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MOVIES THAT RUINED THE WORLD: Rounders (1998) The Movie John Dahl’s “Rounders” survives on the breadth of a supporting cast that carries much more heft than its leads, or its flimsy and flawed script. Still, this myth-making ode to poker hits enough right notes and is indelibly entertaining. Share on [...] What movies have made the culture a worse place? Not necessarily on their own, but through their machinations through culture, or through audience reaction, or through their influence on cinema? That’s a question I asked myself, and thought I would answer in a new series I hope to continue throughout the Fall – Movies [...] THE STATION AGENT (2003) Finbar McBride (Peter Dinklage) is a four-foot-tall lonely man who chooses to live the life of a hermit in an abandoned train yard following the death of his friend. While he is there, he unexpectedly meets and befriends a couple of fellow loners. Troubled Olivia (Patricia Clarkson) is an artist [...] It’s The Expendables week at Chez Porvaznik (yes, milady is almost as psyched to see it as I), and to get in the right frame of mind, alternating between Stallone and non-Sly 80s/early 90s action flicks. Fun walk down memory lane, too, often forgetting how cheese-tastically great the no-apologies dialogue was, notably this (edited [...] 
If only current Hollywood could be this creative. Hey, Floyd, road trip to Las Vegas, NM, for the Convoy and Red Dawn screenings? Avenge me!!!!! Olly Moss was asked to create advertising images for nine of the shows on the upcoming 2010 Alamo Drafthouse / Levi’s Rolling Roadshow tour. This tour is going to [...] Wanks, you couldn’t have picked a better day for your drive-in Top 5 — nice coincidence, too, with Floyd picking the great bad Good Guys Wear Black — as I took in a work buddy’s suggestion with The Car, a not-so-perfect-yet-harmless little product from what narrowly edges out the 80s as my favorite decade. [...] SWIMMING WITH SHARKS (1994) A fed-up assistant (Frank Whaley) gets revenge on his abusive boss (Kevin Spacey). 10:35 AM and 3:35 PM EST | 93 min. | Director: George Huang | TV-MA-L 1994 being the year indies made such an impressive dent in Hollywood, surprised Kevin Spacey didn’t win something/anything bigger in the awards [...] With one of the most dismal summer movie seasons on record, it’s time to pay tribute to the DVD and cable television gods. Turner Classic Movies, American Movie Classics – you are our friends in a time of need. 1. Mister Roberts – It’s a bit hyperbole to use the word heroism, but there [...] One of the few good things about the Burbank Little League season ending, and my umping mask being put in the closet till next Spring, is that I have a lot more time to watch movies (God forbid I actually read a book). As we wait to see what fairly new proud papa JohnFN’s [...] AMERICAN SPLENDOR (2003) Fiction and reality blend in this portrait of Cleveland-based comic-book author Harvey Pekar. IFC — 8:15 AM and 2:00 PM EDT | 100 min. | Directors: Shari Springer Berman, Robert Pulcini | TV14 Paul Giamatti playing gloriously in-type and Hope Davis, well, not so much (but just as gloriously). Incredibly original [...] Whatever director-writer Joe Carnahan’s plan was for his remake of the 80s television series The A-Team, it didn’t come together. Stuck in the development dungeon for the better part of 10 years, The A-Team feels as if it were pieced together in 10 minutes from 10 different scripts. Nowhere is this more apparent then [...] I’m Gonna Git You Sucka (1988) Jack Spade returns home from a hitch in the army to find his brother Junebug has died from an overdose of gold chains in this hilarious parody of blaxploitation films. Cast: Keenen Ivory Wayans, Damon Wayans, John Vernon, Jim Brown, Kadeem Hardion, Dawnn Lewis, Ja’net Dubois, Bernie Casey, [...] In the latest installment of Turn It Up Tuesday, had some fun calling Little Steven to the curb, albeit 25 years after the fact, over not knowing (or caring) about the United States’ many instrumental roles in bringing goodness to the world’s occasional evil. Now, however, after finally seeing From Paris with Love, the [...] The A-Team hits theaters tomorrow. So far, four negatives reviews to one positive at Rotten Tomatoes. Mr. and Mrs. FNWayne look to drop Little FNWayne at the Grandpa and Grandma FNWaynes so they can venture forth to the cineplex. Mrs. FNWayne likes Bradley Cooper, I like explosions and action. Share on [...] Hello. I’m Eric Porvaznik and I love The Adventures of Ford Fairlane, not in a guilty pleasure kinda way either. Doesn’t take itself too seriously, has a rock and roll attitude (and genuine, knowledgeable love for rock and roll, along with a decent early 90s soundtrack including Billy Idol, Motley Crue, Sheila E, Tone [...] All the talk of Midway and Tora! Tora! Tora! got me in the mood for some other WWII-era faves, both sci-fi/time-travel, and sadly neither of which are showing on the DirecTV lineup anytime soon (alas, for the days of Cleveland’s channel 43 or Youngstown’s channel 33, where b-movies reigned supreme in the pre-VHS era [...] "Watch these brothers stick it to the Klan!" Home sick from work today, so a rare chance to get the jump on Floyd. Though I hope I don’t step on your toes, m’man, I highly doubt you’d make the same call: Brotherhood of Death. Unfortunately, this movie’s a prime example of its trailer being [...] Not everything about the Cubs is bad, Rich.
ROOKIE OF THE YEAR (1993) An accident miraculously gives a boy an incredibly powerful pitching arm and he becomes a major league pitcher for the Chicago Cubs. Cast: Thomas Ian Nicholas, Gary Busey, Dan Hedaya, Daniel Stern. PG – 103 minutes. 4:00 PM [...] When Tony Stark delivers his opening speech in Iron Man 2, one wonders if the actor is talking about the character or vice-versa. “Emerging from a cave … like the phoenix …” it’s all tongue-in-cheek, boisterous and as fun as one would expect from Downey’s Stark – a tribute to masculinity, testosterone, heroics – [...] ALL THE RIGHT MOVES (1983) A teen in small town Penna. (Tom Cruise) struggles to win a football scholarship, seeing that as his ticket to bigger and better things, but runs into conflicts with his headstrong coach (Craig T. Nelson). Directed by Michael Chapman. 10:30 PM EDT. Fox Movie Channel (Sorry, -fritz-). A movie [...] |
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