755. Sherman's March (1986)

Running Time: 157 minutesDirected By: Ross McElweeWritten By: Ross McElweeMain Cast: Ross McElwee, Burt Reynolds, Charleen SwanseaFILMING HIS LIFE OR FILMING SO HE'LL HAVE A LIFE?So I wake up Wednesday morning feeling like death warmed over and throughout the day I progressively get worse, running a fever of nearly 102 degrees, aching from head to toe and coughing up a lung. It was the result of having caught SOMETHING from my wife, but not the way...

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287. Bad Day at Black Rock (1955)

Running Time: 82 minutesDirected By: John SturgesWritten By: Howard Breslin, Don McGuire, Millard Kaufman, from the story Bad Day at Hondo by Howard BreslinMain Cast: Spencer Tracy, Robert Ryan, Ernest Borgnine, Walter Brennan, Lee MarvinClick here to view the trailerSPENCER TRACY IS HAVING THE WORST DAY EVER!Yet another film from "very long wait" pile, via Netflix. I managed to track this one down OnDemand for the price of $2.99, so I decided to...

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791. Une Histoire de vent/A Tale of the Wind (1988)

Running Time: 80 minutesDirected By: Joris IvensWritten By: Joris Ivens, Marceline Loridan IvensMain Cast: Joris Ivens, Henxiang Han, Guilian Liu, Zhuang Liu, Hong WangTHIS BLOWSLook, I hate to be rude with that subtitle, but when it comes to certain movies I'm just plain ignorant. I think it's been well documented that I don't do experimental films very well and that in order to settle into a good movie, I need a plot, some characters, something...

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733. Prizzi's Honor (1985)

Running Time: 128 minutesDirected By: John HustonWritten By: Richard Condon, Janet Roach, from novel by Richard CondonMain Cast: Jack Nicholson, Kathleen Turner, Anjelica Huston, John Randolph, William HickeyClick here to view the trailerYOU NEVER GO AGAINST THE FAMILY!This was one of the movies on the wait list from Netflix, but also one that I would've gotten to eventually before the end of this season anyway, as I back tracked through the 80s....

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Letterboxd + Other Notes

Finally, I made it here to make the little post I've been talking about. I just wanted to make a few notes. Normally, this is the time when I'd be making the regular "FINAL 15" post, however, I'm really not sure what the final fifteen movies will be for this season. As noted many times, I'm working on clearing my Netflix queue and getting rid of a lot of the ones that have wait times. Anyway, let's get on with the few things I really wanted to talk...

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344. Ride Lonesome (1959)

Running Time: 73 minutesDirected By: Budd BoetticherWritten By: Burt KennedyMain Cast: Randolph Scott, Karen Steele, Pernell Roberts, James Best, Lee Van CleefClick here to view the trailerTYPICAL WESTERNThis one was listed as a "short wait" from Netflix, however, I managed to track it down, playing on one of the commercial free cable stations, so I recorded it and watched it on this snowy Saturday morning. Of course I'm talking about "Ride Lonesome".The...

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710. AMADEUS (1984)

Running Time: 160 minutesDirected By: Milos FormanWritten By: Peter Shaffer, from his playMain Cast: F. Murray Abraham, Tom Hulce, Elizabeth Berridge, Ray Dotrice, Jeffrey JonesClick here to view the trailer"AND THE OSCAR GOES TO...": 1984I know I've said that the intended plan was to move backwards through the 80s, but so many of these "short wait/long wait/very long wait" from Netflix keep coming available and I think I need to get them out of...

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406. The Great Escape (1963)

Running Time: 172 minutesDirected By: John SturgesWritten By: James Clavell, W.R. Burnett, from book by Paul BrickhillMain Cast: Steve McQueen, Richard Attenborough, James Garner, James Donald, Charles BronsonClick here to view the trailerA GREAT ESCAPE, BUT NOT THE GREATESTNo, because the greatest escape in the history of cinema goes to "Le Trou", but this one is right up there in the top 5 greatest escape movies ever, with the likes of "The Shawshank...

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536. Dirty Harry (1971)

Running Time: 102 minutesDirected By: Don SiegelWritten By: Harry Julian Fink, Rita M. Fink, Dean RiesnerMain Cast: Clint Eastwood, Andy Robinson, Harry Guardino, Reni Santoni, John LarchClick here to view the trailer"DO I FEEL LUCKY?...WELL DO 'YA, PUNK!?"So this was initially meant to be a part of the big finale when I was wrapping up THE BOOK. However, since it was on a wait from Netflix and currently available OnDemand, I took the opportunity...

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795. Drowning by Numbers (1988)

Running Time: 118 minutesDirected By: Peter GreenawayWritten By: Peter GreenawayMain Cast: Joan Plowright, Juliet Stevenson, Joely Richardson, Bernard Hill, Jason EdwardsTHE GAMES WE PLAYI had been looking forward to this one for quite some time. Not only is the title one that just seems to get my attention, but it would also be the second Peter Greenaway film I'd taken in. Despite not making the cut on my TOP 20 lists, a particular favorite of mine...

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820. ARCHANGEL (1990)

Running Time: 88 minutesDirected By: Guy MaddinWritten By: Guy Maddin, George TolesMain Cast: Kyle McCulloch, Kathy Marykuca, Ari Cohen, Michael Gottli, David FalkenburgOTHERWORLDLYJust so we're all on the same page, I am going to continue back tracking through the 80s, HOWEVER, I did move everything that was on any sort of a wait from Netflix, to the top of my Netflix queue. So if I can track down any of that stuff or if any of that stuff becomes...

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807. Astenicheskij sindrom/The Asthenic Syndrome (1989)

Running Time: 153 minutesDirected By: Kira MuratovaWritten By: Aleksandr Chernykh, Kira Muratova, Sergei PopovMain Cast: Sergei Popov, Olga Antonova, Galina Zakhurdayeva, Natalya Buzko, Aleksandra SvenskayaJUST GET THROUGH ITAnd I quote..."It may drive you nuts - as it was undoubtedly meant to - but you certainly won't forget it."That's how THE BOOK sums up "The Asthenic Syndrome" and really, they hit the nail on the head. Talk about a rough season...

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