fallen, White House Down, Patriots Day, Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk, Sully, American Sniper, Captain America: The First Avenger, Live Free or Die Hard, We Are Marshall, Hitch, National Treasure, Miracle, Million Dollar Baby, Ladder 49, Elf, Gangs of New York, Spider-Man, The Amazing Spider-Man, The Amazing Spider-Man 2, Spider-Man 2, We Were Soldiers, Black Hawk Down, Behind Enemy Lines, The Last Castle, Pearl Harbor, The Patriot, Air Force One, Rambo III, Charlie Wilson's War, Jarhead, Courage Under Fire, V for Vendetta, The Sum of All Fears, Fight Club, Arlington Road, Munich, Syriana, The Dark Knight Rises, The Siege, True Lies, Pushing Tin, Turbulence, Executive Decision, Passenger 57, Airplane!, Cloverfield, War of the Worlds, Watchmen, Deep Impact, Armageddon, The Day After Tomorrow, King Kong, Home Alone 2: Lost in New York, Superman, Boyhood, The Fifth Estate, Snowden, The Reluctant Fundamentalist, Source Code, Bridesmaids, Iron Man, Harold and Kumar Escape Guantanamo, Snakes on a Plane, Soul Plane, Anger Management, The Terminal, An Inconvenient Truth, Fahrenheit 9/11, 25th Hour, Whiskey Tango Foxtrot, 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi, 13 Hours, Good Kill, Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit, A Most Wanted Man, Lone Survivor, Zero Dark Thirty, Act of Valor, Restrepo, Green Zone, Dear John, The Lucky One, Brothers, Taking Chance, The Messenger, Stop-Loss, Body of Lies, In the Valley of Elah, Lions of Lambs, The Kingdom, Rendition, Grace is Gone, The Hurt Locker, Home of the Brave, Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close, Remember Me, Reign Over Me, World Trade Center, United 93, Big Trouble, The Time Machine, Serendipity, Zoolander, Men in Black II, Sidewalks of New York, City by the Sea, Collateral Damage, The Glass House, Hardball, Rock Star, Soul Survivors, The Musketeer, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, Ocean's 11, The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, New York, New York City, The Pentagon, Afghanistan, Iraq, Editorial, War movies, film commentary, movie commentary, social commentary, SPECIAL, ANNUAL, Donald Shanahan, Don Shanahan, Every Movie Has a LessonComment
COLUMN: 2016 Spring Movie Preview
COLUMN: 2016 Spring Movie Preview

The spring movie season is meant to bring promise coming out of winter, the slowest annual season of the year.  The awards seasons is done and gone and new movies can make their mark on 2016.  Most of the blockbusters we've been drooling over are still looming for when summer hits in May.  However, for several years now, more tentpole movies are starting to stake their claim and populate the spring season where the competition is much less than the summer gauntlet which presents a new slugger every week from May until August.

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2016, Column, EditorialDon Shanahan2016, 2016 Spring Movies, 2016 Spring Movie Preview, Spring Movies, 2016 Spring Movie Calendar, 2016 Spring Movie Checklist, March film releases, March movie releases, April film releases, April movie releases, London Has Fallen, Zootopia, Knight of Cups, Whiskey Tango Foxtrot, 10 Cloverfield Lane, The Brothers Grimsby, The Perfect Match, Eye in the Sky, The Young Messiah, Hello My Name is Doris, The Lobster, Lolo, Allegiant, Midnight Special, Miracles from Heaven, The Program, The Little Prince, The Bounce Back, The Bronze, Batman V. Superman: Dawn of Justice, My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2, I Saw the Light, The Invitation, Mia Madre, Miles Ahead, Rings, God's Not Dead 2, Collide, Amityville: The Awakening, The Boss, Demolition, Before I Wake, Hardcore Henry, Louder than Bombs, The Jungle Book, Barbershop: The Next Cut, Everybody Wants Some, Criminal, The Huntsman: Winter's War, Keanu, The Meddler, Mother's Day, Ratchet and Clank, Same Kind of Different as Me, Donald Shanahan, Don Shanahan, Every Movie Has a LessonComment
CHECKLIST: 2016 Spring Movie Calendar
CHECKLIST: 2016 Spring Movie Calendar

Here is your lineup of upcoming films for the ever-warming spring movie season that aims to put winter behind us.  Pick through this list for March and April and find a few winners.  Add these to your calendar or print and slip this list on the fridge. 

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2016, Column, EditorialDon Shanahan2016, 2016 Spring Movies, 2016 Spring Movie Preview, 2016 Spring Movie Calendar, 2016 Spring Movie Checklist, March film releases, March movie releases, April film releases, April movie releases, Don Shanahan, Donald Shanahan, Every Movie Has a Lesson, London Has Fallen, Zootopia, Knight of Cups, Whiskey Tango Foxtrot, 10 Cloverfield Lane, The Brothers Grimsby, The Perfect Match, Eye in the Sky, The Young Messiah, Hello My Name is Doris, The Lobster, Lolo, Allegiant, Midnight Special, Miracles from Heaven, The Program, The Little Prince, The Bounce Back, The Bronze, Batman V. Superman: Dawn of Justice, My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2, I Saw the Light, The Invitation, Mia Madre, Miles Ahead, Rings, God's Not Dead 2, Collide, Amityville: The Awakening, The Boss, Demolition, Before I Wake, Hardcore Henry, Louder than Bombs, The Jungle Book, Barbershop: The Next Cut, Everybody Wants Some, Criminal, The Huntsman: Winter's War, Keanu, The Meddler, Mother's Day, Ratchet and Clank, Same Kind of Different as Me, Seasonal preview, Spring MoviesComment