You work, they dont clip from matewan 1987 youtube. If you are a sayles fan and havent seen matewan in a while you might be surprised how many of these actors he used again and again not just chris cooper or strathairn or mcdonnel but others like the italian immigrant maggie. Mason daring matewan original soundtrack 1987, vinyl. Matewan 1987 allmovie movies and films database movie. Joe is an ex wobbly who admits that hes a communist.
May have to watch it again before youtube takes it down. John sayless film matewan is a marvellous celebration of working class solidarity and courage in the face of the most brutal employers. In matewan, one of the best indie filmmakers in the business presents a compelling and moving film. The making of the movie matewan, director john sayles writes. Ive heard stories of how the real matewan massacre went, along with bloody mingo and all the rest, and from what ive heard from my family, this movie is pretty close to the truth. Follow the movie on facebook plot summary filmed in the coal country of west virginia, matewan celebrates labor organizing in the context of a 1920s work stoppage. See the full list of matewan cast and crew including actors, directors, producers and more. Matewan is a 1987 american drama film written and directed by john sayles, and starring. The tradition john sayles is working from in his flawed but often inspiring matewan selected theaters is that of the depressionera celebration of the. Turner classic movies presents the greatest motion pictures of all time from one of the largest film libraries in the world. Stream now some commentators say that matewan 1987 is a good movie, although some of them say that matewan 1987 is a bad movie. The plot concerns a fictional 1920 labor action against the stone mountain coal company of matewan. Union organizer, joe kenehan chris cooper, a scab named few clothes johnson james earl jones and a sympathetic mayor and police chief heroically fight the power represented by a coal company and matewan s vested interests so that justice and workers. Filmed in the coal country of west virginia, matewan celebrates labor organizing in the context of a 1920s work stoppage.
A labor union organizer comes to an embattled mining community brutally and violently dominated and harassed by the mining company. Gorgeously photographed by the great haskell wexler days of heaven, this stirring historical saga dramatizes a 1920 coal miners strike in west virginiaa collective uprising that culminated in a tense and bloody showdown. Cooper is only one of the factors that makes this 1987 film a masterpiece. Chris cooper, james earl jones and mary mcdonnell each do a good job in this john sayles piece on the growth of the labor union into the west virginia coal mines of the 1920s. However, it is impossible to evaluate good or bad before watch matewan 1987 full movie. In his latest film matewan, sayles does just that introducing his audience to. Watch matewan movie trailers, exclusive videos, interviews from the cast, movie clips and more at. Matewan by john sayles chris cooper, will oldham, mary. Speech on what unionism is and where the primary strength of a union lies, in its membership and threat of a strike denying the workforce from the employer to improve wages, working conditions. The movie was filmed in matewan and the surrounding mingo co. If storytelling has a positive function, its to put us in touch with other peoples lives to help us connect and draw strength or knowledge from people well never meet, to help us see beyond our own experience. Stay in the know with the latest movie news and cast interviews at.
The story of the miners strggle for decent working conditions back in 1920. Dec 05, 20 today i found out about the battle of matewan, also known as the matewan massacre. The tradition john sayles is working from in his flawed but often inspiring matewan selected theaters is that of the depressionera celebration of the common man, the passionate upton sinclair. It was a modern steam locomotive built in the 1940s and thus would not have existed at the time of the events depicted in matewan. Union organizer, joe kenehan, a scab named few clothes johnson and a sympathetic mayor and police chief heroically fight the power represented by a coal company and matewans vested interests so that justice and workers. Cooper was making his film debut at age thirtyfive and has the thin face of a silentmovie star here. When i first saw matewan written and directed by john sayles on cable tv 1987 or 88 i was mesmerized instantly by the the look of the movie cinematography by haskell wexler. Matewan borrows its title from the name of the small mining community in the west virginia hills where, in the opening sequence, the stone mountain coal company is attempting to smuggle in a.
Written and directed by john sayles, this wrenching historical drama recounts the true story of a west virginia coal town where the local miners struggle to form a union rose to the pitch of allout war in 1920. The film tells the story of a union organizer named joe kenehan. John sayles talks about battle of blair mountain, film matewan. Pg, 2 h 15 min chris cooper, mary mcdonnell, will oldham, david strathairn director. Nov 19, 2014 speech on what unionism is and where the primary strength of a union lies, in its membership and threat of a strike denying the workforce from the employer to improve wages, working conditions. Shootout in matewan, west virginia, may 19, 1920 youtube. Matewan has always been a rough town, and even today fights are commonplace in this little one street town. The buildings shown in the movie of the downtown,still stand. Matewan 1987 chris cooper james earl jones history hd by jesus wept. In retaliation, felts had the former matewan police chief, sid hatfield, and his deputy and friend ed chambers, killed when he was tried in welch, wv. The brother from another planet 1984, a sciencefiction comedy that lacerates discrimination.
It is about 100 miles from the real city of matewan. When the stone mountain coal company, which owns virtually everything in the west virginian town of matewan, reduces its workers pay and begins employing blacks and. The small town of matewan has been the spotlight for two major films. West virginia mine wars matewan film trailer at youtube matewan. Union organizer, joe kenehan chris cooper, a scab named few clothes johnson james earl jones and a sympathetic mayor and police chief heroically fight the power represented by a coal company and matewan s vested interests so that justice and workers rights need not. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing matewan near you. It deals with the matewan massacre or the battle of matewan when coal miners in west virginia attempted to unionize and ran into significant resistance from the owners of the mines. Union organizer, joe kenehan, a scab named few clothes johnson and a sympathetic mayor and police chief heroically fight the power represented by a coal company and matewan s vested interests so that justice and workers rights need not take a back seat to squalid. Union organizer, joe kenehan, a scab named few clothes johnson and a sympathetic mayor and police chief heroically fight the power represented by a coal company and matewans vested interests so that justice and workers rights need not take a back seat to squalid working. It focuses on the rank and file experience of the 1920 strike with the intention of inspiring similar solidarity and courage among the working class today. Oct 05, 2009 matewan is a 1987 film directed by john sayles.
I found the pcm monaural soundtrack of matewan to also seem more than adequate given the films vintage and ambitions. Union organizer, joe kenehan chris cooper, a scab named few clothes johnson james earl jones and a sympathetic mayor and police chief heroically fight the power represent ed by a coal company and matewans vested interests so that justice and. Would it help if i mentioned that it has several kewl and ultraviolent shootouts. Thurmond was the site of one of the five offices of the baldwinfelts detective agency.
A fine movie, although if you are an altright storm trooper it will probably annoy the hell out of you. Writerdirector john sayles will join us in person for a screening of one of his greatest films. Chris cooper, james earl jones, david strathairn, and mary mcdonnell being directed by john sayles. Homecoming vengeance et seduction film dhorreur en francais 2018 mischa barton, matt long. Rent matewan 1987 starring chris cooper and james earl jones on dvd and bluray. The anarchist film archive presents matewan 1987 john sayles, watch online now. Find video, photos, forums, blogs and shop for some of the best movies ever made only at tcm.
When matewans miners go on strike, organizer joe kenehan chris cooper, in his film debut arrives to help them, uniting workers white and black, appalachiaborn and. All of the free movies found on this website are hosted on thirdparty servers such as putlocker, sockshare, allmyvideos, filenuke, vidxden, novamov, nowvideo, megavideo, gorillavid, movshare, muchshare, vidbux, vidbull, vidto, nosvideo, movreel, videozed and many others. This is a scene from the movie matewan 1987 which is online. Unfortunately, the movie is a total fictional account of the incident. Stream matewan online on 123movies and 123movieshub. I wasnt sure what to expect, but it turned out to be a wellfilmed, wellacted film with some depth to it. Matewan trailer 1987 video detective movie trailers. Two of the men killed in matewan that day were albert and lee, brothers of agency owner, thomas felts. Always remember dont trust the opinion of matewan 1987 on the internet because the authors paid to write a comment. The movie was actually filmed in a town in central west virginia known as thurmond. Matewan lies 9 miles by rail,east of williamson,wva. Union organizer, joe kenehan chris cooper, a scab named few clothes johnson james earl jones and a sympathetic mayor and police chief heroically fight the power represented by a coal company and matewans vested interests. When the stone mountain coal company, which owns virtually everything in the west virginian town of matewan, reduces its workers pay and begins employing blacks and italians against the wishes of.
Coal miners, struggling to form a union, are up against company operators and the gun thugs of the notorious baldwinfelts. Matewan 1987 chris cooper james earl jones history hd. That said, matewans rustic, woody, lush greens and mountains look does prevail. An embattled west virginian community fights back against a ruthless mining corporation who are working their people to death. Thousands of people have enjoyed his books or the full visual parables journal. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. When matewans miners go on strike, organizer joe kenehan chris cooper, in his film debut arrives to help them, uniting workers white and black, appalachiaborn and immigrant. Union organizer, joe kenehan chris cooper, a scab named few clothes johnson james earl jones and a sympathetic mayor and police chief heroically fight the power represented by a coal company and matewans vested interests so that justice and. Matewan begins with the arrival in matewan of joe kenehan, played by an incredibly younglooking chris cooper in his first feature film. The movie matewan is, as you say, a powerful movie on many levels. Although in matewan he plays a heroic union leader, as in october sky he plays a skeptical father. Virtually nothing in the film actually happened in matewan up to and including the events of may 19, 1920.
Matewan is a dramatization of the events leading to the famous matewan massacre of 1920, in which the mayor, two miners, and seven armed coal company strongarm men were killed in. Matewan is a small town in west virginia located on the tug river which serves as the dividing line between west virginia and kentucky. Passion fish 1992, which earned sayles an academy award nomination for a best. Watch online matewan 1987 free full movie with english subtitle. This was certainly a partial victory but it failed to exploit to the full the opportunities offered by the militancy of the times. Good story and good movie, although its politics will.
Matewan is a movie from the 80s about coal workers in the 20s trying to unionize while the evil mining company terrorizes them. Margaret trump is a precious friend of the hatfield and mccoy feud facebook page. Music sounded reasonably full, though i couldnt claim the score showed terrific range. Matewan 1987 is a drama film written and directed by john sayles, and. The company practically owns the town, reducing workers wages while raising prices at the. The steam locomotive used in matewan was exnew york, chicago, and st. With an authentic sense of regional americana, director john sayles vivid drama has the mythic power of a classical western and the simple.
Some commentators say that matewan 1987 is a good movie, although some of them say that matewan 1987 is a bad movie. The movie was actually filmed in a town in central west virginia. Matewan is a coal town where the local miners lives are controlled by the powerful stone mountain coal company. Matewan is chris coopers first of two films with a west virgina coal mining town as the backdrop. Matewan 1987, a drama about coal miners fighting to form a union in the 1920s. A union organizers chris cooper work with coal miners ends in a massacre in 1920s matewan, w. Dialogue remained intelligible and distinct throughout the movie, with no edginess on display. Matewan 1987 john sayles synopsis, characteristics. Countless families have heard eds ideas echoed from pulpits and in newslettersthanks to clergy and newsletter editors who subscribe to either the journal or the monthly film capsules. Matewan contains a simply stunning sequence of almost unbearable suspense, in which the director jumps between two.
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