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CoolPapaE Reviews The Die Hard Series
Cool Papa E Reviews The Die Hard Series I’ve been waiting for this, like I always do. The evolution of Bruce Willis is most easily categorized with the Die Hard films. When he first hit the big screen as John McClane, he was more of a punk than anything. Skinny, mouthy and not much more…
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Liberal Arts: Radnor is no Woody Allen, Thank God
Liberal Arts – 2012 Written and Directed by Josh Radnor Starring Radnor, Elizabeth Olson, Richard Jenkins, Allison Janney, John Magaro, Zac Efron, Elizabeth Reaser As a 35-year-old college admissions officer in New York, Josh Radnor has the face that crosses most people after they’ve been gone from college for long enough to realize that this is all…
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Forgotten Gem: Cool Hand Luke is the man
Cool Hand Luke – 1967 Director Stuart Rosenberg Starring Paul Newman, George Kennedy, Strother Martin, Dennis Hopper, Wayne Rogers, Jo Van Fleet, J.D. Cannon, Clifton James, Harry Dean Stanton, Lou Antonio, Morgan Woodward, Joe Don Baker, Ralph Waite, Joy Harmon, Anthony Zerbe, Luke Askew Screenplay Donn Pearce, Frank Pierson “Sometimes nothin’ is a pretty cool hand.” In many…
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CPE and Em: Arthur Christmas Give us your money
Arthur Christmas – 2012 Director Sarah Smith Starring (voices) James MacAvoy, Hugh Laurie, Bill Nighy, Jim Broadbent, Imelda Staunton, Ashley Jensen, Marc Wooton, Laura Linney, Eva Longoria Screenplay Smith and Peter Baynham Finally, a movie for those too innocent to know that most Christmas movies are horrible average crap. It’s British, features characters with big noses and features…
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CPE, Em and El: Wreck-It Ralph appeals to girls and boys
Wreck-It Ralph – 2012 Director Rich Moore Starring (voices) John C. Reilly, Sarah Silverman, Alan Tudyk, Jack McBrayer, Jane Lynch, Mindy Kaling, Ed O’Neill, Dennis Haysbert Screenplay Phil Johnston, Jennifer Lee The genius of Wreck-It Ralph is not in the ground that it treads. The multi-licensed cameos has been done before by Who Framed Roger Rabbit? and the…
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October Classics: Cool Papa E’s favorite Baseball Films
The season of the year has come where, despite football’s best efforts, it’s baseball’s time to shine. A few readers have been after me for a while to come up with a list of the best baseball films of all time, and one might think it’d be a bit easier than it turned out to…
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Cabin In The Woods: Good work, Zombie arm
Cabin In The Woods – 2012 Director Drew Goddard Starring Kristen Connolly, Chris Hemsworth, Fran Kanz, Anna Hutchinson, Jesse Williams, Richard Jenkins, Bradley Whitford, Sigourney Weaver Screenplay by Goddard and Joss Whedon Cabin In The Woods is one of the coolest, most original horror stories every made. It’s Toy Story for the genre. All the most remarkable things one could…
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Cool Papa E Reviews the Bourne Film Series
The Bourne Identity Release Date – June 14, 2002 Directed by Doug Liman Starring Matt Damon, Chris Cooper, Franka Potente, Clive Owen, Brian Cox, Julia Styles, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje Written by William Blake Herron, Tony Gilroy Review – Based on the Robert Ludlum film almost in name only, Doug Liman took the nuts and bolts of the espionage from the experiences of his father…
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Cool Papa E Reviews Christopher Nolan’s Dark Knight / Batman Series
One of the best examples of a reboot in cinematic history, Christopher Nolan’s Batman Trilogy comes to an end July 20, 2012. As sad as it will be that it has ended, it has been a historic masterpiece and one wonderful ride. The best thing it did was to cleanse the visionary palate of a…
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