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  Tom Horn (1980) Dir: William Wiard Stars: Steve McQueen, Linda Evans, Richard Farnsworth and Geoffrey Lewis I read a book on Orson Welles once that had an interesting theory: it said part of why Citizen Kane was such a success … Continue reading →

  Zodiac (2007) Dir: David Fincher Stars: Jake Gyllenhaal, Robert Downey, Jr., Mark Ruffalo, Anthony Edwards and Chloe Sevigny For those of you who have seen David Fincher’s Seven, I think it’s safe to say that when you see his … Continue reading →

Inside Job (2010) Dir: Charles Ferguson Narrated by: Matt Damon Inside Job – Trailer You know, I was going to make this another chapter in, “Why I Love Film” and chat about documentaries.  But, that’ll have to wait: this film … Continue reading →

Good afternoon!  Just wanted to briefly post a couple of trailers that have me really excited.  The first is called Immortals, from Tarsem Singh.  This is the same director of that creepy thriller with Jennifer Lopez, The Cell and the visually amazing … Continue reading →

Middle Men (2010) Dir: George Gallo Stars: Luke Wilson, Giovanni Ribisi, Gabriel Macht, Laura Ramsey (see Note 1), James Caan and Kevin Pollock This film may not be for you if A) you don’t like stories that spiral out of … Continue reading →

Kill the Irishman (2011) Dir: Jonathan Hensleigh Stars: Ray Stevenson, Vincent D’Onofrio, Linda Cardellini, Laura Ramsey and Christopher… WALKEN I feel guilty for missing this title in the theaters: had its opening weekend on my calendar, had the best intentions of … Continue reading →

  The Pianist (2002) Dir: Roman Polanski (See Note 1) Stars: Adrian Brody, Emilia Fox, Ed Stoppard and Jessica Kate Meyer The Pianist is one of those titles that I had seen only once, but I remembered as a great … Continue reading →

A Bronx Tale – Bar Scene A Bronx Tale (1993) *** Burke Favorite Scene *** Dir: Robert De Niro Stars: Robert De Niro, Chazz Palminteri, Lillo Brancato and Joe Pesci A Bronx Tale is one of the many classic coming … Continue reading →

The Dilemma (2011) Dir: Ron Howard (this is not a typo) Stars: Vince Vaughn, Kevin James, Jennifer Connelly, Winona Ryder and Queen Latifah So, the only reason I moved this title into my Netflix cue at all was on the … Continue reading →

  Knowing (2009) Dir: Alex Proyas Stars: Nicolas Cage, Rose Bryne, and This title shares a unique quality with several others I’ve seen lately: I can’t believe how long it took me to see it!  Knowing is a phenomenal, fun, … Continue reading →