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Review: “The American”
“The American” is not going to be appreciated by most Americans. It isn’t anti-America, or political in any sense. But it’s paced more slow than we’re used to, there isn’t a lot of dialogue from Clooney’s Mr. Butterfly, and the … Continue reading
Posted in 2010, R, Review, Reviews, character profile, humanity
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Review: “Unforgiven”, hopefully I’ll be forgiven for having just seen this for the first time
“I guess they had it coming.”-The Schofield Kid “We all have it coming, Kid.”-William Munny Clint Eastwood’s 1992 Best Picture/Director/etc Winner definitely earned its awards and critical acclaim. Any conversation I hear about Westerns always concludes by someone saying either, … Continue reading
Posted in 90's, DVD, Friendship, R, Review, Reviews, character profile, humanity
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Review: 500 Days of Summer
(500) Days of Summer’s preview is correct… It’s not a love story. It’s a story about love. Read on to check it out!
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Nerd Alert! Some slick Star Wars posters
These three posters are from the original three films of the series. They follow a theme that really breaks the Star Wars plot down into three simple but awesome acts. Read on to see them enlarged and to find the … Continue reading
Posted in DVD, For fun, Honorable Hero
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Movie Highlight: 1980
While Box Office is no indicator of the quality of a movie, it is an indicator of something. Either an event-movie that people had to see to feel part of a conversation, or a story that really spoke to an … Continue reading
Martin Scorsese and Roger Ebert on what movies are about
Recently on NPR, I heard an excerpt from a conversation between film critic Roger Ebert and film director Martin Scorsese (among the many-”Raging Bull”, “Goodfellas”, “Gangs of New York”, “The Departed” and recently “Shutter Island”). I found it quite exciting, … Continue reading
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Top ___________ of the Decade : Part 2
The 2nd edition of best of the “decade”! What is in store this time? I am thinking of a sci-fi, a tv show, a sequence and maybe a drama or two. Read on!
Posted in DVD, For fun, Honorable Hero, Reviews, Trailer, character profile
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Movie-going experience: Rolling Road Show
This summer, Alamo Drafthouse is presenting “The Rolling Roadshow”. They take a projector, sound equipment and a huge screen to different cities all over the US and show a movie or a few, that involve that particular city. Read on … Continue reading
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Review: “The Road”
Yeah, end-of-the-world movies were as plentiful in recent years as sequels and reboots. But “The Road” was not a rushed project determined to rake in money. It’s not about a gimmick, or zombies, or aliens, or a disease. In fact, … Continue reading
Posted in 2009, R, Review, Reviews, Trailer, character profile, humanity
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Review: The Book of Eli – One book, two “schools” of thinking.
During a recent illness, I RedBox’ed a bunch of movies to pass the time. “The Wolfman”, “My Life In Ruins”, “When In Rome”, and “The Book of Eli”. They all kept my interest(well… Wolfman came the closest to losing it), … Continue reading