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    Posted: Jul. 1, 2016 - 11:26 PM ET #1

    Thelma & Louise (1991) this Ridley Scott directed two girls on the road "chick buddy fick" is a classic. is a "tour de force" for BOTH Geena Davis as Thelma and Susan Sarandon as Louise. was also the movie that launched Brad Pitt's career as the petty criminal J.D. supporting rolls for Harvey Keitel, Michael Madsen and Christopher McDonald as Thelma's husband Darryl who is a real PR!CK. GREAT scenes like the girls blowing up the rude truckers tanker and of course the "screw you" ending to the film. one of the true "stars" of the film is the classic 1966 Ford Thunderbird convertible. plays on Encore-Classic again Tuesday July 5th @ 10:05am & 5:40pm pacific time. also on Encore HD Friday July 8th @ 8:45am. I rate it     of four
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    Thelma & Louise (1991) this Ridley Scott directed two girls on the road "chick buddy fick" is a classic. is a "tour de force" for BOTH Geena Davis as Thelma and Susan Sarandon as Louise. was also the movie that launched Brad Pitt's career as the petty criminal J.D. supporting rolls for Harvey Keitel, Michael Madsen and Christopher McDonald as Thelma's husband Darryl who is a real PR!CK. GREAT scenes like the girls blowing up the rude truckers tanker and of course the "screw you" ending to the film. one of the true "stars" of the film is the classic 1966 Ford Thunderbird convertible. plays on Encore-Classic again Tuesday July 5th @ 10:05am & 5:40pm pacific time. also on Encore HD Friday July 8th @ 8:45am. I rate it     of four
     
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    Posted: Jul. 2, 2016 - 9:38 PM ET #2

    Independence Day

    Anyone who grew up in the 90s knows these two quotes, "Whew! I got to get me one of these!" and "Welcome to Earth!"

    Movie came out in 1996 when I was a 6th grader. Movie brings back a lot of memories and it needs no description.  

    If you have never seen this movie, you have been living under a rock.  One of my favorite speeches in Hollywood history:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oj16vfbsM9A


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    Independence Day

    Anyone who grew up in the 90s knows these two quotes, "Whew! I got to get me one of these!" and "Welcome to Earth!"

    Movie came out in 1996 when I was a 6th grader. Movie brings back a lot of memories and it needs no description.  

    If you have never seen this movie, you have been living under a rock.  One of my favorite speeches in Hollywood history:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oj16vfbsM9A


     
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    Posted: Jul. 2, 2016 - 9:40 PM ET #3

    Quote Originally Posted by LeRinkRat:

    Thelma & Louise (1991) this Ridley Scott directed two girls on the road "chick buddy fick" is a classic. is a "tour de force" for BOTH Geena Davis as Thelma and Susan Sarandon as Louise. was also the movie that launched Brad Pitt's career as the petty criminal J.D. supporting rolls for Harvey Keitel, Michael Madsen and Christopher McDonald as Thelma's husband Darryl who is a real PR!CK. GREAT scenes like the girls blowing up the rude truckers tanker and of course the "screw you" ending to the film. one of the true "stars" of the film is the classic 1966 Ford Thunderbird convertible. plays on Encore-Classic again Tuesday July 5th @ 10:05am & 5:40pm pacific time. also on Encore HD Friday July 8th @ 8:45am. I rate it     of four

    Rink, you have great tastes in movies.  Will I sprout a vagina watching this one?  I don't want to invest 2 hours in to a chick flick so please be objective.  
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    Quote Originally Posted by LeRinkRat:

    Thelma & Louise (1991) this Ridley Scott directed two girls on the road "chick buddy fick" is a classic. is a "tour de force" for BOTH Geena Davis as Thelma and Susan Sarandon as Louise. was also the movie that launched Brad Pitt's career as the petty criminal J.D. supporting rolls for Harvey Keitel, Michael Madsen and Christopher McDonald as Thelma's husband Darryl who is a real PR!CK. GREAT scenes like the girls blowing up the rude truckers tanker and of course the "screw you" ending to the film. one of the true "stars" of the film is the classic 1966 Ford Thunderbird convertible. plays on Encore-Classic again Tuesday July 5th @ 10:05am & 5:40pm pacific time. also on Encore HD Friday July 8th @ 8:45am. I rate it     of four

    Rink, you have great tastes in movies.  Will I sprout a vagina watching this one?  I don't want to invest 2 hours in to a chick flick so please be objective.  
     
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    Posted: Jul. 3, 2016 - 1:00 AM ET #4

    Quote Originally Posted by Slobbasaurus:


    Rink, you have great tastes in movies.  Will I sprout a vagina watching this one?  I don't want to invest 2 hours in to a chick flick so please be objective.  


    "chick buddy fllck" was probably a bad choice of words for the description. it is NO where near a "chick flick" and more a "buddy adventure" that just happens to be two young women. I think it is definitely worth viewing at least once

    Infamous (2006) have reviewed this story of Truman Capote researching and writing his bestseller In Cold Blood before. in my opinion (and that of New York Observer critic Rex Reed) ""They gave the Oscar to the wrong Truman Capote" when the late Philip Seymour Hoffman won Best Actor for his portrayal of Capote in the movie of the same name in 2005. I just think Toby Jones just caught Truman Capote's mannerisms and speech better than Hoffman. also Sandra Bullock MUCH better as writer Nell Harper Lee, who worked on the book with Capote, as were Daniel Craig and Lee Pace as the murderers Perry Smith and Richard Hickock along with Jeff Daniels as Kansas State detective Alvin Dewey.

    the movie also goes into greater depth about Capote's "circle of friends" in New York with Sigourney Weaver as Babe Paley (wife of CBS Chairman Bill Paley), Peter Bogdanovich as Bennett Cerf, Michael Panes as Gore Vidal, Isabella Rossellini as Marella Agnelli and Gwyneth Paltrow as Kitty Dean. overall I believe is is just a better and more complete "telling of the tale" than the Hoffman movie BUT it IS worth viewing BOTH to compare. plays again on Starz-Edge Thursday July 7th @ 12:00am  I rate it     as it is an absolute "tour de force" for Toby Jones

    Delta Farce (2007) VERY "stupid funny" comedy staring Larry the Cable Guy, Bill Engvall and DJ Qualls as three Army Reserve privates who along with their Master Sergeant played by Keith David are on a C-130 flight to Iraq BUT get dropped by mistake in Mexico where they end up taking on a local gang leader, played by Danny Trejo, who has been terrorizing a local village. as you would expect from Larry the Cable Guy, it IS pretty dumb BUT also VERY funny in spots. runs a short 90 minutes and I laughed most of the way thru it. plays again on Showtime 2 Monday July 4th @ 2:00am, Thursday the 7th on Showtime-Showcase @ 12:00am and Showtime 2 @ 3:45pm. I rate it   of four although it probably SHOULD also go on Slobbasaurus's "Bad Movies That You Watch" list too


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    Quote Originally Posted by Slobbasaurus:


    Rink, you have great tastes in movies.  Will I sprout a vagina watching this one?  I don't want to invest 2 hours in to a chick flick so please be objective.  


    "chick buddy fllck" was probably a bad choice of words for the description. it is NO where near a "chick flick" and more a "buddy adventure" that just happens to be two young women. I think it is definitely worth viewing at least once

    Infamous (2006) have reviewed this story of Truman Capote researching and writing his bestseller In Cold Blood before. in my opinion (and that of New York Observer critic Rex Reed) ""They gave the Oscar to the wrong Truman Capote" when the late Philip Seymour Hoffman won Best Actor for his portrayal of Capote in the movie of the same name in 2005. I just think Toby Jones just caught Truman Capote's mannerisms and speech better than Hoffman. also Sandra Bullock MUCH better as writer Nell Harper Lee, who worked on the book with Capote, as were Daniel Craig and Lee Pace as the murderers Perry Smith and Richard Hickock along with Jeff Daniels as Kansas State detective Alvin Dewey.

    the movie also goes into greater depth about Capote's "circle of friends" in New York with Sigourney Weaver as Babe Paley (wife of CBS Chairman Bill Paley), Peter Bogdanovich as Bennett Cerf, Michael Panes as Gore Vidal, Isabella Rossellini as Marella Agnelli and Gwyneth Paltrow as Kitty Dean. overall I believe is is just a better and more complete "telling of the tale" than the Hoffman movie BUT it IS worth viewing BOTH to compare. plays again on Starz-Edge Thursday July 7th @ 12:00am  I rate it     as it is an absolute "tour de force" for Toby Jones

    Delta Farce (2007) VERY "stupid funny" comedy staring Larry the Cable Guy, Bill Engvall and DJ Qualls as three Army Reserve privates who along with their Master Sergeant played by Keith David are on a C-130 flight to Iraq BUT get dropped by mistake in Mexico where they end up taking on a local gang leader, played by Danny Trejo, who has been terrorizing a local village. as you would expect from Larry the Cable Guy, it IS pretty dumb BUT also VERY funny in spots. runs a short 90 minutes and I laughed most of the way thru it. plays again on Showtime 2 Monday July 4th @ 2:00am, Thursday the 7th on Showtime-Showcase @ 12:00am and Showtime 2 @ 3:45pm. I rate it   of four although it probably SHOULD also go on Slobbasaurus's "Bad Movies That You Watch" list too


     
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    Posted: Jul. 4, 2016 - 11:50 PM ET #5

    Southpaw (2015) VERY good "Rocky" style boxing themed drama about a champion boxer who's life goes in the gutter after a family tragedy and his comeback. stars Jake Gyllenhaal, Forest Whitaker and Rachel McAdams, with Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson and Naomie Harris. my wife is usually NOT into sports themed movies and esp boxing BUT she liked this one. she thought it was very well acted and had a compelling plot and I agree. holds a 61% "fresh" rating form Rotten Tomatoes. one complaint I DID have is I think Gyllenhaal needs to do some Shakespeare and learn to enunciate as he tends to be a "mumbles" who is hard to understand. plays on Showtime channels again Wednesday July 6th, Thursday the 7th, Friday the 8th and again Monday the 11th. I rate it    of four

    Trouble with the Curve (2012) baseball themed "buddy movie" about an old major league scout who's grown daughter, who is now a lawyer, joining and working him on his summer scouting trip. stars Clint Eastwood as the crotchety old scout, Amy Adams as his daughter and Justin Timberlake as a young scout for another team just learning the trade. features John Goodman as the head of scouting who Eastwood works for. I found it a kind of slow BUT entertaining movie I think most people who like baseball would enjoy. it has a 50% "fresh" from Rotten Tomatoes. plays on HBO channels Tuesday July 5th, Saturday the 9th and again Monday the 11th. I rate it   of four
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    Southpaw (2015) VERY good "Rocky" style boxing themed drama about a champion boxer who's life goes in the gutter after a family tragedy and his comeback. stars Jake Gyllenhaal, Forest Whitaker and Rachel McAdams, with Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson and Naomie Harris. my wife is usually NOT into sports themed movies and esp boxing BUT she liked this one. she thought it was very well acted and had a compelling plot and I agree. holds a 61% "fresh" rating form Rotten Tomatoes. one complaint I DID have is I think Gyllenhaal needs to do some Shakespeare and learn to enunciate as he tends to be a "mumbles" who is hard to understand. plays on Showtime channels again Wednesday July 6th, Thursday the 7th, Friday the 8th and again Monday the 11th. I rate it    of four

    Trouble with the Curve (2012) baseball themed "buddy movie" about an old major league scout who's grown daughter, who is now a lawyer, joining and working him on his summer scouting trip. stars Clint Eastwood as the crotchety old scout, Amy Adams as his daughter and Justin Timberlake as a young scout for another team just learning the trade. features John Goodman as the head of scouting who Eastwood works for. I found it a kind of slow BUT entertaining movie I think most people who like baseball would enjoy. it has a 50% "fresh" from Rotten Tomatoes. plays on HBO channels Tuesday July 5th, Saturday the 9th and again Monday the 11th. I rate it   of four
     
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    Posted: Jul. 6, 2016 - 1:50 PM ET #6

    Glengarry Glen Ross (1992) VERY well acted drama with an all-star cast it depicts two days in the lives of four real estate salesmen and how they become desperate when the corporate office sends a trainer to "motivate" them by announcing that, in one week, all except the top two salesmen will be fired. anyone who has ever had a high pressure "produce or get fired" phone sales job will appreciate this movie. the depictions of "cold calling" are spot on

    stars Jack Lemmon as Shelley "The Machine" Levene in one of his last non-comedy rolls, Al Pacino, who got Best Supporting Actor Oscar and Golden Globe nominations, as Ricky Roma, Alan Arkin as George Aaronow, Ed Harris as Dave Moss and Kevin Spacey as their weasel of an office manager, John Williamson. smaller but important rolls for Alec Baldwin as the real pr!ck of a motivator Blake (must have been "type casting") and Jonathan Pryce as a customer trying to "bust a deal" he signed with Ricky Roma.

    IF you enjoy good acting this movie is worth a look. Lemmon's depiction of the desperate Levene is a "tour de force" that should have garnered an Oscar or Golden Globe nomination. he did get numerous lesser best actor awards. plays again on The Movie Channel Friday July 8th @ 12:05pm & 3:05pm  and Monday the 11th @ 10:10am & 1:10pm pacific time. I rate it     of four because the acting is that good by all involved
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    Glengarry Glen Ross (1992) VERY well acted drama with an all-star cast it depicts two days in the lives of four real estate salesmen and how they become desperate when the corporate office sends a trainer to "motivate" them by announcing that, in one week, all except the top two salesmen will be fired. anyone who has ever had a high pressure "produce or get fired" phone sales job will appreciate this movie. the depictions of "cold calling" are spot on

    stars Jack Lemmon as Shelley "The Machine" Levene in one of his last non-comedy rolls, Al Pacino, who got Best Supporting Actor Oscar and Golden Globe nominations, as Ricky Roma, Alan Arkin as George Aaronow, Ed Harris as Dave Moss and Kevin Spacey as their weasel of an office manager, John Williamson. smaller but important rolls for Alec Baldwin as the real pr!ck of a motivator Blake (must have been "type casting") and Jonathan Pryce as a customer trying to "bust a deal" he signed with Ricky Roma.

    IF you enjoy good acting this movie is worth a look. Lemmon's depiction of the desperate Levene is a "tour de force" that should have garnered an Oscar or Golden Globe nomination. he did get numerous lesser best actor awards. plays again on The Movie Channel Friday July 8th @ 12:05pm & 3:05pm  and Monday the 11th @ 10:10am & 1:10pm pacific time. I rate it     of four because the acting is that good by all involved
     
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    Posted: Jul. 6, 2016 - 2:03 PM ET #7

    The Right Stuff (1983) in my opinion IF not THE greatest aviation themed movie EVER it is at least one of the top five. it is the movie that made the real "sound barrier' test pilot Chuck Yeager a star as most Americans outside of the aviation community really did NOT know who he or Scott Crossfield were until the movie showed their history. also shows the "space race" with the Russians and the selection and training of the first seven American astronauts.

    stars Sam Shepard as Chuck Yeager with Levon Helm, who also narrates the movie, as Yeager's "brain" Jack Ridley and Scott Wilson as Scott Crossfield. the Mercury astronauts are (in the order they flew) Scott Glenn as Alan Shepard, Fred Ward as "Gus" Grissom, Ed Harris as John Glenn, Charles Frank as Scott Carpenter, Lance Henriksen as "Wally" Schirra, Dennis Quaid as "Gordo" Cooper and Scott Paulin as "Deke" Slayton (who actually never flew in Mercury but became long time Chief Astronaut at NASA)

    excellent supporting rolls by Barbara Hershey as Glennis Yeager, Pamela Reed as Trudy Cooper and Veronica Cartwright as Betty Grissom. Kim Stanley play woman aviator and bar owner Pancho Barnes with the real Brigadier General Chuck Yeager, USAF (retired) as Fred, Pancho's handyman and bartender. Harry Shearer and Jeff Goldblum are the "comedy relief" in the movie as the two "root weevil" NASA recruiters sent to find astronaut candidates

    there IS a certain amount of "dramatic license" bullsh!t in the movie though like NASA going after "Gus" Grissom after his Mercury capsule sank. the movie depicts Gus as a complete fukk up which was baloney. that never happened and Gus went on to fly in Gemini and was scheduled as the first command pilot on Apollo when he, Ed White and Roger Chaffee were killed in the capsule fire. his widow Betty sued the movies producers over the slander of Gus's name and then showing her as a real b!tch, which she was NOT in real life, and received a substantial settlement. plays on Encore Saturday July 9th @ 3:55am & 6:55am Monday the 11th @ 7:10pm & 10:10pm and Tuesday the 12th @ @ 4:55am & 7:55am pacific time. obviously I rate it     of four

    my favorite scene from the movie >>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kj06C0GzgHs
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    The Right Stuff (1983) in my opinion IF not THE greatest aviation themed movie EVER it is at least one of the top five. it is the movie that made the real "sound barrier' test pilot Chuck Yeager a star as most Americans outside of the aviation community really did NOT know who he or Scott Crossfield were until the movie showed their history. also shows the "space race" with the Russians and the selection and training of the first seven American astronauts.

    stars Sam Shepard as Chuck Yeager with Levon Helm, who also narrates the movie, as Yeager's "brain" Jack Ridley and Scott Wilson as Scott Crossfield. the Mercury astronauts are (in the order they flew) Scott Glenn as Alan Shepard, Fred Ward as "Gus" Grissom, Ed Harris as John Glenn, Charles Frank as Scott Carpenter, Lance Henriksen as "Wally" Schirra, Dennis Quaid as "Gordo" Cooper and Scott Paulin as "Deke" Slayton (who actually never flew in Mercury but became long time Chief Astronaut at NASA)

    excellent supporting rolls by Barbara Hershey as Glennis Yeager, Pamela Reed as Trudy Cooper and Veronica Cartwright as Betty Grissom. Kim Stanley play woman aviator and bar owner Pancho Barnes with the real Brigadier General Chuck Yeager, USAF (retired) as Fred, Pancho's handyman and bartender. Harry Shearer and Jeff Goldblum are the "comedy relief" in the movie as the two "root weevil" NASA recruiters sent to find astronaut candidates

    there IS a certain amount of "dramatic license" bullsh!t in the movie though like NASA going after "Gus" Grissom after his Mercury capsule sank. the movie depicts Gus as a complete fukk up which was baloney. that never happened and Gus went on to fly in Gemini and was scheduled as the first command pilot on Apollo when he, Ed White and Roger Chaffee were killed in the capsule fire. his widow Betty sued the movies producers over the slander of Gus's name and then showing her as a real b!tch, which she was NOT in real life, and received a substantial settlement. plays on Encore Saturday July 9th @ 3:55am & 6:55am Monday the 11th @ 7:10pm & 10:10pm and Tuesday the 12th @ @ 4:55am & 7:55am pacific time. obviously I rate it     of four

    my favorite scene from the movie >>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kj06C0GzgHs
     
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    13 Hours (2016) John Krasinski, Pablo Schreiber

    During an attack on a U.S. compound in Libya, a security team struggles to make sense out of the chaos.

    3/4 dog bones.  

    One word for this movie and that is intense.  Won't be bored watching this movie.  
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    13 Hours (2016) John Krasinski, Pablo Schreiber

    During an attack on a U.S. compound in Libya, a security team struggles to make sense out of the chaos.

    3/4 dog bones.  

    One word for this movie and that is intense.  Won't be bored watching this movie.  
     
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    28 Weeks Later

    Sequel to 28 Days Later. I think this is a rare instance where the sequel is better than the original.  Setting is 28 weeks after the original in which the United States military quarantines London after the rage virus runs its course.  Stars Rose Byrne as a US military doctor and Jeremy Renner as a US military sniper.  The story also follows 2 kids in a 48 hour period after they reach the London safe zone under control of the US military.  For you Wire fans, Stringer Bell plays a US Colonel

    I highly recommend.  3.5 out of 4 for me.  
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    28 Weeks Later

    Sequel to 28 Days Later. I think this is a rare instance where the sequel is better than the original.  Setting is 28 weeks after the original in which the United States military quarantines London after the rage virus runs its course.  Stars Rose Byrne as a US military doctor and Jeremy Renner as a US military sniper.  The story also follows 2 kids in a 48 hour period after they reach the London safe zone under control of the US military.  For you Wire fans, Stringer Bell plays a US Colonel

    I highly recommend.  3.5 out of 4 for me.  
     
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    Quote Originally Posted by doggs:

    13 Hours (2016) John Krasinski, Pablo Schreiber

    During an attack on a U.S. compound in Libya, a security team struggles to make sense out of the chaos.

    3/4 dog bones.  

    One word for this movie and that is intense.  Won't be bored watching this movie.  


    I reviewed last month. EXCELLENT pretty much non-stop action movie based of the attack on the US diplomatic compound in Benghazi. was well worth the PPV and I rate it
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    Quote Originally Posted by doggs:

    13 Hours (2016) John Krasinski, Pablo Schreiber

    During an attack on a U.S. compound in Libya, a security team struggles to make sense out of the chaos.

    3/4 dog bones.  

    One word for this movie and that is intense.  Won't be bored watching this movie.  


    I reviewed last month. EXCELLENT pretty much non-stop action movie based of the attack on the US diplomatic compound in Benghazi. was well worth the PPV and I rate it
     
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    Suffragette (2015) British historical period drama  about the women's suffrage movement in the United Kingdom in the early 20th century. somewhat interesting for the history BUT WAY slow. runs an hour 45 minutes and probably would have been better shorter. critics raved and it has a 72% "fresh" from which just goes to show you can NOT go by that all the time. I started "paging thru" about a third of the way into the movie. decent cast of Carey Mulligan, Helena Bonham Carter and Brendan Gleeson with Meryl Streep in a "cameo" roll as suffragette leader Emmeline Pankhurst. I really do NOT think the Covers crowd would really go for this movie although from what was depicted of the treatment of women back then, no wonder they were pizzed off!!! Plays on HBO channels again Saturday July 9th, Sunday the 10th and Thursday the 14th. rate it only  and close to

    REALLY looking forward to viewing Black Mass (2015) this weekend on HBO. plays Saturday and Sunday all day
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    Suffragette (2015) British historical period drama  about the women's suffrage movement in the United Kingdom in the early 20th century. somewhat interesting for the history BUT WAY slow. runs an hour 45 minutes and probably would have been better shorter. critics raved and it has a 72% "fresh" from which just goes to show you can NOT go by that all the time. I started "paging thru" about a third of the way into the movie. decent cast of Carey Mulligan, Helena Bonham Carter and Brendan Gleeson with Meryl Streep in a "cameo" roll as suffragette leader Emmeline Pankhurst. I really do NOT think the Covers crowd would really go for this movie although from what was depicted of the treatment of women back then, no wonder they were pizzed off!!! Plays on HBO channels again Saturday July 9th, Sunday the 10th and Thursday the 14th. rate it only  and close to

    REALLY looking forward to viewing Black Mass (2015) this weekend on HBO. plays Saturday and Sunday all day
     
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    Cinderella Man (2005) yet another excellent boxing themed move about the comeback of former heavyweight champion James J. Braddock after losing everything in The Great Depression. VERY well acted by Russell Crowe, who received a Golden Globe Best actor nomination, as Braddock, Renee Zellweger as his wife Mae and Paul Giamatti, who received Best Supporting Actor Oscar and Golden Globe nominations, as his manager Joe Gould . Craig Bierko is kind of the "villain" in the movie as heavyweight champion Max Baer. "cameo" roll by famous boxing trainer-manager Angelo Dundee as a Braddock corner man. has a well deserved 80% "fresh" from Rotten Tomatoes and like with Southpaw the Mrs enjoyed it because it is much about Braddock's struggle to take care of his wife and kids during the depression as the fights. plays again on HD Net movie channel Thursday July 14th @ 8:05am and repeats Friday the 15th @ 5:05am pacific times. I rate it    of four
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    Cinderella Man (2005) yet another excellent boxing themed move about the comeback of former heavyweight champion James J. Braddock after losing everything in The Great Depression. VERY well acted by Russell Crowe, who received a Golden Globe Best actor nomination, as Braddock, Renee Zellweger as his wife Mae and Paul Giamatti, who received Best Supporting Actor Oscar and Golden Globe nominations, as his manager Joe Gould . Craig Bierko is kind of the "villain" in the movie as heavyweight champion Max Baer. "cameo" roll by famous boxing trainer-manager Angelo Dundee as a Braddock corner man. has a well deserved 80% "fresh" from Rotten Tomatoes and like with Southpaw the Mrs enjoyed it because it is much about Braddock's struggle to take care of his wife and kids during the depression as the fights. plays again on HD Net movie channel Thursday July 14th @ 8:05am and repeats Friday the 15th @ 5:05am pacific times. I rate it    of four
     
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    Batman vs superman. 

    I kinda hate comic book movies (the dark Knight trilogy was cool).. But this movie didn't suck as bad as the media made it sound. 
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    Batman vs superman. 

    I kinda hate comic book movies (the dark Knight trilogy was cool).. But this movie didn't suck as bad as the media made it sound. 
     
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    Black Mass (2015) biographical crime drama film about the life and crimes of James "Whitey" Bulger and the FBI agents who "fell in" with him. all-star cast including Johnny Depp as "Whitey" Bulger, Joel Edgerton as FBI agent John Connolly who worked with him and Benedict Cumberbatch as William "Billy" Bulger, Whitey's "legit" Boston politician brother. Kevin Bacon plays Boston FBI office chief Charles McGuire and David Harbour (who played the crooked cop in "The Equalizer") is Connolly's FBI partner John Morris. well acted entertaining movie with a 75% "fresh" from Rotten Tomatoes BUT I do NOT think it was Oscar worthy and neither did the Academy. IS definitely worth a look for crime drama fans and plays on HBO channels daily this week starting Thursday July 14th thur Sunday July 17th and again Tuesday the 19th. I rate it only   of four as I just do NOT think it was as good as The Departed (2006) which was loosely based on the Winter Hill Gang with Jack Nicholson as that films "Bulger" character

    oh and horse race betting "screwball" comedy Let It Ride plays once again Wednesday July 13th @ 9:30pm pacific time for those that want to view or record
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    Black Mass (2015) biographical crime drama film about the life and crimes of James "Whitey" Bulger and the FBI agents who "fell in" with him. all-star cast including Johnny Depp as "Whitey" Bulger, Joel Edgerton as FBI agent John Connolly who worked with him and Benedict Cumberbatch as William "Billy" Bulger, Whitey's "legit" Boston politician brother. Kevin Bacon plays Boston FBI office chief Charles McGuire and David Harbour (who played the crooked cop in "The Equalizer") is Connolly's FBI partner John Morris. well acted entertaining movie with a 75% "fresh" from Rotten Tomatoes BUT I do NOT think it was Oscar worthy and neither did the Academy. IS definitely worth a look for crime drama fans and plays on HBO channels daily this week starting Thursday July 14th thur Sunday July 17th and again Tuesday the 19th. I rate it only   of four as I just do NOT think it was as good as The Departed (2006) which was loosely based on the Winter Hill Gang with Jack Nicholson as that films "Bulger" character

    oh and horse race betting "screwball" comedy Let It Ride plays once again Wednesday July 13th @ 9:30pm pacific time for those that want to view or record
     
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    Act of Valor (2012) excellent Navy SEAL Team Ops action movie depicting everything the SEAL's do well like "HALO" jumping (air). small boat operations (sea} and "taking out the bad guys" in hostage rescue and counter terrorism raids (land). has oodles of ordnance and "stuff that goes boom" in it's 110 minutes run time. does have a sad but heroic ending the last mission and just before the credits there is a listing of all the SEAL's that had died in operations since 9-11. played on FX Movies channel and hopefully will re-peat soon BUT you need to record because FX has commercial breaks. I rate it    of four
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    Act of Valor (2012) excellent Navy SEAL Team Ops action movie depicting everything the SEAL's do well like "HALO" jumping (air). small boat operations (sea} and "taking out the bad guys" in hostage rescue and counter terrorism raids (land). has oodles of ordnance and "stuff that goes boom" in it's 110 minutes run time. does have a sad but heroic ending the last mission and just before the credits there is a listing of all the SEAL's that had died in operations since 9-11. played on FX Movies channel and hopefully will re-peat soon BUT you need to record because FX has commercial breaks. I rate it    of four
     
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    Concussion (2015) the true story of how Pittsburgh forensic pathologist Dr Bennet Omalu, who worked in the Allegheny County coroner's office, "blew the whistle" on how the brain injury chronic traumatic encephalopathy or "CTE" was causing former NFL players to lose their minds after doing the autopsy on the great former Steelers center Mike Webster and his fight, along with former Steelers physician Dr Julian Bailes and Allegneny County coroner Dr Cyril Wecht, to get the NFL to admit to the problem and try and correct it.

    VERY well acted movie staring Will Smith as Dr Omalu, Alec Baldwin as Dr Bailes and Albert Brooks as Dr Wecht with David Morse as Mike Webster. the Mrs commented that maybe Smith's wife Jada Koren Pinkett was right to "get in the Academy's face" for NOT nominating her husband AND the film for an Oscar. I could also see a Supporting Actor nomination for Morse as Webster. the movie is definitely a "tour de force" for Smith and even better than his roles in Ali (2001) and The Pursuit of Happyness (2006) for which he received Best Actor Oscar nominations. plays again on Starz channels Friday July 22nd, Saturday the 23rd, Monday the 25th and Tuesday the 26th. I rate it     of four as it is that compelling of a story and so well acted by all involved
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    Concussion (2015) the true story of how Pittsburgh forensic pathologist Dr Bennet Omalu, who worked in the Allegheny County coroner's office, "blew the whistle" on how the brain injury chronic traumatic encephalopathy or "CTE" was causing former NFL players to lose their minds after doing the autopsy on the great former Steelers center Mike Webster and his fight, along with former Steelers physician Dr Julian Bailes and Allegneny County coroner Dr Cyril Wecht, to get the NFL to admit to the problem and try and correct it.

    VERY well acted movie staring Will Smith as Dr Omalu, Alec Baldwin as Dr Bailes and Albert Brooks as Dr Wecht with David Morse as Mike Webster. the Mrs commented that maybe Smith's wife Jada Koren Pinkett was right to "get in the Academy's face" for NOT nominating her husband AND the film for an Oscar. I could also see a Supporting Actor nomination for Morse as Webster. the movie is definitely a "tour de force" for Smith and even better than his roles in Ali (2001) and The Pursuit of Happyness (2006) for which he received Best Actor Oscar nominations. plays again on Starz channels Friday July 22nd, Saturday the 23rd, Monday the 25th and Tuesday the 26th. I rate it     of four as it is that compelling of a story and so well acted by all involved
     
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    The Raven (2012) pretty good murder mystery-thriller about a serial killer patterning his crimes on the stories of Edgar Allan Poe. stars John Cusack as Poe, Luke Evans as a police detective, the lovely Alice Eve as Poe's love interest and Brendan Gleeson as Poe's publisher and father of Eve's character. rather slow in spots but still an interesting mystery with some good "plot twists". runs 110 minutes and probably would have been better 15 to 20 minutes shorter as it has some "filler". plays again on Starz-Edge channel Tuesday July 26th @ 8:15pm pacific time. I rate it   of four

    Dying of the Light (2012) relatively short 90 minute spy-revenge thriller staring Nicolas Cage as a dying CIA officer looking for "payback" on the terrorist who tortured him 20 years earlier that the Agency thought they had killed but Cage's character finds is still alive. it is the kind of film that gives Cage a "bad rap" as it has a pretty thin plot and little actual action. the 9% "fresh" from Rotten Tomatoes is completely deserved. plays again on EPIX-Hits channel Wednesday July 20th @ 3:20pm pacific time if you want to fool with it. for me it was strictly

    Bringing Out the Dead (1999) I know I keep going on about this Martin Scorsese directed, relatively unknown movie BUT for me it is "Mean Streets" only with paramedics instead of hoodlums. the plot is a burned out "para" trying to get thru his day in New York City which sounds boring BUT is actually pretty fast paced and VERY funny in spots. also has a pretty cool 1960's music sound track. stars Nicolas Cage as the burned out para with John Goodman, Ving Rhames and Tom Sizemore as his fellow para co-workers. Patricia Arquette plays the Cage characters love interest with Marc Anthony as  the crazy kid Noel. has a 71% "fresh" from Rotten Tomatoes BUT was a "box office bomb" that lost money probably because Paramount Pictures didn't really promote it. plays again on Cinemax channels Tursday July 21st and Monday July 25th, like I said, I think it is a well acted "unknown gem" from Scorsese and definitely worth a look IF you liked his NYC films like "Mean Streets" and I rate it of four
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    The Raven (2012) pretty good murder mystery-thriller about a serial killer patterning his crimes on the stories of Edgar Allan Poe. stars John Cusack as Poe, Luke Evans as a police detective, the lovely Alice Eve as Poe's love interest and Brendan Gleeson as Poe's publisher and father of Eve's character. rather slow in spots but still an interesting mystery with some good "plot twists". runs 110 minutes and probably would have been better 15 to 20 minutes shorter as it has some "filler". plays again on Starz-Edge channel Tuesday July 26th @ 8:15pm pacific time. I rate it   of four

    Dying of the Light (2012) relatively short 90 minute spy-revenge thriller staring Nicolas Cage as a dying CIA officer looking for "payback" on the terrorist who tortured him 20 years earlier that the Agency thought they had killed but Cage's character finds is still alive. it is the kind of film that gives Cage a "bad rap" as it has a pretty thin plot and little actual action. the 9% "fresh" from Rotten Tomatoes is completely deserved. plays again on EPIX-Hits channel Wednesday July 20th @ 3:20pm pacific time if you want to fool with it. for me it was strictly

    Bringing Out the Dead (1999) I know I keep going on about this Martin Scorsese directed, relatively unknown movie BUT for me it is "Mean Streets" only with paramedics instead of hoodlums. the plot is a burned out "para" trying to get thru his day in New York City which sounds boring BUT is actually pretty fast paced and VERY funny in spots. also has a pretty cool 1960's music sound track. stars Nicolas Cage as the burned out para with John Goodman, Ving Rhames and Tom Sizemore as his fellow para co-workers. Patricia Arquette plays the Cage characters love interest with Marc Anthony as  the crazy kid Noel. has a 71% "fresh" from Rotten Tomatoes BUT was a "box office bomb" that lost money probably because Paramount Pictures didn't really promote it. plays again on Cinemax channels Tursday July 21st and Monday July 25th, like I said, I think it is a well acted "unknown gem" from Scorsese and definitely worth a look IF you liked his NYC films like "Mean Streets" and I rate it of four
     
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    Ice Age - Collision Course (July 2016) While trying to bury his acorn, Scrat accidentally activates an abandoned alien ship that takes him into deep space, where he unwittingly sends several asteroids en route to a collision with Earth.

    Meanwhile, Manny is worried about the upcoming marriage between Peaches and her fiancé, Julian, while Sid is dumped by his girlfriend, Francine, just as he is about to propose to her. During Manny and Ellie's wedding anniversary party, some of the asteroids strike the place and the herd barely escape with their lives. Meanwhile at the underground cavern, after stealing a dinosaur egg from a trio of Dromaeosaurs back to its rightful owner, Buck discovers an ancient stone pillar, which he takes to the surface, where he meets Manny and the others.

    Buck explains to the herd that according to the pillar, the asteroids had caused several extinctions in the past and with a massive one still incoming, he claims that the only place they could find a clue to stop it is on the site of the impact of the previous ones, as according to its engravings, they always fall at the same place. However, the three Dromaeosaurs, having listened their conversation, decide to stop them, believing that they could be safe from the impact, as they can fly, thus not only getting their revenge on Buck, but also killing all mammals and securing domination over Earth for their species.

    As the herd travels to the crash site, they discover that the asteroids have electro-magnetic properties, thus if a huge quantity of smaller asteroids should be gathered and launched into orbit, they could attract the main asteroid as well and prevent it from falling on Earth. After facing several obstacles and the interference of the Dromaeosaurs, the herd arrives at "Geotopia", a community of animals formed inside one of the asteroids that have fallen long ago, where Sid meets Brooke, a female ground sloth who falls in love with him. However, Shangri Llama, the leader of Geotopia, refuses to cooperate with Buck's plan to send the city's crystals into space in order to prevent the imminent impact, as they are the key to the residents' longevity, until Sid unwillingly destroys the entire city when he attempts to remove one of the stones to present Brooke with, making all the Geotopians grow old up to their real ages, including Brooke herself.

    Once Brooke convinces the Geotopians that preventing the asteroid's fall is more important than their lost youth, they and the herd help with Buck's plan, which is to fill up a geyser with the crystals so that the pressure launches them into space to draw the asteroid away, but the Dromaeosaurs attempt to intervene, until one of them, realizing that they will not survive as well if the asteroid falls, convinces the others to also help. The plan works, and the asteroid is pulled back into space. The herd then departs back home, including Sid, who parts ways from Brooke, but just after they leave, an asteroid piece falls inside a hot spring, giving it rejuvenating properties and making the Geotopians and Sid's granny, who stayed behind with them regain their youth. After the herd returns, Peaches and Julian celebrate their wedding, and a rejuvenated Brooke appears during the ceremony to reunite with Sid.

    In the film's epilogue, Scrat keeps struggling to control the alien ship until it crashes on Mars, destroying all life on the planet.

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    Ice Age - Collision Course (July 2016) While trying to bury his acorn, Scrat accidentally activates an abandoned alien ship that takes him into deep space, where he unwittingly sends several asteroids en route to a collision with Earth.

    Meanwhile, Manny is worried about the upcoming marriage between Peaches and her fiancé, Julian, while Sid is dumped by his girlfriend, Francine, just as he is about to propose to her. During Manny and Ellie's wedding anniversary party, some of the asteroids strike the place and the herd barely escape with their lives. Meanwhile at the underground cavern, after stealing a dinosaur egg from a trio of Dromaeosaurs back to its rightful owner, Buck discovers an ancient stone pillar, which he takes to the surface, where he meets Manny and the others.

    Buck explains to the herd that according to the pillar, the asteroids had caused several extinctions in the past and with a massive one still incoming, he claims that the only place they could find a clue to stop it is on the site of the impact of the previous ones, as according to its engravings, they always fall at the same place. However, the three Dromaeosaurs, having listened their conversation, decide to stop them, believing that they could be safe from the impact, as they can fly, thus not only getting their revenge on Buck, but also killing all mammals and securing domination over Earth for their species.

    As the herd travels to the crash site, they discover that the asteroids have electro-magnetic properties, thus if a huge quantity of smaller asteroids should be gathered and launched into orbit, they could attract the main asteroid as well and prevent it from falling on Earth. After facing several obstacles and the interference of the Dromaeosaurs, the herd arrives at "Geotopia", a community of animals formed inside one of the asteroids that have fallen long ago, where Sid meets Brooke, a female ground sloth who falls in love with him. However, Shangri Llama, the leader of Geotopia, refuses to cooperate with Buck's plan to send the city's crystals into space in order to prevent the imminent impact, as they are the key to the residents' longevity, until Sid unwillingly destroys the entire city when he attempts to remove one of the stones to present Brooke with, making all the Geotopians grow old up to their real ages, including Brooke herself.

    Once Brooke convinces the Geotopians that preventing the asteroid's fall is more important than their lost youth, they and the herd help with Buck's plan, which is to fill up a geyser with the crystals so that the pressure launches them into space to draw the asteroid away, but the Dromaeosaurs attempt to intervene, until one of them, realizing that they will not survive as well if the asteroid falls, convinces the others to also help. The plan works, and the asteroid is pulled back into space. The herd then departs back home, including Sid, who parts ways from Brooke, but just after they leave, an asteroid piece falls inside a hot spring, giving it rejuvenating properties and making the Geotopians and Sid's granny, who stayed behind with them regain their youth. After the herd returns, Peaches and Julian celebrate their wedding, and a rejuvenated Brooke appears during the ceremony to reunite with Sid.

    In the film's epilogue, Scrat keeps struggling to control the alien ship until it crashes on Mars, destroying all life on the planet.

     
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    From Rocky to Creed (2105). reviewed last month. 1 hour documentary about the Rocky series of movies and their effect on American culture and film making with emphasis on the latest movie Creed (2015). interviews with Sylvester Stallone, Carl Weathers, Dolph Lundgren, producers Robert Chartoff & Irwin Winkler and Creed actors Michael B. Jordan and Tessa Thompson along with Director Ryan Coogler. VERY interesting doc esp how "Sly" Stallone was able to convince producers Chartoff and Winkler to take a chance on his original Rocky script with him playing the roll of Rocky and the cinematic technique and fight  "choreography" used to produce the movies. I am definitely looking forward to viewing Creed after seeing this doc. plays again on EPIX channels again Tuesday July 26th @ 8:30pm and Thursday the 28th @ 12:10pm pacific time. I rate it     of four. it is also available on https://vimeo.com/151824117 online

    the newest James Bond movie Spectre (2015) finally coming to movie channels this week. reviewed back in February after watching on PPV. a LOT of reviews said "BEST Bond film EVER" and it IS well done Bond but NOT really up to THAT hype. Bond films are famous for their "slam-bang" opening and the opening action sequence during the Mexico City "Dia de los Muertos" (Day of the Dead) celebration, esp the helicopter scenes, a really fast start BUT just NOT as good as the opening boat chase on the Thames River in London in The World Is Not Enough (1999) with Pierce Brosnan or the Bond skis off a mountain chase scene opening in The Spy Who Loved Me (1977) with Roger Moore

    it IS excellent Bond however, thoroughly entertaining and fast paced with good supporting cast to Danial Craig's Bond by Christoph Waltz as Bond's arch enemy Ernst Stavro Blofeld, Dave Bautista as Spectre assassin Mr. Hinx and the beautiful Lea Seydoux as Bond's love interest Dr. Madeleine Swann along with reoccurring Bond players Ralph Fiennes as "M", Ben Whishaw as "Q" and lovely Naomie Harris as Moneypenny. some excellent chase scenes but, once again, NONE as good as the Tank chase thru St Petersburg, Russia in Golden Eye (1995) OR the boat chase thru the Louisiana bayous in Live and Let Die (1973) which had THE best "comic relief" in ANY Bond movie Clifton James as Sheriff J.W. Pepper . overall it was definitely worth the PPV back in February and has the standard Bond movie non-stop action BUT just NOT "The Best Ever". I can think of half a dozen Bond films over the years I would rank higher including Danial Craig's first outing as Bond, Casino Royale (2006). I rate it      of four

    Spectre premiers on EPIX channels Saturday July 23rd @ 5:00pm & 9:45pm, Sunday the 24th @ 10:40am and Thursday the 28th @ 10:45am, 5:00pm & 11:05pm pacific times.
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    From Rocky to Creed (2105). reviewed last month. 1 hour documentary about the Rocky series of movies and their effect on American culture and film making with emphasis on the latest movie Creed (2015). interviews with Sylvester Stallone, Carl Weathers, Dolph Lundgren, producers Robert Chartoff & Irwin Winkler and Creed actors Michael B. Jordan and Tessa Thompson along with Director Ryan Coogler. VERY interesting doc esp how "Sly" Stallone was able to convince producers Chartoff and Winkler to take a chance on his original Rocky script with him playing the roll of Rocky and the cinematic technique and fight  "choreography" used to produce the movies. I am definitely looking forward to viewing Creed after seeing this doc. plays again on EPIX channels again Tuesday July 26th @ 8:30pm and Thursday the 28th @ 12:10pm pacific time. I rate it     of four. it is also available on https://vimeo.com/151824117 online

    the newest James Bond movie Spectre (2015) finally coming to movie channels this week. reviewed back in February after watching on PPV. a LOT of reviews said "BEST Bond film EVER" and it IS well done Bond but NOT really up to THAT hype. Bond films are famous for their "slam-bang" opening and the opening action sequence during the Mexico City "Dia de los Muertos" (Day of the Dead) celebration, esp the helicopter scenes, a really fast start BUT just NOT as good as the opening boat chase on the Thames River in London in The World Is Not Enough (1999) with Pierce Brosnan or the Bond skis off a mountain chase scene opening in The Spy Who Loved Me (1977) with Roger Moore

    it IS excellent Bond however, thoroughly entertaining and fast paced with good supporting cast to Danial Craig's Bond by Christoph Waltz as Bond's arch enemy Ernst Stavro Blofeld, Dave Bautista as Spectre assassin Mr. Hinx and the beautiful Lea Seydoux as Bond's love interest Dr. Madeleine Swann along with reoccurring Bond players Ralph Fiennes as "M", Ben Whishaw as "Q" and lovely Naomie Harris as Moneypenny. some excellent chase scenes but, once again, NONE as good as the Tank chase thru St Petersburg, Russia in Golden Eye (1995) OR the boat chase thru the Louisiana bayous in Live and Let Die (1973) which had THE best "comic relief" in ANY Bond movie Clifton James as Sheriff J.W. Pepper . overall it was definitely worth the PPV back in February and has the standard Bond movie non-stop action BUT just NOT "The Best Ever". I can think of half a dozen Bond films over the years I would rank higher including Danial Craig's first outing as Bond, Casino Royale (2006). I rate it      of four

    Spectre premiers on EPIX channels Saturday July 23rd @ 5:00pm & 9:45pm, Sunday the 24th @ 10:40am and Thursday the 28th @ 10:45am, 5:00pm & 11:05pm pacific times.
     
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    Amistad (1997),which I reviewed back in May, is playing again on Starz channel Monday July 25th @ 12:20pm & 3:20pm and repeats Wednesday the 27th @ 2:35am & 5:35am pacific times. excellent well acted historical courtroom drama about the 1839 slave rebellion aboard the Spanish ship La Amistad and the resultant trial of the slaves involved. stars Anthony Hopkins, Matthew McConaughey Djimon Hounsou, Morgan Freeman and Nigel Hawthorne. strong supporting performances by Chiwetel Ejiofor and the late Pete Postlethwaite. Hopkins is outstanding as former President John Quincy Adams who along with McConaughey's character Roger Baldwin defend the slaves and their leader, played by Hounsou, in court. worth watching just for the President  Adams summation at the Supreme Court >>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EZFr4VLPW9Q which may be one of Hopkins best acted scenes ever. it IS long at 2 1/2 hours BUT I think director Steven Spielberg needed the time to truly "tell the tale". I rate it    of four

    The Whistleblower (2010) biographical crime drama inspired by the story of Kathryn Bolkovac who worked as a UN peacekeeper for contractor DynCorp in Bosnia & Herzegovina after that counties "ethnic cleansing" civil war back in the 1990's. Bolkovac found that some of her fellow DynCorp workers were involved with a Bosnian sex trafficking ring and tried to "blow the whistle" to UN officials about it only to get "stonewalled". stars Rachel Weisz as Bolkovac with supporting rolls by David Strathairn, Vanessa Redgrave and Benedict Cumberbatch. very well acted with decent action and excellent suspense. I thought it was a compelling story about human trafficking which has become a world wide problem. plays on EPIX-Hits Thursday July 28th @ 9:30pm pacific. I rate it    of four
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    Amistad (1997),which I reviewed back in May, is playing again on Starz channel Monday July 25th @ 12:20pm & 3:20pm and repeats Wednesday the 27th @ 2:35am & 5:35am pacific times. excellent well acted historical courtroom drama about the 1839 slave rebellion aboard the Spanish ship La Amistad and the resultant trial of the slaves involved. stars Anthony Hopkins, Matthew McConaughey Djimon Hounsou, Morgan Freeman and Nigel Hawthorne. strong supporting performances by Chiwetel Ejiofor and the late Pete Postlethwaite. Hopkins is outstanding as former President John Quincy Adams who along with McConaughey's character Roger Baldwin defend the slaves and their leader, played by Hounsou, in court. worth watching just for the President  Adams summation at the Supreme Court >>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EZFr4VLPW9Q which may be one of Hopkins best acted scenes ever. it IS long at 2 1/2 hours BUT I think director Steven Spielberg needed the time to truly "tell the tale". I rate it    of four

    The Whistleblower (2010) biographical crime drama inspired by the story of Kathryn Bolkovac who worked as a UN peacekeeper for contractor DynCorp in Bosnia & Herzegovina after that counties "ethnic cleansing" civil war back in the 1990's. Bolkovac found that some of her fellow DynCorp workers were involved with a Bosnian sex trafficking ring and tried to "blow the whistle" to UN officials about it only to get "stonewalled". stars Rachel Weisz as Bolkovac with supporting rolls by David Strathairn, Vanessa Redgrave and Benedict Cumberbatch. very well acted with decent action and excellent suspense. I thought it was a compelling story about human trafficking which has become a world wide problem. plays on EPIX-Hits Thursday July 28th @ 9:30pm pacific. I rate it    of four
     
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    Quote Originally Posted by LeRinkRat:

    Glengarry Glen Ross (1992) VERY well acted drama with an all-star cast it depicts two days in the lives of four real estate salesmen and how they become desperate when the corporate office sends a trainer to "motivate" them by announcing that, in one week, all except the top two salesmen will be fired. anyone who has ever had a high pressure "produce or get fired" phone sales job will appreciate this movie. the depictions of "cold calling" are spot on

    stars Jack Lemmon as Shelley "The Machine" Levene in one of his last non-comedy rolls, Al Pacino, who got Best Supporting Actor Oscar and Golden Globe nominations, as Ricky Roma, Alan Arkin as George Aaronow, Ed Harris as Dave Moss and Kevin Spacey as their weasel of an office manager, John Williamson. smaller but important rolls for Alec Baldwin as the real pr!ck of a motivator Blake (must have been "type casting") and Jonathan Pryce as a customer trying to "bust a deal" he signed with Ricky Roma.

    IF you enjoy good acting this movie is worth a look. Lemmon's depiction of the desperate Levene is a "tour de force" that should have garnered an Oscar or Golden Globe nomination. he did get numerous lesser best actor awards. plays again on The Movie Channel Friday July 8th @ 12:05pm & 3:05pm  and Monday the 11th @ 10:10am & 1:10pm pacific time. I rate it     of four because the acting is that good by all involved
    "F**K YOU! THAT'S MY NAME!"
     Great flick with a stellar cast.
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    Quote Originally Posted by LeRinkRat:

    Glengarry Glen Ross (1992) VERY well acted drama with an all-star cast it depicts two days in the lives of four real estate salesmen and how they become desperate when the corporate office sends a trainer to "motivate" them by announcing that, in one week, all except the top two salesmen will be fired. anyone who has ever had a high pressure "produce or get fired" phone sales job will appreciate this movie. the depictions of "cold calling" are spot on

    stars Jack Lemmon as Shelley "The Machine" Levene in one of his last non-comedy rolls, Al Pacino, who got Best Supporting Actor Oscar and Golden Globe nominations, as Ricky Roma, Alan Arkin as George Aaronow, Ed Harris as Dave Moss and Kevin Spacey as their weasel of an office manager, John Williamson. smaller but important rolls for Alec Baldwin as the real pr!ck of a motivator Blake (must have been "type casting") and Jonathan Pryce as a customer trying to "bust a deal" he signed with Ricky Roma.

    IF you enjoy good acting this movie is worth a look. Lemmon's depiction of the desperate Levene is a "tour de force" that should have garnered an Oscar or Golden Globe nomination. he did get numerous lesser best actor awards. plays again on The Movie Channel Friday July 8th @ 12:05pm & 3:05pm  and Monday the 11th @ 10:10am & 1:10pm pacific time. I rate it     of four because the acting is that good by all involved
    "F**K YOU! THAT'S MY NAME!"
     Great flick with a stellar cast.
     
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     Trainwreck
     An aptly named movie.......can't believe I watched it (well, most of it). There were very few funny parts in this & even though I tried to enjoy it, I couldn't.........no stars out of 4.

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    Not bad......it started out looking very predictable, & it was for the most part, but it had enough sidebars that it was enjoyable to watch. Not very believable but wtf.
      out of 4.
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     Trainwreck
     An aptly named movie.......can't believe I watched it (well, most of it). There were very few funny parts in this & even though I tried to enjoy it, I couldn't.........no stars out of 4.

     The Martian
     
    Not bad......it started out looking very predictable, & it was for the most part, but it had enough sidebars that it was enjoyable to watch. Not very believable but wtf.
      out of 4.
     
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    I am somewhat surprised ANYONE is actually READING this thread, THEMUGG. every month I feel like I am just talking to myself and wasting my time
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    I am somewhat surprised ANYONE is actually READING this thread, THEMUGG. every month I feel like I am just talking to myself and wasting my time
     
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    Non Stop (2014) Liam Neeson, Julian Moore 

    An air marshal springs into action during a transatlantic flight after receiving a series of text messages that put his fellow passengers at risk unless the airline transfers $150 million into an off-shore account.

    2.5/4 dog bones

    I think I reviewed this before but watched it again.  Keeps you interested but some stuff is laughable.  

    I still read the reviews LRR but just haven't seen any movies lately.  

    Looking forward to seeing some of the new ones coming out.


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    Non Stop (2014) Liam Neeson, Julian Moore 

    An air marshal springs into action during a transatlantic flight after receiving a series of text messages that put his fellow passengers at risk unless the airline transfers $150 million into an off-shore account.

    2.5/4 dog bones

    I think I reviewed this before but watched it again.  Keeps you interested but some stuff is laughable.  

    I still read the reviews LRR but just haven't seen any movies lately.  

    Looking forward to seeing some of the new ones coming out.


     
     
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    Quote Originally Posted by LeRinkRat:

    I am somewhat surprised ANYONE is actually READING this thread, THEMUGG. every month I feel like I am just talking to myself and wasting my time
    I always pop in & read it but I don't always comment. I enjoy your reviews.
     Keep up the good work.
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    Quote Originally Posted by LeRinkRat:

    I am somewhat surprised ANYONE is actually READING this thread, THEMUGG. every month I feel like I am just talking to myself and wasting my time
    I always pop in & read it but I don't always comment. I enjoy your reviews.
     Keep up the good work.
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