Thomas Butt is a senior writer. An avid film connoisseur, Thomas actively logs his film consumption on Letterboxd and vows to connect with many more cinephiles through the platform. He is immensely ...

In ”Matewan,” independent writer-director John Sayles (”The Return of the Secaucus 7,” ”The Brother from Another Planet”) once again displays his dazzlingly good intentions and disappointingly weak ...

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MATEWAN, W.Va.MATEWAN, W.Va. — The bullet holes in the brick wall of a former post office serve as a reminder of how Appalachian coal miners fought to improve the lives of workers a century ago. Ten ...

This image released by the National Film Registry shows, from left, Bill Paxton, Tom Hanks and Kevin Bacon in a scene from the 1995 film "Apollo 13." The film has been selected for preservation in the ...

A list of notable films with Oscar-winner Chris Cooper: “Matewan,” 1987 – The veteran stage actor made his breakthrough as a union organizer who tries to unite coal miners in a West Virginia town with ...

Our Flick of the Week is ”Matewan,” the name of a coal-mining town that was the scene of a bloody confrontation in the 1920s between hired guns of a mining company and the uneasy mixture of native ...

When John Sayles wrote and directed Matewan in 1987, he was already a hero to those of us following American independent film, both for his witty, energetic genre screenplays (Piranha, The Howling, ...

Near the end of Matewan (1987), socialist union organizer Joe Kenehan (Chris Cooper), a guiding light and galvanizing force for a West Virginia town of striking coal miners under siege, attempts to ...

CHARLESTON — Two of the artists on the soundtrack for the 1987 movie “Matewan” will perform for a kickoff event for the Battle of Blair Mountain Centennial on Friday, Sept. 3. The “Blair 100 Core Team ...

In this Tuesday, May 12, 2020, photo a historical sign stands outside a former post office in Matewan, W.Va. On May 19, 1920, a group of miners, who were led by a local police chief, and detectives ...

MATEWAN, W.Va. (AP) — The bullet holes in the brick wall of a former post office serve as a reminder of how Appalachian coal miners fought to improve the lives of workers a century ago. Ten people ...