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Entries from February 2008

Stir of Echoes (1999)

February 27th, 2008 · 7 Comments

 
Synopsis
Tom Witzky (Kevin Bacon) – ignoring the peculiarity of his 5-year-old son Jake (Zachary David Cope), who talks to empty space and asks it questions like “Does it hurt to be dead?” - goes downstairs in his Chicago […]

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Tags: Based on novel · Bathtub scene · Dreams and visions · Father/son relationship · Midlife crisis · Mother/son relationship · Paranoia

Jacob’s Ladder (1990)

February 24th, 2008 · 7 Comments

 
Synopsis
In the Mekong Delta, 6 October 1971, a unit of American soldiers including “Professor” Jacob Singer (Tim Robbins) becomes violently nauseous moments before an attack by enemy forces. Jacob wakes up in the New York subway. He finds his exit has been chained shut, and he […]

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Tags: Bathtub scene · Beasts and monsters · Dreams and visions · Paranoia

A Little Romance (1979)

February 21st, 2008 · 4 Comments

 
Synopsis
13-year-old Daniel (Thelonious Bernard) spends his day watching French dubbed versions of Robert Redford, Humphrey Bogart & Lauren Bacall and Burt Reynolds move across the screen at a cinema in La Garenne. He […]

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Tags: Based on novel · Coming of age · Museums and galleries · Road trip · Train · Unconventional romance

Muriel’s Wedding (1994)

February 18th, 2008 · 9 Comments

 
Synopsis
Muriel Heslop (Toni Collette), a freckled faced and overweight geek, lives in the Gold Coast town of “Porpoise Spit” with her father (Bill Hunter), a politician who blames his “useless” family for ruining his chance at higher office. While Muriel’s brothers […]

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Tags: Black comedy · Famous line · Father/daughter relationship · Mother/daughter relationship · Music