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October 11th, 2012: Out of Sight (1998)

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Leave a comment Posted in Uncategorized Tagged Albert Brooks, attempted rape, bank, bank robbers, bank robbery, Barry Sonnenfeld, before they were famous, Best Adapted Screenplay Nominee, Best Film Editing Nominee, boxing, cash-in, Catherine Keener, Danny DeVito, Dennis Farina, Detroit, Don Cheadle, double cross, Elmore Leonard, evil businessman, father, father-daugther relationship, FBI, Florida, George Clooney, Isaiah Washington, it's not over, Jennifer Lopez, Luis Guzman, Miami, Michael Keaton, Nancy Allen, prison break, Samuel L. Jackson, Steve Zahn, Steven Soderbergh, U.S. Marshall, Universal Pictures, Ving Rhames

July 18th, 2012: The Fighter (2010)

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Leave a comment Posted in "Based on a True Story", Adaptation, Drama, Fight Film, Movie of the Day, Sports Tagged Amy Adams, as himself, Bob Weinstein, boxing, cameos, Christian Bale, comeback, Darren Aronofsky, David O. Russell, drug addict, drugs, Harvey Weinstein, Jack McGee, Lowell, Mark Wahlberg, Massachusetts, Melissa Leo, Sugar Ray Leonard, Weinstein Company

March 17th, 2012: The Quiet Man (1952)

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Leave a comment Posted in Adaptation, Based on a Short Story(ies), Drama, Fish-Out-of-Water, Movie of the Day, Romance Tagged alcoholic, Argosy Pictures, Barry Fitzgerald, Best Adapted Screenplay Nominee, Best Art Direction Set Decoration Nominee, Best Cinematography, Best Director, Best Picture Nominee, Best Sound Recording Nominee, Best Supporting Actor Nominee, boxing, brawl, brothers, code of honor, Frank S. Nugent, Ireland, John Ford, John Wayne, Maureen O'Hara, Merian C. Cooper, Republic Pictures, Victor McLaglen, Ward Bond

December 7th, 2011: From Here to Eternity (1953)

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Leave a comment Posted in War Movies, Period Film, Drama, Black and White, Adaptation, The Original, Movie of the Day, Based on a Book Tagged World War Two, Best Supporting Actor, Best Director, Best Cinematography, Best Supporting Actress, Best Film Editing, before they were famous, Columbia Pictures, Best Actor Nominee, Best Actress Nominee, Jack Warden, Best Music Nominee, Burt Lancaster, Best Adapted Screenplay, Ernest Borgnine, Best Costume Design Nominee, boxing, Claude Akins, class issues, Frank Sinatra, prostitutes, hard ass seargant, Donna Reed, George Reeves, Fred Zinnerman, Montgomery Clift, Deborah Kerr, James Jones, Pearl Harbor, bugle player, Best Sound Recording

July 10th, 2011: Raging Bull

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Leave a comment Posted in "Based on a True Story", Adaptation, Based on a Book, Black and White, Drama, Fight Film, Movie of the Day, Period Film, Sports Tagged Best Actor, Best Cinematography Nominee, Best Director Nominee, Best Film Editing, Best Picture Nominee, Best Sound Nominee, Best Supporting Actor Nominee, Best Supporting Actress Nominee, boxing, Cathy Moriarty, domestic violence, Frank Adonis, Frank Vincent, Irwin Winkler, Jake La Motta, Joe Pesci, Martin Scorcese, mobsters, New York City, Paul Schrader, rise and fall, Robert De Niro, stand up comedy, United Artists

March 27th, 2011: Pulp Fiction

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1 Comment Posted in Buddy Flick, Comedy, Crime, Indy, Movie of the Day, The Original Tagged A Band Apart, Amanda Plummer, Best Actor Nominee, Best Director Nominee, Best Film Editing Nominee, Best Original Screenplay, Best Picture Nominee, Best Supporting Actor Nominee, Best Supporting Actress Nominee, boxing, Bruce Willis, children of famous people, Christopher Walken, Danny DeVito, Eric Stoltz, Frank Whaley, Harvey Keitel, hit man, homage, John Travolta, Joseph Pilato, Julia Sweeney, Kathy Griffin, Miramax, non-linear timeline, Quentin Tarantino, robbery, Roger Avary, Rosanna Arquette, Samuel L. Jackson, Steve Buscemi, Tim Roth, Uma Thurman, Ving Rhames

The Fighter (2010)

Jan20 by professormortis

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2 Comments Posted in "Based on a True Story", Fight Film, Full Reviews, Reviews Tagged Amy Adams, as himself, boxing, cameos, Christian Bale, comeback, drug addict, drugs, Jack McGee, Lowell, Mark Wahlberg, Massachusetts, Melissa Leo, Sugar Ray Leonard, Weinstein Company

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