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Airplane! (1980) *****

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"Shiiiiit."

The Frighteners - Director's Cut (1996) ***

Smiles Of A Summer Night (1957) ***1/2 [CC Night #13]

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3 reasons to see this film:

Mimic - The Director's Cut (1997) ***

My hero.

The Hills Have Eyes (1977) ***1/2

The Naked Gun: From The Files Of Police Squad! (1988) ***1/2

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♪ "Bunch of bombs in the air..." ♪

Stripes - Extended Cut (1981) ****

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"Son of bitch. Shit."

Dead Heat (1988) ***1/2

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Such a stupid film, but I love it. What ever happened to people melting in movies? "Kill this guy, would you?" "Lady, I'm fucking dead."

O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000) ***1/2

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"Consider the lilies of the goddamn field"

Coens

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If we get those 4 DVDs on Blu-ray soonish, I would be happy. You may notice an empty space - that is intentional; I like to pretend that film didn't happen.

Blood Simple (1984) ****

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"If the pay’s right and it's legal, I'll do it." "It's not strictly legal." "Well...if the pay’s right, I'll do it."

Dumbo (1941) ****

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The Happiness Of The Katakuris (2001) ***1/2

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Pretty offbeat and fun. Reminds me of House , but nowhere near as good. Still, I laughed heartily out loud (LHOL?) more than a few times.

Drive (2011) ****1/2

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Red Dragon (2002) ***1/2

Citizen Kane (1941) *****

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Trollhunter (2010) ***1/2

Dressed To Kill (1980) ****

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Miller's Crossing (1990) ****1/2

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"We can maybe have tea some time." "What's the rumpus?" "The high hat." "Drop dead."

Contagion (2011) ****

The Black Dahlia (2006) ***

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"Boy, you sure know how to tell a funny story." "Tighter than a popcorn fart, and that's pretty fucking tight."

Life During Wartime (2009) **** [CC Night #12]

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3 reasons to see this film: Innocence Indulgence Insecurity

Night And The City (1950) ***1/2

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Conan The Barbarian (1982) ****

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After rewatching this, I kind of don't even want to see the new version. How could it possibly combine the lyrical, the epic, the camp, the practical gore, the thunderous score in a way that even comes close to this? "...the desire in your heart. I gave you this!" "Do you not wish to warm yourself by my fire?"

Killer's Kiss (1955) ***

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This film is more a series of interestingly filmed images than anything else. It's amazing how much Kubrick honed his craft by his next film , his first masterpiece.

The Killing (1956) ****1/2

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Léon Morin, Priest (1961) *** [CC Night #11]

Least favorite Melville film so far that I've seen (only 5 more films of his that I haven't seen).