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A Soldier’s Point of View

September 14th, 2009 · 2 Comments

Stop-Loss (2008)
Written by Mark Richard & Kimberly Peirce
Directed by Kimberly Peirce
Produced by Peirce Pictures/ Scott Rudin Productions/ MTV Films
Running time: 112 minutes
So, What’s This About?
While manning a checkpoint in the Iraqi city of Tikrit, a U.S. Army infantry unit is sucked into an ambush in which three of its men are killed and one [...]

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Tags: Bathtub scene · Dreams and visions · Drunk scene · Father/son relationship · Military · No opening credits · Road trip · Shootout · Shot In Texas · Small town

A Tone Poem to Time Travel

July 30th, 2009 · 5 Comments

Primer (2004)
Written by Shane Carruth
Directed by Shane Carruth
Running time: 77 minutes
By Joe Valdez

So, What’s This About?
In suburban Dallas, Aaron (Shane Carruth) and Abe (David Sullivan) divide their time between jobs as software engineers with toiling in Aaron’s garage in a bid to develop a get-rich-quick gizmo. While their partners (Casey Gooden, Anand Upadhyaya) seem [...]

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Tags: Alternate universe · Ambiguous ending · No opening credits · Paranoia · Shot In Texas

They Were Marketing It For Dumb Teenagers

April 20th, 2009 · 4 Comments

Dazed and Confused (1993)
Written by Richard Linklater
Directed by Richard Linklater
Produced by Detour Filmproduction/ Alphaville Films
Running time: 103 minutes

What the *&#! Is This About?
On May 28, 1976 – the last day of the school year at “Lee High School” somewhere in Texas – quarterback Randall “Pink” Floyd (Jason London) faces an existential crisis over whether [...]

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Tags: 24 hour time frame · Brother/sister relationship · Coming of age · Cult favorite · Drunk scene · Famous line · High school · Mother/son relationship · Music · Shot In Texas

Dedicating Their Lives To Recreating the Junk of Their Childhood

February 14th, 2009 · 7 Comments

Grindhouse (2007)
Written by Robert Rodriguez (Planet Terror, fake trailer Machete), Rob Zombie (fake trailer Werewolf Women of the S.S.), Edgar Wright (fake trailer Don’t), Jeff Rendell & Eli Roth (fake trailer Thanksgiving) and Quentin Tarantino (Death Proof)
Directed by Robert Rodriguez (Planet Terror, fake trailer Machete), Rob Zombie (fake trailer Werewolf Women of the S.S.), Edgar [...]

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Tags: Beasts and monsters · Cult favorite · End of the world · Military · Shot In Texas · Wilhelm scream · Woman in jeopardy