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Binge Box, Your high school English cheat sheet

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Binge Box

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Your high school English cheat sheet

Beowulf: In the age of heroes comes the mightiest warrior of them all, Beowulf. After destroying the overpowering demon Grendel, he incurs the undying wrath of the beast's ruthlessly seductive mother, who will use any means possible to ensure revenge. The ensuing epic battle resonates throughout the agesThe lovely bones: When 14-year-old Susie Salmon was murdered, she left her unfinished life behind. Now from her place in a strange but beautiful in-between world, she must help her father catch her killer and protect her family before she can finally move onThe great Gatsby: Jay Gatsby is a man possessed--driven by greed, ambition and, most of all, an unwavering desire for a woman he met before the Great War, when he was poor and she was unobtainablе F. Scott Fitzgerald's masterpiece is an extraordinary journey into the heart of the American Dream and out the other side, where the spoils of success do not always suffice. This lively and lavish adaptation from A&E captures the heady swirl of the Jazz Age in all its excess and decadence. As Gatsby reinvents himself in an attempt to buy his way into the social elite of Long Island's Gold Coast, he yearns to rekindle his romance with the woman who stole his heart years before. But when the chance finally arrives, a shadow of tragedy is cast over what Gatsby long-imagined would be his triumphant momentInto the wild: Christopher McCandless, son of wealthy parents, graduates from Emory University as a top student and athlete. However, instead of embarking on a prestigious and profitable career, he chooses to give his savings to charity, rid himself of his possessions, and set out on a journey to the Alaskan wildernessCatch-22: Yossarian, a reluctant bombadier stationed in the Mediterranean in World War II, has come to the utterly sane conclusion that everyone is trying to kill him. The Germans, yes, but also commanding officers supposedly on his own side like Col. Cathcart, who keeps raising the number of missions his flyers must perform to finish their tours. Everybody seems equally dead-set on his destruction, and Yossarian is just as determined to stay alive. An enormous and excellent ensemble cast bring to life the lunacy and logical illogic of Joseph Heller's classic novel

disc 1. Beowulf / Paramount Pictures presents ; in association with Shangri-La Entertainment ; an Imagemovers production ; produced by Jack Rapke, Steve Starkey, Robert Zemeckis ; screenplay by Neil Gaiman & Roger Avary ; directed by Robert Zemeckis (2007 : 114 min. : UR) -- disc 2. The lovely bones / Dreamworks Pictures in association with Film4 present a Wingnut Films production ; produced by Carolynne Cunningham, Fran Walsh, Peter Jackson and Aimee Peyronnet ; screenplay by Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens and Peter Jackson ; directed by Peter Jackson (2009 : 130 min. : PG-13) -- disc 3. The great Gatsby / Paramount Pictures presents a David Merrick Production ; a Jack Clayton film ; screenplay by Francis Ford Coppola ; produced by David Merrick ; directed by Jack Clayton (1974 : 143 min. : PG) -- disc 4. Catch-22 / Paramount Pictures Corporation, in association with Filmways, Inc., presents a Mike Nichols film ; screenplay by Buck Henry ; produced by John Calley and Martin Ransohoff ; directed by Mike Nichols (1970 : 121 min. : R) -- disc 5. Into the wild / Paramount Vantage and River Road Entertainment present ; a Square One C.I.H./Linson Film production ; produced by Sean Penn, Art Linson, Bill Pohlad ; screenplay and directed by Sean Penn (2007 : 148 min. : R)

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Your high school English cheat sheet