Tuesday, September 30, 2008

New Quick Flicks for the Week of 9/30/08

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Beaufort
By Cedar, Joseph
2008/09 - Kino International
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In the final days of the Israeli occupation of Lebanon, a band of soldiers prepares for the evacuation of a mountain stronghold called Beaufort. Their leader is 22-year-old Liberti, whose strict adherence to the rules puts the men in harm's way. As the evacuation draws near, Hezbollah steps up its attack, testing Liberti's mettle and the men's allegiance to him. ...More

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Chapter 27
By Schaefer, J.P.
2008/09 - Genius Products
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An overweight Jared Leto stars as Mark David Chapman -- the young assassin who infamously killed John Lennon on the front steps of The Dakota -- in this independent drama from fledgling filmmaker Jarrett Schaeffer. Lindsay Lohan co-stars as a Lennon fan appropriately named Jude, who meets Chapman a few days before the murder without realizing what lies ahead. ...More

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Forgetting Sarah Marshall
By Stoller, Nicholas
2008/08 - Universal
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After his TV star girlfriend, Sarah Marshall, breaks his heart, Peter wants nothing more than to enjoy his vacation in Hawaii. One problem: Sarah's vacationing at the same resort he is, and even worse, she's bringing her new beau. ...More

Monday, September 29, 2008

Paul Newman's Movies

One of the greatest leading men of the 20th Century passed away on Friday, September 26th at his home in Connecticut. Acting in more than sixty-five movies over a span of 50 years, this list of movies is just a small sample of Paul Newman's legendary contribution to the movie industry:


Book Cover Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
By Brooks, Richard
Taylor, Elizabeth
Newman, Paul
2006/05 - Warner Home Video
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Southern Brick and Maggie spoil dying Big Daddy's birthday. Directed by Richard Brooks. From the Tennessee Williams play. ...More

Book Cover HUD
By Newman, Paul
Ritt, Martin
Newman, Paul
2006/01 - Paramount Home Video
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Hud Bannon is the rebellious son of a respectable rancher who's continually at odds with his aging father. ...More

Book Cover The Sting
By Hill, George Roy
Newman, Paul
Redford, Robert
2005/09 - Universal Home Video
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Newman and Redford are reunited with director Hill for this comedic caper about two men who are out to put the sting on a hood who had one of their friends bumped off. Scott Joplin's ragtime songs -- adapted by Marvin Hamlisch -- underscore the action with a rollicking flair. ...More

Book Cover Mr. & Mrs. Bridge
By Ivory, James
Newman, Paul
Leonard, Robert Sean
2005/01 - Buena Vista Home Entertainment
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A rich Midwestern lawyer, his wife and their children grow apart in the World War II era. Directed by James Ivory. ...More

Book Cover The Color of Money
By Scorsese, Martin
Newman, Paul
Mastrantonio, Mary Elizabeth
2005/06 - Buena Vista Home Entertainment
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Paul Newman returns as Fast Eddie from "The Hustler" to form a partnership with a young hot shot pool player and ends up learning more about himself and rediscovers his own passion for playing the game. ...More

Book Cover Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
By Hill, George Roy
Newman, Paul
Redford, Robert
2008/05 - Tcfhe
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Newman and Redford are two offbeat outlaws who run (and jump) from the law, then flee to Bolivia where they meet a bloody end. The action-filled, lightly comic Western features the Burt Bacharach song Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head. ...More