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Posted on September 1, 2013 |
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Catch-22 (1970)
Comedy | War
A bombardier in World War II tries desperately to escape the insanity of the war. However, sometimes insanity is the only sane way cope with a crazy situation. Catch-22 is a parody of a "military mentality" and of a bureaucratic society in general.
Starring: Alan Arkin, Martin Balsam, Richard Benjamin, Art Garfunkel, Jack Gilford, Buck Henry, Bob Newhart, Anthony Perkins, Jon Voight
Director: Mike Nichols
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Posted on August 28, 2013 |
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Edward Scissorhands (1990)
Drama | Fantasy | Romance
Once upon a time in a castle high on a hill lived an inventor whose greatest creation was named Edward. Although Edward had an irresistible charm, he wasn't quite perfect. The inventor's sudden death left him unfinished, with sharp shears of metal for hands. Edward lived alone in the darkness until one day a kind Avon lady took him home to live with her family. And so began Edward's fantastical adventures in a pastel paradise known as Suburbia.
Starring: Johnny Depp, Winona Ryder, Dianne Wiest, Anthony Michael Hall, Alan Arkin, Vincent Price
Director: Tim Burton
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Posted on June 11, 2013 |
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The Incredible Burt Wonderstone (2013)
Comedy
Steve Carell, Jim Carrey and Steve Buscemi star as magicians in this comedy from director Don Scardino. When ticket sales for double act Burt Wonderstone (Carell) and Anton Marvelton (Buscemi)'s Las Vegas stage show begin to dwindle due to new rival Steve Gray (Carrey), the duo pull out all the stops on a big trick. The stunt doesn't go to plan, however, and Anton moves to Cambodia, leaving Burt without a partner or a job. With help from his assistant, Jane (Olivia Wilde), and the magician who inspired him as a child, Rance Hanson (Alan Arkin), Burt tries to rediscover his passion for magic and reunite with Anton.
Starring: Steve Carell, Steve Buscemi, Olivia Wilde, Jim Carrey, Alan Arkin, James Gandolfini
Director: Don Scardino
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Posted on June 8, 2013 |
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The In-Laws (1979)
Action | Adventure | Comedy | Crime | Thriller
With his daughter about to marry, Manhattan dentist Sheldon Kornpett is getting in over his head. The groom's father Vince Ricardo (who may/may not be CIA) has been in over his head so long he may have lost it totally.
Starring: Peter Falk, Alan Arkin, Richard Libertini, Michael Lembeck, James Hong
Director: Arthur Hiller
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Posted on May 31, 2013 |
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Stand Up Guys (2012)
Comedy | Crime
A pair of aging con men try to get the old gang back together for one last hurrah before one of the guys takes his last assignment — to kill his comrade.
Starring: Al Pacino, Christopher Walken, Alan Arkin, Julianna Margulies, Mark Margolis
Director: Fisher Stevens
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Posted on April 18, 2013 |
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Glengarry Glen Ross (1992)
Drama
An examination of the machinations behind the scenes at a real estate office.
Starring: Al Pacino, Jack Lemmon, Alec Baldwin, Ed Harris, Alan Arkin, Kevin Spacey, Jonathan Pryce
Director: James Foley
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Posted on January 1, 2013 |
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Woman Times Seven / Sette volte donna / Sept fois femme (1967)
Comedy | Drama
Seven mini-stories of adultery: "Funeral Possession," a wayward widow at her husband's funeral; "Amateur Night," angry wife becomes streetwalker out of revenge; "Two Against One," seemingly prudish girl turns out otherwise; "Super Simone," wife vainly attempts to divert her over-engrossed writer husband; "At the Opera," a battle over a supposedly exclusive dress; "Suicides," a death pact; "Snow," would-be suitor is actually a private detective hired by jealous husband.
Starring: Shirley MacLaine, Peter Sellers, Michael Caine, Rossano Brazzi, Alan Arkin, Anita Ekberg, Robert Morley, Lex Barker, Elsa Martinelli, Adrienne Corri, Philippe Noiret
Director: Vittorio De Sica
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Posted on December 23, 2012 |
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Inspector Clouseau (1968)
Comedy | Crime | Mystery
Detective Inspector is borrowed from the Surete on special assignment for Scotland Yard in hopes that a fresh outlook will help the government recover the loot from the Great Train Robbery, which is being used to underwrite a new crime wave. What they don't count on, however, is having more than on Closeeau on the job.
Starring: Alan Arkin, Frank Finlay, Delia Boccardo, Barry Foster, Patrick Cargill
Director: Bud Yorkin
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Posted on September 16, 2012 |
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Sunshine Cleaning (2008)
Comedy | Drama
Once the high school cheerleading captain who dated the quarterback, Rose Lorkowski now finds herself a thirty something single mother working as a maid. Her sister Norah is still living at home with their dad Joe, a salesman with a lifelong history of ill-fated get rich quick schemes. Desperate to get her son into a better school, Rose persuades Norah to go into the crime scene clean-up business with her to make some quick cash. In no time, the girls are up to their elbows in murders, suicides and other…specialized situations. As they climb the ranks in a very dirty job, the sisters find a true respect for one another and the closeness they have always craved finally blossoms. By building their own improbable business, Rose and Norah open the door to the joys and challenges of being there for one another — no matter what — while creating a brighter future for the entire Lorkowski family.
Starring: Amy Adams, Emily Blunt, Alan Arkin, Jason Spevack, Steve Zahn, Mary Lynn Rajskub
Director: Christine Jeffs
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Posted on August 1, 2012 |
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Gattaca (1997)
Drama | Romance | Sci-Fi | Thriller
In the 21st century, genetic engineering makes possible the creation of biologically superior human specimens ("valids"), who then grow to positions of power and prestige. Would-be astronaut Vincent born the old-fashioned way, can only hope for a janitorial position at the elite Gattaca Corporation – until he buys the blood, urine, and identity of a perfect but paralyzed athlete. But a murder in the company's ranks attracts the attention of a detective who threatens to sniff Vincent out.
Starring: Ethan Hawke, Uma Thurman, Jude Law, Gore Vidal, Alan Arkin
Director: Andrew Niccol
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Posted on July 28, 2012 |
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Grosse Pointe Blank (1997)
Action | Comedy | Crime | Romance | Thriller
Martin Blank is a freelance hitman who starts to develop a conscience, which causes him to muff a couple of routine assignments. On the advice of his secretary and his psychiatrist, he attends his 10th year High School reunion in Grosse Pointe, Michigan (a Detroit suburb where he's also contracted to kill someone). Hot on his tail are a couple of over-enthusiastic federal agents, another assassin who wants to kill him, and Grocer, an assassin who wants him to join an "Assassin's Union."
Starring: John Cusack, Minnie Driver, Dan Aykroyd, Alan Arkin, Joan Cusack, Hank Azaria
Director: George Armitage
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Posted on July 8, 2012 |
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Jakob the Liar (1999)
Comedy | Drama | War
In 1944 Poland, a Jewish shop keeper named Jakob is summoned to ghetto headquarters after being caught out near curfew. While waiting for the German Kommondant, Jakob overhears a German radio broadcast about Russian troop movements. Returned to the ghetto, the shopkeeper shares his information with a friend and then rumors fly that there is a secret radio within the ghetto. Jakob uses the chance to spread hope throughout the ghetto by continuing to tell favorable tales of information from "his secret radio." Jakob, however, has a real secret in that he is hiding a young Jewish girl who escaped from a camp transport train. A rather uplifting and slightly humorous film about World War II Jewish Ghetto life.
Starring: Robin Williams, Hannah Taylor-Gordon, Bob Balaban, Alan Arkin, Éva Igó, István Bálint
Director: Peter Kassovitz
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Posted on December 27, 2011 |
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The Rocketeer (1991)
Action | Adventure | Family
A stunt pilot living in 1930's California finds a stolen jet-pack and uses the device to fight gangsters and Nazis as The Rocketeer.
Starring: Billy Campbell, Jennifer Connelly, Timothy Dalton, Alan Arkin, Paul Sorvino
Director: Joe Johnston
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Posted on October 31, 2011 |
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The Change-Up (2011)
Comedy
Growing up together, Mitch and Dave were inseparable best friends, but as the years have passed they've slowly drifted apart. While Dave is an overworked lawyer, husband and father of three, Mitch has remained a single, quasi-employed man-child who has never met a responsibility he liked. To Mitch, Dave has it all: beautiful wife Jamie, kids who adore him and a high-paying job at a prestigious law…
Starring: Jason Bateman, Ryan Reynolds, Olivia Wilde, Olivia Wilde, Alan Arkin
Director: David Dobkin
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Posted on August 8, 2011 |
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Marley & Me (2008)
Comedy | Drama | Family | Romance
John and Jenny Grogan, a young couple contemplating the decision to have a baby. Then came Marley…an adorable Labrador pup who flunks obedience school and quickly turns his new home into a disaster area. But as mischievous Marley sees the Grogans through the ups and downs of life and love, they ultimately realize that “the world’s worst dog” truly brings out the best in them.
Starring: Owen Wilson, Jennifer Aniston, Eric Dane, Alan Arkin, Kathleen Turner, Nathan Gamble
Director: David Frankel
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Posted on August 4, 2011 |
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The Private Lives of Pippa Lee (2009)
Comedy | Drama | Romance
From all outward appearances, Pippa Lee leads a charmed existence. She is the devoted wife of an accomplished publisher thirty years her senior, the proud mother of two grown children, and a trusted friend and confidant to all who cross her path. But as Pippa dutifully follows her husband to a new life in a staid Connecticut retirement community, her idyllic world and the persona she has built over the course of her marriage will be put to the ultimate test. In truth, looks are deceiving, and this picture-perfect woman has seen more than her fair share of turmoil in her youth. Embarking on a bittersweet journey of self-discovery, accompanied by a new, strange and soulful acquaintance, Pippa must now confront both her volatile past and the hidden resentment of her seemingly perfect life in order to find her true sense of self.
Starring: Robin Wright Penn, Mike Binder, Alan Arkin, Winona Ryder, Blake Lively, Maria Bello
Director: Rebecca Miller
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