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Men of Consequence, Volume III: Ned Beatty, Network (1976)
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Read more: Men of Consequence, Volume III: Ned Beatty, Network (1976)Due to popular demand, I have decided that my newly minted “Men of Consequence” series will pivot, buck convention, and add an entry that doesn’t involve beating some lippy broad to a pulp.
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My Own Personal Jesus-The Eureka Springs Experience
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Read more: My Own Personal Jesus-The Eureka Springs ExperienceBy turns a direct link to a finely tuned spirituality and a transfer of theme park values to the most sacred of relations, it is…
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Men of Consequence, Volume II: Ronald Reagan, The Killers (1964)
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Read more: Men of Consequence, Volume II: Ronald Reagan, The Killers (1964)Thirty-one words. Perhaps not quite the equal to Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address for brevitic brilliance, but close. Damn close.
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Men of Consequence, Volume I : Lee Marvin, Point Blank (1967)
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Read more: Men of Consequence, Volume I : Lee Marvin, Point Blank (1967)It is, for my money, the greatest thirty seconds in the history of the cinema. If I’ve seen it once, I’ve seen it a hundred times, if only because it’s one of the few scenes going that needs no context.
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Brokeback Mountain (2005): From the Ruthless Archives
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Read more: Brokeback Mountain (2005): From the Ruthless ArchivesIt’s what we always knew to be true: beneath the tight jeans, sweaty chaps, and weathered countenance, the American Cowboy is an ass-pounder waiting to be born.
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Ace In the Hole (1951)
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Read more: Ace In the Hole (1951)If it took losing his family to the ovens of Auschwitz (including his mother) in order for Billy Wilder to see humanity so clearly…
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The Hospital (1971)
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Read more: The Hospital (1971)Words that snap, sizzle, and exist far beyond the need to push the story forward.
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The Best Film Ever Made About…
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Read more: The Best Film Ever Made About…Everything a married couple experiences during the average evening: lies, recriminations, pettiness, alcohol abuse, adultery, and…
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The Unsung: Mr. O’Daniel, Midnight Cowboy (1969)
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Read more: The Unsung: Mr. O’Daniel, Midnight Cowboy (1969)O’Daniel. His bathrobe, his belief. He resides in a hovel, as he must, for ostentation is not the way. Nothis way, naturally, for he is a man of God. That goes without saying
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The Wind (1928)
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Read more: The Wind (1928)That there’s a lot of wind in The Wind is a given. That there’s not a whole lot else, well, that’s a bit harder to take. I was promised a masterpiece of the silent era and received a load of hooey in return.