a labyrinthine diversion into film, both classic and contemporary
Previous Entry: 12 Angry Men
Connection: director (Sidney Lumet)
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Network (1976)
Directed by Sidney Lumet
Written by Paddy Chayefsky
Starring Faye Dunaway, William Holden, Peter Finch, Robert Duvall, Wesley Addy, Ned Beatty, and Beatrice Straight
121 minutes, R
Continue reading ““I’m as mad as hell, and I’m not going to take this anymore.””
Previous Entry: 12 Monkeys
Connection: number in title (12)
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12 Angry Men (1957)
Directed by Sidney Lumet
Written by Bernard Rose
Starring Martin Balsam, John Fiedler, Lee J. Cobb, E. G. Marshall, Jack Klugman, Edward Binns, Jack Warden, Henry Fonda, Joseph Sweeney, Ed Begley, George Voskovec, and Robert Webber
96 minutes, Approved
Continue reading ““…We’re just gambling on probabilities — we may be wrong.””
Previous Entry: Back to the Future
Connection: subject (films about time travel)
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12 Monkeys (1995)
Directed by Terry Gilliam
Written by David Peoples & Janet Peoples
Starring Bruce Willis, Madeleine Stowe, Brad Pitt, Christopher Plummer, and David Morse
129 minutes, rated R
Previous Entry: Forrest Gump
Connection: director (Robert Zemeckis)
Current Entry:
Back to the Future (1985)
Directed by Robert Zemeckis
Written by Robert Zemeckis and Bob Gale
Starring Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd, Lea Thompson, Crispin Glover, and Thomas F. Wilson
116 minutes, rated PG
Continue reading ““Where we’re going, we don’t need roads.””
Previous Entry: The Abyss
Connection: composer (Alan Silvestri)
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Forrest Gump (1994)
Directed by Robert Zemeckis
Written by Eric Roth
Starring Tom Hanks, Sally Field, Robin Wright, Gary Sinise, and Mykelti Williamson
142 minutes, rated PG-13
Previous Entry: Do The Right Thing
Connection: year of release (1989)
Current Entry:
The Abyss (1989)
Directed by James Cameron
Written by James Cameron
Starring Ed Harris, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, Michael Biehn, Leo Burmester, Todd Graff, John Bedford Lloyd, J. C. Quinn, and Kimberly Scott
140 minutes, rated PG-13
Previous Entry: Jacob’s Ladder
Connection: actor (Danny Aiello)
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Do The Right Thing (1989)
Directed by Spike Lee
Written by Spike Lee
Starring Danny Aiello, Ossie Davis, Ruby Dee, Richard Edson, Giancarlo Esposito, Bill Nunn, John Turturro, and Spike Lee
120 minutes, rated R
Previous Entry: *batteries not included
Connection: actress (Elisabeth Pena)
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Jacob’s Ladder (1990)
Directed by Adrian Lyne
Written by Bruce Joel Rubin
Starring Tim Robbins, Elisabeth Pena, Danny Aiello, Matt Craven, Patricia Kalember, Pruitt Taylor Vince, and Macaulay Culkin
113 minutes, rated R
Continue reading ““But if you’ve made your peace, then the devils are really angels…””
Previous Entry: Tremors
Connection: screenwriter (Brent Maddock & S. S. Wilson)
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*batteries not included (1987)
Directed by Matthew Robbins
Written by Brad Bird & Matthew Robbins and Brent Maddock & S. S. Wilson
Starring Hume Cronyn, Jessica Tandy, Frank McRae, Elizabeth Pena, Michael Carmine, and Dennis Boutsikaris
106 minutes, rated PG
Continue reading ““I named the littlest guys. Flotsam and Jetsam. Isn’t that cute?””
Previous Entry: Angus
Connection: cinematographer (Alexander Gruszynski)
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Tremors (1990)
Directed by Ron Underwood
Written by S. S. Wilson & Brent Maddock
Starring Kevin Bacon, Fred Ward, Finn Carter, Michael Gross, Reba McEntire, Victor Wong, Bobby Jacoby, and Ariana Richards
96 minutes, rated PG-13
Continue reading ““I vote for outer space. No way these are local boys.””
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