In wartime, it is not always the highest ranked individuals that run the show. Oftentimes, like with Ex-PFC Wintergreen and Corporal Milo Minderbinder in Heller’s masterpiece Catch-22, it is the most cunning and resourceful who are in charge. George Segal stars in his best performance ever in writer/director Bryan Forbes’s 1965 adaptation of James Clavell’s […]
King Rat (1965)
September 27, 2020 by
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King RatSynopsis
A resourceful Corporal King is stuck in a Malaysian P.O.W. camp during WW2. He makes the best of things , using brains, bribery and larceny.
Director
Bryan ForbesCast
George Segal
Tom Courtenay
James Fox
James Donald
Patrick O'Neal
John Mills
The Bridge On The River Kwai
September 25, 2020 by
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The Bridge On The River KwaiSynopsis
British POW’s are forced to build a bridge for their Japanese captors.
Director
David LeanCast
Alec Guinness
William Holden
Jack Hawkins
Sessue Hayakawa
James Donald
Geoffrey Horne
There are war movies and there are more war movies, but I do not hesitate to state that The Bridge on the River Kwai is as unique as it is excellent. Within the huge category of war movies, we have many about prisoners of war, and the inevitable nightmares and madness of horrific situations brought […]
Lawrence Of Arabia (1962)
September 23, 2020 by
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Lawrence Of ArabiaSynopsis
The story of T.E. Lawrence, who united Arab forces to have a serious impact on the WW1 war against the Turks.
Director
David LeanCast
Peter O'Toole
Sir Alec Guinness
Anthony Quinn
Anthony Quayle
Jack Hawkins
Omar Sharif
Claude Rains
Lawrence Of Arabia is David Lean’s 1962 epic that won 7 Oscars, but of course, not the one that counted for the always overlooked Peter O’Toole. His resume includes Doctor Zhivago, Bridge On The River Kwai, and other classics. His masterpiece, of course, is Lawrence Of Arabia, an almost 4 hour long bum-numbing epic without […]
Antebellum
September 20, 2020 by
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AntebellumSynopsis
A woman is enslaved on a plantation in a scenario that none of us would really be surprised to find out was true.
Director
Gerard Bush, Christopher RenzCast
Janelle Monae
Jena Malone
Eric Lange
Tongayi Chirisa
Jack Huston
Kiersey Clemons
It takes a village. As we continue to face and confront the reality that racism is still deeply ingrained in American society and culture, we continue to uncover more and more evidence that maybe the Civil War never really ended. Yes, slavery was technically outlawed as a result of the Civil War, but that did […]
A Face In The Crowd (1957)
September 18, 2020 by
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A Face In The CrowdSynopsis
An Arkansas drunk and drifter becomes an overnight sensation and obsession. Will he be exposed for what he really is?
Director
Elia KazanCast
Andy Griffith
Patricia Neal
Walter Matthau
Anthony Franciosa
Lee Remmick
Paul McGrath
Kay Medford
A Face In The Crowd made me sick. I hated everything about it. I wanted to reach through the flatscreen and punch Andy Griffith’s grinning mug. Why? Because every minute of this movie reminded me of our sitting Idiot In Chief, Donald Trump. This movie was made in 1957 and was as white as Wonder […]
Raising Arizona
September 18, 2020 by
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Raising ArizonaSynopsis
An ex-con and an ex-cop decide to end their childlessness and kidnap a quintuplet that will never be missed. Hilarity ensues.
Director
Joel & Ethan CoenCast
Nicholas Cage
Holly Hunter
Trey Wilson
John Goodman
Francis McDormand
Randall 'Tex' Cobb
Sam McMurray
In just a third of their output, the tapestry of locales and personas from vast walks of life in the Coen brothers’ cinematic universe reads more like an illustrated road atlas of the US than disparate stories. After just six films—Blood Simple, Fargo, The Big Lebowski, No Country for Old Men, Burn After Reading, and […]
6 Movie Themed Slots That You’ll Enjoy Playing
September 18, 2020 by
If you’re a fan of movies and slot machines, chances are that you’re going to enjoy the best of both worlds. There are plenty of online slot machines that you’ll love with plenty of licensed movie titles. You can even find them in places like the CoolCat Casino. With so many movie titles, it comes […]
Raising Arizona: Devon’s Take
September 20, 2020 by
What Makes Raising Arizona Work? FAIR VALUE of Raising Arizona: $8.00. Like contemporaries A Fish Called Wanda or Brain Donors, Raising Arizona is a relentless slapstick comedy that has high re-watchability. THE COEN BROTHERS BEGIN HONING THEIR CHOPS: In many ways, Raising Arizona is the wooliest, most slapdash of all of the Coen comedies. They […]
Becket (1964)
September 17, 2020 by
Film Title
BecketSynopsis
King Henry’s best buddy becomes too cozy with God after the King appoints him to a high Church position.
Director
Peter GlenvilleCast
Peter O'Toole
Richard Burton
John Gielgud
Donald Wolfit
David Weston
Pamela Brown
A decidedly off-balance historical character study, Becket concerns the friendship between Thomas Becket and King Henry II. Taking place within 100 years of the Battle of Hastings, and the conquering of the lowly Saxons by the haughty Normans, the film does not shy from showing the utter corruption that permeates the halls of power. Here, […]
The Lion In Winter (1968)
September 13, 2020 by
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The Lion In WinterSynopsis
King Henry II has 3 sons that want to inherit the throne, but none is worthy and this will be no King Lear
Cast
Peter O'Toole
Katherine Hepburn
Anthony Hopkins
John Castle
Nigel Terry
Timothy Dalton
Jane Merrow
In Prussian folklore, there were 2 Lords with adjacent kingdoms. They had feuded for decades and absolutely loathed each other. Their hate had made for continuous misery for the people they lorded over and the Gods in the sky decided to do something that might bring peace. They wanted to be fair to both Lords, […]
