Posted by James Brown on Friday, August 29, 2014,
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Awakenings
Directed By: Penny Marshall Starring: Robert De Niro, Robin Williams, John Heard, Julie Kavner, Penelope Ann Miller, and Max von Sydow
"His gaze is from the passing of bars so exhausted, that it doesn't hold a thing anymore. For him, it's as if there were thousands of bars and behind the thousands of bars no world. The sure stride of lithe, powerful steps, that around the smallest of circles turns, is like a dance of pure energy about a center, in which a great will stands numbed. ... 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 Wednesday, August 1, 2012,
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Machete
Directed By: Robert Rodriguez
Starring: Danny Trejo, Robert De Niro, Jessica Alba, Michelle Rodriguez, Steven Seagal, Lindsay Lohan, and Don Johnson
B movies can be good for the soul. Every once in a while, it's good to see a flick with cheesy dialogue, ultra violence, and gratuitous sex. While that sounds like most of the crap Hollywood puts out today, I'm talking about a special kind of film — not a movie that sucks because of these qualities but one that thrives on them. I'm talk... 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 ...
