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The Worst Police Officer New York's Ever Had

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2006-03-27 23:24:00 by Brian in Hell on Frisco Bay
...bets than in doing their jobs or really dealing with the death and lawlessness surrounding them. Later, LT shows that he's spiraled much further out of reality than his fellow officers have, when he accuses the Catholic Church and Major League Baseball of being "a racket" in practically the same breath. First the Church is corrupt and a nun's...
 
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A Study in Contrasts

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2008-10-09 17:05:05 by bob in Forward to Yesterday
...bets and avoid the wide variety of sucker bets the game offers. In fact, its so simple, far simpler than blackjack, that Im not sure why I find it more exciting than, say, bingo or slot machines, both of which bore me silly. Maybe its the fact that you do occasionally get the roll the dice yourself that gives you the illusion of control. If...
 
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Forecasting the Golden Globes

2008-12-10 13:56:28 by Sasha Stone in Awards Daily 2008
 
...bets. For the fifth prediction I suggest the classy adaptation of Revolutionary Road although this category is really a toss-up. The Reader, Happy Go-Lucky, Doubt, Benjamin Button, Frost/Nixon are all possibilities So, here are my predictions listed fully with a 6th place alternate offering just in case they expand BEST MOTION PICTURE -...
 
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Diner (1982)

2007-12-16 11:24:00 by Marcelo Gilli in Some Call It a Pastime: The Films I See
 
...bets on his sex achievements towards his dates. Fenwick is immature and impredictable: he breaks window panes with his bare hand, plays pranks on his friends, lies down on Christ's manger in a stable, etc. Plus other minor characters and incidents Appraisal (spoilers): Most characters seem obsessed with popular culture -- one is a football...
 
Tags: minor, minor characters, characters, film evokes, popular music collector, film, breaks window panes, compulsive gambler, popular culture
 
 
 
 
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Satantango by Rosenbaum

2007-10-29 23:07:00 by HarryTuttle in Unspoken Cinema
 
...bets on the duration of the relationship between the audience and the characters, rather than to rely on the explanatory dialogues and the action-reaction plots. Maybe these stretches of time, like Rosenbaum says, actually tame the characters for us, because we get to share their shameful intimacy, their less elevating moments, the instants...
 
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The Burning Train (India, 1980)

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2007-12-10 03:26:00 by Brian in Asian Cinema - While on the Road
...bets on when she goes into labor?) and many others of all religious persuasions which comes in handy when they later do a lot of praying. Of note in this crowd are also a light fingered thief (Jeetendra) and his target (Neetu Singh), Vinods son who is being sent to Bombay to get away from the bickering parents. Not surprisingly Ashok...
 
Tags: train, super express train, vinod, dreams vinod, design train engines, vinod khannas character, train design, vinod khanna, leaves ashok
 
 
 
 
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Oscar This!: My 2006 Academy Award Predictions!

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2006-03-02 01:40:00 by Ken Knox in The Ken Knox Movie Review Blog
...bets on the following nominees to walk off the winners. See if any of these match your picks, and post your comments. Looking forward to seeing what you have to say Without further ado, here we go KEN'S 2006 OSCAR PREDICTIONS BEST PICTURE: BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN Having seen all the picture nominees, and having liked all of them to some...
 
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Planet Terror - review

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2007-11-11 22:07:00 by Matt A in DARKMATTERS - The Mind Of Matt
...bets are well and truly off as to who will survive and quite what will be left of them. With so much insanely over the top action splattering the screen youll either be shocked and awed or be feeling bemused and a bit ill. Either way do look out for the literal no brainer scene involving Fergie from The Black Eyed Peas, it perfectly captures...
 
Tags: planet terror, top action, action, bruce willis, bruce willis leads, frantic paced action, bit, unacceptable exploitation bit, massive automatic rifle
 
 
 
 
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Hitman - review

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2007-12-02 21:35:00 by Matt A in DARKMATTERS - The Mind Of Matt
...bets are off that it will result in serious screen suckage And I must apologise in advance to my father-in-law who only enjoys my negative reviews but Hitman manages to buck the turkey trend and deliver some impressively sleek, bold and beautiful big screen thrills Dont expect any element of the plot to make too much sense, just sit back and...
 
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"Tech Support": BEST MUSIC - ORIGINAL SONG - VOLUME I

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2007-12-21 03:10:52 by Gerard Kennedy in InContention.com: No one needs film awards coverage this deep.
...bets often failing to make the cut. It is a rather odd category, in my opinion, as I often wonder if original song writing is such an important contribution to filmmaking that it deserves a category to itself whereas tasks like stunt co-ordination and casting are not currently awarded. However, the fact of the matter is that the categorys...
 
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