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Children of Men (Widescreen Edition)

starring: Michael Caine, Pam Ferris, Julianne Moore, Peter Mullan, Clive Owen
directed by: Alfonso Cuarón

Release Date March 27, 2007
I remember seeing some previews for this film, and thinking that it looked interesting. I'm a big Clive Owen fan, and aside from what I saw in the trailer, I didn't really know much about it. Had never read the book, hadn't seen any promo for it aside from the aforementioned trailer.

As I was watching it I found myself realizing I was watching something special. I viewed it on the train ride from the east coast to the West coast, and was thoroughly captivated and drawn into this well made film.

Clive Owen is great in this, as is just about everyone in here. How this film got overlooked for Best Picture is beyond me. Three of the best films of 2007 were all made by Spanish Directors (Children of Men, Pans Labyrinth ... Read More:

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The Big Lebowski - 10th Anniversary Edition

starring: Jeff Bridges, Steve Buscemi, Sam Elliott, Flea, Ben Gazzara

Release Date September 09, 2008
The Big Lebowski - 10th Anniversary EditionThis like all Coen Brothers movies is a howl from start to finish. Just as "O Brother Where Art Thou" it is a great ride from start to finish.

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The Fugitive

starring: Harrison Ford, Tommy Lee Jones, Sela Ward, Julianne Moore, Joe Pantoliano
directed by: Andrew Davis

Release Date June 05, 2001
This is a great movie with action, drama and mystery as Richard Kimbal (Ford) escapes from legal custody and must figure out not only who has stolen his life, but why.

The action and direction are very well done here, but the real achievement is the characterization. The people inhabiting this world feel real and identifiable. We understand the reasoning behind their actions, "good" or "bad". If that were not the case (as in the sequel, "U.S. Marshals") we couldn't care what happened.

Ford is perfect. He is appropriately intense and sympathetic.
Jones is excellent. Appropriately acerbic, sarcastic and caring.
Jones' team of marshals is perfect. The characters are distinct and fleshed out. No unnecessary redundancies in characterization. ... Read More:

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The Big Lebowski [HD DVD]

starring: Jeff Bridges; Steve Buscemi; Sam Elliott; Flea; Ben Gazzara; John Goodman; Philip Seymour Hoffman; David Huddleston; Dom Irrera; Julianne Moore; Jon Polito; Leon Russom; Peter Stormare; David Thewlis; John Turturro; Tara Reid; Aimee Mann
directed by: Joel Coen

Release Date June 26, 2007
The Big Lebowski - 10th Anniversary EditionThis like all Coen Brothers movies is a howl from start to finish. Just as "O Brother Where Art Thou" it is a great ride from start to finish.

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The Big Lebowski - 10th Anniversary Limited Edition

starring: Jeff Bridges, John Goodman, Julianne Moore, Steve Buscemi, David Huddleston
directed by: Ethan Coen, Joel Coen

Release Date September 09, 2008
The Big Lebowski - 10th Anniversary EditionThis like all Coen Brothers movies is a howl from start to finish. Just as "O Brother Where Art Thou" it is a great ride from start to finish.

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The Fugitive [Blu-ray]

starring: Harrison Ford, Tommy Lee Jones, Sela Ward, Julianne Moore, Joe Pantoliano
directed by: Andrew Davis

Release Date September 26, 2006
This is a great movie with action, drama and mystery as Richard Kimbal (Ford) escapes from legal custody and must figure out not only who has stolen his life, but why.

The action and direction are very well done here, but the real achievement is the characterization. The people inhabiting this world feel real and identifiable. We understand the reasoning behind their actions, "good" or "bad". If that were not the case (as in the sequel, "U.S. Marshals") we couldn't care what happened.

Ford is perfect. He is appropriately intense and sympathetic.
Jones is excellent. Appropriately acerbic, sarcastic and caring.
Jones' team of marshals is perfect. The characters are distinct and fleshed out. No unnecessary redundancies in characterization.

One satisfying ... Read More:

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I'm Not There (Two-Disc Collector's Edition)

starring: Christian Bale, David Cross, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Richard Gere, Bruce Greenwood
directed by: Todd Haynes

Release Date May 06, 2008
When Haynes was interviewed about this movie way before it was released, he said that this was going to be the first movie made about the sixties that really truly captured the sixties, and that no other film previously made had captured it and gotten it rigth. Okay. First off, let's remember that Haynes was a child during the sixties-- so whatever authority he has on that decade and what it was "about" is coming from a pre-10 year old's take on a decade and it's society, politics, ethics, aesthetics, etc. How he has become the authority who really knows what it was about is beyond me. Second, to make such a comment is arrogant, smug, and condescending to other artists (including those who made works about the sixties during the sixties). It is also setting himself up for an "Oh really?" moment afterwards. Is ... Read More:

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Boogie Nights

starring: Mark Wahlberg, Burt Reynolds, John C. Reilly, Julianne Moore, Heather Graham
directed by: Paul Thomas Anderson

Release Date July 03, 2007
Lets look at the acting,that was done very well,by a cast of past superstars,acclaimed actors,and a story we all can understand.The point of haveing it all is when we throw it away.

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Benny and Joon

starring: Johnny Depp, Mary Stuart Masterson, Aidan Quinn, Julianne Moore, Oliver Platt
directed by: Jeremiah S. Chechik

Release Date January 09, 2001
I really enjoyed watching this. The quirky characters, and love story make it a sweet movie. Well worth watching.

CD-Charts Position 10
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starring: Nicolas Cage, Julianne Moore, Jessica Biel, Thomas Kretschmann, Tory Kittles
directed by: Lee Tamahori

Release Date September 25, 2007
Philip K. Dick adaptations are a tricky science. Now and then, you'll get genre classics like Blade Runner, A Scanner Darkly, and to a lesser extent Total Recall. Other times, you'll get Paycheck. Next falls somewhere in between, with Nicolas Cage starring as Cris Johnson: a two-bit Vegas magician who can see two minutes into the future. Using this ability to get by via gambling, Cris soon learns that a government agent (Julianne Moore) is after him to use him to track down terrorists and a stolen weapon, but all Cris has on his mind is a mysterious woman (Jessica Biel) whom he keeps seeing visions of. Next does get off to a great start with some inventive storytelling that actually manages to echo Dick's "The Golden Man" story of which the film is based, but it sadly veers into a pretty predictable, glossy action yarn that ... Read More: