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Wednesday, November 25, 2009

Brief Reviews Of A Few Cinematic Productions

By Maritza Rodriquez

Take a look at some movie reviews we have prepared. If you want to download these movies do some searches to find what is out there. To get some good sites try to search phrases like "Download Ringtones", "Unlimited Mp3 Downloads", or "DVD Movies Online".

The General: Boorman inscribed this personality research of a true story about a Dublin felon known as the General, who avoided being captured for years. Following his own skewed set of morals, he masterminds robberies both big and small, refuses to trust anyone, cherishes 2 ladies simultaneously, and matches brains with a tough nosed cop (Voight) who is out to catch him. Cast includes Brendan Gleeson, Jon Voight, Adrian Dunbar, Sean McGinley, Maria Doyle Kennedy, Angeline Ball, and Eamonn Owens. (124 minutes,'98)

Ironweed: William Kennedy adjusted his Pulitzer Prize novel in reference to road individuals, set in Albany, N.Y.,'38. Nicholson plays a guy trying to come to terms with the life he turned his back on years ago. Streep is his longtime friend who, like him, cant stay off the bottle for long. Cast includes Jack Nicholson, Meryl Streep, Carroll Baker, Michael O'Keefe, Diane Venora, Fred Gwynne, Margaret Whitton, Tom Delays, Jake Dengel, Nathan' Aisle, James Gammon, Joe Grifasi, Bethel Leslie, Ted Levine, and Frank Whaley. (144 minutes,'87)

Irreconcilable Differences: A bittersweet comedy of a young couple that wed and found success till prosperity in Hollywood causes them to lose sense of what's seriously vital in their lives. The outcome is that their 10 year old baby girl sues them for divorce! Cast includes Ryan O'Neal, Shelley Long, Drew Barrymore, Sam Wanamaker, Allen Garfield, Sharon Stone, and David Paymer. (117 minutes,'84)

Delusion: This is a hard, tight thriller in reference to a yuppie computer executive-embezzler and his plight after seeing a Las Vegas show girl and her hit man boyfriend (Secor, in an eye-opening acting job) on a Death Valley freeway committing a murder. Cast includes Jim Metzler, Jennifer Rubin, Kyle Secor, Robert Costanzo, Tracey Walter, and Jerry Orbach. (100 minutes,'90)

The Plough and the Stars: This is a boring, theatrical style film of a Sean OCasey play with Foster as Irish a revolutionary leader and Stanwyck as his long-agonizing spouse who prays for his life. Cast includes Barbara Stanwyck, Preston Foster, Barry Fitzgerald, Una O'Connor, Bonita Granville, and Arthur Guards. (78 minutes,'36)

The King of Comedy: A pungent black comedy in reference to a show business hanger-on and total loser who cherishes America's top Television comic talk show host and orchestrates a weird plan to get some air time. Cast includes Robert De Niro, Jerry Lewis, Dianne Abbott, Sandra Bernhard, Shelley Hack, Tony Randall and Fred de Cordova. (109 minutes,'83)

Strange Interlude: A talky Eugene O'Neill play becomes a marathon with the only interesting thing are the role of Gable and Shearer. It is about growing old without settling their complications. This is an engrossing film, with Shearer at her brilliant best. Cast includes Norma Shearer, Clark Gable, Might Robson, Maureen O'Sullivan, Robert Youthful, Ralph Morgan, Henry B. Walthall, and Alexander Kirkland. (110 minutes,'32)

Sidewalks of New York: A light hearted comedy in regards to the romantic entanglements of a group of New Yorkers. The film has an unmistakable Woody Allen type feel, although Burns' script is no match for Allen. Cast includes Edward Bums, Rosario Dawson, Heather Graham, Stanley Tucci, David Krumholtz, Dennis Farina, Brittany Murphy, Callie Thome, and Aida Turturro. (107 minutes, 2001)

The Last Temptation of Christ: An imaginative and inciting film from Nikos Kazantzakis' novel which presumes in regards to Jesus' self-questions when he realizes that he has been selected by The Lord to tote His message. Moments of incredible beauty are reduced somehow by mundane discussion and dull scenes. Cast includes William Dafoe, Harvey Keitel, Barbara Hershey, Harry Dean Stanton, David Bowie, Vema Bloom, Andre Gregory, Juliette Caton, Roberts Blossom, Irvin Kershner, Nehemiah Persoff, and Barry Miller. (164 minutes,'88)

Maybe you found a new movie to watch from this list don't forget, search with terms like "Download Video" and "Downloadable Movie Clips" to find download sites. An additional search with "Download Movie Rental" might bring good results.

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