Category: Film Reviews
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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…
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Review: I Am Number Four (2011)
I Am Number Four Rating Director D.J. Caruso Screenplay Alfred Gough, Miles Millar, Marti Noxon (Novel: Pittacus Lore) Length 109 min. Starring Alex Pettyfer, Timothy Olyphant, Teresa Palmer, Dianna Agron, Callan McAuliffe MPAA Rating PG-13 for intense sequences of violence and action, and for language
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The Morning After: February 21, 2011
Not being at home most of the weekend tends to interrupt your regularly scheduled movie viewing. So, this week, I have only one new movie to review: I Am Number Four. I have started La Dolce Vita, but got interrupted about two-thirds through and haven’t been able to get back to it yet. Next weekend…
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Review: The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938)
The Adventures of Robin Hood Rating Director Michael Curtiz, William Keighley Screenplay Norman Reilly Raine, Seton I. Miller Length 102 min. Starring Errol Flynn, Olivia de Havilland, Basil Rathbone, Claude Rains, Patric Knowles, Eugene Pallette, Alan Hale, Melville Cooper, IanHunter, Una O’Connor, Herbert Mundin MPAA Rating Approved (original); PG for adventure violence (re-rated, 2003)
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Review: The Social Network (2010)
The Social Network Rating Director David Fincher Screenplay Aaron Sorkin (Book: Ben Mezrich) Length 120 min. Starring Jesse Eisenberg, Andrew Garfield, Bryan Barter, Brenda Song, Dustin Fitzimons, Patrick Mapel, Rashida Jones, Rooney Mara, Joseph Mazzello, Armie Hammer, Josh Pence, Max Minghella, David Selby, Justin Timberlake MPAA Rating PG-13 for sexual content, drug and alcohol use…
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The Morning After: February 14, 2011
Not much got done this weekend, so there’s very little to highlight today. Though, Netflix was finally able to send out the last Best Picture nominee I needed to see. So, in addition to my Feed the Queue review of The Adventures of Robin Hood, here are also my thoughts on The Social Network. So,…
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Review: The Green Hornet (2011)
The Green Hornet Rating Director Michel Gondry Screenplay Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg (Radio Series: George W. Trendle) Length 119 min. Starring Seth Rogen, Jay Chou, Cameron Diaz, Tom Wilkinson, Christoph Waltz, David Harbour, Edward James Olmos, Jamie Harris, Chad Coleman, Edward Furlong MPAA Rating PG-13 for sequences of violent action, language, sensuality and drug content
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Review: Animal Kingdom (2010)
Animal Kingdom Rating Director David Michôd Screenplay David Michôd Length 113 min. Starring James Frencheville, Jacki Weaver, Joel Edgerton, Luke Ford, Sullivan Stapleton, Mirrah Foulkes, Ben Mendelsohn, Guy Pearce, Dan Wyllie MPAA Rating R for violence, drug content and pervasive language
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Review: The Searchers (1956)
The Searchers Rating Director John Ford Screenplay Frank S. Nugent (Novel: Alan Le May) Length 119 min. Starring John Wayne, Jeffrey Hunter, Vera Miles, Ward Bond, Natalie Wood, John Wualen, Olive Carey, Henry Brandon, Ken Curtis, Harry Carey Jr., Antonio Moreno, Hank Worden, Beulah Archuletta, Walter Coy, Dorothy Jordan, Pippa Scott, Pat Wayne, Lana Wood…
