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Special Agent (1935)

Monday, November 7th, 2011

Bette Davis stars with George Brent and Ricardo Cortez in this fun, fast-moving and well-paced Warner Brothers gangster picture. Local efforts to put gangsters in jail are ineffective, but the federal government has some success by charging criminals with evading taxes on their ill-gotten gains.

Funny Ha Ha: It’s, Um, Uh, A Pretty Great Movie

Sunday, July 10th, 2011

Part of the reason I like the movie Funny Ha Ha so much is because of my personal history with it. I feel toward it that proprietary affection you feel toward movies that seem to pop up out of nowhere and seek you out, especially if you see them alone; it’s as if they’re something [...]

The Shawshank Redemption Review

Wednesday, November 11th, 2009

The Shawshank Redemption Trailer

The Shawshank Redemption Trailer
COMMENTS
With Frank DarabontТs THE GREEN MILE raking in the dough at the cineplexes these past few weeks, it seems appropriate that Warner Brothers has released his other prison flick, also based on a Stephen King yarn — THE SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION. Both films offer excellent performances in the leads and [...]

The Last Temptation of Christ Review

Tuesday, August 25th, 2009

The Last Temptation of Christ Video

The Last Temptation of Christ Review
COMMENTS
So much has been written about THE LAST TEMPTATION OF CHRIST — the most controversial of Martin Scorsese’s films. Critics, reporters, and religious groups have had their say — both pro and con. Back in 1988, more responsible individuals at least saw the film before [...]

My One and Only

Friday, August 21st, 2009

My One and Only Trailer

Beautiful, mercurial Ann Devereaux (Renée Zellweger) has just left her philandering husband Dan (Kevin Bacon), a society bandleader, and taken to the road with her teenage sons, George (Logan Lerman) and Robbie (Mark Rendall), in search of a suitable new mate. But it’s 1953, years past Ann’s courting days. Now it [...]

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