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August 15th, 2014: Tropic Thunder (2008)

Aug15 by Professor Mortis

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1 Comment Posted in Action, Comedy, Spoof, War Movies Tagged Acting!, actor turned director, agent, Alicia Silverstone, Ben Stiller, Best Supporting Actor Nominee, Bill Hader, children of famous people, Danny McBride, Dreamworks, drug dealers, Etan Cohen, film within a film, Jack Black, Jason Bateman, Jay Baruchel, Jennifer Love Hewitt, Jon Voight, jungle, Lance Bass, Matthew McConaughey, method actor, Nick Nolte, Robert Downey Jr., Steve Coogan, Tobey McGuire, Tom Cruise, Tyra Banks, Vietnam, Vietnam veterans, Vietnam War, Yvette Nicole Brown

August 17th, 2012: A Bronx Tale (1993)

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Leave a comment Posted in Adaptation, Based on a Play, Coming of Age, Crime, Drama, Gangster, Independent, Movie of the Day, Period Film Tagged actor turned director, apprentice/mentor relationship, arson, bikers, bus driver, Chazz Palminteri, father-son relationship, Joe Pesci, juvenile delinquent, Mafia, mobsters, Molotov cocktails, murder, New York City, racial violence, racism, racists, reluctant witness, Robert De Niro, teens, The Bronx, Tribeca Productions

January 2nd, 2012: Play Misty for Me (1971)

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4 Comments Posted in Movie of the Day, Stalker, Thriller Tagged actor turned director, California, Clint Eastwood, Dean Riesner, DJ, Don Siegel, Donna Mills, incompetent cops, insanity, jazz, Jessica Walter, John Larch, low-budget, musical interlude, obsessed fan, The Malpaso Company, Universal Pictures

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