Evel Knievel

February 17th, 2007 · comment or link to (permalink)

If you want to avoid seeing Ghost Rider, try this little gem.

If Elvis himself had played Evil Knievel, this would not quite have been the perfect post modern masterpiece that casting perma-tan-man George Hamilton in this role allowed.

Running time: 1 hour 23 mins.

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Battleship Potemkin

February 13th, 2007 · comment or link to (permalink)

Directed by Eisenstein, Battleship Potemkin regularly features in lists of top ten movies of all time.

Trivia: The famous scene where a pushchair bounces down steps was copied more recently in The Untouchables.

Running time: 1 hour 13 mins.

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Turkish Star Wars

January 31st, 2007 · 3 comments or link to (permalink)

A Turkish Movie that blatantly ripped off (actually spliced in) bits of the original Star Wars. An accidental mashup masterpiece.

Running time: 1 hour 30 mins.

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Sid and Nancy

January 25th, 2007 · comment or link to (permalink)

Alex Cox’s feature film about Sid Vicious and Nancy Spungen, with Gary Oldman as a very convincing Sid.

Running time: 1 hour 48 mins.

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Abbie Hoffman – Steal This Movie

January 22nd, 2007 · comment or link to (permalink)

Dramatized biographical film of 60s radical, Abbie Hoffman

Running time: 1 hour 47 mins.

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