Gross Anatomy (1989)

Posted by coffee machines on Friday, January 31, 2014
"Gross Anatomy" is a predictable, but heartwarming, little film about five eager first-year medical students. I appreciated the occasionally goofy medical humor and the fine performances from all the actors, notably Christine Lahti, as a rigidly serious, if ultimately well-intentioned anatomy instructor This...

Cold Dog Soup (1990)

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I saw it years ago... Loved it then, and haven't been able to find it since. Was surprised to see it on IMBD & Amazon both, but wasn't a bit surprised to see it wasn't available.If you get a chance to see this movie, DEFINITELY watch it. You will be in the small crowd of about 20 people who can then verify...

Maid in Manhattan (2002)

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I was writing another book review when this movie came on TV. When I saw Jennifer Lopez, I started watching and was hooked from the first scene with her little son. I just finished it and must say I truly enjoyed the time spent watching this "feel-good" movie. It was just what the doctor ordered after a two-day...

Chawz (2011)

Posted by coffee machines on Thursday, January 30, 2014
Being a huge fan of South Korean cinema ("The Host", "Old Boy", "A Tale Of Two Sisters", "Bedevilled", "Natural City", "Save The Green Planet", "Mother", "Memories Of Murder", "Secret Sunshine", "Phone", "The Isle", "I'm A Cyborg But That's Ok", "Haeundae", "Conduct Zero", "Bunshinsaba", "Samaritan Girl", "3-Iron",...

Casanova '70 (1965)

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Lorber has added 1965's "Casanova '70," directed by Mario Monicelli, in the great, handsome Blu-rays and DVDS that they did to the Vittorio de Sica and Sophia Loren Collection they have out. It, too, stars Marcello Mastroianni, but the co-stars are a bevy of beauties including Virna Lisi, who crossed over to...

The Scout (1994)

Posted by coffee machines on Wednesday, January 29, 2014
"The Scout" is one of those movies that leaves you with a warm feeling in your soul after the video has been turned off. It is the story of a man who finds a friend and triumphs over his fears.Al Percolo is a New York Yankees scout who is experiencing the worst luck of his life. When his boss sends him to Mexico...

Vicky Cristina Barcelona (2008)

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In "Vicky Cristina Barcelona," Woody Allen begs to contradict another pundit of his age, Mick Jagger. Woody demonstrates in his latest movie that you can't EVER get what you want, and you also can't get what you need. He demonstrates this in the story of how Vicky (Rebecca Hall) and Cristina (Scarlett Johansson),...

Shaun of the Dead (2004)

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It is a very hard line to cross in today's cinema to make a film that part comedy and horror film. Normally, when this happens we end up with something like the Chucky series. It began serious, but after seeing the new preview, I know they have given up serious horror and invaded into the world of campy horror....

It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963)

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Stanley Kramer's IT'S A MAD, MAD, MAD, MAD WORLD (1963, UA) is my favorite comedy of the sound era and the most fondly remembered movie of my 1960's childhood in the San Francisco Bay Area. It has a sunny and airy mood, the comedy cast of a lifetime, sharp and hilarious dialogue, an irrestible greed plot, a...

The Odd Couple (2013)

Posted by coffee machines on Tuesday, January 28, 2014
The 1968 classic is revisited on DVD but this time for Paramount's special "CENTENNIAL COLLECTION" release. This definitive release features commentary by the songs of Matthau and Lemmon but also a good number of lengthy featurettes that shows tribute to the popular film and to Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau....