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Plato Shrugs: ‘Ideology Post Trump: Where Do We Go From Here?’
“Ideological turmoil in America has reached unprecedented heights. With conservatives falling into the unfalsifiable throws of populism and Liberals fetishizing 1960 solutions to 2020 problems, both appear lost in moving through the 21st century. What comes after Trump for the populist? What comes after liberals fail yet again to implement a child’s imitation of the […]
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Category Archives: Classic Movies
Andy Snowslayer: Magnum Force 1973- ‘Excuse Me Captain: Can You Fly’: Clint Eastwood Stars
Source:The New Democrat “One of my favorite scenes and lines from the Dirty Harry series. To capture hijackers, Dirty Harry poses as an airline pilot. As the jet taxi, the confounded copilot says, “Excuse me captain, can you fly?” From Andy … Continue reading
Carlos Esnaola: Thunderball (1965) ‘Official Trailer’: Starring Sean Connery and Claudine Auger
Source:The New Democrat “Thunderball (1965) is the fourth spy film in the James Bond series starring Sean Connery as the fictional MI6 agent James Bond. It is an adaptation of the novel of the same name by Ian Fleming, which … Continue reading
MGM: The Big Knife 1955- Starring Jack Palance & Ida Lupino
Source:The New Democrat “In this film version of Clifford Odets’ play, Jack Palance plays big-time movie star Charlie Castle, who refuses to sign a binding, $3000 per week contract with mogul Rod Steiger. Steiger tries to blackmail Palance into re-signing … Continue reading
Posted in Classic Movies
Tagged 1955, America, California, Drama, Film Noir, Hollywood, Ida Lupino, Jack Palance, Jean Hagen, Los Angeles, Robert Aldrich, Rod Steiger, Sexy Women, Shelley Winters, Soap Opera, The 1950s, The Big Knife, The Big Knife 1955, The Big Knife 1955 Movie, United States, Wendell Corey
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20th Century Fox: Butch Cassidy and The Sundance Kid 1969- Paul Newman & Robert Redford Are Butch & Sundance
Source:The New Democrat “Paul Newman and Robert Redford set the standard for the “buddy film” with this box office smash set in the Old West. The Sundance Kid (Redford) is the frontier’s fastest gun. His sidekick, Butch Cassidy (Newman), is … Continue reading
Posted in Classic Movies
Tagged 1969, Action Adventure, Action Comedy, America, Bolivia, Butch Cassidy, Butch Cassidy and The Sundance Kid, Butch Cassidy and The Sundance Kid 1969, Butch Cassidy and The Sundance Kid 1969 Movie, Comedy, Katharine Ross, Old West, Paul Newman, Robert Redford, South America, The 1960s, The Sundance Kid, United States, Westerns
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Warner Brothers: The Getaway (1972) Starring Steve McQueen and Ali MacGraw
Source:The New Democrat “The Getaway, an Appreciation – Criminal Element Criminal Element The Getaway (1972) “Steve McQueen (The Great Escape) and Ali MacGraw (Love Story) are at their finest as husband and wife thieves on the run in this classic … Continue reading
Out Of The Past: Raquel Stecher- ‘Madame X (1966)’: Starring Lana Turner
Source:The New Democrat “Directed by David Lowell Rich, Madame X (1966) is one in a long line of frothy soap operas that delivers a good old-fashioned sob story. This film pulls out all the stops and leaves nothing behind in … Continue reading
Posted in Classic Movies
Tagged 1966, America, Connecticut, Constance Bennett, David Lowell Rich, Drama, Fairfield, Fairfield Connecticut, Hollywood, John Forsythe, Lana Turner, Madame X, Madame X 1966, Madame X 1966 Movie, Raquel Stecher, Ricardo Montalban, Sexy Women, Soap Opera, Soap Operas, The 1960s, United States
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Night of The Trailers: Chapter Two 1979- Starring James Caan & Marsha Mason
Source: The New Democrat Chapter Two is becoming one of my favorite movies for several reasons. It stars one of my favorite actors in James Caan and one of my favorite actresses Marsha Mason. I’m also a big fan of … Continue reading
Posted in Classic Movies
Tagged 1979, America, Chapter Two, Chapter Two 1979, Chapter Two 1979 Movie, Comedy, Critical Comedy, Critical Humor, Dramatic Comedy, Hollywood, James Caan, Joe Bologna, Marsha Mason, Neil Simon, New York, New York City, Romantic Comedy, Satire, Sexy Women, The 1970s, United States, Valerie Harper
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The New Republic: Opinion- Jeet Heer: ‘Why Film Critics Were Blind To The Big Lebowski’s Brilliance’
Source: This piece was originally posted at The New Democrat I sort of look at The Big Lebowski as a parody of hipsters as a movie that makes fun of hipsterism and sends America the message that this is what … Continue reading
Posted in Classic Movies, Uncategorized
Tagged 1991, Ben Gazzara, Bums, California, Comedy, Dark Comedy, David Huddleston, Ethan Cohen, Hipsterism, Hipsters, Hollywood, Jeff Bridges, Joel Cohen, John Goodman, John Turturo, Julianne Moore, Los Angeles, Phillip Seymour Hoffman, Sam Elliot, Satire, Steve Buscemi, Tara Reid, The 1990s, The Big Lebowski, The Big Lebowski 1998, The Big Lebowski 1998 Movie, The Cohen Brothers
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Movie Clips Trailer Vault: Groundhog Day 1993- Starring Bill Murray & Andie McDowell
Source: This piece was originally posted at The New Democrat Groundhog is one of my favorite comedies from the 1990s as well as all time. Because the movie which obviously is not believable that a basically normal even narcissistic man … Continue reading
BCP Theater: Featuring Marsha Mason and The Cast of Chapter Two!
Source:The New Democrat Not saying Chapter Two is one of my favorite movies, at least not yet. Maybe after I’ve seen it another 10-20 times which will probably happen, then maybe it will become one of my favorite movies. Chapter … Continue reading
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