Posted by James Brown on Friday, August 8, 2014,
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Lean On Me
Directed By: John G. Avildsen
Starring: Morgan Freeman, Beverly Todd, Alan North, and Robert Guillaume
"They used to call me Crazy Joe. Well now they can call me Batman!" -Joe Clark (Morgan Freeman)
It's hard to believe it's been 25 years since Morgan Freeman gave us one of his most colorful performances to date as Principal Joe Clark in Lean On Me. It's hard to believe that it's been 25 years since a cantankerous Freeman saw the lightning crash, heard the thunder roll, and felt break... Continue reading ...
Posted by James Brown on Sunday, September 22, 2013,
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0.03% Wine Coolers
Goldfinger
Directed By: Guy Hamilton
Starring: Sean Connery, Gert Fröbe, Honor Blackman, Harold Sakata, and Bernard Lee
Of all the James Bond movies, there's one that stands out as the most iconic, as an all-time classic. There's only one Goldfinger. The unforgettable lyrics are sung so effortlessly by Shirley Bassey. The cool gadgets and toys featured in the film consistently impress. The delightful characters leave an indelible mark on the 007 franchise. While I'm partial to Casino Royal... Continue reading ...
Posted by James Brown on Thursday, May 23, 2013,
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0.12% Hard Liquor
The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift
Directed By: Justin Lin
Starring: Lucas Black, Sung Kang, Bow Wow, Brian Tee, Nathalie Kelley, Jason Tobin, and Vin Diesel
The Fast & Furious franchise has had a very unusual path to becoming a global box office phenomenon. The Fast and the Furious was a decent but hardly memorable racing film that had some cool one-liners, hot chicks, and slick 10 second cars. 2 Fast 2 Furious was a solid spinoff starring Paul Walker and a brand new supporting cast. With... Continue reading ...
Posted by Mary Dieng on Monday, February 20, 2012,
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0.06% Beer or Wine
Waiting to Exhale Mary Dieng
Directed By: Forest Whitaker
Starring: Whitney Houston, Angela Bassett, Loretta Devine, and Lela Rochon
In honor of Whitney Houston, STMR is doing a Retro Review series on her trio of films, Waiting to Exhale, The Bodyguard and The Preacher’s Wife. When I was first asked to do the reviews for the series, I cringed. Not because I didn’t think it was a good idea, but because I wasn’t enthralled with her entire body of work. Who wants to be critical under these ... Continue reading ...
