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TUESDAY

 

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Robert Altman's morose anti-Western about two capitalist in 1902 Washington. 

 

 

WEDNESDAY

 

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We're taking a SLIGHT pause from the Westerns to prepare for Jungle Cruise by watching the original!  

 

 

SATURDAY

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The first half of our directed by the star double features this weekend, Buck and the Preacher stars Sidney Poitier and Harry Belafonte.  This is the first film Poitier directed.  As mentioned in the introduction to the month, the Western genre isn't exactly known for being progressive and inclusive.  Buck and The Preacher was one of the first films that really depicted African American settlement in the West post-Civil War, and one of the few to depict the Native and African Americans working together against the White Settlers.

 

Fun Fact and interesting tie in to Sergeant Rutledge.  According to Woody Strode: "The big studios wanted an actor like Sidney [Poitier] or [Harry] Belafonte.  And this is not being facetious, but Mr. Ford defended me; and I don't know that this is going on. He said, "Well, they're not tough enough to do what I want Sergeant Rutledge to be."

 

 

SUNDAY

 

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Directed and Starring Clint Eastwood, we have another story about a Preacher.  This time the "mysterious preacher (Clint Eastwood) protects a humble prospector village from a greedy mining company trying to encroach on their land."

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CRIME FILMS

 

Before we took a detour through the American West, we originally planned to schedule "Crime Films Cap Has Never Seen" with Heat being our 100th film.  Everyone generously pushed things back for the Western List, so now we're back on schedule with our criminally good line up.  Or so I've heard. 😘

 

 

WEDNESDAY

AUGUST 18

 

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Perhaps best known for the Crying Wesley Snipes.gif, New Jack City follows "a crime lord [as he] ascends to power and becomes a megalomaniacal while a maverick police detective vows to stop him" (IMDb). Starring Wesley Snipes, Ice-T, Allen Payne, Chris Rock, and Judd Nelson. 

 

 

SATURDAY

AUGUST 21

 

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"During the era of Prohibition in the United States, Federal Agent Eliot Ness (Kevin Coster) sets out to stop ruthless Chicago gangster Al Capone (Robert DeNiro) and, because of rampant corruption, assembles a small, hand-picked team to help him" (IMDb).  I know three things about this movie: (1) Brian De Palma ripped off the Battleship Potemkin Stairs Scene for a scene, (2) Sean Connery won a Best Supporting Actor Oscar for his role, and (3) I just watched the Bodyguard, and god I hope Kevin Costner doesn't have a love interest in this. 

 

 

WEDNESDAY

AUGUST 25

 

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"An FBI Agent (Keanu Reeves) goes undercover to catch a gang of surfers who may be bank robbers (Patrick Swayze, Lori Petty, James LeGros)" (IMDb).  I am really ashamed I have never seen this Kathryn Bigelow film.  I got my Slash Color Glasses READY!!

 

 

SATURDAY

AUGUST 28

 

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"A group of professional bank robbers start to feel the heat from police when they unknowingly leave a clue at their latest heist" (IMDb).  Okay. I am already preparing myself for this THREE HOUR tour de force that combined De Niro and Pacino together for "the first time" (Since they didn't really have any scenes together in Godfather Part II).  Programming Note: Due to its length, we might start this at 12PM or 1PM EST, depending on what the group wants on that week.

 

 

WEDNESDAY

SEPTEMBER 1

 

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"A tough-as-nailes cop (Chow Yun-fat) teams up with an undercover agent (Tony Leung) to shut down a sinister mobster and his crew" (IMDb). Let's get HYPED for DILF Leung in Shang Chi by watching one of John Woo's best action flicks.

 

 

SATURDAY

SEPTEMBER 4

 

OFF!  Go to Chicago and hang out with everyone at the Music Box!!!

 

 

WEDNESDAY

SEPTEMBER 8

 

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"A fearless Secret Service agent (William Peterson, aka Gil from CSI) will stop at nothing to bring down the counterfeiter who killed his partner" (IMDb).  I know nothing about movie expect that DAFOE is in it.  (echos until fades: DAFOE Dafoe dafoe)

 

 

SATURDAY

SEPTEMBER 11

 

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"A psychopathic criminal (James Cagney) with a mother complex makes a daring break from prison and leads his old gang in a chemical plant payroll heist" (IMDb).  Look Ma! Top of the World -- and that's certainly what Cagney was at WB when he was making his classic gangster films.

 

 

WEDNESDAY

SEPTEMBER 15

 

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"An unethical lawyer (John Garfield) with an old brother he wants to help (Thomas Gomez), becomes a partner with a client in the numbers racket" (IMDb).  This is a cheat. I have seen this one.  But it's one that Marty LOOOOOOOOOOOOVES and considers it huge influence of his work, which leads me to...

 

 

SATURDAY

SEPTEMBER 18

 

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"The story of Henry Hill (Ray Liotta) and his life in the mob, covering his relationship with his wife Karen Hill (Lorraine Bracco) and his mob partners Jimmy Conway (Robert De Niro) and Tommy DeVito (Joe Pesci) in the Italian-American crime syndicate" (IMDb).  So the rule of thumb around here is "No Spielberg, no Lucas, No Scorsese", but we broke that for the Spielberg Countdown by showing Duel, and tossed on THX 1138 for funsies, so it only makes sense we give Marty the same Hall Pass with his best? film.  

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SPOOKTOBER 2021

 

 

So first I want to say I apologize about some of the confusion on scheduling in the past couple of weeks.  The change of seasons always kicks my ass (Thanks S.A.D.!), so if I've been moody or flaky lately, that's why, and I apologize if it inconvenienced any of you.  And I want to thank @4815162342 and @Rorschach for all the great suggestions this month.  It's October, so you know what that means:

 

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October 6 | Suspiria [1977]

 

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October 9 | Blood & Black Lace [1964]

 

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October 13 | The Last Wave [1977]

 

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October 16 | Carnival of Souls [1962]

 

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October 19 | Invasion of The Body Snatchers [1956]

 

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October 23 | The Fog [1980]

 

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October 27 | An American Werewolf in London [1981]

 

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October 30 | Diabolique [1955] 

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NOVEMBER 3

 

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TRAIN TO BUSAN

 

To get properly hyped for Eteranals, we schedule this modern zombie classic.  Was not expecting to cry!

 

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The definition of the most iconic sci-fi character actor, maybe ever, we're going to be honoring a legend on Wednesday. Whether you loved him as the kid in Anchors Aweigh, AI in Quantum Leap, [insert any movie ever], or a personal favorite of mine Number One on BSG, he's been in everything.  He was nominated for Best Supporting Actor in Married To The Mob, so that's our selection!

 

NOVEMBER 10

 

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MARRIED TO THE MOB

 

The rest of the schedule will be up by the end of the week.

 

 

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NOVEMBER SCHEDULE

 

 

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Nov 17

The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension

 

The Avengers before the Avengers.  "Adventurer, brain surgeon, rock musician Buckaroo Banzai and his crime-fighting team, the Hong Kong Cavaliers, must stop evil alien invaders from the eighth dimension who are planning to conquer Earth."  Featuring the amazing cast of Peter Weller, John Lithgow, Ellen Barkin, Christopher Lloyd AND Jeff Goldblum.

 

 

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Nov 20

Planes, Trains, and Automobiles

 

In this John Hughes classic, Steve Martin actually WANTS to spend Thanksgiving with his family. What a shock!  I know!  The 80s were such a trip. He teams up with John Candy as they struggle to travel back from Chicago to New York in time.

 

 

MARTY DOUBLE FEATURE

--> DON'T FORGET TO SUBMIT YOUR LISTTO ERIC'S MARTY COUNTDOWN <--

 

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Nov 24

New York, New York

 

Looking for a cool down project from Taxi Driver, Martin Scorsese directs his first and only musical, a homage to the Classical MGM Style he grew up loving.  While Robert DeNiro's sax playing Jimmy Doyle is not where as charming as Gene Kelly, it doesn't really matter cause: BITCH, GIRL, OMG THIS MOVIE IS JUST TWO HOURS OF LIIIIIIIIIZA WITH A ZZZZZ CHANNELLING HER MOTHER.  SHE IS SO. GOD. DAMN. GOOD. IN THIS.

 

Also I'm pulling this out of my private collection since it's not available to rent or stream anywhere.  So if you're looking to complete your Marty Odyssey, be here or be square.

 

 

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Nov 27

Kundun

 

"From childhood to adulthood, Tibet's fourteenth Dalai Lama deals with Chinese oppression and other problems."

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Sorry to announce that I'm postponing these for the rest of the year.  We'll start back up in January!  These have absolutely been the highlight of my week for the past year, and I look forward to starting back up in in January. 

 

 

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