Category: Film Reviews
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Review: The Year of Living Dangerously (1982)
The Year of Living Dangerously Rating Director Peter Weir Screenplay C.J. Koch, Peter Weir, David Williamson (Novel: C.J. Koch) Length 115 min. Starring Mel Gibson, Sigourney Weaver, Linda Hunter, Michael Murphy, Bill Kerr, Noel Ferrier, Bembol Roco, Paul Sonkkila, Ali Nur MPAA Rating PG
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The Morning After #12: September 13, 2010
With the holiday this week and a rather busy viewing schedule, I managed to put away a fair number of films this week. Here are my takes on Scott Pilgrim vs. the World, The Lion in Winter, The Year of Living Dangerously, Ghost, Serenity, The V.I.P.s, the final episodes of Firefly and the first few…
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Feed the Queue #11
The Night of the Hunter is this week’s Feed the Queue winner. Stalag 17 came in second. I have added The Night of the Hunter to my queue today and will receive it next week to be watched that subsequent weekend and reviewed in The Morning After to be posted on September 20. Here’s the…
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Review: The Wicker Man (1973)
The Wicker Man Rating Director Robin Hardy Screenplay Anthony Shaffer Length 88 min. Starring Edward Woodward, Christopher Lee, Diane Cilento, Britt Ekland, Ingrid Pitt, Lindsay Kemp, Russell Waters, Aubrey Morris, Irene Sunter MPAA Rating R
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Review: The Bad and the Beautiful (1952)
The Bad and the Beautiful Rating Director Vincente Minnelli Screenplay Charles Schnee (Story: George Bradshaw) Length 118 min. Starring Lana Turner, Kirk Douglas, Walter Pidgeon, Dick Powell, Barry Sullivan, Gloria Grahame, Gilbert Roland, Leo G. Carroll, Vanessa Brown, Paul Stewart, Sammy White, Elaine Stewart, Ivan Triesault MPAA Rating Approved
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Review: The Fisher King (1991)
The Fisher King Rating Director Terry Gilliam Screenplay Richard LaGravanese Length 137 min. Starring Jeff Bridges, David Pierce, Lara Harris, Mercedes Ruehl, Harry Shearer, Robin Williams, Amanda Plummer, Christian Clemenson MPAA Rating R for language and violence
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Review: The Miracle Worker (1962)
The Miracle Worker Rating Director Arthur Penn Screenplay William Gibson (Play: William Gibson; Book: Helen Keller) Length 106 min. Starring Anne Bancroft, Victory Jory, Inga Swenson, Andrew Prine, Kathleen Comegys, Patty Duke MPAA Rating Approved
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The Morning After #11: September 6, 2010
Although the Labor Day holiday isn’t quite over, I’m going to go ahead and post what I’ve seen so far this weekend. I may see more today, but I’ll have to save those for next week’s update. The Wicker Man came in Saturday, so I was able to get that one out of the way,…
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Feed the Queue #10
The winner this week, with a one-point advantage over its nearest competitor is The Lion in Winter. Little Women came in second with The Big Lebowski coming in a distant third. I have added The Lion in Winter to my queue today and will receive it next week to be watched that subsequent weekend and…
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Review: Out of Past (1947)
Out of the Past Rating Director Jacques Tourneur Screenplay Geoffrey Homes (Novel: Geoffrey Homes) Length 97 min. Starring Robert Mitchum, Jane Greer, Kirk Douglas, Rhonda Fleming, Richard Webb, Steve Brodie, Virginia Huston, Paul Valentine, Dickie Moore, Ken Niles MPAA Rating Approved
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Review: Reds (1981)
Reds Rating Director Warren Beatty Screenplay Warren Beatty, Trevor Griffiths Length 194 min. Starring Warren Beatty, Diane Keaton, Edward Herrmann, Jerzy Kosinski, Jack Nicholson, Paul Sorvino, Maureen Stapleton, Nicolas Coster, M. Emmett Walsh, Ian Wolfe, Bessie Love, MacIntyre Dixon, Pat Starr, Eleanor D. Wilson, Max Wright, George Plimpton, Gene Hackman MPAA Rating R (original); PG…
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Review: The Great Lie (1941)
The Great Lie Rating Director Edmund Goulding Screenplay Lenore J. Coffee (Novel: Polan Banks) Length 108 min. Starring Bette Davis, George Brent, Mary Astor, Lucile Watson, Hattie McDaniel, Grant Mitchell, Jerome Cowan, Charles Trowbridge, Thurston Hall, Russell Hicks, Virginia Brissac, J. Farrell MacDonald, Addison Richards, Sam McDaniel MPAA Rating Approved
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The Morning After #10: August 30, 2010
Today, we look at this week’s Feed the Queue entry, noir thriller Out of the Past, Warren Beatty’s epic Reds, Bette Davis/Mary Astor drama The Great Lie and the two pilots of sci-fi western series Firefly. So, here is what I watched this weekend: REDS There have been dozens of romantic epics and each one…
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Feed the Queue #9
Do you have an opinion? Share it! Because it’s another low turn-out week. The winner this week, over a two-way tie for second, is the original The Wicker Man. The Ruling Class and Picnic came in second with the original The Taking of Pelham 123 last. I have added The Wicker Man to my queue…
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Review: She Wore a Yellow Ribbon (1949)
She Wore a Yellow Ribbon Rating Director John Ford Screenplay Frank Nugent, Laurence Stallings (Story: James Warner Bellah) Length 103 min. Starring John Wayne, Joanne Dru, John Agar, Ben Johnson, Harry Carey Jr., Victor McLaglen, Mildred Natwick, George O’Brien, Arthur Shields, Michael Dugan, Chief John Big Tree, Fred Graham, Chief Sky Eagle, TOm Tyler, Noble…
