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‘Platoon’ (1986): Oliver Stone at His Melancholic Best

Directed by: Oliver Stone || Produced by: Arnold Kopelson Screenplay by: Oliver Stone || Starring: Charlie Sheen, Willem Dafoe, Tom Berenger, Forest Whitaker, Keith David, John C. McGinley Music by: Georges Delerue || Cinematography: Robert Richardson || Editing by: Claire Simpson || Country: United States || Language: English Running Time: 120 minutes Vietnam War-movies tend to … Continue reading

‘Predators’ (2010): Robert Rodriguez Goes Trophy-Hunting

Directed by: Nimrod Antal || Produced by: Robert Rodriguez, John Davis, Elizabeth Avellan || Screenplay by: Alex Litvak, Michael Finch || Starring: Adrien Brody, Topher Grace, Alice Braga, Walton Goggins, Danny Trejo, Oleg Taktarov, Mahershalalhashbaz Ali, Laurence Fishburne Music by: John Debney || Cinematography: Gyula Pados || Editing by: Dan Zimmerman || Country: United States || … Continue reading

‘Predator’ (1987): The Mecca of 1980s Hollywood Action

Directed by: John McTiernan || Produced by: Lawrence Gordon, Joel Silver, John Davis Screenplay by: Jim Thomas, John Thomas, Shane Black || Starring: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Carl Weathers, Bill Duke, Jesse Ventura, Elpidia Carrillo, Richard Chaves, Sonny Landham, Kevin Peter Hall Music by: Alan Silvestri || Cinematography: Donald McAlpine || Editing by: Mark Helfrich, John F. Link … Continue reading

‘The Descent’ (2005): The Best Chick-Flick Ever

Directed by: Neil Marshall || Produced by: Christian Colson Screenplay by: Neil Marshall || Starring: Shauna Macdonald, Natalie Mendoza, Alex Reid, Saskia Mulder, MyAnna Buring, Nora Jane Noone Music by: David Julyan || Cinematography: Sam McCurdy || Editing by: Jon Harris || Country: United Kingdom || Language: English Running Time: 100 minutes In light of all … Continue reading

‘Avatar’ (2009): James Cameron is Unstoppable

Directed by: James Cameron || Produced by: James Cameron, Jon Landau Screenplay by: James Cameron || Starring: Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldana, Stephen Lang, Michelle Rodriguez, Sigourney Weaver, Giovanni Ribisi, Joel David Moore, Dileep Rao Music by: James Horner || Cinematography: Mauro Fiore || Editing by: James Cameron, John Refoua, Stephen E. Rivkin || Country: United … Continue reading

‘Trainspotting’ (1996): Danny Boyle Gets 1990s Cynicism

Directed by: Danny Boyle || Produced by: Andrew Macdonald Screenplay by: John Hodge || Starring: Ewan McGregor, Ewen Bremner, Jonny Lee Miller, Kevin McKidd, Robert Carlyle, Kelly Macdonald Cinematography: Brian Tufano || Editing by: Masahiro Hirakubo || Country: United Kingdom || Language: English Running Time: 93 minutes Widely considered one of Scotland’s finest films, Trainspotting is the … Continue reading

‘The Social Network’ (2010): Because Trent Reznor and David Fincher Go Together

Directed by: David Fincher || Produced by: Scott Rudin, Dana Brunetti, Michael De Luca, Cean Chaffin Screenplay by: Aaron Sorkin || Starring: Jesse Eisenberg, Andrew Garfield, Justin Timberlake, Armie Hammer, Max Minghella, Brenda Song, Rashida Jones Music by: Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross || Cinematography: Jeff Cronenworth || Editing by: Krik Baxter, Angus Wall || Country: United … Continue reading

‘The Hurt Locker’ (2008): When Oscar-Bait Turns Awesome

Directed by: Kathryn Bigelow || Produced by: Kathryn Bigelow, Mark Boal, Nicolas Chartier, Greg Shapiro Screenplay by: Mark Boal || Starring: Jeremy Renner, Anthony Mackie, Brian Geraghty, Christian Camargo, Evangeline Lilly, Ralph Fiennes, David Morse, Guy Pearce Music by: Marco Beltrami, Buck Sanders || Cinematography: Barry Ackroyd || Editing by: Chris Innis, Bob Murawski || Country: … Continue reading

‘The Cabin in the Woods’ (2012): The Ultimate Horror Satire

Directed by: Drew Goddard || Produced by: Joss Whedon Screenplay by: Drew Goddard, Joss Whedon || Starring: Kristen Connolly, Chris Hemsworth, Anna Hutchinson, Fran Kranz, Jesse Williams, Richard Jenkins, Bradley Whitford, Amy Acker, Brian White, Sigourney Weaver Music by: David Julyan || Cinematography: Peter Deming || Editing by: Lisa Lassek || Country: United States || Language: … Continue reading

‘Alien’ (1979): The Quintessential Sci-Fi Horror Film

Directed by: Ridley Scott || Produced by: Gordon Carroll, David Giler, Walter Hill Screenplay by: Dan O’Bannon, David Giler, Walter Hill || Starring: Tom Skerritt, Sigourney Weaver, Veronica Cartwright, Harry Dean Stanton, John Hurt, Ian Holm, Yaphet Kotto Music by: Jerry Goldsmith || Cinematography: Derek Vanlint || Editing by: Terry Rawlings, Peter Weatherley || Country: United … Continue reading

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