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It should come as no surprise that Patton has placed high on this list, although many will doubtless have expected the score to mirror the movie and take the #1 position. One thing I have wondered is whether I would have appreciated the film as much...
Crank 2: High Voltage is the freak show act at a carnival. It's so over-the-top that the phrase ceases to have meaning in this context. It's a bizarre concoction of testosterone, adrenaline, and psychedelics. It seeks not only to top its predece...
U.S. Release Date: 2009-04-17
MPAA Rating: "R" (Violence, Profanity, Nudity, Sexual Situations)
Genre: ACTION/COMEDY
Director: Neveldine & Taylor
Cast: Jason Statham, Amy Smart, Clifton Collins Jr., ...
"Through the travail of ages Midst the pomp and toils of war, Have I fought and strove and perished Countless times upon a star. As if through a glass, and darkly, The age-old strife I see, For I fought in many guises, many names, But a...
U.S. Release Date: 1970-04-02
MPAA Rating: "PG" (Violence, Profanity)
Genre: DRAMA/WAR
Director: Franklin J. Schaffner
Cast: George C. Scott, Karl Malden, Michael Bates, ...
By turns powerful and frustrating, The Place Beyond the Pines is a three act tale about the sins of the fathers being visited upon the sons. It uses coincidence to emphasize consequence and ably applies karmic lifestyle interpretation to the text. ...
U.S. Release Date: 2013-04-29
MPAA Rating: "R" (Violence, Profanity, Sexual Content, Drugs)
Genre: DRAMA
Director: Derek Cianfrance
Cast: Ryan Gosling, Bradley Cooper, Eva Mendes, ...
There is a controversy swirling about the recently released Blu-Ray disc of Patton. Robert Harris writes about it in his June 24 column for the Digital Bits. I wanted to wait until I had an opportunity to watch the Patton Blu-Ray on a 52" monitor ...