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A Tribute to Robert Altman
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Read more: A Tribute to Robert AltmanThe American cinema never really deserved the likes of Robert Altman, a man who never made the same movie twice, even when detractors accused him of coasting on his reputation.
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Wanda (1970)
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Read more: Wanda (1970)The 1970’s were, all things considered, beyond brutal. A paradise for bibliophiles, music lovers, and serial killer aficionados, yes, but for everyone else, a dumpster fire of epic proportions.
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The Unsung: Lenny Jordan, Happiness (1998)
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Read more: The Unsung: Lenny Jordan, Happiness (1998)Lenny (Ben Gazzara) has had enough. Faking it comes easy in a marriage, but even the strongest man has his limits. Only so many times you can hear the same tired stories, and shrug at the same lame jokes.
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Strait Jacket (1964)
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Read more: Strait Jacket (1964)I’ve been selecting so many classic films lately, that I thought it fitting to make a change and endorse one of the greatest camp classics of modern times–William Castle’s Strait-Jacket.
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80’s Action Hall of Fame: Brad Wesley, Road House
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Read more: 80’s Action Hall of Fame: Brad Wesley, Road HouseYou see, Brad runs it all. “Jasper” on the maps, but “Wesley” in the hearts and minds of the faithful. He is mayor, sheriff, president, and pimp, all at once, just to avoid confusion.
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The Great Debaters (2007)
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Read more: The Great Debaters (2007)Racism is wrong. Southern sheriffs like to beat up illiterate farmers to get information. Fathers who are ministers expect a lot from their children. And oh yes, education can move mountains.
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80’s Action Hall of Fame: Pocketbook Lady, Death Wish 3
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Read more: 80’s Action Hall of Fame: Pocketbook Lady, Death Wish 3Left penniless by the Giggler’s savagery, she’s fighting back in the only way she knows how: by taking pleasure in another’s pain. Schadenfreude, the American Way.
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The Unsung: Rahad Jackson, Boogie Nights (1997)
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Read more: The Unsung: Rahad Jackson, Boogie Nights (1997)Rahad Jackson is a survivor. Of all the characters in Paul Thomas Anderson’s Boogie Nights – the doomed, the damned, the disturbingly well-endowed – he’s one of the few one can imagine emerging from the 1980’s intact.
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The Boy in the Striped Pajamas (2008)
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Read more: The Boy in the Striped Pajamas (2008)Why do the farmers all wear pajamas? It’s a damn good question for young Bruno to entertain and, as expected, Mama and Papa are unwilling to offer an answer. Minutes after moving to his new house in the country, Bruno looks out of his bedroom window and just happens to notice the death camp next…
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The Unsung: Mordecai, High Plains Drifter (1973)
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Read more: The Unsung: Mordecai, High Plains Drifter (1973)Billy Curtis, God rest his soul, was a fucking legend. Not just a midget legend, mind you, but a legend in his own right, four-foot-two stature be damned.