“Biology and the prejudices of others conspired to keep us childless…”
Synopsis:
When a newly married ex-con (Nicholas Cage) and ex-cop (Holly Hunter) discover that they can’t have or adopt children of their own, they kidnap a baby (T.J. Kuhn) from a local furniture tycoon (Trey Wilson) and his quintuplet-bearing wife (Lynn Dumin Kitei).
Genres:
Comedy
Ex-Cons
Kidnapping
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Posted on January 31st, 2007 by admin
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“Don’t you think you’re taking this attraction of yours to other types of people too far?”
Synopsis:
On behalf of a business syndicate, wealthy southerner Jeff Bridges visits a local gym and tries to persuade its owner (R.G. Armstrong) to sell. Meanwhile, he finds himself attracted to a petite gym employee (Sally Field), and fascinated by the [...]
Posted on January 31st, 2007 by admin
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“I say we give the blues brothers one more chance.”
Synopsis:
While gathering their old band members together for a fundraising concert, ex-con Jake Blues (John Belushi) and his brother Elwood (Dan Aykroyd) must dodge the police, an angry country-and-western band, and Jake’s jilted fiancee (Carrie Fisher).
Genres:
Comedy
Ex-Cons
Let’s-Put-On-a-Show!
Musicians
Response to Peary’s Review:
As Peary notes, [...]
Posted on January 31st, 2007 by admin
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“The deal is over. I want my end, and I’m out.”
Synopsis:
A professional safecracker (James Caan) becomes involved with the Mafia, but soon realizes that his dreams for early retirement with his wife (Tuesday Weld) and child have been put on hold.
Genres:
Ex-Cons
Gangsters and Mafia
Heists
Revenge
Thieves and Criminals
Review:
Michael Mann’s directorial debut features [...]
Posted on January 30th, 2007 by admin
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“You notice how it’s Monopoly out there?”
Synopsis:
A radio d.j. (Jack Nicholson) visits his petty-gangster brother (Bruce Dern) in Atlantic City, where he learns about Dern’s unrealistic plan to “get-rich-quick” by buying property in Hawaii.
Genres:
Bob Rafelson Films
Gangsters and Criminals
Get Rich Quick
Love Triangle
Siblings
Review:
In his follow-up to Five Easy Pieces (1970), director [...]
Posted on January 26th, 2007 by admin
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“In other words, gentlemen — in effect — we declare war on Monday, we are defeated by Tuesday, and by Friday we will be rehabilitated beyond our wildest dreams!”
Synopsis:
The prime minister (Peter Sellers) of the smallest nation on Earth (ruled by the Grand Duchess Gloriana, also Sellers) decides to invade the United States in order [...]
Posted on January 26th, 2007 by admin
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“I’ve lived in this city all my life, but somehow today I felt everything had changed – people were different.”
Synopsis:
As alien pods descend on San Francisco and begin replacing humans with clones devoid of emotion, health inspector Matthew Bennell (Donald Sutherland), his co-worker (Brooke Adams), and their married friends (Jeff Goldblum and Veronica Cartwright) run [...]
Posted on January 26th, 2007 by admin
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“I am not alive; I only exist.”
Synopsis:
The lower-class wife (Lana Turner) of a wealthy socialite (John Forsythe) is caught in a compromising situation with a male companion (Ricardo Montalban), and forced by her brutal mother-in-law (Constance Bennett) to “die” and live under an assumed name in Europe. Out of guilt and loyalty, she forgoes [...]
Posted on January 25th, 2007 by admin
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“All we got is a cruddy alky for a manager!”
Synopsis:
Former minor-league pitcher Morris Buttermaker (Walter Matthau) becomes the reluctant coach for a team of Little League misfits – including the 12-year-old daughter (Tatum O’Neal) of his ex-girlfriend.
Genres:
Baseball
Comedy
Has-Beens
Misfits
Sports
Review:
Walther Matthau is at his surly best in this classic “misfit kids make [...]
Posted on January 25th, 2007 by admin
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“They’re afraid of love, because love makes a world they can’t control… And it’s a world worth taking risks for, isn’t it?”
Synopsis:
In a totalitarian future, government employee Winston Smith (Edmond O’Brien) challenges “Big Brother” by taking on a secret lover (Jan Sterling).
Genres:
Dystopia
Literature Adaptation
Political Corruption
Propaganda
Resistance Fighters
Science Fiction
Review:
This unfairly maligned [...]
Posted on January 24th, 2007 by admin
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