Category: Film Reviews
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The Morning After #19: November 1, 2010
I continue my entirely entertaining TV Series break with eight more episodes of the fourth season of Dexter, the first nine episodes of the first season of Psych, and this week’s Rocky Horror tribute episode of Glee. But, the weekend wasn’t a complete television fest, I also picked up my Feed the Queue entry for…
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Feed the Queue #18
With The Hustler and The Last Hurrah being evenly split between first and last place, they leave way for the other two films, both of which are ranked equally in their respective lists. That gives one film the victory: The Best Man. The Best Man has been added to my queue. I will receive it…
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Review: Laura (1944)
Laura Rating Director Otto Preminger Screenplay Jay Dratler, Smauel Hoffenstein, Betty Reinhardt (Novel: Vera Caspary) Length 88 min. Starring Gene Tierney, Dana Andrews, Clifton Webb, Vincent Price, Judith Anderson MPAA Rating Approved
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The Morning After #18: October 25, 2010
Not a lot of film action this week. I’m taking a bit of a break to get caught up on TV series I haven’t seen. However, I did take time out to watch Laura, the film I didn’t get to watch last week. Below, you will find my reviews of Otto Preminger’s film noir Laura,…
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Feed the Queue #17
This week, we had two participants who managed to rank their lists in just such a way as to create a tie between Stairway to Heaven and Stalag 17. Since both are on Netflix, but not live streaming, I am choosing the one that is an Oscar nominee/winner. Stalag 17 has been added to my…
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Review: RED (2010)
RED Rating Director Robert Schwentke Screenplay Jon Hoeber, Erich Hoeber (Graphic Novel: Warren Ellis, Cully Hamner) Length 111 min. Starring Bruce Willis, Mary-Louise Parker, Karl Urban, Rebecca Pidgeon, Morgan Freeman, Ernest Borgnine, John Malkovich, Brian Cox, Helen Mirren, Richard Dreyfuss MPAA Rating PG-13 for intense sequences of action violence and brief strong language
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Review: Airport (1970)
Airport Rating Director George Seaton Screenplay George Seaton (Novel: Arthur Hailey) Length 137 min. Starring Burt Lancaster, Dean Martin, Jean Seberg, Jacqueline Bisset, George Kennedy, Helen Hayes, Van Heflin, Maureen Stapleton, Barry Nelson, Dana Wynter, Lloyd Nolan, Barbara Hale, Gary Collins MPAA Rating G
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Review: Airport 1975 (1974)
Airport 1975 Rating Director Jack Smight Screenplay Don Ingalls (Novel: Arthur Hailey) Length 107 min. Starring Charlton Heston, Karen Black, George Kennedy, Efrem Zimbalist Jr., Susan Clark, Helen Reddy, Linda Blair, Dana Andrews, Roy Thinnes, Sid Caesar, Myrna Loy, Ed Nelson, Nancy Olson, Larry Storch, Martha Scott, Jerry Stiller, Norman Fell, Conrad Janis, Beverly Garland,…
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The Morning After #17: October 18, 2010
I realized too late Sunday that I had not watched the Feed the Queue film for the week, Laura, so I will hopefully get to that next weekend. But, don’t worry, I have plenty to review for today including RED, Airport, Airport 1975, the middle few episodes of season 2 of True Blood, the final…
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Feed the Queue #16
There were no suggestions last week, but I did get some responses for new suggestions, so we will begin voting again this week. Please remember to post your suggestions for next week. Here’s the deal: every week, I will be calling for suggestions of films to be added to my Netflix queue. Each person makes…
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Review: Butterflies Are Free (1972)
Butterflies Are Free Rating Director Milton Katselas Screenplay Leonard Gershe (Play: Leonard Gershe) Length 109 min. Starring Goldie Hawn, Edward Albert, Eileen Heckart, Michael Glaser, Mike Warren MPAA Rating PG
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Review: Paper Moon (1973)
Paper Moon Rating Director Peter Bogdanovich Screenplay Alvin Sargent (Novel: Joe David Brown) Length 102 min. Starring Ryan O’Neal, Tatum O’Neal, Madeline Kahn, JOhn Hillerman, P.J. Johnson, Jessie Lee Fulton, Randy Quaid MPAA Rating PG
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Review: Holiday (1938)
Holiday Rating Director George Cukor Screenplay Donald Ogden Stewart, Sidney Buchman (Play: Philip Barry) Length 95 min. Starring Katharine Hepburn, Cary Grant, Doris Nolan, Lew Ayres, Edward Everett Horton, Henry Kolker, Binnie Barnes, Jean Dixon, Henry Daniell MPAA Rating Approved
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The Morning After #16: October 11, 2010
Three new films and five new television episodes down. Included this week are films Holiday, Butterflies are Free and Paper Moon; and the latest episode of Glee plus the first four episodes of season 2 of True Blood. So, here is what I watched this weekend: HOLIDAY My second experience with Katharine Hepburn and Cary…
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Feed the Queue #15
No one made any new suggestions this week or voted on any existing ones, so I guess I’m going to put Laura in my queue and have a free week next week. Please remember to post your suggestions for next week. Lauara has been added to my queue. I will receive it next week to…
