Category: Film Reviews
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The Morning After: April 11, 2011
Today, I’m going to go with a new format for The Morning After. Each film will have its own separate review posting and this article will bear links to each individual movie review. The only review content that won’t merit it’s own page will be television series reviews, which will continue to be highlighted in…
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Review: Dog Day Afternoon (1975)
DOG DAY AFTERNOON Rating Director Sidney Lumet Screenplay Frank Pierson (Article by P.F. Kluge, Thomas Moore) Length 125 min. Starring Al Pacino, John Cazale, Charles Durning, Chris Sarandon, Sully Boyar, Penelope Allen, James Broderick, Carol Kane MPAA Rating R
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Review: Source Code (2011)
SOURCE CODE Rating Director Duncan Jones Screenplay Ben Ripley Length 93 min. Starring Jake Gyllenhaal, Michelle Monaghan, Vera Farmiga, Jeffrey Wright, Michael Arden MPAA Rating PG-13 (for some violence including disturbing images, and for language)
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Review: Hanna (2011)
HANNA Rating Director Joe Wright Screenplay Seth Lochhead, David Farr Length 111 min. Starring Saoirse Ronan, Eric Bana, Vicky Krieps, Cate Blanchett MPAA Rating PG-13 (for intense sequences of violence and action, some sexual material and language)
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Review: The Hustler (1961)
THE HUSTLER Rating Director Robert Rossen Screenplay Sidney Carroll, Robert Rossen (Novel: Walter Tevis) Length 134 min. Starring Paul Newman, Jackie Gleason, Piper Laurie, George C. Scott MPAA Rating Approved
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Review: Sucker Punch (2011)
Sucker Punch Rating Director Zack Snyder Screenplay Zack Snyder, Steve Shibuya Length 110 min. Starring Emily Browning, Abbie Cornish, Jena Malone, Vanessa Hudgens, Jamie Chung, Carla Gugino, Oscar Isaac, Jon Hamm, Scott Glenn, Richard Cetrone, Gerard Plunkett MPAA Rating PG-13 for thematic material involving sexuality, violence and combat sequences, and for language
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Review: The Good, The Bad & The Ugly (1966)
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly Rating Director Sergio Leone Screenplay Age & Scarpelli, Luciano Vincenzoni, Sergio Leone Length 161 min. Starring Eli Wallach, Clint Eastwood, Lee Van Cleef MPAA Rating Approved (original); M (re-rated, 1969); R (re-rated, 1989)
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The Morning After: March 28, 2011
I still haven’t gotten entirely caught up yet, but every other weekend is rough for me to get things done, so hopefully, reviews for Dog Day Afternoon and The Hustler will be done next weekend. Until then, enjoy my takes on The Good, the Bad and the Ugly, Sucker Punch, Bones season 1, Greek season…
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Review: The Adjustment Bureau (2011)
The Adjustment Bureau Rating Director George Nolfi Screenplay George Nolfi (Short Story: Philip K. Dick) Length 106 min. Starring Matt Damon, Emily Blunt, Michael Kelly, Anthony Mackie, John Slattery, Jennifer Ehle, Terence Stamp MPAA Rating PG-13 for brief strong language, some sexuality and a violent image
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Review: The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! (1988)
The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! Rating Director David Zucker Screenplay Jerry Zucker, Jim Abrahams, David Zucker, Pat Proft (Television Series: Jim Abrahams, David Zucker, Jerry Zucker) Length 85 min. Starring Leslie Nielsen, Priscilla Presley, Ricardo Montalban, George Kennedy, O.J. Simpson, Susan Beaubian, Nancy Marchand MPAA Rating PG-13
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Review: Touch of Evil (1958)
Touch of Evil Rating Director Orson Welles Screenplay Orson Welles (Novel: Whit Masterson) Length 95 min. Starring Charlton Heston, Janet Leigh, Orson Welles, Joseph Calleia, Akim Tamiroff, Joanna Moore, Ray Collins, Dennis Weaver, Valentin de Vargas, Mort Mills, Marlene Dietrich, Harry Shannon, Zsa Zsa Gabor MPAA Rating Approved (original): PG-13 for some violence and drug…
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The Morning After: March 21, 2011
I know that I’m still not caught up, but I’m trying. I have only two Feed the Queue films left to watch (The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie and last week’s selection The Hustler). I also have reviews left to write for The Good, the Bad and the Ugly and Dog Day Afternoon. What I…
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Review: La Dolce Vita (1960)
La Dolce Vita Rating Director Federico Fellini Screenplay Federico Fellini, Ennio Flaiano, Tullio Pinelli, Brunello Rondi Length 174 min. Starring Marcello Mastroianni, Anita EKberg, Anouk Aimée, Yvonne Furneaux, Magali Noel, Alain Cuny, Walter Santesso MPAA Rating Unrated
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Review: Battle: Los Angeles (2011)
Battle: Los Angeles Rating Director Jonathan Liebesman Screenplay Christopher Bertolini Length 116 min. Starring Aaron Eckhart, Ramon Rodriguez, Will Rothhaar, Cory Hardrict, Jim Parrack, Gino Anthony Pesi, Ne-Yo, James Hiroyuki Liao, Noel Fisher, Bridge Moynahan, ichelle Rodriguez, Lucas Till MPAA Rating PG-13 for sustained and intense sequences of war violence and destruction, and for language
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The Morning After: March 14, 2011
Getting behind always creates problems and this is one of them. I keep getting behind, but hope to catch up with some of the writing this week even if I don’t get all of my Feed the Queue entries watched. I have not written full reviews of two of these films as they are being…
