Posts Tagged ‘Robert De Niro’
Bird Watching – An Open Letter to Penny Marshall
Dear Ms. Marshall, Charm is a very hard thing to achieve. Charm is borderline undefinable, yet when someone is reaching for it and not getting there, everyone can tell, and the result is awkward and painful. As I write this, I’m watching, probably for the…
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Film Review – Limitless
I have to say, when I sat down to write this article, I had a little trouble figuring out how to begin. Thinking about it for a moment, I had to chuckle at the irony, seeing that this review is in regard to Limitless (2011),…
READ MOREFilm Review – Little Fockers
What the fock? Little Fockers (2010) continues to repeat a joke that wasn’t funny even in Meet the Parents (2000). Let’s just get this out of the way: yes, Ben Stiller’s character is named Gaylord Focker. Yes, he has a first name that hasn’t been…
READ MORETop 5 – Films Based On A True Story
Another MacGuffin Film Podcast Top 5’s segment. Inspired by the film Conviction, Brandi and Allen share their top 5 films based on a true story.
READ MOREAn Appreciation – Raging Bull
The opening title sequence immediately puts the viewer in the world of the film’s character. A boxer, warming up in a ring, is the center of everyone’s attention, but he is all alone. Smoke rises up around him as if it came straight from the…
READ MOREFilm Review – Machete
After the infuriating disappointment of The Expendables, I tried to scale back my anticipation of Machete. I saw the previews for both about the same time and thought these were going to be the two best films of 2010. The Expendables let me down in…
READ MORETaxi Driver – An Appreciation
Taxi Driver (1976), directed by Martin Scorsese from a Paul Schrader script, is simply put one of the all-time great movies. It is the movie that made me want to learn more about movies. The story of Travis Bickle, “God’s Lonely Man”, roaming the streets…
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