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- DirectorRalph BakshiStarsMews SmallRon ThompsonJerry HollandThe story of four generations of a Russian Jewish immigrant family of musicians whose careers parallel the history of American popular music in the 20th century.Ralph Bakshi's classic. Kanye West ripped it off in his "Heartless" video. Great soundtrack and a must see.
- DirectorArthur HillerStarsMaximilian SchellLois NettletonLawrence PressmanMossad agents kidnap an American Jewish man, accuse him of being a fugitive Nazi war criminal and take him to Jerusalem to face trial for genocide.Maximilian Schell's tour de force. I have only seen three performances that blew me away. One is Malcolm McDowell in "A Clockwork Orange". Two is Christoph Waltz in "Inglorious Basterds". The third is Maximilian Schell in this. A very underrated film.
- DirectorRobert Meyer BurnettStarsRafer WeigelEric McCormackWilliam ShatnerTwo less than successful film producers, approaching mid-life crisis and clinging to their nerdy sci-fi obsessions, suddenly meet their idol: William Shatner.A great fanboy film. You might not get all the references, but it doesn't matter. It's a solid comedy.
- DirectorAdam CollisStarsSimon BakerAnna FrielNick StahlA comedy that takes place over twenty-four hours on the Sunset Strip, in 1972.This and Almost Famous would make a great double feature. It has a great cast. A solid rock 'n' roll movie.
- DirectorDon CoscarelliStarsBruce CampbellOssie DavisBob IvyWhen residents of their nursing home start dying of dubious causes, an aged Elvis and an African-American senior who claims to be President John F. Kennedy discover that the perpetrator is an Egyptian mummy with murderous intentions.Bruce Campbell as an aging Elvis who fights an ancient mummy. Why haven't you seen this?
- DirectorGreg PritikinStarsAdrien BrodyMilla JovovichIlleana DouglasAn ex-office worker becomes a ventriloquist, leading to a date with his unemployment counselor; but his quirky family and a gauche female friend may thwart his new career and love life.Adrian Brody as a shy ventriloquist who falls in love. Mila Jojovich is awesome in this movie. She sings in the film as well and kills it.
- DirectorMichael MillerStarsGerrit GrahamMichael LernerFred McCarrenIt's been 10 years since Lizzie Borden High School's class of '72 graduated, and the preppies, the hippies and the in-crowd have returned to reminisce over good times past. Classmate Walter Baylor has returned too, but with a vengeance.The funniest John Hughes movie you've never seen. Yes, that John Hughes.
- DirectorWalter HillStarsRalph MacchioJoe SenecaJami GertzA wannabe blues-guitar virtuoso finds an old blues player and hopes he can teach him a long-lost song by legendary musician, Robert Johnson.Walter Hill's rock 'n' roll fable. Hands down the greatest guitar duel ever in a movie. Steve Vai was robbed!
- DirectorGeorge GalloStarsAnthony LaPagliaDanny AielloLainie KazanFrank's been lucky from the day he was born. So why's he throwing rocks at a church after winning $6,200,000 in 1976 NYC lottery? He tells his story at the police station.George Gallo is a great writer/director and this movie shows it. A great New York movie.
- DirectorBrian De PalmaStarsDanny DeVitoJoe PiscopoHarvey KeitelHarry Valentini and Moe Dickstein are both errand boys for the Mob. When they lose two hundred fifty thousand dollars, they are set up to kill each other. But they run off to Atlantic City, and comedy follows.I never hear people talking about this movie. Danny DeVito and Joe Piscopo deliver the laughs. And Capt. Lou Albano really deserved to be in a few more movies, he plays a great heavy in this.
- DirectorTaylor HackfordStarsRay SharkeyTovah FeldshuhPeter GallagherBased on the life of rock promoter/producer Bob Marcucci, who discovered, among others, Frankie Avalon and Fabian.Ryan Gosling was supposed to remake this. It really is an underrated classic. Ray Sharkey was taken too soon, but he really does a good job in this movie.
- DirectorScott PrendergastStarsScott PrendergastLisa KudrowTeri GarrA loser moves in with his brother's (in Iraq) wife to look after her two evil sons. She gets him a job wearing a Kabluey costume.This is a fun little movie. A guy running around in a giant blue costume is always funny.
- DirectorJoseph B. VasquezStarsDoug E. DougMario JoynerJohn LeguizamoFour young friends spend one crazy Friday night on the streets of Manhattan that quickly turns into a night, they'll never forget.This movie is criminally underrated. Hysterically funny and well acted. With so many bad Urban Comedies, this one does it right.
- DirectorDavid MametStarsDon AmecheJoe MantegnaRobert ProskyShoe-shiner Gino is hired to take the rap for a mafia murder. Two-bit gangster Jerry watches over Gino and gives him a weekend to remember.David Mamet's gangster movie that's not about killing and crime, but still very enjoyable.
- DirectorRichard LaBrieStarsGregory HinesVincent D'OnofrioJames Earl JonesHines plays a former dental student, Bern Lemley, who had to quit school just before finals because of a car accident that left him in a wheelchair. D'Onofrio plays a former pro football player, Ole Olezniak, who was blinded in a freak accident on the field. Before their accidents, Bern had been a tutor for Ole, and, after quitting his post-accident job as a denture technician, he approaches Ole about teaming up to enter a white-water rafting race on Oregon's Rogue River.It's a sports movie, but it's not a sports movie. It's a road trip movie, but it's not a road trip movie. What it is, is a funny movie. Gregory Hines and Vincent D'onofrio are great together.
- DirectorHitoshi MatsumotoStarsHitoshi MatsumotoRiki TakeuchiUaAn eccentric man living alone in a decrepit house in Tokyo periodically transforms into a 100-foot tall giant in order to defend Japan against similarly sized monsters.If David Lynch made a Japanese superhero movie, this would be it. It's strange and somewhat confusing, you might want to look up the movie to learn what was going on and the political message of the movie, but even if you don't look up what the movie is really about, it's a funny, strange movie. The ending is genius.
- DirectorEric SchaefferStarsJeffrey TamborJill ClayburghCaroline AaronTwo people who have pledged never to fall in love again then discover each other in a gay bar.This is the dirty, funnier, beter version of "Something's Gotta Give". A funny rom com about older people. Great cast.
- DirectorLee Jeong-beomStarsWon BinKim Sae-ronKim Tae-hoonA quiet pawnshop keeper with a violent past takes on a drug-and-organ trafficking ring in hope of saving the child who is his only friend.This is a great revenge movie from Korea. For those of you afraid of subtitles, the dvd has an English dub track, so you can watch and not have to read.
- DirectorJohn G. AvildsenStarsJohn BelushiDan AykroydKathryn WalkerA quiet man's peaceful suburban lifestyle is threatened by the obnoxious new couple who moves in next next door.The Belushi/Aykroyd movie no one saw. Too bad, it's pretty funny.
- DirectorTaika WaititiStarsLoren TaylorJemaine ClementCraig HallThe tale of two socially-awkward misfits and the strange ways they try to find love: through revenge on high-school bullies, burgers, and video games.Jermaine Clement is great in this. Very funny.
- DirectorMads MatthiesenStarsKim KoldElsebeth SteentoftLamaiporn Sangmanee HougaardDennis, a painfully shy 38-year-old bodybuilder who lives with his mother, sets off to Thailand in search of love.Didn't know anything about this when I saw it. Kim Kold is very good in this. He's got a role in Fast & Furious 6. This movie is a hidden gem.
- DirectorJustin LernerStarsShannon WoodwardJackson RathboneAmanda PlummerA young man with Down syndrome romantically pursues a small-town single mom who is still mixed up with her volatile ex-boyfriend.Another hidden gem. Evan Sneider does a really good job in this. Some uncomfortable moments, but a good little movie.
- DirectorSteve BuscemiStarsSteve BuscemiCarol KaneMark Boone JuniorTommy is an unemployed mechanic who spends most of his time in a bar (Trees Lounge) in a small blue collar town. He seems to always be thinking, "If only X then I could stop drinking".Great little movie. Buscemi always delivers.
- DirectorKiefer SutherlandStarsKiefer SutherlandKim DickensVincent GalloA group of crooks, an ex con, his friend and a gun crazy gangster plan a drug heist, but not everything goes as planned.Don't let Vincent Gallo being in this scare you off. This is a good movie.