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Forgotten Film Gems: Stay Tuned
Stay Tuned is a mix between The Running Man and Kentucky Fried Movie. It’s a bizarre little film that presents us with the idea that Satan is not only sadistic, but he likes his sadism served up as primetime television. … Continue reading
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Tagged black comedy, box office bombs, comedy, films, fun, funny, humor, movie review, movies, peter hyams, stay tuned
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Forgotten Film Gems: Space Cowboys
Ten years before The Expendables came out, Space Cowboys made the idea of an old-geezers team-up movie cool. Clint Eastwood, Tommy Lee Jones, Donald Sutherland, and James Garner came together to turn what could have been a predictable fish-out-of-water story … Continue reading
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Tagged clint eastwood, films, movie review, movies, old actors, science fiction, star wars, tommy lee jones
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Forgotten Film Gems: The Hunt for Red October
The first movie with Jack Ryan, Tom Clancy’s put-upon CIA agent, is still the best in that series. The Hunt for Red October came out in March 1990, it made a killing at the box office, and then it quietly … Continue reading
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Tagged action movies, cold war, die hard, films, fun, funny, hunt for red october, john mctiernan, movie review, movies, movies based on books, puns, tom clancy
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Forgotten Film Gems: Untamed Heart
Long before Twilight romanticized the notion of a mysterious boy sneaking into a girl’s bedroom at night to watch her sleep, Untamed Heart did it without being creepy. And long before Moulin Rouge overused the line, “The greatest thing you’ll … Continue reading
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Tagged christmas, drama, film score, films, movie review, movies, music, nat king cole, relationships, romance, songs, soundtrack, untamed heart
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Forgotten Film Gems: The Boy Who Could Fly
The Boy Who Could Fly deserves to be recognized alongside E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial and Stand By Me as one of the best coming-of-age films of the 1980s. It’s that good. I gave director Nick Castle some grief in my last … Continue reading
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Tagged 1980s, childhood, children films, comedy, drama, films, fred savage, last starfighter, movie review, movies, nick castle, relationships, romance, romeo and juliet, superman, the boy who could fly
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Forgotten Film Gems: Wrongfully Accused
Wrongfully Accused is a criminally underrated film. Made in 1998, at the tail end of the golden age of movie parodies, it is a hilarious film that pokes fun at The Fugitive, Mission: Impossible, The Usual Suspects, and many other … Continue reading
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Tagged comedy, films, funny, humor, leslie nielsen, movie review, movies, parody, puns
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Forgotten Film Gems: Mr. Krueger’s Christmas
Do you want to watch a movie that brings out the Spirit of Christmas perfectly and fills your heart with nothing but good feelings? Mr. Krueger’s Christmas is exactly what you’re looking for. This little 26-minute, made-for-television musical drama is … Continue reading
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Tagged christmas, drama, films, holiday, james stewart, jesus christ, movie review, movies
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Forgotten Film Gems: Arsenic and Old Lace
Frank Capra was sometimes criticized for creating films labeled as sappy. Mr. Smith Goes to Washington and It’s a Wonderful Life are prime examples of films that are superbly crafted while also dripping with sentimentality. Today I’m going to talk about … Continue reading
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Tagged comedy, films, frank capra, halloween, holiday, humor, movie review, movies
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Forgotten Film Gems: E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial
I know it’s a little odd to call one of the highest-grossing films of all time a Forgotten Film Gem, but I have to ask you when was the last time you actually sat down and watched E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial? … Continue reading
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Tagged alien, et the extra terrestrial, films, movie review, movies, science fiction, star wars, steven spielberg
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