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Archive for September, 2008
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Movie Review – Bangkok Dangerous (2008)
Posted on September 29, 2008 | 1 CommentDirector: The Pang Brothers Writer: Oxide and Danny Pang for the 1999 original and Jason Richman for the new screenplay Genre: Action/Crime/Thriller The Story A hit man goes for one last job in Bangkok. Now he becomes the hit when he doesn’t do what they... -
Sidney Lumet: Dog Day Afternoon (1975)
Posted on September 23, 2008 | 2 CommentsDirector: Sidney Lumet Writer: P.F. Kluge (article), Thomas Moore (article) and Frank Pierson (screenplay) Genre: Crime/Drama/Thriller The Story This is the classic Dog Day Afternoon about a poorly planned bank robbery that goes wrong. Sonny Wortzik (Al Pacino) and Sal (John Cazale) decide to rob... -
Movie Review – Righteous Kill (2008)
Posted on September 17, 2008 | 1 Comment**please note: I would like to apologize up front for some serious longwindedness and off topic talk as well as the potential spoiler in this review. Oh, and as usual I did not take the time to proofread** Director: Jon Avnet Writer: Russell Gewirtz Genre:... -
Sidney Lumet: Murder on the Orient Express (1974)
Posted on September 15, 2008 | No CommentsDirector: Sidney Lumet Writer: Agatha Christie (novel) and Paul Dehn (Screenplay) Genre: Crime/Mystery/Drama/Thriller The Story Hercule Poirot (Albert Finney), a great detective, is on a train aboard which a murder has taken place. As the train gets stuck at a large snow drift, Poirot begins... -
Movie Review – The Hunting Party (2007)
Posted on September 13, 2008 | No CommentsDirector: Richard Shepard Writer: Richard Shepard Genre: Comedy/Drama/Thriller/War The Story Simon Hunt (Richard Gere) and his cameraman Duck (Terrence Howard) are covering the war in Bosnia. After a massacre in a village, Simon ruins his career by completely losing it on live TV. Simon gets... -
Sidney Lumet: Serpico (1973)
Posted on September 11, 2008 | No CommentsDirector: Sidney Lumet Writer: Peter Maas (book) and Waldo Salt (screenplay) Genre: Crime/Drama The Story Frank Serpico (Al Pacino) has always wanted to be a cop, but when he finally makes it onto the force he finds that there are few honest cops in New... -
Sidney Lumet: The Hill (1965)
Posted on September 9, 2008 | No CommentsDirector: Sidney Lumet Writer: Ray Rigby and R.S. Allen Genre: Drama/War The Story In a military disciplinary camp, a fresh group of soldiers have to begin their conditioning. Each one has made it there for different reasons, but they all have to endure the horrible... -
Sidney Lumet: Fail-Safe (1964)
Posted on September 7, 2008 | 2 CommentsDirector: Sidney Lumet Writer: Walter Bernstein (screenplay) and Eugene Burdick (novel) Genre: Drama/Thriller/War The Story The U.S. and Russia are in the middle of a cold war and each side is building up nuclear power. There are routine flights made by U.S. planes which allow... -
Sidney Lumet: The Pawnbroker (1964)
Posted on September 5, 2008 | No CommentsDirector: Sidney Lumet Writer: Edward Lewis Wallant and Morton S. Fine Genre: Drama The Story Sidney Lumet directs Edward Lewis Wallant’s novel with care. The Pawnbroker is an interesting look at the life of a survivor of a concentration camp. He lives a simple life... -
Sidney Lumet: The Fugitive Kind (1959)
Posted on September 3, 2008 | No CommentsDirector: Sidney Lumet Writer: Tennessee Williams Genre: Drama The Story Valentine ‘Snakeskin’ Xavier (Marlon Brando) is a recently released fugitive and is looking to start his life over somewhere else. Unfortunately, he is the fugitive kind, as the movie keeps reminding us and people seem...
