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[50/50] Genre Movie #8: “Raiders of the Lost Ark”
Genre Movie #8: “Raiders of the Lost Ark” (1981) When I started making the final tally of this list, I was surprised at how few Spielberg movies were still under consideration. As the list of titles...
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[50/50] Movies: Apocalypic Fun
Genre Movie #6: “Children of Men” (2006) Genre Movie #7: “Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb” (1964) We caught Alfonso Cuarón’s “Gravity” yesterday. It is a stunning...
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[50/50] Genre Movie #5: “Aliens”
Genre Movie #5: “Aliens” (1986) “That’s it man, game over man, game over!” The movie that proved that not only can a sequel be different than the original, it can be just as good.
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[50/50] Genre Movie #3: “The Three Musketeers”
Genre Movie #3: “The Three Musketeers” (1973) Speaking of epic swordplay… Every generation, it seems, needs to have its own version of the Three Musketeers, but it is tough to top this one. Directed...
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[50/50] Genre Film #4: “Excalibur”
Genre Film #4: “Excalibur” (1981) Lush, sexy and dreamlike, John Boorman’s insanely shiny, insanely violent and insanely anachronistic take on the Arthurian legend is also the version that comes...
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[50/50] Genre Movie #2: “Star Wars”
Genre Movie #2: “Star Wars” (1977) Like Gene Roddenberry, George Lucas had a singular talent: he was very good at finding and hiring other very talented people. For everything that can be said about...
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[50/50] Genre Movie #1: “Star Trek II”
Genre Movie #1: “Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan” (1982) For the 25th anniversary of “Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan”, we saw a special showing at The Carolina Theater with a fully restored 35mm print...
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[50/50] Movie #15: Rollerball
Favorite Movie #15: Rollerball (1975) Forget the Superbowl. The ultimate championship takes place at the end of Rollerball: “No substitutions; no penalties; and no time limit.” The resulting...
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[50/50] Movie #14: The Sting
Favorite Movie #14: The Sting (1973) Speaking of old-timey classics, The Sting continues to hold up exceptionally well. This is all the more surprising when you realize that as much time has passed...
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It. Exists.
[As the following contains a potential spoiler for “Guardians of the Galaxy,” I’ll wait a few minutes for you to run out and see the movie. … … … ok, you back? Wasn’t that great? Anyway, spoilers in...
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