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  • Rafferty and the Gold Dust Twins Rafferty and the Gold Dust Twins

    Rafferty and the Gold Dust Twins 1975

    ★★★ Rewatched 09 May, 2013 1

    An oddly charming 70s road movie that's been all but forgotten. Glad Warner Archive Instant picked it up and that it can be seen there in its original 2.35 to 1 aspect ratio. Great walk-ons from Alex Rocco, Charles Martin Smith & Harry Dean Stanton.

  • Don't Bet On Blondes Don't Bet On Blondes

    Don't Bet On Blondes 1935

    ★★★½ Watched 06 May, 2013

    Former big-time gambler turned outlandish insurance man Warren William agrees to insure Guy Kibbee's daughter(Claire Dodd) against marriage. Hijinks ensue. Enjoyable screwball fair with William playing his typical dashing self.

  • Frances Ha Frances Ha

    Frances Ha 2013

    ★★★★ Watched 01 May, 2013

    Breezy, Truffaut-y, wonderful. My favorite of 2013.

  • Mayday at 40,000 Feet! Mayday at 40,000 Feet!

    Mayday at 40,000 Feet! 1976

    ★★★½ Watched 28 Apr, 2013 2

    Unsung, but enjoyable & well-made disaster TV-movie with a great cast. I'm a sucker for this kind of film.

  • Skin Deep Skin Deep

    Skin Deep 1989

    ★★★½ Watched 25 Apr, 2013 2

    This is kinda like Blake Edwards' ANNIE HALL. Definitely one of his best scripts and also one of his best films. WILD ROVERS my is favorite Edwards, but this is probably my #2.

  • Death Becomes Her Death Becomes Her

    Death Becomes Her 1992

    ★★★ Rewatched 24 Apr, 2013

    This film is kinda Zemeckis' NEIGHBORS.

  • The Space Invaders: In Search of Lost Time The Space Invaders: In Search of Lost Time

    The Space Invaders: In Search of Lost Time 2012

    ★★★★ Watched 21 Apr, 2013

    Wonderful tribute to arcades, games and collectors. I am admittedly pretty biased on the film, being not only an arcade game collector, but also a participant in this documentary, but I do feel others who have fond memories of these things will also enjoy it. It's available on Amazon Instsnt should you be interested:
    www.amazon.com/The-Space-Invaders-Search-Lost/dp/B00C8PK4ZG

  • The Shadow The Shadow

    The Shadow 1994

    ★★★½ Watched 18 Apr, 2013 5

    One of several nearly forgotten superhero movies that were lost in the wake of (and surely inspired by) the success of Burton's BATMAN. Could easily be part of a triple bill with THE ROCKETEER and DICK TRACY(this film is an interesting second-fiddle to those two). Ripe for rediscovery especially now. Very interesting to see the Alec Baldwin of 20 years ago through the lens of Jack Donaghy. The film's release on Blu-ray in June is quite welcome. Extra points from…

  • Final Exam Final Exam

    Final Exam 1981

    ★★★½ Watched 16 Apr, 2013 3

    Like an episode of Degrassi: The College Years - with some killin' thrown in.

  • Olympus Has Fallen Olympus Has Fallen

    Olympus Has Fallen 2013

    ★★★★ Watched 14 Apr, 2013

    Higher-budget, straight-to-DVD-esque throwback to the Cannon films of the 1980s & DIE HARD, with a solid cast. A badass night at the movies.

  • Heat Heat

    Heat 1986

    ★★★½ Watched 10 Apr, 2013 2

    Surprisingly good and gritty little neo-noir with Burt. And who woulda thought that he and Peter MacNicol would be so good together? One of Burt's underrated best.

  • Young Dr. Kildare Young Dr. Kildare

    Young Dr. Kildare 1938

    ★★★½ Watched 09 Apr, 2013

    My first Kildare film. Part hospital procedural (with Lionel Barrymore as a curmondgeonly Mr. Potter-ish lead doctor) and part detective story with Lew Ayres(the titular Kildare) at the center. Very enjoyable. I'm not the world's biggest Lew Ayres fan, but this movie went a long way to selling me on him. I plan to see more of these.