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20 movies: The Core (2003)

by Bill on July 29, 2010

It’s summer. Surely that calls for a “popcorn” movie? I suggest The Core (2003), a “world facing imminent destruction that only a well chosen quirky few can save it from,” kind of movie. You don’t look to disaster movies for credibility. A disaster movie that takes itself too seriously … now that is a genuine [...]

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20 movies: Insomnia (2002)

by Bill on July 28, 2010

You may have heard of a guy named Christopher Nolan. He’s directed a few movies such as Batman Begins, The Dark Knight and the currently in release, Inception. He made his first really big splash with a movie called Memento (2000). Insomnia is a relatively lesser known movie he made. It’s the one he made [...]

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20 movies: The Big Heat (1953)

by Bill on July 27, 2010

Depending on your age, you may remember seeing Glenn Ford in movies and on television. I’m thinking roughly of the 1970′s, perhaps late 60′s. He usually had an avuncular quality. He was a nice, friendly older man. He often played fatherly types. For example, in 1978′s Superman: The Movie he played kindly Pa Kent. So [...]

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The Night of the Hunter (1955)

by Bill on May 20, 2010

Directed by Charles Laughton I think it’s fair to say 1955′s The Night of the Hunter is one of the oddest films to ever come out of Hollywood. According to many, it’s also one of the greatest. This may be true; I’m not sure. But it’s definitely worth seeing a time or two to decide for [...]

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The Truman Show (1998)

by Bill on August 28, 2005

Directed by Peter Weir “You never had a camera in my head.” Those words, I think, capture the essence of The Truman Show best. There’s much in the world that can be controlled, but controlling what someone thinks and, maybe more importantly, feels is not so easy. For me, this is one of the best [...]

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The Big Heat (1953)

by Bill on February 8, 2003

Directed by Fritz Lang Now this is what a noir film should be. Good guys, bad guys, and a lot of dubious ground between them. (Mind you, it’s not a noir film in the strictest sense.) Perspective is everything, I suppose, and perhaps that is why (for me) noir works best in black and white. [...]

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