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‘The Wolf of Wall Street’ (2013): A God Damned Fucking Good Time

Directed by: Martin Scorsese || Produced by: Martin Scorsese, Leonardo DiCaprio, Riza Aziz, Joey McFarland, Emma Tillinger Koskoff Screenplay by: Terence Winter || Starring: Leonardo DiCaprio, Jonah Hill, Margot Robbie, Jon Bernthal, Jean Dujardin, Kyle Chandler, Matthew McConaughey, Rob Reiner Music by: Robbie Robertson, Howard Shore || Cinematography: Rodrigo Prieto || Editing by: Thelma Schoonmaker || … Continue reading

‘Pierrot le Fou’ (1965): Crazy Enough

Directed by: Jean-Luc Godard || Produced by: Georges de Beauregard Screenplay by: Jean-Luc Godard || Starring: Jean-Paul Belmondo, Anna Karina, Graziella Galvani, Dirk Sanders, Jimmy Karoubi Music by: Antoine Duhamel || Cinematography: Raoul Coutard || Editing by: Francoise Collin || Country: France || Language: French Running Time: 110 minutes In 1965, Godard released another feature that … Continue reading

‘The Big Lebowski’ (1998): A Comedic Crime Saga for the Slacker in All of Us

Directed by: Joel Coen, Ethan Coen || Produced by: Ethan Coen, Joel Coen, Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner Screenplay by: Ethan Coen, Joel Coen || Starring: Jeff Bridges, John Goodman, Steve Buscemi, Julianne Moore, John Turturro, David Huddleston, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Sam Elliott Music by: Carter Burwell || Cinematography: Roger Deakins || Editing by: Tricia Cooke, Roderick … Continue reading

‘O Brother, Where Art Thou?’ (2000): A Goofy Coen Bros. Odyssey

Directed by: Joel Coen || Produced by: Ethan Coen Screenplay by: Ethan Coen, Joel Coen || Starring: George Clooney, John Turturro, Tim Blake Nelson, Charles Durning, Michael Badalucco, John Goodman, Holly Hunter Music by: T-Bone Burnett || Cinematography: Roger Deakins || Editing by: Roderick Jaynes, Tricia Cooke || Country: United States || Language: English Running Time: … Continue reading

‘Save the Green Planet!’ (2003): More Genres Than You Can Count

Directed by: Jang Joon-hwan || Produced by: Sidus Pictures Screenplay by: Jang Joon-hwan || Starring: Shin Ha-kyun, Baek Yoon-sik, Hwang Jeong-min, Lee Jae-yong, Lee Ju-hyeon, Gi Ju-bong Music by: Lee Dong-jun || Cinematography: Hong Kyung-pyo || Editing by: Park Gok-ji || Country: South Korea || Language: Korean Running Time: 118 minutes One must emphasize the exclamation … Continue reading

‘Life is Beautiful’ (1997): Two Hours of the Same Good Joke

Directed by: Roberto Benigni || Produced by: Gianluigi Braschi, Elda Ferri Screenplay by: Roberto Benigni, Vincenzo Cerami || Starring: Roberto Benigni, Nicoletta Braschi, Giorgio Cantarini, Giustino Durano, Horst Buchholz Music by: Nicola Piovani || Cinematography: Tonino Delli Colli || Editing by: Simona Paggi || Country: Italy || Language: Italian, German Running Time: 116 minutes Sometimes, you … Continue reading

‘Attack the Block’ (2011): The Best Edgar Wright-Movie Not Made by Edgar Wright

Directed by: Joe Cornish || Produced by: Nira Park, James Wilson Screnplay by: Joe Cornish || Starring: John Boyega, Jodie Whittaker, Alex Esmail, Franz Drameh, Leeon Jones, Simon Howard, Luke Treadway, Jumayn Hunter, Nick Frost Music by: Basement Jaxx || Cinematography: Tom Townend || Editing by: Jonathan Amos || Country: United Kingdom || Language: English Running … Continue reading

‘The Dictator’ (2012): Sacha Baron Cohen Overstays His Welcome

Directed by: Larry Charles || Produced by: Sacha Baron Cohen, Alec Berg, Jeff Schaffer, David Mandel, Anthony Hines, Scott Rudin, Todd Schulman Screenplay by: Sacha Baron Cohen, Alec Berg, Jeff Schaffer, David Mandel || Starring: Sacha Baron Cohen, Anna Faris, Ben Kingsley, Jason Mantzoukas, John C. Reilly Music by: Erran Baron Cohen || Cinematography: Lawrence Sher … Continue reading

‘Three Kings’ (1999): Wacky Middle-Eastern Misunderstandings

Directed by: David O. Russell || Produced by: Michael Hertzberg, Edward McDonnell, Charles Roven, Paul Junger Witt Screenplay by: David O. Russell || Starring: George Clooney, Mark Wahlberg, Ice Cube, Spike Jonze, Cliff Curtis, Nora Dunn, Jamie Kennedy Music by: Carter Burwell || Cinematography: Newton Thomas Sigel || Editing by: Robert K. Lambert || Country: United … Continue reading

‘The Gods Must be Crazy’ (1980): Old World Slapstick

Directed by: Jamie Uys || Produced by: Jamie Uys Screenplay by: Jamie Uys || Starring: N!xau, Marius Weyers, Sandra Prinsloo, Louw Verwey, Michael Thys Music by: John Boshoff || Cinematography: Buster Reynolds, Robert Lewis || Editing by: Stanford C. Allen, Jami Uys || Country: South Africa, Botswana || Language: English Running Time: 109 minutes One of … Continue reading

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