Category: Classic
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Secretariat: Disney makes the rare good family movie
Secretariat – 2010 Directed by Randall Wallace Starring Diane Lane, John Malkovich, James Cromwell, Fred Dalton Thompson, Dylan Walsh, Dylan Baker, Margo Martindale, Nelsan Ellis, Scott Glenn Written by Mike Rich Mike Rich has made a living writing screenplays about true life sports competitors, from unlikely MLB starting pitcher Jim Morris, to unlikely football player…
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Fincher’s The Social Network is a perfect marriage about an imperfect team
The Social Network – 2010 Director David Fincher Starring Jessie Eisenberg, Andrew Garfield, Justin Timberlake, Rashida Jones, Rooney Mara, Armie Hammer, Brenda Song, Max Minghella, Joseph Mazzello Screenplay by Aaron Sorkin based on the book The Accidental Billionaires by Ben Mezrich David Fincher is perhaps the finest director working today. He certainly is my favorite.…
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Cool Papa E Reviews the original SCREAM Trilogy
The most original horror movie to be unleashed upon the world since Halloween, Scream literally re-invented the slasher flick on December 20, 1996. Wes Craven, the director of The Hills Have Eyes, The Last House on the Left, and more notably, A Nightmare on Elm Street, committed to direct a screenplay by Kevin Williamson. In…
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Just looking for a heart like mine – Hachi: A Dog’s Tale
Hachi: A Dog’s Tale Directed by Lasse Hallström Starring Richard Gere, Joan Allen, Sara Roemer, Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa, Jason Alexander, Erick Avari Screenplay by Stephen P. Lindsey A movie comes around every once in a while that tells a tale so astounding, that no one could make it up. Back in 1920’s Japan, a professor at the…
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Inception plants the idea of perfection
Inception -2010 Written and Directed by Chris Nolan Starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Ellen Page, Tom Hardy, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Marion Cotillard, Ken Watanabe, Cillian Murphy, Lukas Haas, Dileep Rao, Michael Caine, Tom Berenger, Pete Postlethwaite In all the films I have seen in my life, maybe three made me feel like I needed to be an adult…
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CPE’s Prometheus / Predator / Alien Universe Chronological Timeline Reviews
With the release of the first good Predator film in almost 25 years, and the making (by Ridley Scott) of an Alien prequel, Prometheus, now is a great time to review the two series as a whole. Both series have gone to hell and back (sometimes together), but overall, the entire series has provided many intense,…
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How to Train Your Dragon is perfectly fun
How To Train Your Dragon Directed By – Chris Sanders and Dean Deblois Featuring the Voices of – Jay Baruchel, America Ferrera, Gerard Butler, Craig Ferguson, Jonah Hill, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, T.J. Miller and Kristen Wiig Story by – Cressida Cowell adapted by Adam F. Goldberg, Peter Tolan, Dean Deblois and Chris Sanders Dreamworks has been…
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Classic: Monsoon Wedding lets it rain down
Monsoon Wedding Directed by Mira Nair Starring: Naseeruddin Shah, Lillete Dubey, Shefali Shah, Vasundhara Das, Vijay Raaz, Tillotama Shome Written by Sabrina Dhawan Mira Nair has made a career out of beautiful films that empower women and men in most unusual ways. Her female characters, seemingly entrenched in tradition, make strides in their lives within the…
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Cool Papa E’s Complete Harry Potter Movie Series Reviews
Having spent the first 2 movies avoiding Harry Potter, I was intrigued by the choice of director to finally watch Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban. That movie, with its time-turner, Buckbeak and the incredible Gary Oldman, impressed me enough to give the rest of the series a chance. Still, I kept the series…
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Fantastic Fabulous Fox About Town
The Fantastic Mr. Fox Starring (voices): George Clooney, Meryl Streep, Jason Schwartzman, Bill Murray, Michael Gambon, Eric Chase Anderson, Wallace Wolardarsky Director: Wes Anderson “You know, foxes live in holes. For a reason.” “Yes, and no.” The Fantastic Mr. Fox (Clooney) has his own idea of life. Problem for everyone else is, his plan does…
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