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Entries from July 2008

Review of “The Bicycle Thief” (1948) UR 89min

March 30th, 2008 · No Comments

//The plot: Post-World War II Italy is going through devastating period of depression. A job is hard to come by. Antonio Ricci manages to get a job after two years of unemployment: to drive around Rome and put up posters of Rita Heyworth, and it requires a bicycle. His bicycle is broken and he goes [...]

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Tags: Black and White · Classic Films · DVD · Drama · Foreign · Italy · Movies

Review of “21″ (2008) PG-13 123min

March 28th, 2008 · No Comments

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“21″ (2008)

The plot: (from IMDb) Inspired by the true story (based on “Bringing Down The House” book by Ben Mezrich) of how some of the very brightest young minds in the country took Vegas for millions, 21 stars Jim Sturgess as Ben Campbell, a brilliant M.I.T. student who desperately needs to pay his school tuition. [...]

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Tags: Drama · Movies · Thrillers/Suspense · USA

Basic Instinct (1992) UR 128min

March 27th, 2008 · No Comments

//Just watched the original 1992 “Basic Instinct”, director’s cut. This was one of the most controversial and talked-about movies when it came out. Brought me back to the days when I saw it when I was in high-school.
The plot: everyone saw it.
The good: one of the most memorable movies of 20th century, at least in [...]

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Tags: DVD · Drama · Movies · Sexual/Erotic · Thrillers/Suspense · USA