904. Trois vies & une seule mort/Three Lives and Only One Death (1996)

Running Time: 120 minutesDirected By: Raul RuizWritten By: Pascal Bonitzer, Raul RuizMain Cast: Marcello Mastroianni, Anna Galiena, Marisa Paredes, Melvil Poupaud, Chiara MastroianniSURREALIST CINEMASo as I've skipped around, watching movies about talking pigs ("Clueless") and the one with James Cromwell ("Babe"), I've realized that I've actually been putting this one off. I'm not really sure why, but I just had a bad hunch that "Three Lives and...

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886. BABE (1995)

Running Time: 89 minutesDirected By: Chris NoonanWritten By: George Miller, Chris Noonan, from the novel The Sheep-Pig by Dick King-SmithMain Cast: James Cromwell, Magda Szubanski, Christine Cavanaugh (voice), Miriam Margolyes (voice), Hugo Weaving (voice)Click here to view the trailer"THE 'CITIZEN KANE' OF TALKING PIG MOVIES..."I realize I said I was going to be moving in reverse chronological order and I'm kind of not, but I reserve the right to...

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894. Clueless (1995)

Running Time: 97 minutesDirected By: Amy HeckerlingWritten By: Amy HeckerlingMain Cast: Alicia Silverstone, Stacey Dash, Brittany Murphy, Paul Rudd, Dan HedayaClick here to view the trailerAS IF...I can't believe I'm reviewing this, I can't believe I'm reviewing this, I can't believe.....oh...hello! Yes, the 1995 teen film "Clueless" SOMEHOW gets a nod as one of the 1001 must see movies of all-time and to tell you the truth, I can't believe it.The...

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895. SMOKE (1995)

Running Time: 112 minutesDirected By: Wayne Wang, Paul AusterWritten By: Paul AusterMain Cast: Harvey Keitel, William Hurt, Stockard Channing, Harold Perrineau, Forest WhitakerClick here to view the trailerLOSS AND CIGARSThis is another case of being on an actor kick, this time the actor in question being Harvey Keitel. Since I've just recently watched "Taxi Driver" and more notably for Keitel, "Mean Streets" and since this one was on the horizon,...

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892. HEAT (1995)

Running Time: 171 minutesDirected By: Michael MannWritten By: Michael MannMain Cast: Al Pacino, Robert De Niro, Val Kilmer, Jon Voight, Tom SizemoreClick here to view the trailerPACINO, DE NIRO, AWESOME!So this was coming up real soon anyway and since I just got through watching six straight Robert De Niro flicks, I figured I'd might as well make it a lucky seven and watch "Heat" too.So if you're not familiar with "Heat", it's probably the best...

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FRIGHTFEST 2013?

So I'm pretty much out of horror movies from THE BOOK, but am tinkering with the idea of continuing the FRIGHTFEST here on the blog. It's something I've done since 2010 and always enjoy a few good horror flicks around the month of October, usually a few weeks in range of Halloween.Anyway, this year, I may just pick a random group of between 5 - 7 horror movies and give them full, formal reviews here on the blog. First off, what would you guys think...

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814. GOODFELLAS (1990)

Running Time: 145 minutesDirected By: Martin ScorseseWritten By: Nicholas Pileggi and Martin Scorsese, from the novel Wise Guys by Nicholas PileggiMain Cast: Ray Liotta, Robert De Niro, Joe Pesci, Lorraine Bracco, Paul SorvinoClick here to view the trailerSCORSESE WEEK: THE CONCLUSIONFINALLY, I get the opportunity to finish "Goodfellas" and conclude the "Scorsese Week" that wound up turning into two weeks, nearly three. This is the movie that, even...

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891. CASINO (1995)

Running Time: 179 minutesDirected By: Martin ScorseseWritten By: Nicholas Pileggi, from his bookMain Cast: Robert De Niro, Joe Pesci, Sharon Stone, Don Rickles, James WoodsClick here to view the trailerSCORSESE WEEK: CHAPTER FIVEI had to, temporarily, skip over "Goodfellas" when I put it into my DVD player two nights ago and it didn't want to play for me. Therefore, I had to jump straight to "Casino" and continue rolling the ball that is "Scorsese...

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905. SHINE (1996)

Running Time: 105 minutesDirected By: Scott HicksWritten By: Scott Hicks, Jan SardiMain Cast: Geoffrey Rush, Armin Mueller-Stahl, Googie Withers, Lynn Redgrave, Noah TaylorClick here to view the trailerGEOFFREY RUSH...END OF STORYI promise, this will be the last of me straying from "Scorsese Week", as I intend to have my next two, watched films be "Goodfellas" and "Casino", which will be the end for Martin. For now though, let's take a look at the...

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901. The Usual Suspects (1995)

Running Time: 106 minutesDirected By: Bryan SingerWritten By: Christopher McQuarrieMain Cast: Gabriel Byrne, Kevin Spacey, Stephen Baldwin, Kevin Pollak, Benicio del ToroClick here to view the trailerI AM KEYSER SOZE! (NOT REALLY)Taking a little break from the "Scorsese Week" festivities, to jump into reverse chronology mode again, picking up with the movie that made Bryan Singer a household name - "The Usual Suspects".Let's see here...I suppose...

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704. The King of Comedy (1983)

Running Time: 109 minutesDirected By: Martin ScorseseWritten By: Paul D. ZimmermannMain Cast: Robert De Niro, Jerry Lewis, Diahnne Abbott, Sandra Bernhard, Shelley HackClick here to view the trailerSCORSESE WEEK: CHAPTER FOUROkay, so the fourth anniversary of the blog has officially concluded and it's back to business as usual and the continuation of "Scorsese Week". I do, one last time, want to thank everyone who stopped by and wished me & the...

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