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Entries from December 2007

The Falcon and the Snowman (1985)

December 31st, 2007 · No Comments

 
Synopsis
When his conscience conflicts with his chosen faith, Christopher Boyce (Timothy Hutton) drops out of seminary school and returns home. His childhood friend Andrew Daulton Lee (Sean Penn) – on probation for possession of narcotics with intent to sell – travels between Mexico [...]

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Tags: Based on book · Father/son relationship · Interrogation · Paranoia

Beautiful Girls (1996)

December 27th, 2007 · 6 Comments

Synopsis
Lounge playing piano man Willie Conway (Timothy Hutton) scrapes together enough cash to pay for bus fare from New York home to the town of “Knight’s Ridge” for his 10-year high school reunion. Willie’s friends haven’t made it very far. Tommy (Matt Dillon) runs [...]

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Tags: Famous line · Road trip · Small town · Unconventional romance

Things To Do In Denver When You’re Dead (1995)

December 25th, 2007 · 2 Comments

Synopsis
Jimmy the Saint (Andy Garcia) – once some type of gangster, now legit – struggles to get a business off the ground, videotaping interviews with terminally ill clients to enable them to pass their wisdom on to their kin. At a [...]

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Tags: Famous line · Hitman · Museums and galleries · Prostitute

Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome (1985)

December 20th, 2007 · 5 Comments

 
Synopsis
Making his way across a post-apocalyptic desert, the nomad Max (Mel Gibson) is attacked by a small airplane and has his camel caravan stolen. Max follows the tracks to Bartertown, a sleazy trading post attempting to preserve some form of civilization amid the [...]

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Tags: Alternate universe · Cult favorite · Famous line · Sequel · Train