Posted by James Brown on Sunday, June 15, 2014,
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Daredevil
Directed By: Mark Steven Johnson
Starring: Ben Affleck, Jennifer Garner, Michael Clarke Duncan, Colin Farrell, Joe Pantoliano, Jon Favreau, and David Keith
We've got a lot of big superhero movies in 2014 and 2015, including the likes of The Amazing Spider-Man 2, X-Men: Days of Future Past, Guardians of the Galaxy, and The Avengers: Age of Ultron. Still, moviegoers seem to have their eyes fixated on the Zack Snyder's Batman Vs. Superman: Dawn of Justice, which is still two years away. ... Continue reading ...
Directed By: Sidney Lumet Starring: Al Pacino, John Randolph, Jack Kehoe, Biff McGuire, Barbara Eda-Young, Cornelia Sharpe, and Tony Roberts
"The reality is that we do not wash our own laundry - it just gets dirtier." -Frank Serpico (Al Pacino)
Since Al Pacino turned 74 recently, I’ve been reflecting on all the cinematic memories this storied veteran of the screen and stage has given us. Whether telling Fredo to never take sides against the family, telling the crooks of Miami to say hel... Continue reading ...
Posted by James Brown on Sunday, February 16, 2014,
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Heat
Directed By: Michael Mann
Starring: Al Pacino, Robert De Niro, Tom Sizemore, Diane Venora, Amy Brenneman, Ashley Judd, Mykelti Williamson, Wes Studi, Ted Levine, Jon Voight, Val Kilmer, and Natalie Portman
"A guy told me one time, 'Don't let yourself get attached to anything you are not willing to walk out on in 30 seconds flat if you feel the heat around the corner.' Now, if you're on me and you gotta move when I move, how do you expect to keep a... a marriage?" -Neil McCauley (Robert De N... Continue reading ...
Posted by James Brown on Sunday, August 11, 2013,
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Dog Day Afternoon
Directed By: Sidney Lumet
Starring: Al Pacino, John Cazale, Charles Durning, James Broderick, and Chris Sarandon
"Kiss me. When I'm being f*cked, I like to get kissed a lot." -Sonny Wortzik (Al Pacino)
The 1970s are often regarded as the Second Golden Age of Hollywood. With all the social upheaval of the 60s and 70s over the Civil Rights Movement, Vietnam, and a host of other issues of the day, there were plenty of things on people’s minds when they entered their local multip... Continue reading ...
Posted by James Brown on Sunday, August 4, 2013,
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Insomnia
Directed By: Christopher Nolan
Starring: Al Pacino, Robin Williams, Hilary Swank, Maura Tierney, Martin Donovan, Nicky Katt, and Paul Dooley
"A good cop can't sleep because he's missing a piece of the puzzle. And a bad cop can't sleep because his conscience won't let him.” -Detective Ellie Burr (Hilary Swank)
Though one of the most prolific actors of all time who can do just about anything on the big screen, Al Pacino specializes in playing two types of characters — cops and crooks. ... Continue reading ...
Posted by James Guill of PokerListings on Thursday, May 16, 2013,
Rounders
Directed By: John Dahl
Starring: Matt Damon, Edward Norton, John Turturro, Famke Janssen, Gretchen Mol, John Malkovich, and Martin Landau
When the 1998 film Rounders was first released, fans of the game of poker hailed it for being one of the most realistic portrayals of poker in cinema history. Since the film's release, the game of Texas Hold'em has exploded and is now the most popular form of poker in the world. In the 15 years that has followed, several filmmakers have tried to imi... Continue reading ...
Posted by James Brown on Sunday, April 21, 2013,
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The Fast and the Furious
Directed By: Rob Cohen
Starring: Paul Walker, Vin Diesel, Michelle Rodriguez, Jordana Brewster, Matt Schulze, Thom Barry, and Johnny Strong “Ask any racer, any real racer. It doesn't matter if you win by an inch or a mile; winning's winning.” -Dominic Toretto (Vin Diesel)
That's a quote I've taken to heart over the last twelve years. Of course, I still always enjoy spanking an opponent, whether competing athletically, intellectually, or electronically. In the end, ho... Continue reading ...
Posted by James Brown on Tuesday, August 28, 2012,
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The Usual Suspects
Directed By: Bryan Singer
Starring: Stephen Baldwin, Gabriel Byrne, Benicio Del Toro, Chazz Palminteri, Kevin Pollak, Pete Postlethwaite, and Kevin Spacey
"The greatest trick the devil ever pulled is convincing the world that he didn't exist. And like that, poof. He's gone." -Verbal Kint (Kevin Spacey)
There's a thin line between genius and insanity, and criminal masterminds flirt with it all the time. The stories, schemes, and crimes they concoct are things that could only b... Continue reading ...
Posted by James Brown on Thursday, August 23, 2012,
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The Godfather
Directed By: Francis Ford Coppola
Starring: Marlon Brando, Al Pacino, James Caan, Richard S. Castellano, Robert Duvall, Sterling Hayden, John Cazale, and Diane Keaton
"Bonasera, Bonasera, what have I ever done to make you treat me so disrespectfully? If you'd come to me in friendship, this scum who ruined your daughter would be suffering this very day. And if by some chance an honest man like yourself made enemies they would become my enemies. And then, they would fear you. " -Don V... Continue reading ...
Posted by James Brown on Wednesday, June 27, 2012,
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Goodfellas
Directed By: Martin Scorsese
Starring: Ray Liotta, Robert De Niro, Joe Pesci, Lorraine Bracco, and Paul Sorvino
"As far back as I can remember, I've always wanted to be a gangster." -Henry Hill (Ray Liotta)
After The Godfather was released in 1972, mob films were never the same. It was the film that made gangsters cool. There were the Corleones, and then there was everybody else. With the exception of The Godfather: Part II, no mob film could ever measure up to the greatness of Franc... Continue reading ...
Posted by James Brown on Sunday, May 13, 2012,
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The Dark Knight
Directed By: Christopher Nolan
Starring: Christian Bale, Michael Caine, Heath Ledger, Gary Oldman, Aaron Eckhart, Maggie Gyllenhaal, and Morgan Freeman
"You'll hunt me. You'll condemn me, set the dogs on me. Because that's what needs to happen. Because sometimes... the truth isn't good enough. Sometimes people deserve more. Sometimes people deserve to have their faith rewarded." -Batman (Christian Bale)
Once in a long while there comes a movie that changes the way you look a... Continue reading ...
Posted by James Brown on Thursday, January 26, 2012,
The Town
Directed By: Ben Affleck
Starring: Ben Affleck, Rebecca Hall, Jon Hamm, and Jeremy Renner
Doug MacRay:“I need your help. I can't tell you what it is, you can never ask me about it later, and we're gonna hurt some people.” James Coughlin: “...Whose car are we gonna' take?” -Ben Affleck & Jeremy Renner,The Town
Are movies the only thing that can motivate members of Congress these days? Before a vote in the House of Representatives on the debt ceiling last year, House Majority Whip... Continue reading ...
