366. The Apartment (1960)

Running Time: 125 minutesDirected By: Billy WilderWritten By: Billy Wilder, I.A.L. DiamondMain Cast: Jack Lemmon, Shirley MacLaine, Fred MacMurray, Ray Walston, Jack KruschenClick here to view the trailerWILDER WEEK: CHAPTER III"That's the way it crumbles... cookie-wise."So since I was going to be forced to break up the chronology of the Wilder movies anyway, I figured why not really mess it up and go in any order I felt like. Since I was chomping...

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927. Buffalo 66 (1998)

Running Time: 110 minutesDirected By: Vincent GalloWritten By: Vincent Gallo, Alison BagnallMain Cast: Vincent Gallo, Christina Ricci, Anjelica Huston, Ben Gazzara, Kevin CorriganSPANNING TIME"I'm asking you to come there and make me look good. Alright? And if you make a fool out of me, I swear to God, I'll kill you right there. Boom! Right in front of Mommy and Daddy. And I'll tell you something else, you make me look bad... I will never ever...

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179. The Lost Weekend (1945)

Running Time: 101 minutesDirected By: Billy WilderWritten By: Charles Brackett, Billy Wilder, from novel by Charles R. JacksonMain Cast: Ray Milland, Jane Wyman, Phillip Terry, Howard Da Silva, Doris DowlingClick here to view the trailerWILDER WEEK: CHAPTER II"That's the nice young man who drinks." Rolling on with my return, we come to the second installment of the "Wilder Week" festivities and "The Lost Weekend", starring Ray Milland as Don Birnam...

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172. Double Indemnity (1944)

Running Time: 108 minutesDirected By: Billy WilderWritten By: Billy Wilder, Raymond Chandler, from the novel Double Indemnity in Three of a Kind by James M. CainMain Cast: Fred MacMurray, Barbara Stanwyck, Edward G. Robinson, Porter Hall, Jean HeatherClick here to view the trailerWILDER WEEK: CHAPTER I"How could I have known that murder could sometimes smell like honeysuckle?"Well I'm back, but let's not make a big hoopla about it. I've been in and...

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November and December 2012 Recap and 2012: The Year In Review

Well, I finally made it on to the blog to present the recaps for the final two months of 2012 and as a bonus, for making you wait, I'll present a Year in Review column. That's right folks, two columns for the price of one! You can't beat it!1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die - As seen in November 20121) The Actress (1992 - Stanley Kwan) 2/10 - This one had a ton of potential and after rereading my review, maybe I was just too tired to appreciate...

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