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 Wednesday, July 25, 2012,
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The Bourne Ultimatum
Directed By: Paul Greengrass
Starring: Matt Damon, Julia Stiles, David Strathairn, Scott Glenn, Paddy Considine, Édgar Ramirez, Albert Finney, and Joan Allen
2006 and 2007 were really great years for action movies in general. We had Casino Royale, Mission: Impossible III, Live Free or Die Hard, and The Bourne Ultimatumall released in a little more than a year. With all these films being released within a little more than a year of one another, it's needless to say that P... Continue reading ...
Posted by James Brown on Wednesday, July 18, 2012,
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The Bourne Supremacy
Directed By: Paul Greengrass
Starring: Matt Damon, Brian Cox, Julia Stiles, Joan Allen, and Karl Urban
The Bourne Identity cemented Matt Damon's status as a viable action star. Damon was no longer just a dramatic actor who could play genius janitors or fallen angels. He was a badass spy who could handle himself. By the time The Bourne Supremacy came rolling into theaters, we were ready for the next chapter in the Jason Bourne saga. Happily, I can say that Matt Damon deli... Continue reading ...
Posted by James Brown on Tuesday, July 17, 2012,
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The Bourne Identity
Directed By: Doug Liman
Starring: Matt Damon, Franka Potente, Chris Cooper, Clive Owen, Brian Cox, Julia Stiles, and Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje
"You're worried about a budget meeting? If we don't take care of this, we don't make it to the men's room. We will burn for this. We will both burn for this." -Alexander Conklin (Chris Cooper)
In the world of spy movies, there are three guys who have burnt more baddies than anyone else — James Bond, Ethan Hunt, and Jason Bourne. Th... Continue reading ...
Posted by James Brown on Friday, February 3, 2012,
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The Adjustment Bureau
Directed By: George Nolfi
Starring: Matt Damon, Emily Blunt, Terence Stamp, Anthony Mackie, John Slattery, Michael Kelly, and Anthony Ruivivar
I'm a huge fan of Matt Damon. He's one of the great actors of his generation and has given me some of my favorite films includingGood Will Hunting,The Departed, andThe Bourne Ultimatum. He's destined for great things and will definitely have his name etched in cinematic history some day. He just needs to find that career-defini... Continue reading ...
Posted by James Brown on Friday, January 27, 2012,
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True Grit
Directed By: Ethan Coen and Joel Coen
Starring: Jeff Bridges, Matt Damon, Josh Brolin, Hailee Steinfeld, Barry Pepper, Bruce Green, and Dakin Matthews
The Western genre is an endangered species that hardly graces the big screen any more. In the last twenty years or so, Western films have become rarer and rarer. I can probably count the number of good Westerns released over the last couple of decades on one hand. It's not every day anymore that you get good old fashioned flicks like ... Continue reading ...
