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Michael R. Powell served in the U.S. Army

Michael "Mike" R. Powell, 73, passed away January 25, 2026, at the Meadows of Ottawa. Mike was born on November 24, 1952, in Bluffton to Raymond and Jean Ann (Klinger) Powell, who preceded him in ...
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North Little Rock native John-Michael Powell creates crime thriller set in the Ozarks

On the surface, "Violent Ends" is a revenge thriller set in the hollers of the Ozarks. For director and writer John-Michael Powell, the film provided a chance to create complex Arkansan characters ...
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‘Violent Ends’: How John-Michael Powell’s Southern Thriller Without ‘Redneck Yokel Stereotypes’ Depicts the ‘Cyclical Nature of Violence’ Through a Bloody Family Feud

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Arkansas native John-Michael Powell had something to prove by foregrounding the Ozark mountains in his new crime thriller “Violent ...
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John-Michael Powell

John-Michael Powell is a filmmaker from Los Angeles, CA know for writing and directing Violent Ends (2024), The Send-Off (2022) and editing Sausage Party: Foodtopia and the Netflix series Dear White ...
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‘Violent Ends’: How John-Michael Powell’s Southern Thriller Without ‘Redneck Yokel Stereotypes’ Depicts the ‘Cyclical Nature of Violence’ Through a Bloody Family Feud

Arkansas native John-Michael Powell had something to prove by foregrounding the Ozark mountains in his new crime thriller “Violent Ends,” in theaters now via Independent Film Company. “There’s some ...