741. She's Gotta Have It (1986)

Running Time: 84 minutesDirected By: Spike LeeWritten By: Spike LeeMain Cast: Tracy Camilla Johns, Tommy Redmond Hicks, John Canada Terrell, Spike Lee, Raye DowellClick here to view the trailerA DOUBLE SHOT OF LEE: 1 of 2After a couple of days on hiatus, I return to present to you a pair of films from Spike Lee, the acclaimed African-American filmmaker who burst onto the scene in 1986, with his debut picture - "She's Gotta Have It" - a decent debut,...

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Two Joints - COMING SOON

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461. REPORT (1967)

Running Time: 13 minutesDirected By: Bruce ConnerIT CAME FROM (SOMEWHERE OTHER THAN) YOUTUBEI decided to watch "Report" tonight for two reasons: 1) because I have to be up at seven o'clock in the morning for work and I just didn't have the time to do a feature length film and 2) because someone mentioned to me in the past that this film was going to be very hard to find and last night, it just so happens, I stumbled upon it on the net, so I figured...

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801. Drugstore Cowboy (1989)

Running Time: 104 minutesDirected By: Gus Van SantWritten By: Gus Van Sant, Daniel Yost, from novel by James FogleMain Cast: Matt Dillon, Kelly Lynch, James Le Gros, Heather Graham, James RemarClick here to view the trailerKEEP YOUR HAT OFF THE BEDThis movie is a personal favorite of mine, which is why I slipped it in early, so as not to give it an unfair advantage when TOP 20 time rolls around.Matt Dillon is Bob Hughes, your run of the mill junkie...

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762. Full Metal Jacket (1987)

Running Time: 116 minutesDirected By: Stanley KubrickWritten By: Gustav Hasford, Michael Herr, Stanley Kubrick, from the novel The Short-Timers by Gustav HasfordMain Cast: Matthew Modine, Vincent D'Onofrio, R. Lee Ermey, Arliss Howard, Adam BaldwinClick here to view the trailerKUBRICK WEEK: THE FINAL CHAPTERSomeday I'll come to this blog, much like I've just done and I'll write my last post for this blog and I wonder what that will feel like. For...

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662. The Shining (1980)

Running Time: 142 minutesDirected By: Stanley KubrickWritten By: Stanley Kubrick, Diane Johnson, from novel by Stephen KingMain Cast: Jack Nicholson, Shelley Duvall, Danny Lloyd, Scatman Crothers, Barry NelsonClick here to view the trailerKUBRICK WEEK: CHAPTER VIIINote: We run into an issue with the running time with "The Shining" as the book cites the film as clocking in at 119 minutes, yet the version I watched clocked in at 142 minutes. After...

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596. Barry Lyndon (1975)

Running Time: 184 minutesDirected By: Stanley KubrickWritten By: Stanley Kubrick, from novel by William Makepeace ThackerayMain Cast: Ryan O'Neal, Marisa Berenson, Patrick Magee, Hardy Kruger, Gay HamiltonClick here to view the trailerKUBRICK WEEK: CHAPTER VIIIt just goes to show you that the one you dread the most will sometimes end up being the one you love the most. I was sincerely dreading watching "Barry Lyndon", an eighteenth century period...

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431. VINYL (1965)

Running Time: 70 minutesDirected By: Andy WarholWritten By: Ronald Tavel, from the novel A Clockwork Orange by Anthony BurgessMain Cast: Gerard Malanga, Edie Sedgwick, Ondine, Tosh CarilloA CLOCKWORK ORANGE - TAKE TWOFollowing the watching of Stanley Kubrick's 1971 vision of Anthony Burgess' novel "A Clockwork Orange", I figured, why not follow that with Andy Warhol's 1965 adaptation of the same material. I found "Vinyl" on YouTube months ago and...

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525. A Clockwork Orange (1971)

Running Time: 137 minutesDirected By: Stanley KubrickWritten By: Stanley Kubrick, from novel by Anthony BurgessMain Cast: Malcolm McDowell, James Marcus, Warren Clarke, Michael Tam, Patrick MageeClick here to view the trailerKUBRICK WEEK: CHAPTER VII'll tell you now that "Kubrick WEEK" is going to last longer than a week, as per usual with my "week long" director tributes. However, the Kubrick catalog cannot be rushes, as it takes time to process...

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488. 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)

Running Time: 141 minutesDirected By: Stanley KubrickWritten By: Stanley Kubrick, Arthur C. Clarke, from the story The Sentinel by Arthur C. ClarkeMain Cast: Keir Dullea, Gary Lockwood, William Sylvester, Douglas Rain (voice), Daniel RichterClick here to view the trailerKUBRICK WEEK: CHAPTER VDave, stop. Stop, will you? Stop, Dave. Will you stop, Dave? Stop, Dave. I'm afraid. I'm afraid, Dave. Dave, my mind is going. I can feel it. I can feel it....

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754. TOP GUN (1986)

Running Time: 119 minutesDirected By: Tony ScottWritten By: Jim Cash, Jacks Epps Jr., from article by Ehud YonayMain Cast: Tom Cruise, Kelly McGillis, Anthony Edwards, Val Kilmer, Rick RossovichClick here to view the trailerTONY SCOTT: 1944 - 2012 With the death of Tony Scott taking place only two days ago, I felt it would be appropriate to watch and review his only film from THE BOOK, "Top Gun". I had already had it scheduled for this 100 anyway,...

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421. Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964)

Running Time: 93 minutesDirected By: Stanley KubrickWritten By: Terry Southern, Stanley Kubrick, from the novel Red Alert by Peter GeorgeMain Cast: Peter Sellers, George C. Scott, Sterling Hayden, Keenan Wynn, Slim PickensClick here to view the trailerKUBRICK WEEK: CHAPTER IVHello?... Uh... Hello D- uh hello Dmitri? Listen uh uh I can't hear too well. Do you suppose you could turn the music down just a little?... Oh-ho, that's much better... yeah......

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