Month: January 2016
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Jubal: A Shakespearean Western
This is my first contribution to the CinemaShame project for 2016. Checkout CinemaShame for more film penance. I did not complete any shames for 2015 after March. Shame on me. But I’m back and going to give it another go. I’m kicking off 2016 with a look at a western. The first I saw in 2016 was […]
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Film Review: The Man From U.N.C.L.E.
The Man from UNCLE is an adaptation of the 1960s Spy-Fi series that was partially developed by Ian Fleming in the wake of the spy genre frenzy cultivated by the success of the James Bond films. Henry Cavill stars as the suave American agent Napoleon Solo and Armie Hammer as Russian spy Illya Kuryakin. […]
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What’s old is new again – Mario Puzo’s The Godfather: The Complete Epic 1901-1959
I am a huge fan of the Godfather films. The first is certainly one of my favorite films ever and Part II is arguably one of, if not the best sequel ever filmed. I think what draws me to them is not the crime element, but the character study of the Corleone family and Al […]
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The DeaconsDen 10 Favorite Episodes of The Twilight Zone
Every year, sometimes even 2 times a year, SyFy shows its Twilight Zone marathon. Normally it’s aired with the episodes out of order, but for the 2016 New Year’s edition the entire series was shown in order from start to finish. The Twilight Zone is one of my favorite shows off all-time. I began watching […]
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Film Review: The Hateful Eight
The first film review for 2016 will be the 8th film by Quentin Tarrantino. The Hateful Eight is a mystery/western film that involves eight strangers in a cabin during a blizzard. It invokes feelings of stories by Agatha Christie and if you pay close attention, John Carpenter’s The Thing. Things begin when Major Marquis Warren […]
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