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The Wizard of Oz

Is there another family movie as timeless as this one? I don’t think so, pal. Not that it’s the greatest of cinematic achievements, but it’s packed with memorable places and characters, as well as great…

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STAR TREK

With this second blockbuster of Summer 2009, the exact opposite thing happened for me than with the first one. Whereas “X-Men Origins: Wolverine” started strong then petered out, J. J. Abrams‘s “Star Trek” reboot is a…

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ABOUT SCHMIDT

Movie Infos Title: About Schmidt Year: 2002 Director: Alexander Payne Writer-director Alexander Payne and co-writer Jim Taylor’s third collaboration starts out intriguingly as 66 year old Woodmen Insurance actuary Warren Schmidt numbly stares at the…

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LAWRENCE OF ARABIA

Movie Infos Title: Lawrence of Arabia Year: 1962 Director: David Lean Writer: Robert Bolt, Michael Wilson Starring: Peter O’Toole Alec Guinness Anthony Quinn Jack Hawkins Omar Sharif …  Is this an odd film or what?…

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WATCHMEN

As I write these words, “Watchmen” has just landed into movie theaters, but there’s already a sense that it’s yet another misunderstood film, with some finding it too long and not action-packed enough while others…

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WINDTALKERS

Movie Infos Title: Windtalkers Year: 2002 Director: John Woo  In an episode of the 13th season of “The Simpsons”, a rich playboy offers a million dollars to spend a week-end with Marge. Homer accepts but…

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VALLEY GIRL

Movie Infos Title: Valley Girl Year: 1983 Director: Martha Coolidge Starring: Nicolas Cage Deborah Foreman Frederic Forrest Lee Purcell Colleen Camp … Long after Romeo & Juliet, another pair of star-crossed lovers doomed from the…

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Pulp Fiction

“Mmm-hmm… That is a tasty burger!” This one is good, real good. Quentin Tarantino is one of the most gifted filmmakers working today, and his “Pulp Fiction” is a film you could discuss for hours….

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