MUST SEE MOVIES!!

One of my very true favorite movies! It might be sappy except maybe you too have realized (almost too late) who your true love was??? Como que Hugh Grant dió un personaje tan único y fuerte que no pudo deshacerse de él y siguió repitiéndolo en todos sus demás papeles. Esta película fue la que lo lanzó a la fama y también fue la que inició el "Boom" de las comedias románticas inglesas con su toque tan característico. Me gustó la relación entre amigos y aunque la historia de amor es algo predecible y típica, es poderosa y hay química entre la McDowell y Grant (pero siento que hay más entre Grant y Scott Thomas)

(1981 Director: Jean-Jacques Annuad) RAW! BRILLIANT!! This is TRUE primitive prehistoric man...yes, of course there is brutality tribalism competitiveness & raw sexuality!! Has much changed?? Far superior (no script)....to 5000 Years B.C. starring Raquel Welch (though I enjoyed that movie too!!) Brilliant!

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(Sept. 2003 Director: Sofia Coppola) I LOVED Scarlet Johansen & Bill Murray together!! Dead pan? Have you never spent a week across the country in the madness of a convention? or or been to Toyko? [ I have not..but know those who have) Both Scarlett & Bill are stuck for about 1 week in Toyko, Japan..Bill to make a Japanese Whiskey commercial...Scartlett travelling with her photographer new husband who is rarely available encounters Bill Murray and quickly develops a friendship. There is a kinship between these 2 due to perhaps being displaced in Japan?

Whatever the reason the chemistry is warm and friendly. Despite their age difference, these 2 have quite a bit in common. (to be continued

ALSO MUST SEE THE LOST CITY to truly appreciate the talents of (Bill Murray) this now classic funny man (former Saturday Night Live regular!!)...and of course Andy Garcia

(Ootober 2004)Director Alexander Payne makes a remarkable film here!! Best friends (Paul Giamatti & Thomas Hayden Church) adventure "road trip" film ever!! Romantic...two buddies tour winery side Southern California as a Bachelor's Party...and experience quite the side splitting adventures!! Touching, gentle, romantic, raw!! LOVED IT!! These 2 guys could NOT be more opposities! LOL

Sandra Oh (Grey's Anatomy) co-stars as a love interest of Jack's whom he keeps in the dark as to his upcoming marriage.


IF YOU LOVED THIS ONE, THEN SEE APRES VOUS!! Frank Jr's review (in French)
frankjr19 MCT: 59 (Friends) April 19, 2007 ''C'est vrai que c'est bon quand même. Sauf que ça risque de cesser d'être bon dans quelques instants.'' C'est ce que j'ai pensé... Tout au long du film, jusqu'à la toute dernière minute. Sideways réussit à recréer la belle ambiance d'un voyage où deux amis prennent d'assaut la route des vendanges de la Californie. Incroyable et touchante interprétation de Paul Giamatti jouant dans un très bon film mais qui, à mon avis, contrairement à ce que d'autres pourraient penser, ne véhicule pas un message assez puissant pour faire partie de mes films favoris. Une chose est sûre, c'est que la première chose que j'ai fait après avoir écouté Sideways... C'est de m'ouvrir une bonne bouteille de vin rouge. Ahhh, jouissance. [translation: " That's true that it is good really. Except that this risks ceasing being good in some instants. " It is of what I thought... Throughout the film, until the very last minute. Sideways succeeds in recreating the nice ambience of a trip where two friends take attack the road of grape harvests of California. Unconvincing and touching interpretation of Paul Giamatti playing in a very good film but which, in my view, contrary to what others could think of, does not transport a rather powerful message to be part of my favourite films. A thing is sure, it is that the first thing that I made having listened to Sideways... It is to open me a good bottle of red wine. Ahhh, pleasure....

2006 Release suspense thriller (Director: Wayne Kramer succeessfully keeps us in suspense from beginning to end!!!) Script and performances do not disappoint! Extremely violent yet human! Such passionate performances!! Karel Roden gives an amazing performance as a violent alcoholic Russian linked mob figure. WHEEWW!! [VIDEO CLIP BELOW!!]

(Director Tony Scott, released Nov. 2001)I loved the music! Robert Redford & Brad Pitt are terrific in this movie! Keeps you guessing right up to the end--and a smattering of East German history (pre-Berlin Wall coming down) & GENERAL GREAT SPY STUFF. Brad Pitt was quite believable!

Directed by Arthur Penn..See this one as a tribute to the late great Anne Bancroft. She was superb as teacher Anne Sullivan. Yes this was an inspiration to me when I saw it as a child. Finally I am becoming a teacher & sign language interpreter. True story of Helen Keller! SUPERB STORY AND AMAZING ACTING PERFORMANCES FROM ALL!!

(December 1967 Director Sergio Leone) Tremendous! Must See!

Keeps you in suspense....with a great soundtrack....can things end in a draw??

1991 Fun story of British mobs & American mobsters!! Didn't know Brad Pitt has such a long arm span?!? Vinne Jones, Jason Statham, Benecio Del Toro....Need more reason to see this movie of boxers & jewel thieves??

(Directed delighttfully by David Frankel!)Well, well, Meryl Streep is hot! amazing range! Every journalist smart girl's fantasy to land a job smack dab in the middle of high fashion....which lovely Anne Hathaway manages to do right out of college....only to have her image honed to the highest!! FUN! BRUTAL! SCATHING! YOU'LL ENJOY THIS MOVIE!! Umm ..Did I forget to say belly laughing funny!!

(Mar. 1975 Director Ken Russell) Roger Daltry is incredible! Of course helps if you are a fan of The Who and Elton John (Pinball Wizard as in pinball champ)......Ann Margaret plays convincingly the guilt- ridden mother of the young Tommy struck dumb one day from shock!! Oliver Reed plays his wealthy stepfather..

(Nov 1995 Martin Scorsese) 6 Stars Almost better than The Godfather! Incredible acting performances by all...I actually liked Robert DeNiro's mob character in this movie....Sharon Stone superb as the amazingly sultry junkie turn mob wife... Joe Pesci & James Woods depict mobsters.VIOLENT!!! Long movie, 2 tapes

Sequel to the Godfather with great supporting actors Diane Keaton and my favorite Robert Duvall. Al Pacino shines......

Extremely violent but magnificent depiction of how the Mafia came about...played by Robert DeNiro & Marlon Brando....Great supporting cast...Needless to say if you have not seen it, it is extremely violent

(October 1999 Director David Fincher) I would have loved this movie even IF my good friend had NOT recomended it!! MUST SEE!! Ah, come on...Don't be a pussy!! Novel! Original! Hey...Jared Leto & Meat Loaf co-star in it!!

You're not your job
You're not how much money you have in the bank
You're not the car you drive
You're not the contents of your wallet.
You're not your fucking khakis.
You're the all=singing, all=dancing crap of the world.

Rules of Fight Club
1. Don?t tell anyone about Fight Club......

(Dec. 2000 Director Gus Van Sant) Wonderful story of recluse professeur (Sean Connery) reaching a student and developing friendship .......

(Nov. 2005 Director: Mikael Hafstrom) Plot twists and turns...just when you think you have it figured out...something different happene!! GREAT THRILLER! HANG ONTO YOUR HAT! (NOT light fare!!) DEFINITELY NOT FOR THE LITTLE KIDDIES...sexual violence....and blackmail themes. You could truly say about this film--without giving it away, "What a difference a day makes."

(May 2004 Director Wolfgang Peterson) Well, certainly Brad Pitt's (Achilles of Legend) finest movie. Proof that talent and looks are not the same thing indeed!! Go Brad!! And all over German born Diane Kruger's youth & beauty (She is simply Angelic in this movie!!) Did I mention the spectacular performance by Brian Cox? Orlando Bloom? Eric Bana?Tender, riveting, historically passionate & performances by the finest actors includining Peter O'Toole and Brian Cox (The Bourne Identity, Long Kiss Goodnight) as Kings...did you know who played Hector? (Eric Bana) the Trojan horse legend (and of course love.....)

(Nov 1959 Director: William Wyler) Big grand epic in classic Cecile B. Demille.grand fashion....MUST SEE for (1) iincredible story and (2) the young Charleton Heston

(Dec. 2004 Director: James L. Brooks) Excellent film...good editing...I loved the story....outstanding performances especially Cloris Leachman as Mom!! Tea Leoni is an insensitive (Too perfect) yuppie brat of a mom...HOT scenes,.humor and good life lessons...

(Dec. 2006 Director: Alfonso Cuaron)Based on the book by P.D. James. The film won Best Cinematography at the 2007 BAFTA Awards.. To me had a style reminiscent of 70's films....Mad Maxx, Soylent Green...and in that vein perhaps more art than sustenance, Loved the retrogade view of the world coming undone! Complex subjects--a future where no one can conceive and plagues occur often. Clive Owen stars as Julianne Moore's ex-husband who becomes enlisted into the cause of preserving the life of one young female who has miraculously conceived--and to transport here and her offspring to a safe haven (a ship)!

Set in 2027 where the future looks bleak. Violence is everywhere in the streets, poverty and chaos is apparent.

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Michael Caine plays the true blue friend of Clive Owen's character....donning long locks and playing John Lennon music...MUST SEE!

PRAYER (EPITHET) FROM "CHILDREN OF MEN" upon the passing of a friend...
"May all the ascended beings, the bodhisattvas and saints and all those who have walked the surface of the earth in the light of eternal truth, come to the aid of our beloved sister, Julian. Shantih, Shantih, Shantih....."

Delightful film!! (1984 Director: Paul Mazursky) Delightful film...here is synopsis from Netflix (It has been years since I have seen this! Just reflecting on the genius of ROBIN WILLIAMS!)
Moscow Circus saxophone player Vladimir Ivanoff (Robin Williams) defects in Bloomingdale's while on tour in New York City. Befriended and temporarily housed by security guard Lionel Witherspoon (Cleavant Derricks), Vladimir experiences many misadventures -- and a longing for his family. But his loneliness is soon lifted by lovely Lucia (Maria Conchita Alonso). Paul Mazursky directs this Golden Globe-nominated comedy.

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What a range this actor has...just look at his Filmography!!! Nanu Nanu...to [my personal favorite!} POPEYE, Mrs. Doubtfire to Jumangi, RV ..to Final Cut & Insomnia (with Al Pacino)..and of course the voice of the Genie!

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(Nov. 2006 Director: Martin Campbell) In a word "ACTION" Set in first Uganda..where this new James Bond catches the scent of a major operative... which leads him to Miami, FL & the unveiling of a new super jet (which it seems is a target of terrorists)..Bond goes off the radar (much to M's chagrin) Wonderfully edited by Stuart Baird, the film showcases the new Daniel Crag as almost a cross between Robert Conrad (Wild Wild West) Russian Uri (Secret Agent Man) & Robert Patrick (Terminator II the liquid terminator)..except Craig is steely eyed....Craig (as Bond) runs without tiring...his first chases he is following an Afrikan who flees Bond litterally bouncing from building to building as if he were Spiderman..or as if he had Flubber shoes!!

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My favorite line from this movie, "In the old days if an agent did something so stupid, he would have the decency to defect! Christ, I do miss the Cold War!" by M. So far looks terrific! Great face this guy! (Daniel Craig) Simply timneless performances by M (aka Judy Dench) whom I love everything she does! "Je manque vraiment ainsi la Guerre froide" ["I do so miss the Cold War!" by "M".] Making the popcorn for this one on a Saturday night? Invite a crowd! It is a crowd pleaser! Plot tiwists and turns and twists back again--manages to keep the viewer guessing & spellbound!

Someone here on Flixster asked me this, (but I am sorry I cannot remember who) "Who played Le Chiffre's girlfriend in Casino Royale (the new James Bond movie)?? " I cannot remmember...I am sure that the actress was Ivana Milicevic (whose photo I found on flixster--see below)...only she was blonde in that movie...o else Caterina Murino (whose photo I could NOT find!)...plus I think Caterina would have played a bigger role than Le Chiffre's girl friend did..

Ivana Milicevic

(1994 Director: Charles Haid) 1917 Winnipeg-to-St.-Paul Dog Sled Race....Kevin Spacey plays his villainous role deliciously! Do not listen to this dreadful reviewer who wrote this derrogatory blurb! This is truly quite a magnificent movie....the reviewer must have his mind in the gutter (& x-rated flicks!)

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Kevin Sorbo & Lucy Lawless!! Yeah!!

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(1968 Director Alan Parker) One of Gene Hackman's most brilliant films!! A MUST SEE..So you THINK you know a little about the costs for freedom? civil rights? Lots more have bled than just hearts!! Please also note Spanish review by Ramiroguiller (in Comments section below...) Aquí hay una página para comenzar a ver otra realidad sobre los negros:
http://www.concytec.gob.pe/foroafroperuano/inventado.htm It is NOT a "Blood Diamond," but I found it to be a bold and moving film, along the lines of "To Kill a Mockingbird."

(2005 Director: Peter Jackson) MUST SEE!! Won 3 Oscars including Sound NOT ONLY did this screenplay remain true to the original novel by authors Merian C Cooper & Edgar Wallace ... BUT ALSO ...

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it developed the characters even more richly than the original film. How does THIS "King Kong" movie compare to the original 1933 Legendary King Kong starring Fay Wray? Or to the wonderful 1976 remake starring Jessica Lange as the damsel sacrificed. A group of producers collaborated to produce this movie (Jan Blenkin, Carolyn ne Cuningham, Fran Walsh & Peter Jackson) Even with magnificent Kong & other prehisotrics on Skull Island..and great special effects & scenery, it STILL remains true to the story line...but adds some wonderful classic touches of Downtown NYC (almost authenitc to the times of the 1930's!!) right down to the WW I fighter planes...and old style machine guns....NOT modern firepower...but THEN modern firepower to battle the "beast." Speaking of the story line...perhaps a word should be devoted to the writers of the original wonderful story, namely,Merian C Cooper & Edgar Wallace.

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Jack Black is wonderful in this "character actor" role as the crazed (and financially desperate) movie producer....

David Guterson's bestselling novel came to the screen in 1999 through Austrailian Director Scott Hicks. Beautiful, artful and sensitive portrayal of love...and what time and war cannot do to stop true love...I would not call this a war movie (WW II in the U.S. American/Japanese during war & post-war era) Rather this touching Australian- madeto order love story is told in flash backs and involves all our senses. Pure, childhood love propels Ishmail Chambers (Ethan Hawke) son of a local independent newspaper/ publisher to unselfishly devotes his aide to the legal criminal defense of the Japanese husband of his Japanese childhood love, Hatsue Imada Miyamoto (Akira Takayama) This innocent defendant (SEE PHOTO BELOW) is beautifully defended by Max Von Sydow who plays an aging but valient defense attorney.

That might be where this story begins but it certainly captures more than sentimental appeal and a vivid courtroom drama. The heart of this story reveals a town very much prejudiced against the Japanese...during the beginning of World War II when yes some of the characters are rounded up and interred into prison camps here in the U.S.A.

Note: Some famous co-stars such as James Cromwell, Celia Weston, James Rebhorn (Prosecuting attorney).

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Almost a love story--between werewolf (stars 2 dreamy actors Scott Speedman as the genetic hybrid lycan + amp) & vampire Selene (Kate Beckinsale).

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(1998 Director: Martin Brest) Impressive & touching performances by Anthony Hopkins & Brad Pitt...and an introduction to Susan (Claire Forlain)....A movie that truly makes you think...about love & choices in life...I almost forgot about this movie...but there it was this morning (maybe 6 months ago) on the TV...Superb storyline....famous father media giant (Hopkins) gives an amazing performance as a man who nearly dies but is given a few hours, days to make his peace...by Joe Black (Pitt).....Ethereal~~

(1996 Director Gregory Hobit)

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One of Richard Gere's best filmss as defense attorney pro bono defending young illieterate accused of gruesome murder...NOT lightweight fare!! Murder trial of the "butcher boy." Priest molestation issues...

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An early (young) example of Ed Norton's talents!!

(2006 Director Ivan Reitman) Uma Thurman is marvelous in this one! Great supporting cast... funy funny!

..And now for something completely different....unless you loved Spiderman...and Hancock...

If you saw the previews then you know Uma has superhuman powers. Yes definitely"campy"....for the sci fi, satire lovers!! Predictable sexual humor...Luke Wilson's character is not UP for the task of a girl friend, much less a super hero girlfriend!!

Great! Just saw this...but lived grew up during the Watrgate scandal......Dan Hedaya could not be a better Richard Nixon!! Great performances by Kirsten Dunst & Michelle Williams!! Girls? Do you REMMEBER white tights? I used to wear those all the time from 6th grade forward!! For Years!! I loved them...and they became the "rage" when only nursess used to wear wihite TIGHTS not stockings....TIGHTS..AND FISHNETS!! OK The girls stumble upon a job as "ofifical Presidential dog walkers"! Lots of belly laughs from well done retro look at this ERA!!

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(December 2006 Director Shawn Levy) WOW!! Delightfull story of mystical museum.......Owen Wilson, Dick Van Dyke, Ben Stiller (lead), even Mickey Rooney are the cast in this movie!

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Inventive book by author Milan Trinc.

You do NOT have to be a history buff to enjoy this type of movie (perhaps it helps!) What a performance...FUNNY!! GREAT ACTING! OLD MEDIEVAL TIME FRANCE, I BELIEVE (Charles II) ....even a penned author (female Elizabeth Barry) in this tale!! God, the depiction of syphillis...Will NEVER look at Johnny Depp and think pretty (sexy) boy again!!

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(January 2001 DVD release)

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A very very understated role for the very talented Andy Garcia....Kevin Costner shines.......Always have liked Charles Martin Smith..can relate to him!! MUST SEE THIS!!

(1998 Director: Frank Coraci)....Hmm...Henry Winkler as the "bad guy" ...a young & sensitive "coming of age" Adam Sanderl...This story has humor(dark hum,or perhaps?) but allows for real feeling!! NOT as hammy as it appears on the survace.. I was BORN IN THE HILLS...and the mom's (Kathy Bates) performance & manipulation by warnings of "the Devil" are reminiscent.....

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(2005 Direcrtor: Michael Bay) 6 STARS!! INNOVATIVE, BEAUTIFUL, ARTFUL, WITH HUMOR ,FEELING, IMAGINATION!! Go Ewan McGregor WOW! What a ride!! IN HONOR OF FUTURE SHOCK WEEK!! Innocent clones EWAN MCGREGOR, STEVE BUSCEMI IS TREMENDOUS IN THIS! (PERHAPS MY FAVORITE CHARACTER) SEAN BEAN (Yes Sean Bean!), DIJOUN HOUNSOU (the Afrikan tracker), SCARLET JOHANNSEN [playing the lead, the clone of a top not surprisingly beautifup model] ...OTHER GREAT SUPPORTINGACTORS!! (recognize DEX?) CLONES...THIS IS A STORY (an imaginative story)...of what COULD happen....with the plot of profit over morality in the "business" of the clone industry!! MUST SEE!!! Favorite quotations? "I would like it in blue, please!" AND "Clones don't wear those.."

(Nov. 2004 Director: John Turtletaub) Just saw this...and loved it! Lots of Nicholas Cage high energy & humor charges a racing plot.....themed around the quest for a treasure hunt based on clues in the Declaration of Independence...the plot thickens, shall we say?? Oohhhhh! Thrills, opens with a memorable childhood recollection of Benjamin Gates (Cage) as a youngster spying in the attic & followed by his superb gran-pere (none other than Christopher Plummer)....Even Harvey Keitel's talents are featured as the FBI head agent leading the investigation of Gates alias Woods & did I pay an honorable mention to Cage's wiley father (Jon Voight)?? ........This film also pays its tributes to our historical foun

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ding fathers..5 stars for great editing & fun thrown into the tense suspense & action of this treasure-hunter thriller!!
NO, IT IS NOT RELATED BUT HERE IS A TOAST TO THE LEGENDS INGRID BERMAR & HUMPHREY BOGART!!

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WOW! Don't blink you might miss something in this one! GR8 !! ORIGINAL

Trailer: The Transporter

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(MAY 1997 DIRECTOR LUC BESSON)
COULD HARDLY BE FUNNIER!! CRAZY, WILD, FUTURISTIC LOOK @ LIFESTYLE IN THE FUTURE.......COMMERCIALISM STILL IN FULL FORCE!

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Check out Gary Oldham's explanation of the lastest intergallactic weapon (he is selling)

GREAT PERFORMANCES BY BRUCE WILLIS AND "THE 5TH ELEMENT" AKA MILLA JOVOVICH....CHRIS TUCKER MAKES THE FUTURE "ROCK"!!

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MUST SEE!!

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Wow! A great cast including Christian Bale! HOW DID I MISS THIS ONE??

(1974 Director William Castle) I have not seen this...but intend to rent it thru Netflix IN HONOR OF MARCEL MARCEAU! HAS ANYONE SEEN THIS ONE???

(1961 Director: Daniel Petrie) MUST SEE!! MOVING BEYOND WORDS...FAR AHEAD OF THE TIMES!! A very young Sydney Potnier!

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HIGHLY RECOMMENDED STARRRING Faye Dunaway & Mickey Rourke!

Starring John Cena & Robert Patrick (the Terminator II)!!!

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(2001 Director: Pat O'Connor) Hmmm....Keanu Reeves & Cherlise Theron....Reeves seems to have quite the knack for starring in some of the most moving films made! This one is no exceptioN! MUST SEE! have you ever truly been in love...a hopeless love.... Lession in ths fates.

(2000 Director: George Tillman, Jr.) This is a true story of Carl Braesher & perhaps for that reason is in parts hard to watch (endure the racisms) And this film stars some of my favorite actos/actresses, starring Robert DeNiro as a very rough but real Solider & Cuba Gooding, jr. as the son of a poor rural dirt farmer with a wish for a better life for his son.... Navy Deep Sea Recovery (the men in the iron diving suits). The supporing cast is of equally high calibre & includes Charlize Theron as DeNiro's wealthy younger Southern belle who never gives up on him!.....Michael Rappaport & Powers Booth truly moved me in this film. Definitely a worth see...

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OKAY! VAL (Batistafan) writes this is a MUST SEE! That does it! I'm going to go see it! LOL Oh am I too late? Have to rent the DVD!

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(2007 Director: Richard LaGravenese) Sounds awesome, Craig! WOW! I liked your review of this film ...and uh hmnmmm I am just a beginning student observer (starting my classroom observation) NOT in high school thank God! !

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Just now my friend Amy told me Hillary Swank gives a tremendous performance as a fledgling new grad beginning her teaching career. I see Patrick Dempsey (Grey's Anatomy) also stars!

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Hear this was Jane Fonda's at her best!! Ahh I do miss the 70's!! Ahhh My Heroine! Hey wait! Another favorite of mine, Jack Lemon co-stars along with Michael Douglas? Hey, Have I seen this movie??

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lmao!!! Hey, Homie! If you have missed this one (Ice Cube & Chris Tucker) then you are in for a huge treat! Just hanging out describes it best! But dont' stop there! See FridayS and also Friday after next! (sequels) Especically IF you need some good laughs!!!

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(1995 Director: Rob Reiner) NIce!! a little drippy--perhaps?? i lked it! Douglas seemed like almost Bill Clinton or Jimmy Carter of course Edwards comes to mind now? NICE! I beileve in true love! My favoirite line in the move: "Because you said yes."

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(1964 Director: David Lynch) How I lLoved reading thiis Frank Herbert SCIENCE FICTION BOOK. 1964 C.A.M.P.Y. low budget B movie is the bomb! I'm loving it! More than half way thru (& trying to complete a semsester of Spanish, Student Intershipsips & endless essays & research & & &...) FUN with a capital F! Whew! Incredibly erotic written by Frank Herbert. There are 5 sequels (books) to the original "Dune" Patrick Stewart is one of his trainers--his comparable martial arts/military weapons coach! You won't recognize him but Kyle MacLachlan plays the young Paul Atriedes (Sex in the City's Charlotte's 1st hubby)!! {"quoting"This Hugo and Nebula Award winner [author Frank Herbert] tells the sweeping tale of a desert planet called Arrakis, the focus of an intricate power struggle in a byzantine interstellar empire. Arrakis is the sole source of Melange, the "spice of spices." Melange is necessary for interstellar travel and grants psychic powers and longevity, so whoever controls it wields great influence. . . The troubles begin when stewardship of Arrakis is transferred by the Emperor from the Harkonnen Noble House to House Atreides. The Harkonnens don't want to give up their privilege, though, and through sabotage and treachery they cast young Duke Paul Atreides out into the planet's harsh environment to die. There he falls in with the Fremen, a tribe of desert dwellers who become the basis of the army with which he will reclaim what's rightfully his. Paul Atreides, though, is far more than just a usurped duke. He might be the end product of a very long-term genetic experiment designed to breed a super human; he might be a messiah. His struggle is at the center of a nexus of powerful people and events, and the repercussions will be felt throughout the Imperium.

Dune is one of the most famous science fiction novels ever written, and deservedly so. The setting is elaborate and ornate, the plot labyrinthine, the adventures exciting. Five sequels follow. --Brooks Peck [ALSO SEE A FRIEND'S REVIEW OF THIS MOVIE (UNDER PURPLE ROSE OF CAIRO!) he FORGOT MAX VON SYDOW PHOTO BELOW...see him at his more recent best in Snow Falling on Cedars]

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P.S. HALF OF THE FUN OF THIS MOVIES IS PRECISELY THAT THE SPECIAL EFFECTS SHOW THEIR AGE, GRASSHOPPER!!

(1996 Director: Jonathan Frakes aka Number 1)

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Well...even James Cromwell stars in THIS Star Trek movie!!

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(2006 Director: Christian Carlton ) Yes a war movie but told first hand...based on the book by R. de Roussy de Sales but about the first WW I (the "Great War") providng some inside looks at each side of the French & American soldiers fighting....focusing on a particular battlefield the night of Christmas Eve! Lovely Fraulein Diane Kruger (National Treasure & Troy -the lovely Helen..) plays a lovely German opera star whose partners on stage goes off to this war along with MILLIONS of other young strong men...MEMORABLE!! Does not disappoint! French language with English subtitles.

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Ever wondered where Catherine Hicks ( Full House) got her start?? Seen Dillinger & Capone?

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Maybe you had to live in the 1970's to truly enjoy this time-relevant rave induction into the Star Trek movie sagas...the quest for the Humpback Whale! Wow! What an environmental flick! Hey anyone remember Uhura in a mini skirt back in "the day?"" My 3 favorite lines 1) "If you ever go there, you will never want to come back [referring the the "Nexxus"]...Gynen to Capt. Picard {from Star Trek Generations]2)"F*@#!" Spock trying to cuss! 3) Oh Boy! I've heard that before!" & "Rosie's pregnant (the whale)"

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Jane Weidlin of The Go-Go's aka Starfleet officer here

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Top 3 favorite Star Trek movies...this is #1 (both Captains..James T. & Picard!) And Malcolm McDowell as lead villain & Gynen (Whoopi Goldberg)! Awesome story of fantasy "the ribbon" & unlived dreams!! Favorites #2 The Undiscovered Country & #3 The 1970's one [Star Trek IV The Voyage Home] with the humpback whale & their "song" missing in the oceans...

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Trailer: Star Trek Generations

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My 3 favorite lines 1) "If you ever go there, you will never want to come back [referring the the "Nexxus"]...Gynen to Capt. Picard 2)"F*@#!" Spock trying to cuss! 3) "Wait! You had better be iniating a mating ritual!" [Female Clingon leader to McDowell who slaps her! Is this legitimate: More head shots of actors/Characters for Star Trek Movies

http://www.voyager.cz/voyager/dalsipostavy/a-b.htm

"This isn't the Junior Chamber of Commerce, Brad." Susan Sarandon's character. Tim Curry's character, "Why don't you stay for the night...and maybe a bite...." WATCH THE "TIME WARP" VIDEO...IF YOU DON'T REMEMBER IT?? THEN CHECK 1 OF THE ONES THAT ARE "RELATED" THE BOXES BELOW THE VIDEO CLIP...NOT TO MISS THE "SPACE" "TREKKIE" VERSION OF THE TIME WARP!! lol

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(1975 Director: Jim Sharman) I am perhaps older than you? Why I went on dates to this movie!! WOW! Perhaps the younger of you would NOT BELIEVE the cult following this movie developed!!!:":" I fell IN LOVE with Tim Curry in this movie and I am a straight female...

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(2006 Director: Christopher Nolan!) Hugh Jackman, Scarlett Johansen, Chrisian Bale, Michael Caine & DAVID BOWIE!! WHAT A CAST!! Watched this movie today (New Year's) in parts. It seemed kind of long but enjoyed it. I thought it was rather oriiginal. I liked the historical aspect & the setting oin likely what the late 1800"s (there was electriicity invented obviously)

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Michael Caine is a fascinating actor...Christian Bale also. Parts are a bit raw (violence) not graphic sexuality (for once!!) Based on the book by Christian Priest.

Another amazing role for BOTH Robert DeNiro & Samuel L. Jackson...based on the book Rum Punch written by Elmore Leonard. [thank you for identifying this book title, JohnChristie & GaryStev!] I searched on www. goodreads.com & Quentin Tarantino (Director) wrote this screenplay. Bridget Fonda is quite the tease in this flick!! This much I remember about it (when it came out).. I watched an interview (Perhaps David Letterman?) where Quentin Tarantino made this film keeping a long ago made promise to the amazing lead actress, Pam Grier--aka a role for her!

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OKaY1 Gary S says, "Cool adaptation of Elmore Leonard's novel." and I never argue technical stuff with him!!

(1996 Director: Robert Rodriguez)

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RAW! Truly raw...but lively! Great perforamances by George Clooney and Harvey Keitel (my hearthrob) plays a dissolusioned recently widowed preacher who meets his match! !! The incredibly hot Juliette Lewis as a young teen is outstanding in this opposite a minor perve, hmmmm.. Quenin Tarantino palsy the sick bro!

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nd who might be that NOT Ugly Betty underneath that bare string bikini? con snake albino? Selma H

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(2001 Director: Peter Chelsom) Well acted & interesting tale of a cynical psychologist who chance encounters her soul mate but who is in such denial that she purposely near jinxes it!

Must See! Cusack is phenominal. Best performance of Kate Beckinsale (Evolution).

My son has this in his top 10 movies & with the amazing supporting characters' performances I can see why. Each enlists his/her best friend in a desperate attempt to determine if in fact these 2 are "intended". Those talented "best buddies" are none other than Jeremy Piven (Rush Hour) & Molly Shannon. Eugene Levy (American Pie) co-stars in a supporting role as the Macy's salesclerk who plays a somewhat instrumental role in reuniting the pair! Hiliarious in parts! John Corbett (Dreamland, Raising Helen, Lucky, My Big Fat Greek Wedding & Sex in the City) is stunning as a world famous hip musician engaged to Beckinsale.

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(1999 Director: Brian Helgelund) Mel Gibson was such a hot & low key personality in this crime finds justice flick. Nobody ever saw him comin'!!

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(1998 Director: Frank Roddham) True to the Herman Melville book..Patrick Stewart plays Captain Ahab, the lead character, portraying him as the brute that he is!! Love the seafarin' tales.

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(2003 Director: Nancy Meyers) Perhaps it was the direction that makes this film such a fragile but successful true-to-life picture portrait of the anxiety between the sexes..and ages! The gorgeous Amande Peet plays the daughter of successful broadway playwright Erica Barry (Diane Keaton). Amanda brings her "date" (Jack Nicholson) up to her mother"s lovely seaside estate for the weekend thinking Mom is away. Cannot believe I forgot to review this movie!! MUST SEE!! Funny tho serious themes....love across the generations. Equally funny Francis McDermond offers a wonderful performance as Erica Barry (Diane Keaton)'s wry, free-spriited & engaging sister!! Of course Keanu Reeves as a young talented doctor is not to be missed!! Great rapport between Nicholson & Keaton..some moments are priceless

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(2005 Director: John Madden) Dazzling. Loved it! Nothing quite like the love between a Father and a daughter. .I imagine lead actress Gwynneth Paltrow had a tear in her eye missing her own recently passed away father during the making of this film...Rented this one LAST year but thinking of my own dad iwho is illl presently.My closest oldest friend lost her father at a young age. Touching film...

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(1997 Director: Curtis Hanson) James Ellroy's best selling novel apparently \(not surprisingly!) If there were 5 more movies you could see and no more....make sure this is one of them!
Hey - try this quiz and see how we compare...A 6 star movie for its courage

L.A. Confidential
Plot? Police graft
Location? 1960's Los Angeles/Hollywood

Adjectives? Irony (Gary's word..)

Book written by James Ellroy

Heck yeah! After Danielle's review!! AND it stars Sean Penn!!?? Did anyone else see All theKing's Men which starred uh hum..Sean Penn, Jude Law, Anthony Hopkins etc etc ???

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(2007 Director: Kirsten Sheridan) Wonderful! Now...this movie might NOT be just everyone's cup of tea but if you are a musician? ever dreamed of a happy ending? well....I forgot who wrote this screen play (but I will check!)...I LOVED IT! Do you still love Robin Williams? Well....clearly Robin has taken a far turn in THIS ROLE!!!

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This is a worth see!

(1993 Director: Philip Kaufman) Just bought this one...book turned into movie...with a younger Wesley Snipes, Sean Connery & a long list of fabulous supporting actors., among my favorites supporting actors? Harvey Keitel& Steve Buscemi
Action mystery suspense with lots of humor thrown in! Japanese - American international CSi drama. Harvey Keitel plays a lead co-investigator. Ful of twists & turns. MUST SEE!! Of course....Sean Connery is the senior/expert/fluent Japanese speaking investigator called in special (reminiscent of do I dare say it? Rush Hour or **) SUSPENSE!! Cary Hiroyuki (Mortal Kombat's Shang Shun) co-stars & Steve Bescemi..Hmm...I do not remember Steve's role...have to watch it AGAIN tonight!!

Based on the book by James Bradley (2006 Directors: Clint Eastwood & Steven Spielberg) Wonderful tribute to the men who died & who survived WW II in Japan. Story deals with the ceremonial welcome and publiciity surrounding the "heroes" of that war, cerntering on the lives of a choice few of these fine men. Adam Beach portrays an Indian hero and survivor with fellow solidiers Harry Pepper (The Green Mile, Battlefield Earth), Jamie Bell, (King Kong, Undertow), Jesse Bradford (Heights, Eulogy, Hackers), Neal McDonough (The Guardian, Walking Tall) & Paul Walker. Tale is told from each of the perspectives & their familes......Robert Patrick (Terminator II, Walk the Line) has a short role as Captain in this film.

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Look at this cast!! Holly Davidson (Show Girl), John Beckett & Jude Law......interesting plot!!

(1991 Drector: Martin Scorsese) What a thocker! DeNiro & the amazing Nick Nolte (soo versatile!) This is MUST SEE in my movie categories...but hold onto your seat!! The quite young & lovely Juliette Lewis proves what an amazing actress she is in this..and in From Dusk Till Dawn.

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Rmeember this ia a remake of the 1962 Gregory Peck/Telly Savalas (Dirty Dozen)/Robert Mitchum fillm.

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(1970 Director: Brian G. Sutton) Telly Sevalas (Kojak, Cape Fear), Donald Sutherland, Clint Eastwood even Carroll O'Connor MUST SEE war movie

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(2008 Director: Doug Limon) I like it...went with my son...it kept a face, continually moving, shifting. Good acting and even better theme! We are Hayden Christensen fans (he looks like my nephews!)

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Great robbery...Intense! Master mind (Clive Owen) is quite the bitch! So is Jodi Foster in this flick! Denzel Washington plays the head investigative cop...and I loved the lengths he went to to try to crack this case! AMAZING BANK ROBBERY! (not bloody) With a supporting cast like William Dafoe and Christopher Plummer..not surprising a winner!

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(2002 Director: Martin Scorsese) Here is a movie (that feels a bit like theatre to me...my old fiance was an acting major) I can't quite finish watching this movie & now that I am/almost have..it is resonating with me....Some of the most impressive performances in a film I have watched in a long time...Ahhh yes...Scorsese?

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Woke up Saturday morning & watched this movie finally on recommendations Liam Niessen...Leonardo DiCaprio...opens with an awesome group gangraising for a fight...what fight? Was it over Irish not been given jobs here in the "New Land"??

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Despite some remarkable acting, I felt the editing could have been less choppy. I am not referring to the flashback sequences...where DiCapprio's character remembers some of these "big" gang leaders from when he was just a small 5 yr old boy (orphaned & arriving from Ireland)....More an attempt at an almost artistic statement surrounding conscription (unless you could pay $300 to AVOID the draft), immigration, monopolization/gang ....Extreme violence, raw in many, many parts. COULD NOT watch this film straight through... Bill the Butcher's from-the-gut speech to his "apprentice" Amsterdam (DiCapprio), was the closest thing to tender in this movie & it stays with me.....that is--except for the love that evolves between Diaz & DiCapprio's characters...wheeewwwww [true compassion of spirit & mutual empathy]

Equally, however, I was moved by Cameron Diaz's performance & the story of her character & her "scar"(much worse than my own) but a significantly deeper scarring of her psyche...life as a street urchin from age 12 (orphaned) & taken in by the seemingly compassionless Bill the Butcher (crime boss)......so many faces his character shows...Bill's lasting admiration for "Amsterdam's" dash aka guts....Bill even uses a bible quotation, "Lukewarm, neither hot nor cold, I will spew you out..."

One of the best films I have seen in many years!!

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Tough to be a nonconformist. Heavy mafia in this India village.

(1992 Director: Art Malik & Others )

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Lent to me by a good friend! think you might enjoy this look into cultures.

Annie's on his life path to become a Jeddi in this movie...and along with Obi1 kenobi is assigned to protect Princess Padmay.....Assassins are everywhere is the tone of the day! But Obi 1 & Annican are up to the challenge.....much surprise and great battle scenes......EVEN Yoda!

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(2000 Director: George Lucas)

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Hmmmm Christine (The Celtic Poet's) Top pick of 2006! This movie is also on Alexander's favorite movies list

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Hmmm I think my son would say, "Hey, Mom you get to see Hugh Jackman as a bald guy in this one!" .....

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Hey both Ben & I are HUGE fans of Hugh Jackman (Wolverine-Xmen, The Prestige, Van Helsing) & Rachel Weisz (Nephretiri-The Mummy/Returns, Sunshine & The Constant Gardner)

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(1999 Director: Francois Girard) Had been looking forward to this one--and it was not a dissappointment! Story follows the "life" of this red violin created as a masterpiece by Niccolo Brazzolo in 1683! Tragic storyline. This violin survives incredible changes in the times since it was made--Renaissance thru Chairman Mao obtaining power in China! My son already wants to study violin.....a red Stratavaious!? I AM UNSURE WHICH ACTORS' PERFORMANCES I ENJOYED THE MOST! DO RENT/BUY THIS ONE & PLEASE SHARE IT! Samuel L. Jackson is I believe something of his true self in this one!

Stuart Townsend as LeStatt, Victor Perez as Maurius & Aaliyah (the late) as The Queen......shine in this flick! Creative--well beyond the usual vampire storyline! Great special effects. HOT tale of reawakened...

(2008 Director: Timur Bekmambetov) Surprising! Watch it for the ride--I DID! This film held my interest if a little thin in plot integrity Some depth not ALL show! Kudos to Director Bekmambetov! I was not expecting too much but I was pleasantly surprised by this film, especially its editing. Certainly does not drag

Some good performances & kept me guessing. I had been wondering about some of the newer films. My son bought Wanted starring Angelina Jolie & James McAvoy with a much thinner Morgan Freeman in a rather dark role...but I tell you too much. Best to just experience this movie! I think you might enjoy Wanted. It sucks you completely in...in that sense it is true entertain- ment. Might compare it but cautiously to the feel of a Butterfly Effect..perhaps its the use of some special effects to show the unusual extra sense of the lead character who has reached that age of life where he feels completely adrift amidst his dull corporate work life & blaze' girlfriend, questioning his entire existence then along pops Angelina (NOT as a love interest but with his answer to all his seeking, an explanation!).

ACADEMY AWARDS BEST ACTRESS NOMATION NOTES:
Angelina Joliie was among the other 4 Best Actress nominees who alsoreceived a dedication (from Sophia Loren) for her unique acting prowess in Wanted.

Similarly, Brad Pitt received an introduction of sorts (along with the 4 other Best Actor nominees0 with Anthony Hopkins acknowledging his noteworthy acting performance in The Curious Case of Benjamin Buxton.

(2003 Director Eric Till) Superb! The true story of the German monk Martin Luther (Joseph Fiennes) who translated the bible into the language of the common man...changing history and barely escaping execution for his tyrrany! He is aided by a very wise old German ruler (Peter Ustinov)...

Val Kilmer was only better in Alexander the Great than in this movie!! HOT!! Hmmm film is set in 1898...which is significant because of the train..and I suppose somewhat primitive rifles. KIND OF ON AN AFRICAN-THEMED KICK Omi Pur has a great role and so does Bernard Hil. Well developed plot & I would enjoy seeing M Douglas & Val together again!! Good chemistry in this filml

Seems to be a lot of future despair coming out again...kind of like in the 1970's!!

(2005 Directors: Robert Rodriguez & Comic Creator: Frank Miller) True to the comic book story. LOVED IT! It helps if you like Bruce Willis and have lived a somewhat real life...Eerie storyline but until midway thru I hardly noticed that becuz I was soo intrigued by the comic booky charaters!! Deals with psychos, stalkers, hookers, and cops in a old style cop movie way (but updated green effects? comic booky almost!) GOOD NEWS!! SEQUELS ARE IN THE WORKS!! The stars really shine on this including: Benecio del Toro Rosario Dawson, Josh Hartnett (Snow Falling on Cedars), Clive Owen (Closer, Children of Men, King Arthur)

(1986 Director: Peter Faiman) Isn't this the movie that reignited the action craze?? MUST SEE!1

(2008 Director: Saul Dibbs) Georgianna, Dutchess of Devonshire (18th Century) A movie of truths & hard reverses and betrayals others say! SOund to me like a "MUST SEE"!!

(1997 Director: Taylor Hackford) Delightfully full of foreshadowing yet the intense plot just slowly creeps along... Refreshingly imaginative with incredible performances by Keanu Reeves, Al Pacino & Ms Charlise Therone! How he uses vanity to pull Reeves into his own scheme is amazing!!

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(2007 Director: Tony Gilroy) I heard lead actor George Clooney interviewed on I think Conan O'Brien..he suffered some personal inuries in making this one. An interesting note is that his own father was a journalist, something he drew upon for his acting in this one [i THINK it was THIS MOVIE?! HUMMMM.] Personally I do so enjoy the amazing versatility of actor Tom Wilkinson (He plays a manic-depressive attorney who has gone off his medication & risks a $6 billion product liability case.. awesome acting) Hard to describe this movie other than to say, MUST SEEE! or to quote J. Laidlow aka RideroftheStorm's quote of Clayton (Clooney's) character, "I am SHIVA God of Death!" Good ending! [Review: "Full Story: http://www.imdb.com
George Clooney is already conceding Best Actor Oscar victory to Daniel Day-Lewis, claiming no one has a chance against the British star. The pair are on the shortlist for the prize at this month's ceremony, alongside Viggo Mortensen for Eastern Promises, Tommy Lee Jones for In The Valley Of Elah and Johnny Depp for Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber Of Fleet Street. But Clooney has already given up hope of winning for his role in Michael Clayton - to add to his Best Supporting Academy Award for Syriana - after watching Day-Lewis in his nominated role in There Will Be Blood. He says, "If you want my honest opinion, I think it's going to be Daniel Day-Lewis. He sort of irritates all of us because he's so good. I'll tell you right now, I don't like him!" "]

(1995 Director: Michael Mann)! Ashley Judd? Didn't recognize her here! Val Kilmer? Top criminal mastermind McCauley (De Niro) faces off with Homicide Detective (Al Pacino) after pulling off the perfect crime.. .Director Michael Mann has created about the best suspense crime drama ever in HEAT.

Seeing this movie for maybe the 3rd time tonight (on Ion tv) I still could not leave it......except to simultaneously begin an online chat with my Honeypie! Still, the emotions this crime drama stirs me each time I watch it, gripping my attention & holding it right up until the suspenseful end. There are HUMAN criminals.... quite real, easy to LIKE! And their years-long bonds are humbling because of their intense loyalties, especially between Val Kilmer and McCauley. Ryder gives a tremendous performance as Kilmer's wife and mother of his son. Her loyalty is almost touching.

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The supporting cast? Jon Voigt who makes their crimes possible, researching all the little details....

On deciding on whether or not to join the NEXT heist (a bank robbery), his ex-con pal (Tommy Sizemore) says,"You know, for me, action is the juice! I'm in."

(2009 Director: Henry "Doc" Clure, Dan St. Pierre) Another battle for the fate of the universe! Guess who stars in this?? None other than James Earl Jones, Travolta, Jackson, Christian Slater, even Michael York? AND SARAH MICHELE GELLAR (BUFFY??)?! AHHHHHHHHHHHH!

(1998 Director: Vincent Ward) Truly amazing...cried watching this one....I mean heart wrenching........spiritual questions, truths and true love.....

Story morphs in and out of one scene into a previous scene. This uniqure concept of "Heaven" and the afterlife is mind boggling. Top rate! (Keep the box of Kleenex close & handy)

Cuba Gooding Jr. & Robin Williams should have won academy awards for their performances..and then there is the treat of Max Von Sydrow. Keeps you always guessing

Although I do not remember Gux Van Zant I have certainly heard his name before. Sean Penn's role earned him a Best Actor Oscar last Sunday night!

Bet Madonna's feeling some pride for him too!!

Way to go!

(2007 Director: Chris Weitz) Simply dynamite tale done WITHOUT animation & only limited special effects. It would appear (to me) to be set in the past. I base this on the unusual, no rather somewhat fantastic actually "ocular crystal slide projector-like device" (almost Benjamin Franklin or Gallieleo-like)!

No, I had not read the book first. Yes I immensely enjoyed this film.

Fantastic cast, including Sam Elliott, Ian McClellan! Uncle Lord Asriel (Daniel Craig), Mrs. Coulter (Nicole Kidman) Lyra, the lovely nieice of Lord Asrielm, joins Mrs. Coulter on an adventure. Meanwhile her Uncle has also left for the North in search of "dust," magical dust it would appear, though it is forbidden to speak of this dust....This story is based on a novel by Philip Pullman, an author who avoids the good & bad of relligion [read on for a little more depth on that subject] yet chose to name the "pets" of the characters as "demons," Wonderful performance by Ian McLellan as the voice of the wonderful armored polar bear without whom's help Lyla could never have rescued her classmate from the dreadful experiment.

With the gift of the last remaining golden compassm Lyra can read the future--ior more speciifically obtain the answer to any questions.

Oh, is that why a child's demon can change shapes (shapeshift) but an adult's can't? " Lyra asks her Uncle.

Ian McLellan does the wonderful voice of the fiierce polar bear..
Based on the controversial book, "Northern Lights," by Phillip Pullman.

Excerpt of SFF Media's John Holamn's 12/07 review: "Set in a fantastical parallel world, the movie begins with a young orphan, Lyra, discovering that she is at the centre of a deadly conspiracy and that the lives of many children depend on her. Lyra is in possession of The Golden Compass, a powerful tool that the Magisterium, an evil church-like body that dominates and controls this parallel world, wants to recover at all costs. She embarks on an epic journey to the far north to save her best friend.

With a massive US$180 million budget from Newline, The Golden Compass stars two of the biggest names in Hollywood, Nicole Kidman and the new James Bond, Daniel Craig. Kidman plays the movie's villain, the enchanting but evil socialite Mrs Coulter, while Daniel Craig plays the heroic Lord Asriel, Lyra's tough, mysterious uncle.

Apparently Kidman, a Catholic, was Phillip Pullman's first choice ten years before the movie went into production. At first unwilling to commit, Kidman signed on only after receiving a letter from Pullman and an undertaking from producers that the anti-Catholic tone of the book would be watered down.

Chris Weitz, best known for writing and directing About a Boy, is Writer and Director here too.

With eye-popping visuals of futuristic airships, talking armoured ice bears, shape-shifting creatures, witches, stunning city scapes, along with obligatory rough looking pirates, The Golden Compass appears to have all the right ingredients for box office success. "


". . . Obvious or subtle, an anti-religious slant (Christian or otherwise), metaphysical speculations about the nature of God, or direct questioning of established beliefs shouldn't stop anyone going to see The Golden Compass. This type of speculation is what makes science fiction and fantasy so intriguing. Creating hypothetical, polarised worlds is a great way to explore the everyday from different perspectives, question belief systems, and challenge-preconceived notions.. . . "

once in awhile a movie is made that surprises because you can't imagine why someone did not think of this awesome plot sooner!! Great performance by Tom Cruise.

(2003 Director: Quentin Tarantino) Wow!~ Uma! is number one in my book. If you can tolerate violence & challenging of a lead character to her very core...for ultimate survival...then you are ready for this movie! Don't expect to be ready! Just hold onto to your hat!

(1989 Director: Ivan Reitman) What vision! Hey, this WAS quite the sensation!! Great sequell....from a couple of YES, THE SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE CAST!! Then let's NOT forget Rick moranis, Harold Ramis AND Sigourney Weaver (pre-Alien)....BELLY LAUGHS!

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(1999 Director: M. Night Shyamalan) Just love Bruce Willis. This child star (Haley Joel Osment) has simply the best facial expressions to be found. toni Collette (Shaft) has the most sensitive face that could have been chosen to play this excedptional chlid's mother! MUST SEE!! Will leave you touched & your heart pounding!!

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(2006 Director: Steve Zaillian) It is possible to say too much about a movie, in that spirit, see this one for Sean Penn's (Best Actor-MILK) passion (borderline megalomania), & Anthony Hopkins (Silence of the Lambs) portrayinjg a distinguished retired Southern Judge & incredibly cute Jude Law (Closer, The Holiday) who lost his accent & donned a Southern accent for this flick. Penn plays a state senator who rides a longshot into office as Governor--a man who has foresight & vision into what destiny he sees for his home state. Impassioned but never dull..All the King;s Men is a wonderful showcase for these seasoned actors. None of these men were ever better...as good perhaps but never BETTER! Anthony Hopkins? Well, his career has been soo diverse as to have included a role as Paul (Saul of Tarsus) which he brought depth and character to like none other.

At the 2009 Academy Awards
The introductions of the actors nominations for Best Actor Oscar were incredible this year!!

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(1986 Director: David Cronenburg) Okay..2 of my VERY FAVORITES!! GEENA DAVIS AND JEFFREY GOLDBLUM!! Does it get any better? No...seriously worse for this hot young passionate scientist (played by Jeffrey Goldblum)...NO POPCORN FOR THIS MOVIE!! Oh...baby!! If ANYONE could be sexy while degenerating...it is the young, hunky exceptional Jeffrey Goldblum!! HUBBA HUBBA paired with none other than the future 1st female U.S. President herself (Geena Davis)! After reading most others' reviews, must I say it again??? FOR ITS TIME PERIOD, this film had good special effects + amazing creativity in dream sequences, etc. 2 DEFINITE THUMBS UP!! LOL

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(2002 Diector: Adrian Lyne) Outstanding performances by Richard Gere and Diane Lane & the awesomely sexy Olivier Martinez. Also the then relatively unknown Michelle Monaghan in a supporting role. Story of a passionate affair that happened quite by accident between the happily married suburban Mom & an intriguing stranger "house sitting" a friend's loft and book store business. Beautifully edited. Sobering tale of lust and passions complicating an otherwise superb life. MUST SEE if only for the passion between each of these characters.

Diane Lane & Richard Gere have a superb life. Diane is a wonderful mother of one son (Erik Per Sullivan) who seems happy & well adjusted. Was she looking to complicate her life? No! She has a perchance trip into town....and encounters young, vibrant Olivier who is simply irresistible.

Neither husband nor wife anticipated how much of themselves & their passions they had left behind in relocating into the suburbs....Music, editing, everything is superb in this very very passionate story.......in my TOP 10 FAVORITE FILMS........

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Awesome for its time...Sci Fi...and the infamous bizzare exhibitionist costume of a very very young Jane Fonda!

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(1994 Director: Tim Burton) THE cult movie maker!!

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(1994 Director: Tim Burton) Did you know??? Landau began in NYC as a cartoonist and illustrator?? Who ELSE starred in his AMAZING film which I missed and am renting or Netflix "instantl viewing THIS week?? Why even little Annie herself! (Sarah Jessica Parker) WHAT OVER THREAT FLMS WERE MADE IN 1994?? The Crow Forrest Gump Pulp Fiction True Lies(I liked it!!

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(1994 Director: Simon Wincer) For the times thiere were only 2 or 3 better films made, Which? The Crow, Ed Wood Alien 2 and would it have been THE Lord of the Rings (Two Towers)?? Hmmm..interestinly filmed also in New Zealand..akin to Austrailia....F U N Fun down under! See it!! Why? Still asking why? Well there is the wonderfl Cuba Gooding, Jr & talented Pat Hingle not to mention the lovely, talented Beverly D'Angelo.READ, LISTEN, & PLEASE PRAY FOR PEACE! [We must end this fighting & preserve our planet!] PLEASE PRAY DAILY FOR CHILDREN ORPHANED (thru wars, disasters & disease) & STARVING ALL AROUND THE WORLD!! Ore por favor para el orphaned y niños hambrientos por todas partes el mundo! S'il vous plaît prier pour enfants rendus orphelin et mourir de faim tout autour le monde!

(1974 Director: Mel Brooks) By far the best of the best of Mel Brooks. MUST SEE!!

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The cast? Well Gene Wilder at his peak with Terri Garr...the late Marty Feldman, amazingly talended Madelein Kahn and underrated Peter Boyle as the monster.

Kurt Cameron & Gordon Currie make this a very believable film.

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Lovely tale though sad of Nicholson and Freeman who meet in the Oncology Ward--2 patients living their end days/months with gusto and compiling their own individual, unique bucket lists.....Tho a most unusual pairing 2 men of different race and social status share the common link of a terminal diagnosis. the result? a most moving film I watched in the last month or 2 before my own father's passing. Memorable!!

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(2006 Director: James Mangold) I grew up on gospel music and in church....I am a HUGE Johnny Cash/June Carter Cash fan...if you have EVER written a song or loved a musician, then PLEASE SEE THIS MOVIE!!! Such a finely done 'true story." Yes...all is NOT roses!!!
ROBERT PATRICK PLAYS JOHNNY CASH'S NOT ENCOURAGING FATHER..
WANNA SEE CASH'S 1ST RECORDING STUDIO ?? (BE PATIENT!!)

Trailer: Walk the Line

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(2003 Director: Peter Jackson) Perhaps THE movie almost as good as the J.R.R. Tolkein book(s)!!!

This is the finale and does NOT disappoint.! It is amazing how different Orlando Bloom looks as a blond elf.

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{2006 Director: Liz Friedlander) "It takes a village to raise a child." Stunning performances (Loved seeing Antonio Banderas ride a bicycle to the high school & when he gave pickup lessons inadvertently)......Cute.

Imagine Antnonio Banderas dressed in full suit appearing at the toughest high school you can picture...well, then you are picturing the setting for this movie.

International appeal is what dance has and that is exactly what dance instructor Pierre Dulane (Antonio Banderas) conveys with lots of appeal. Why does Mr. Dulane show up at school? He witnessed a student take a baseball bat to the Principal's car! MUST SEE!!

(1999 Director: Clint Eastwood) Some greats in this one!! James Wood, Denis Leary, and Bernard HIll!! MUST SEE!!

(1999 Director: Troy Duffy) Don't spare the blood and guts!! Setting: Boston. Movie opens with a traffic cop pulling over a limo in a routine traffic stop--something which pisses off the Mob boss passenger. After a short while the cop returns and blows them all away clean. He doesn't stop there.

Two Irish Catholic boys go on vengeance sprees against the Mafia. A third awkward duck (David Della Rocco) joins them. (Willem Dafoe (Green Goblin--Superman) is the lead detective trying to figure out the opening murder & many successive murders. He becomes obsessed with the crimes & there are some almost surrealistic dramatic scenes over this.

Great cast! Interesting! Billy Connolly in a very surprise role! Guess I should thank our own Channel 5 for showing it today (Saturday) evening. JUST IN TIME FOR THE SEQUEL coming out soon. Based on a true story??