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] | 152 | 173 | As a local performer, I thought that "Grease" showcased what Broadway producers are looking for and it highlighted a small bit of the acting population. Although my favorites did not win (but came in second), I enjoyed comparing myself to them and seeing what I liked and where I could improve as a performer.<br /><br /... | 1 |
16,801 | [
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16,803 | [
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] | 137 | 160 | Great show! About time a reality TV show comes along that closes generation gaps. Contestants range in ages, some seem old enough to have watched the movie when it first came out. And others, looked so young that perhaps parents or teachers handed down the movie hoping it would touch their lives the way it once touch t... | 1 |
16,804 | [
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16,805 | [
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] | 124 | 150 | As an English teacher, I appreciate films that do more than tell a story. Good films, like good literature, cause one to think, reflect and predict. This film made me do all three. Mr. Jansen takes risks and uses foreshadowing, symbolism and interesting turning points for many of his characters. I also likes the fact t... | 1 |
16,806 | [
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] | 649 | 799 | where do we go from here? that is the overriding question of this film. And make no mistake, 'mainly ETC.', the 2003 effort from director john jansen, asks far more questions than it answers, but none so poignantly or so powerfully as this one.<br /><br />much of the the film plays like a running conversation between y... | 1 |
16,807 | [
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] | 107 | 139 | I especially liked the ending of this movie--I really felt what the characters must have felt, which I think is a mark of good directing. I was tickled with how the new hire at the record store turned out--great character development there, even though his "role" would probably be considered minor.<br /><br />I was als... | 1 |
16,808 | [
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16,809 | [
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16,810 | [
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16,811 | [
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16,812 | [
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] | 142 | 153 | Jarl and Moodysson are part of an dying breed of political film makers. The Swedish population should appreciate that they try to uncover the truth when the government and media actively distorts and cover up the events surrounding the EU meeting in Gothenburg. It is absolutely heartbreaking to see how these innocent k... | 1 |
16,813 | [
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16,814 | [
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] | 221 | 257 | Putney Swope is the story of a token black man on the board of directors of a large advertising firm who is accidentally voted Chairman of the Board when the owner of the firm keels over while trying to stutter out an idea that he was apparently quite excited about. Putney, of course, takes his new role to heart and fi... | 1 |
16,815 | [
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16,816 | [
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16,817 | [
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] | 111 | 143 | Made at the height of the Black Power movement, this movie portrays African-American Putney Swope (Arnold Johnson) getting made CEO of a corporation after the white CEO dies (the white executives all hate each other and can't decide who should succeed the previous CEO). Once in power, he decides to turn it into a milit... | 1 |
16,818 | [
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16,819 | [
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16,820 | [
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16,821 | [
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16,822 | [
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16,823 | [
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16,824 | [
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16,825 | [
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16,826 | [
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16,827 | [
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16,828 | [
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16,829 | [
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16,830 | [
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] | 80 | 103 | remember back when this movie was made by robert downey senior. a very good entertaining black awareness feature, which, was an underground hit in california-los angeles, and new york at the time. a hippy loved classic where, changes which occur in the business world are striking, refreshing and interesting comedy.non ... | 1 |
16,831 | [
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16,832 | [
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16,833 | [
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16,834 | [
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16,835 | [
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16,836 | [
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16,837 | [
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16,838 | [
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] | 360 | 488 | Sexy murderess Tiffany (Jennifer Tilly) still yearns for a life of wedded bliss with ex-boyfriend, crazed killer Charles 'Chucky' Lee Ray. After getting her hands on the mutilated Good Guy doll that last played host to his spirit, and doing a spot of repair work, she conducts a satanic ritual that returns his life to t... | 1 |
16,839 | [
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16,840 | [
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] | 107 | 138 | The movie doesn't take itself seriously, and if you follow its lead you're going to have a lot of fun (as long as you don't mind your murders served up really bloody, and your horror topped with extra cheese)!<br /><br />This film winks an eye at every horror fan, and then gives them the finger. It knows it sucks, and ... | 1 |
16,841 | [
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16,842 | [
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16,843 | [
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16,844 | [
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16,845 | [
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16,846 | [
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16,847 | [
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16,848 | [
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16,849 | [
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16,850 | [
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16,851 | [
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16,852 | [
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16,854 | [
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16,855 | [
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16,856 | [
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16,857 | [
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16,858 | [
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16,859 | [
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16,860 | [
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16,861 | [
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16,862 | [
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16,863 | [
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16,864 | [
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16,865 | [
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16,866 | [
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16,867 | [
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16,868 | [
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16,869 | [
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16,870 | [
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16,871 | [
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16,872 | [
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16,873 | [
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16,874 | [
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16,875 | [
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16,876 | [
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16,877 | [
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16,878 | [
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16,879 | [
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16,880 | [
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] | 100 | 135 | I saw this movie five times and never get tired of it. This features traces of the "giallo" genre, but also with a vivid Italian countryside setting, where ignorance and superstition are deadlier than any serial killer. Featuring excellent location (reminiscent sometimes of Fellini, sometimes of the Taviani brothers), ... | 1 |
16,882 | [
300,
400
] | 279 | 349 | First of all I have to say that I'm a huge Lucio Fulci and Dario Argento fan. Although I have not seen absolutely all of their movies, I really enjoyed almost every one I did see. I really like giallos and I thought Argento was the master of this genre, after seeing films like "Tenebre" and "Phenomena". But after I saw... | 1 |
16,883 | [
200,
300
] | 172 | 238 | Easily Lucio Fulci's most respected film, "Don't Torture a Duckling" is highly renowned for it's edgy subject matter, gruesome imagery, and strong storyline. Terror befalls a small Italian village as young boys begin turning up murdered, engulfing the confused and determined authorities plus a dedicated detective in my... | 1 |
16,884 | [
100,
200
] | 144 | 170 | What a surprise this film was. I've seen a good few of Fulci's horror and zombie flicks and was amazed that this was by the same director. He also wrote the screen play which shows that the chap was quite capable of crafting a detailed, complex story line. The dubbing on this is not good, but far from the appalling slo... | 1 |
16,885 | [
400,
500
] | 294 | 420 | Don't Torture a Duckling is an absolutely stunning giallo diversion for Lucio Fulci. Unlike other subgenre heavyweights like Mario Bava and Dario Argento, Fulci takes a decidedly gritty, grounded, and socially perceptive approach to the giallo narrative in this film. There is nothing glamorous about the child murders a... | 1 |
16,886 | [
200,
300
] | 159 | 213 | "Don't Torture a Duckling" is one of the coolest Italian horror films I've ever seen, and I've seen my share. To call it a giallo is a little misleading because it's not really a typical murder mystery. It's more of a straight horror movie.<br /><br />Complete with one of the most brutal and gory scenes ever in a movie... | 1 |
16,887 | [
300,
400
] | 263 | 356 | I'm not a huge fan of Lucio Fulci's films. Most of his 80s gore films had their moments, but often came across as second-rate Dario Argento imitations. With the exception of the entertaining "Zombi" (which was a George Romero imitation), I didn't really enjoy them. I know Italian horror often disregards the plot, but t... | 1 |
16,888 | [
600,
700
] | 493 | 631 | This early film from future goremeister Lucio Fulci is a very good addition to the giallo sub-genre. Set in rural Italy, there is a serial killer of children at large. Add to the mix an array of characters familiar to fans of giallo cinema a madwoman, a newspaper reporter, ineffectual police, a sexy siren, a priest, ... | 1 |
16,889 | [
500,
600
] | 441 | 536 | Lucio Fulci made a lot of great films throughout his career and the way that many of them featured a bucket load of gore lead to him earning the title 'The Godfather of Gore'. While Don't Torture a Duckling was made before Fulci became well known amongst gorehounds, and isn't all that gory; it's certainly a gritty and ... | 1 |
16,890 | [
800,
900
] | 722 | 895 | Documentaries in which sons and daughters seek to understand a parent and, by the process, their own lives are not that uncommon. Also not uncommon are results that reflect lack of talent, a failure of introspection, an abundance of narcissism and, perhaps, an unsubtle quest for publicly-splashed revenge for countless ... | 1 |
16,891 | [
200,
300
] | 240 | 294 | My impression, having seen this documentary, is that Nathaniel Kahn ended up with more questions than he had before he made the film. <br /><br />He took five years to make it, a labour of love and longing. I can only imagine the turmoil of the editing process, what to leave in, what to take out. <br /><br />His father... | 1 |
16,892 | [
200,
300
] | 220 | 266 | My Architect is a great film about Nathaniel Kahn's search for himself via the legacy of his famous Architect father, Louis Kahn, dead since 1974. The film builds slowly, but perfectly, and what starts out as a seemingly lost fortysomething's identity crisis unfolds into a beautiful tale with much deeper meaning with r... | 1 |
16,893 | [
900,
1000
] | 758 | 963 | What a tribute to his father! He set out on a quest to learn more about a man whom he knew little of, and by the end of the journey, I believe Nathaniel Kahn is content with what he learned and personally felt. The film is 5 years in the making, and a quarter of a century after his death, Louis I. Kahn's total commitme... | 1 |
16,894 | [
300,
400
] | 284 | 351 | Nominated for best documentary feature at 2004's Academy Awards, My Architect follows filmmaker Nathaniel Kahn in his quest to find out about his father, the legendary architect Louis I Kahn. Lou Kahn died in 1974, when Nate was 11 years old, leaving behind an incredible but limited body of work, unpaid debts and three... | 1 |
16,895 | [
300,
400
] | 322 | 372 | When Nathaniel Kahn embarked into this voyage, he hardly knew who his father really was. By the end of the film, he found him and comes to terms with the strange life he lived as a child.<br /><br />Louis Kahn was the father. He was an architect's architect. His designs were perhaps too complex, as he tried to create b... | 1 |
16,896 | [
200,
300
] | 221 | 247 | This is a profound and moving work about the creation of art, that which is uniquely human and cannot be produced by nature, the cost of genius and the search for transcendence and what in the end constitutes family, i.e, all of us. I was very much moved by the family discussion that Nathaniel had with his sisters abou... | 1 |
16,897 | [
700,
800
] | 558 | 701 | On March 17, 1974, a man is found dead in the toilets at Manhattan's Penn Station. Although well-known, he cannot be identified because he scratched out the personal information in his passport and his body lays unclaimed at the city's morgue for three days. It turned out to be the body of what many consider one of the... | 1 |
16,898 | [
600,
700
] | 513 | 628 | After visiting the Kimbell museum in Forth-Worth, Texas, USA, enjoying the art and the architecture (also of the adjacent Modern Art Museum), and having a delightful conversation with the knowledgeable bookstore lady, I purchased this a propos DVD with rather high expectations
and was not disappointed in the least.<br... | 1 |
16,899 | [
100,
200
] | 122 | 157 | I never heard of architect, Louis Kahn, until this documentary. In this almost two hour documentary which goes very quickly, his son, Nathaniel Kahn, explores his father's life from Estonia to the slums of North Philadelphia to the University of Pennsylvania in West Philadelphia where he studied and taught. He travels ... | 1 |
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