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Thursday, August 27, 2009

70's Bonanza: The Molly Maguires

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From the film's opening ten minutes, I knew I was in for a very under appreciated treat with director Martin Ritt's "The Molly...
Monday, August 24, 2009

Produced and Abandoned #3

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A few more titles that deserve to see the light of day on region 1 DVD: 1. The Shout (1978)- Available on a region 2 Spanish edition, Jerry ...
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Friday, August 21, 2009

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The Cove Louie Psihoyos' documentary "The Cove" is certainly a bleeding heart agitprop project... but it works and works magni...
Sunday, August 16, 2009

On How A Four Star Review Changed My Mind

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I suppose it's either the death rattle death of newspapers or a weary reaction to the dog days of summer, but professional film critics ...
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Sunday, August 09, 2009

70's Bonanza: The Outfit

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Through the very generous donations of several readers of this blog from around the country, I've been able to finally glimpse some of t...
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Wednesday, August 05, 2009

It Pains Me To Say It....

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... but Judd Apatow's "Funny People" is a mis-fire from a director that I've grown to appreciate over the last few years. ...
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Monday, August 03, 2009

DVD Shout Out: The Education of Charlie Banks

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Most of the energy surrounding "The Education of Charlie Banks" will be focused on the fact that it's directed by Fred Durst. ...
Friday, July 31, 2009

One Minute Greatness

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Over the past few weeks, I've been entranced by these Levi Jeans commercials being shown at my local Cinemark theaters. I know that comm...
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Thursday, July 30, 2009

Resistance Is Futile

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Ole Christian Madsen's "Flame and Citron" is a brooding trenchcoat and fedora'd examination of the blurry lines between ri...
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Friday, July 24, 2009

Art House Round Up

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Moon Duncan Jones' "Moon" belongs in that category of heady independent science fiction films (both versions of "Solaris...
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Tuesday, July 21, 2009

The Mr. Bernstein Meme

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In a weird attempt to meld sociology, memory and cinematic pleasures, I've decided to start this meme based on a great post by Jeffrey W...
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Sunday, July 19, 2009

In Memoriam

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I tend to steer away from these types of things since so many others fill the void, but as a student of journalism, I owe Mr. Cronkite this ...
Wednesday, July 15, 2009

Regional Review: The Whole Shootin' Match

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The story of Eagle Pennell is a truly tragic one , yet we can always find beauty and redemption in the archived work of a filmmaker (justly)...
Thursday, July 09, 2009

What's In the Netflix Queue #24

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It's been a while since I've given your inquiring minds a look at my queue. Here we go: 1. Mad Dog Morgan - 70's Dennis Hopper f...
Sunday, July 05, 2009

Few Thoughts On "Public Enemies"

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Emerged from the theater shaken and invigorated from the latest display of machoism from one of the finest directors working today. From sta...
Friday, July 03, 2009

Michael Mann: The Logistics of Action

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The following post is a contribution to the excellent Michael Mann blog-a-thon going on at Radiator Heaven . Even though director Michael Ma...
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Wednesday, July 01, 2009

70's Bonanza: Mitchum X 2

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From 1973 to 1975, Robert Mitchum lived and breathed in the world of pulp. In 1973, there was "The Friends of Eddie Coyle". The ne...
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Thursday, June 25, 2009

Currently Listening To

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Smog : and The Handsome Furs :
Sunday, June 21, 2009

Top 5 List: Kooky Father's Day Stories

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1. National Lampoons Vacation - As Clark Griswald, Chevy Chase is probably the most fantastically realized father in film history. Full of ...
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Wednesday, June 17, 2009

70's Bonanza: The Taking Of Pelham 123

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The rising tide of emotion over Tony Scott's remake of Joseph Sargent's "The Taking Of Pelham 123" is reaching the climact...
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Freelance writer, film enthusiast, contributor to DallasFilmNow.com
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