“White Lightning” (1973) Action Running Time: 101 minutes Written by: William W. Norton Directed by: Joseph Sargent Featuring: Burt Reynolds, Jennifer Billingsley, Ned Beatty, Bo Hopkins and Matt Clark Vinnie Carruthers: “What happened to you?” Gator McKlusky: “I was tryin' to save these two buddies of mine from getting knocked up by a homosexual.” Vinnie Carruthers: “Oh, praise God!” White Lightning, directed by Joseph Sargent and …
“The Missouri Breaks” (1976) Western Running Time: 126 minutes Written by: Thomas McGuane Directed by: Arthur Penn Featuring: Marlon Brando, Jack Nicholson, Randy Quaid, Kathleen Lloyd, Frederic Forrest and Harry Dean Stanton Tittle Tod: “Damn, I don't know why they had to put Canada all the way up here.” Arthur Penn’s The Missouri Breaks (1976) is a film that resists easy categorization. A revisionist Western featuring two …
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“Last Tango in Paris” (1972) Drama Running Time: 93 minutes Written by: Bernardo Bertolucci, Franco Arcalli French dialogue: Agnès Varda Directed by: Bernardo Bertolucci Featuring: Marlon Brando, Maria Schneider, Maria Michi, Giovanna Galletti, Jean-Pierre Léaud and Massimo Girotti Paul: “No, you're alone. You're all alone. And you won't be able to be free of that feeling of being alone until you look death right in the …
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“The Nightcomers” (1971) Horror Running Time: 94 minutes Written by: Michael Hastings Directed by: Michael Winner Featuring: Marlon Brando, Stephanie Beacham, Thora Hird and Harry Andrews Peter Quint: "If you love someone, you want to kill them." Released in 1971 and directed by Michael Winner, The Nightcomers serves as a prequel to Henry James's novella The Turn of the …
“The Night of the Following Day” (1969) Drama Running Time: 93 minutes Written by: Hubert Cornfield and Robert Phippeny Directed by: Hubert Cornfield Featuring: Marlon Brando, Richard Boone, Rita Moreno and Pamela Franklin Chauffeur: [to Leer] “I don't want you to hurt the girl; I don't want you to touch her. If I come back and I find out that she's not …
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“The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert” (1994) Comedy Running Time: 103 minutes Written and directed by: Stephan Elliott Featuring: Terence Stamp, Hugo Weaving, Guy Pearce and Bill Hunter Bernadette: [to Shirley] “Now listen here, you mullet. Why don't you just light your tampon, and blow your box apart? Because it's the only bang you're ever gonna get, sweetheart!” Few films …
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“Sing Sing” (2003) Drama Running Time: 105 minutes Written by: Clint Bentley and Greg Kwedar Directed by: Greg Kwedar Featuring: Colman Domingo, Clarence Maclin, Sean San José and Paul Raci Sean Johnson: "We here to become human again, to put on nice clothes and dance around and enjoy the things that is not in our reality." "Sing …
“Convoy” (1978) Action Running Time: 111 minutes Written by: B. W. L. Norton Directed by: Sam Peckinpah Featuring: Kris Kristofferson, Ali MacGraw, Burt Young, Madge Sinclair, Franklyn Ajaye and Ernest Borgnine Melissa: “Why do they call you the Duck?” Rubber Duck: “Because it rhymes with "luck." See, my daddy always told me to be just like a duck. Stay smooth on the surface and paddle like …
“A Bridge Too Far” (1977) War Drama Running Time: 176 minutes Written by: William Goldman based on A Bridge Too Far by Cornelius Ryan Directed by: Richard Attenborough Featuring: Dirk Bogarde, James Caan, Michael Caine, Sean Connery, Edward Fox, Elliott Gould, Anthony Hopkins, Gene Hackman, Hardy Krüger, Laurence Olivier, Ryan O'Neal, Robert Redford, Maximilian Schell and Liv Ullmann Lt. Colonel J.O.E. Vandeleur: “Remember what the general said; we're the cavalry. It would be bad form to arrive in …
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“A Real Pain” (2024) Drama Running Time: 90 minutes Written and directed by: Jesse Eisenberg Featuring: Jesse Eisenberg, Kieran Culkin, Will Sharpe, Jennifer Grey, Kurt Egyiawan, Liza Sadovy and Daniel Oreskes Benji Kaplan: “Dave, we're on a fuckin Holocaust tour. If now isn't the time and place to grieve, to open up, then I don't know what to tell you, man.” "A Real …
“Flying Disc Man from Mars” (1950) Science Fiction Running Time: 167 minutes Written by: Ronald Davidson Directed by: Fred C. Brannon Featuring: Walter Reed, Lois Collier, Gregory Gaye, James Craven, Harry Lauter and Richard Irving Trent: "You know, I've never flown one of these things before." Flying Disc Man from Mars is a fascinating relic from the 1950s, encapsulating an era when science fiction …
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“Wicked: Part 1” (2024) Musical Running Time: 120 minutes Written by: Winnie Holzman and Dana Fox based on the musical by Stephen Schwartz and Winnie Holzman Directed by: Jon M. Chu Featuring: Cynthia Erivo, Ariana Grande, Jonathan Bailey, Ethan Slater, Bowen Yang, Peter Dinklage, Michelle Yeoh and Jeff Goldblum Wizard: “The best way to bring folks together is to give them a real good enemy.” "Wicked," the 2024 film adaptation of the acclaimed …
“Conclave” (2024) Drama Running Time: 120 minutes Written by: Peter Straughan Directed by: Edward Berger Featuring: Ralph Fiennes, Stanley Tucci, John Lithgow, Sergio Castellitto and Isabella Rossellini Lawrence: “Our faith is a living thing precisely because it walks hand-in-hand with doubt. If there was only certainty and no doubt, there would be no mystery. And therefore no need for faith. Let us pray that …
Trailer: "Superman" (2025) Warner Bros. Pictures and DC Studios have premiered the first trailer for James Gunn’s “Superman” film, the clip arriving approximately seven months ahead of the film’s release. The clip gives us good looks at both the new Superman and Lois Lane who are already in a relationship in the film. There’s also …
“The Ninth Gate” (1999) Horror Running Time: 133 minutes Written by: John Brownjohn, Roman Polanski and Enrique Urbizu Directed by: Roman Polanski Featuring: Johnny Depp, Lena Olin, Frank Langella, James Russo, Jack Taylor and Emmanuelle Seigner Boris Balkan: “There's nothing more reliable than a man whose loyalty can be bought for hard cash.” Roman Polanski’s The Ninth Gate stands as a dark, atmospheric blend of mystery and …
“Death and the Maiden” (1994) Drama / Thriller Running Time: 103 minutes Written by: Ariel Dorfman and Rafael Yglesias Directed by: Roman Polanski Featuring: Sigourney Weaver, Ben Kingsley and Stuart Wilson Dr. Roberto Miranda: “How can I confess to something I haven't done?” Roman Polanski’s Death and the Maiden, based on Ariel Dorfman’s acclaimed stage play, is an intense psychological drama that delves deep …
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“Bitter Moon” (1992) Drama / Thriller Running Time: 139 minutes Written by: Roman Polanski, Gérard Brach and John Brownjohn Directed by: Roman Polanski Featuring: Peter Coyote, Emmanuelle Seigner, Hugh Grant, Kristin Scott Thomas and Victor Banerjee Oscar: “Have you ever truly idolized a woman? Nothing can be obscene in such love. Everything that occurs in between it becomes a sacrament.” Roman Polanski’s Bitter Moon is a provocative …
“Book of Shadows: Blair Witch 2” (2000) Horror Running Time: 90 minutes Written by: Dick Beebe and Joe Berlinger Directed by: Joe Berlinger Featuring: Kim Director, Jeffrey Donovan, Erica Leerhsen, Tristine Skyler and Stephen Barker Turner Sheriff Cravens: “Wipe that shit off your face! You think that your makeup and black clothes give you POWER... but you're just a scared, cowardly, little …
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“The Blair Witch Project” (1999) Horror Running Time: 81 minutes Written and directed by: Daniel Myrick and Eduardo Sánchez Featuring: Heather Donahue, Michael Williams and Joshua Leonard Heather Donahue: “I just want to apologize to Mike's mom, Josh's mom, and my mom. And I'm sorry to everyone. I was very naive. I am so so sorry for everything that has …
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“Lee” (2024) Drama Running Time: 116 minutes Written by: Liz Hannah, John Collee, and Marion Hume Directed by: Ellen Kuras Featuring: Kate Winslet, Marion Cotillard, Andrea Riseborough, Andy Samberg, Noémie Merlant, Josh O'Connor and Alexander Skarsgård Lee Miller: “I'm going to the front. Are you coming?” David E. Scherman: “That's not what I was expecting you to say.” Ellen Kuras's Lee is a cinematic exploration of the …
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