188. La Belle et la Bete/Beauty and the Beast (1946)

Running Time: 93 minutesDirected By: Jean CocteauWritten By: Jean Cocteau, Jeanne-Marie Leprince de BeaumontMain Cast: Jean Marais, Josette Day, Mila Parely, Nane Germon, Michel AuclairClick here to view the trailerTALE AS OLD AS TIMEFor the new arrivals to the "1001 Movies I (Apparently) Must See Before I Die" blog, I'll be resuming an idea that I started last season. It's basically where I watch the five oldest movies I have left from THE BOOK...

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696. Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983)

Running Time: 134 minutesDirected By: Richard MarquandWritten By: George Lucas, Lawrence KasdanMain Cast: Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, David Prowse, Billy Dee WilliamsClick here to view the trailerSAVING THE BEST FOR LAST?Well, here we go, the third and final installment of the original Star Wars trilogy, put on the map by George Lucas, co-writer of the third script (along with Lawrence Kasdan) and sole owner of everything Wookie and...

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663. Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)

Running Time: 124 minutesDirected By: Irvin KershnerWritten By: George Lucas, Leigh Brackett, Lawrence KasdanMain Cast: Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Billy Dee Williams, David ProwseClick here to view the trailerNOTE: So this will be the first post written from my brand new Gateway laptop, purchased earlier today. The new system is running Windows 8 and is going to take a lot of getting used to, especially since I've never really used...

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What I Did On My Summer Vacation

Hey, I'm back babies and even though I've only been gone about a month and a half, I've had a pretty exciting six weeks and I wanted to pop in and give you the details on what I've been into. So, I now present to you a bullet points style list of what has happened to me in the since the TOP 20 list.1) I quit smoking! I know, I know, it's great right? Well, I had a rough time of it, but ultimately I kicked the habit and as of today, I'm six weeks...

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617. STAR WARS (1977)

Running Time: 125 minutesDirected By: George LucasWritten By: George LucasMain Cast: Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Alec Guinness, Peter CushingClick here to view the trailerA NEW HOPE...LITERALLYI'm back, I'm back yadda yadda yadda, let's not make a big thing out of it. Do you want to know the real news of this post: I don't like "Star Wars"! There I've said it. Well, let's say I never did like "Star Wars" and in fact, I was excited...

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June 2013 Recap

June's over, July's starting....it's recap time!1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die - As seen in June 20131) Force of Evil (1948 - Abraham Polonsky) 4/10 - I actually had to stop and think what this was about. Quite forgettable.2) Letter from an Unknown Woman (1948 - Max Ophuls) 5.5/103) Blue Velvet (1986 - David Lynch) 10/10 - Can't believe I didn't go the full monty on this initially. It's a blatant '10' if there ever was one.4) Carrie (1976...

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