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Tag Archives: Nicolas Cage
Saturday Matinee: Valley Girl
80S BITS: VALLEY GIRL By Richard Grey Source: TheRealBits.com With the release of a fourth American Pie film this year, one that largely looks back at the highs and lows of the 1999 original, it is tough to imagine a time when … Continue reading
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Tagged Cult Film, Martha Coolidge, New Wave, Nicolas Cage, Valley Girl
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Saturday Matinee: Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans
Review: Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans By Jessica Winter Source: Film Comment When is the audience allowed to laugh at a serious movie? How do you gauge whether the laughter expresses surprise, shock, nervousness, disdain, feigned superiority, genuine … Continue reading
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Tagged Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans, cult movie, Nicolas Cage, Werner Herzog
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Saturday Matinee: Color Out of Space
By Peter Sobczynski Source: RogerEbert.com According to IMDb, the seemingly inexhaustible Nicolas Cage has no fewer than six additional movies in various stages of production that are currently scheduled for release in 2020, ranging from high-profile studio outings to the kind of … Continue reading
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Tagged Color Out of Space, H.P. Lovecraft, Horror Film, Nicolas Cage, Richard Stanley
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Saturday Matinee: Bringing Out the Dead
“Bringing Out the Dead” (1999) is the fourth collaboration between director Martin Scorsese and screenwriter Paul Schrader (and their most underrated). Based on a novel by Joe Connelly, the plot follows New York paramedic Frank Pierce (Nicolas Cage), who’s on … Continue reading
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Tagged Bringing Out the Dead, Dark Comedy, drug war, Joe Connelly, Martin Scorsese, Nicolas Cage, Paul Schrader, War on Drugs
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