"I'm just glad I'm here where it's quiet…" — Straw Dogs Part I

( WARNING : This post contains spoilers throughout for Sam Peckinpah's original 1971 film of Straw Dogs , which marked its 40th annivers...

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My Missing Picture Nominees: Sons and Lovers (1960)

By Edward Copeland Before I begin discussing the 1960 best picture nominee Sons and Lovers , based on the famed D.H. Lawrence novel and whic...

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Sidney Lumet (1924-2011)

I want you to get up right now. I want you to stand up, out of your chairs. I want you to get up, go to your window, open it and shout, ...

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"No, I'm visiting relatives." — Get Carter at 40

By le0pard13 When director Mike Hodges' first feature film debuted 40 years ago on this date, I don't believe it made much significa...

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Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered

By Jonathan Pacheco "God, she's beautiful," Elliot says, welcoming us into his months-long infatuation with his sister-in-law....

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