December 2011
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Mystic River (2003)
Based on the novel of Dennis Lehane directed by Clint Eastwood, starring Sean Penn, Tim Robbins and Kevin Bacon.
Childhood friends Jimmy Markum, Sean Devine and Dave Boyle reunite following the death of Jimmy’s oldest daughter, Katie. Sean’s a police detective on the case, gathering difficult and disturbing evidence; he’s also tasked with handling Jimmy’s rage and need...
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Revolutionary Road (2008)
Based on a novel by Richard Yates directed by Sam Mendes, starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Kate Winslet, Michael Shannon and Christopher Fitzgerald.
It’s 1955. Frank and April Wheeler, in the seventh year of their marriage, have fallen into a life that appears to most as being perfect. They live in the Connecticut suburbs with two young children. Frank commutes to New York City where he...
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Once Upon a Time in America (1984)
An epic, long, extensive and detailed movie about a former Prohibition-era Jewish gangster, who returns to Brooklyn over 30 years later, where he once again must confront the ghosts and regrets of his old life. Directed by Sergio Leone with Robert De Niro, James Woods, Joe Pesci and Elizabeth McGovern (and many more), who give a great performance, also the child actors are terrific!
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Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
Archeologist and adventurer Indiana Jones is hired by the US government to find the Ark of the Covenant before the Nazis. I guess most of you have seen this movie, and if not, shame on you! This is my favorite Indian Jones movie, you should give it a try, it’s really good. Directed by Steven Spielberg, written by George Lucas and Lawrence Kasdan, starring Harrison Ford, Karen Allen and Paul...
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The Outsiders (1983)
Based on the novel from S.E. Hinton directed by Francis Ford Coppola, staring young and now very well known actors C. Thomas Howell, Matt Dillon, Ralph Macchio, Patrick Swayze, Rob Lowe, Emilio Estevez and Tom Cruise. Coppola keeps the themes and emotions simple. One of the reasons for this story’s lasting power is that it was written by a teenager, and so accurately reflects kids’...
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Trailer for “The Dark Knight Rises” (2012)
Directed and written by Christopher Nolan starring Christian Bale, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Tom Hardy, Anne Hathaway, Gary Oldman, Marion Cotillard, Morgan Freeman and Michael Caine.
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Gran Torino (2008)
Directed by Clint Eastwood and starring himself as old, bitter, Korean War vet Walt Kowalski, who can’t get along with either his kids or his neighbors. When his neighbor Thao, a young Hmong teenager under pressure from his gang member cousin, tries to steal his Gran Torino, Kowalski sets out to reform the youth. Drawn against his will into the life of Thao’s family, Kowalski is...
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WatchJerry Lewis and Dean Martin in “At War with the Army” (1950)
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Stars Who Resemble Each Other
Keira Knightley and Natalie Portman
Heath Ledger and Joseph Gordon-Levitt
Brad Pitt and a young Robert Redford
Zooey Deschanel and Katy Perry
Actress Jennifer Connelly and Daniel Day-Lewis
Paz Vega and Penelope Cruz
Courteney Cox and Nelly Furtado
Javier Bardem and Jeffrey Dean Morgan Eva Longoria and Vanessa Marcil
Jason Wahler and Colin Farrell
Alicia Silverstone and...
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Jarhead (2005)
Anthony “Swoff” Swofford, a Camus-reading kid from Sacramento, enlists in the Marines in the late 1980s. He malingers during boot camp, but makes it through as a sniper, paired with the usually-reliable Troy. The Gulf War breaks out, and his unit goes to Saudi Arabia for Desert Shield. After 175 days of boredom, adrenaline, heat, worry about his girlfriend finding someone else,...
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My Girl (1991)
Vada Sultenfuss is obsessed with death. Her mother is dead, and her father runs a funeral parlor. She is also in love with her English teacher, and joins a poetry class over the summer just to impress him. Thomas J., her best friend, is “allergic to everything”, and sticks with Vada despite her hangups. When Vada’s father hires Shelly, a makeup expert, in his funeral parlor,...
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Say Anything... (1989)
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Golden Globe Nominations 2012 (What do you think?)
BEST PICTURE: DRAMA The Descendants The Help Hugo The Ides of March Moneyball War Horse BEST PICTURE: COMEDY OR MUSICAL 50/50 The Artist Bridesmaids Midnight in Paris My Week With Marilyn BEST DIRECTOR Woody Allen, Midnight in Paris George Clooney, The Ides of March Michel Hazanavicius, The Artist Alexander Payne, The Descendants Martin Scorsese, Hugo BEST ACTOR: DRAMA George...
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Evil Angels/ A Cry In The Dark (1988)
Based on the true story of Lindy Chamberlain. During a camping trip to Ayers Rock in outback Australia, she claimed that she witnessed a dingo stealing her baby daughter, Azaria, from the family tent. Azaria’s body was never found. Police noted some apparent inconsistencies in her story, and she was charged with murder. The case attracted a lot of attention, turning an investigation...
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The Song of Bernadette (1943)
Directed by Henry King written by George Seaton (screenplay), Franz Werfel (novel). Starring Jennifer Jones (who won an oscar for her great performance), Charles Bickford, William Eythe and Vincent Price. In 1858 France, Bernadette, an adolescent peasant girl, has a vision of “a beautiful lady” in the city dump. She never claims it to be anything other than this, but the townspeople...
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James Dean (2001)
With James Franco as Dean, Michael Moriarty, Enrico Colantoni and Valentina Cervi. This production was made in 2001 for TV and got Franco his first Golden Globe, he really deserved it. Not only does Franco look like Dean, he managed to show us the inner conflicts he had with himself, the bad relationship with his father, his love to Pier Angeli and how he became the rising star in film. Although...
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Civil Brand (2002)
Women prisoners strike up a friendship with a young law student who works as a part-time prison guard. Together they discover that a corporation funds and is profitting from the plantation-like work environment they are forced to work under. In a botched attempt to organize a protest against their “slave labor”, the women take over the prison - A rare glimpse of the effects of the...
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A Separation (2011)
Nader (Peyman Moaadi) and Simin (Leila Hatami) argue about living abroad. Simin prefers to live abroad to provide better opportunities for their only daughter, Termeh. However, Nader refuses to go because he thinks he must stay in Iran and take care of his father, who suffers from Alzheimer. So they decide to separate. Nader hires a pregnant woman to take care of his father, but she gets in a...