Movies, Mom & Me

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  Actor	Role	Actor	Role	Actor	Role	Actor	Role
  Denzel Washington	Easy Rawlins	Tom Sizemore	DeWitt Albright	Jennifer Beals	Daphne Monet	Don Cheadle	Mouse
  Maury Chaykin	Matthew Terell	Joseph Latimore	Frank Green	Terry Kinney	Todd Carter	Mel Winkler	Joppy
  Albert Hall	Odell	Lisa Nicole Carson	Coretta James	Jernard Burks	Dupree Brouchard	David Wolos-Fonteno	Junior Fornay

  
    Here's a link to the Wikipedia write-up of the film.
    Release Date: 1995
    Directed by Carl Franklin.

Labels: Criterion8, denzel-washington, mystery3, neo-noirD, thriller4

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    Roger Ebert, in his review of this film (to which he gave three stars), found himself prodded by two fellow movie lovers to talk about a possible story glitch that, as he put it, is "a hole big enough to drive the entire plot through." A later reviewer on the same site, Omar Moore [take note, while the immediately previous link appears to have been wrapped up, here is one of Omar Moore's latest sites] however, almost 10 years after Ebert noticed this story glitch, rhapsodizes about the same film, not even noticing glitches in the story. It's interesting to view these two separate views of this film.
    I should mention, this is a movie I habitually check out of our county library system at least twice a year. Since I finally found a low priced copy of it without many of the special features that are touted in other pressings of it, I decided to purchase it. I like to wrap myself up in it. Don't ask me why. I haven't yet analyzed my reaction to this movie and may never, except to enjoy both the movie and my reaction.
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  Actor	Role	Actor	Role	Actor	Role	Actor	Role
  Guy Pearce	Leonard Shelby	Carrie-Anne Moss	Natalie	Joe Pantoliano	John Edward Gammell	Mark Boone Junior	Burt
  Russ Fega	Waiter	Jorja Fox	Catherine Shelby	Stephen Tobolowsky	Samuel R. Jankis	Harriet Sansom Harris	Mrs. Jankis
  Thomas Lennon	Doctor	Callum Keith Rennie	Dodd	Kimberly Campbell	Blonde	Marianne Muellerleile	Tattooist

  
    Here's a link to the Wikipedia write-up of the film.
    Release Date: 2000
    Directed by Christopher Nolan.

Labels: carrie-anne-moss, christopher-nolan, guy-pearce, joe-pantoliano, mystery3, neo-noirD

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  Actor	Role	Actor	Role	Actor	Role	Actor	Role
  Nicolas Cage	Robin Feld	Brandy The Pig	The Pig	Alex Wolff	Amir	Adam Arkin	Darius
  Nina Belforte	Charlotte	Gretchen Corbett	Mac	David Knell	Chef Derek Finway	Beth Harper	Waitress Donna

  
    Here's a link to the Wikipedia write-up of the film.
    Release Date: 2021
    Directed by Michael Sarnoski.

Labels: mystery3, nicolas-cage, reflective

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    Yes, I've seen this movie, more than once. It's been awhile, though, so before I write more I want to see it again.
    I'm in love with The Lady Chablis, may she be Resting (or Causing a High Scene) in Power. That's why I decided I need to own this movie. There's more I like about it, but every time I watch this, if I can (depending, of course, on how it's being delivered), I always rerun one or more of Lady Chablis' scenes. Especially the debutante party scene. What a Glorious Bitch she is! I know, she's dead, but do you really think death defeated The Grand Empress of Savannah? From what I hear, she's keeping it heavy and hilarious, wherever she is.
    

  Actor	Role	Actor	Role	Actor	Role	Actor	Role
  John Cusack	John Kelso	Kevin Spacey	Jim Wiliams	Jack Thompson	Sonny Seiler	Irma P. Hall	Minerva
  Jude Law	Billy Hanson	Alison Eastwood	Mandy Nichols	Paul Hipp	Joe Odom	The Lady Chablis	Chablis Deveau
  Kim Hunter	Betty Harty	Geoffrey Lewis	Luther Driggers	Bob Gunton	Finley Largent	Richard Herd	Henry Skerridge
  Leon Rippy	Detective Boone	Sonny Seiler	Judge Samuel L. White	Dorothy Loudon	Serena Dawes	Patrika Darbo	Sara Warren

  
  Update 05/23/23:  I finally (re-)watched this film last night and was reminded that the only thing I really like about this movie is The Lady Chablis. Otherwise, the structure of the film is feckless. The compilation of the individuals' stories has none of the energy or locational savvy of the book. The actors, while all good and some excellent, have real trouble rising above the disjointedness of the film craft and, truly, only one of them is capable of doing so, Jack Thompson who plays Sonny Seiler. Watching the film is kind of like finding yourself at a party you wish you'd not attended but are having trouble leaving because every time you close in on the exit, someone distracts you. Still, the performance of The Lady Chablis makes the film worth owning.
    Clint Eastwood made many excellent films before this production and has made many since. I guess every director is allowed at least one fail (usually, many more). And, granted, I remembered this film, prior to purchasing it, with a great deal of interest. Unfortunately, upon finishing it, I was left wondering how it was that Eastwood simply didn't seem to scrub and polish this film with his usual energy and genius. At least he included The Lady Chablis. I'm grateful for that.
    Here is a bit of information on The Lady Chablis. For more, read her book Hiding My Candy, available in full at the immediately previous link.
    Here's a link to the Wikipedia write-up of the film.
    Release Date: 1997
    Directed by Clint Eastwood.

Labels: bob-gunton, clint-eastwood, mystery3

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    One of Roger Ebert's Great Movies.
    

  Actor	Role	Actor	Role	Actor	Role	Actor	Role
  Toshirô Mifune	Tajômaru	Machiko Kyô	Masako Kanazawa	Masayuki Mori	Takehiro Kanazawa	Takashi Shimura	Woodcutter
  Minoru Chiaki	Priest	Kichijirô Ueda	Commoner	Noriko Honma	Medium	Daisuke Katô	Policeman

  
    Here's a link to the Wikipedia write-up of the film.
    Release Date: 1950
    Directed by Akira Kurosawa in close collaboration with cinematographer Kazuo Miyagawa.

Labels: akira-kurosawa, courtroom, Criterion5, legal, mystery3, toshirô-mifune

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    Yep, I do love me some Barbara Stanwyck. This is the seventh film in which she plays a starring role that I've acquired. I haven't done it on purpose, but, I see her name and I have to watch the movie, and I watch the movie and I have to acquire it, by hook or by crook, so I can watch it again, at my leisure and without having to pay for it again.
    

  Actor	Role	Actor	Role	Actor	Role	Actor	Role
  Barbara Stanwyck	Deborah Hoople/Dixie Daisy	Michael O'Shea	Biff Brannigan	J. Edward Bromberg	S. B. Foss	Iris Adrian	Gee Gee Graham
  Gloria Dickson	Dolly Baxter	Victoria Faust	Lolita La Verne	Charles Dingle	Inspector Harrigan	Frank Conroy	'Stacchi' Stacciaro

  
    Here's a link to the Wikipedia write-up of the film.
    Release Date: 1943
    Directed by William A. Wellman.

Labels: barbara-stanwyck, comedy3, goflexA, musical2, mystery3

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  Actor	Role	Actor	Role	Actor	Role	Actor	Role
  Natalie Portman	Lena	Jennifer Jason Leigh	Dr. Ventress	Gina Rodriguez	Anya Thorensen	Tessa Thompson	Josie Radek
  Tuva Novotny	Cassie Sheppard	Oscar Isaac	Kane	Benedict Wong	Lomax	Sonoya Mizuno	Katie

  
    Here's a link to the Wikipedia write-up of the film.
    Release Date: 2018
    Directed by Alex Garland.

Labels: adventure4, jennifer-jason-leigh, mystery3, oscar-isaac, science-fiction2, thriller3

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  Actor	Role	Actor	Role	Actor	Role	Actor	Role
  Hugh Jackman	Robert Angier/Lord Caldlow	Christian Bale	Alfred Borden/Bernard Fallon	Michael Caine	John Cutter	Scarlett Johansson	Olivia Wenscombe
  Piper Perabo	Julia McCullough	Rebecca Hall	Sarah Borden	David Bowie	Nikola Tesla	Andy Serkis	Mr. Alley

  
    Here's a link to the Wikipedia write-up of the film.
    Release Date: 2006
    Directed by Christopher Nolan.

Labels: andy-serkis, christian-bale, christopher-nolan, michael-caine, mystery3, period6, thriller2

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