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Raising Arizona

By GroovyMovieGuy on June 20, 2009

Back in their salad days, The Coen brothers made a movie called “Raising Arizona” that became an instant classic. It also became the film to which I would compare every movie the brothers made from then on — and there were some excellent movies to follow — such as “Fargo,” “Oh Brother, Where Art Thou” [...]

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Bullitt

By GroovyMovieGuy on June 3, 2009

Let’s face it, folks, the experimental’60s pushed the boundaries to make some terrible movies. Not this time, though. This is the real thing. A compelling story, solid acting and a car chase that set the bar for all that would follow.
Steve McQueen at his prime plays a San Francisco cop trying to track down the [...]

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After the Thin Man

By movieMoll on May 30, 2009

The second in the movie series, “After the Thin Man” finds Nick (William Powell) and Nora (Myrna Loy) fresh off train from New York and back home in San Francisco after Nick’s success in solving the celebrated Thin Man murder mystery. Although it’s New Year’s Eve, all the sophisticated, cocktail-swigging couple really wants is a [...]

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Duplicity

By GroovyMovieGuy on May 15, 2009

Loaded with twists and turns, the fast-moving plot of “Duplicity” weaves a story of intrigue about two spooks gone corporate for all the right reasons.
Clive Owen and Julia Roberts portray agents who use their skills of deception to gain the trust of unwitting marks in their professional work. However, their duplicity makes a healthy relationship [...]

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Duplicity

By movieMoll on May 15, 2009

Ray Koval (Clive Owen) and Claire Stenwick (Julia Roberts) play former MI6 and CIA agents, respectively, with a complicated past who team up to score in the world of corporate espionage. There’s good screen chemistry between Owen and Roberts and some nice plot twists keep viewers guessing who’s trying to play whom. Supporting cast is [...]

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The International

By movieMoll on April 26, 2009

Interpol Agent Louie Salinger (Clive Owen) and New York Assistant DA Eleanor Whitman (Naomi Watts) face obstacles at every turn as they try to bring down a powerful international bank that brokers weapons, wars and assassinations. Although the movie is well-cast and well-acted, it lacked the energy of a top-notch thriller. I may have been [...]

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