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Tag: Ray Liotta

Movie Review ~ Fool’s Paradise

The Facts: Synopsis: A down-on-his-luck publicist discovers a recently released mental health patient who looks just like a misbehaving movie star. The publicist subs him into a film, creating a new star. But fame and fortune are not all they are cracked up to be.Stars: Charlie Day, Ken Jeong, Kate Beckinsale, Adrien Brody, Ray Liotta,…
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May 12, 2023
Movie Review ~ Marriage Story

The Facts: Synopsis: A stage director and his actor wife struggle through a grueling, coast-to-coast divorce that pushes them to their personal and creative extremes. Stars: Scarlett Johansson, Adam Driver, Laura Dern, Merritt Wever, Ray Liotta, Julie Hagerty, Martha Kelly Director: Noah Baumbach Rated: R Running Length: 136 minutes TMMM Score: (9/10) Review: Relationships are…
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December 7, 2019
The Silver Bullet ~ Stretch

Synopsis: A hard-luck limo driver struggling to go straight and pay off a debt to his bookie takes on a job with a crazed passenger whose sought-after ledger implicates some seriously dangerous criminals. Release Date: TBA 2014 Thoughts: I’d like to have some sympathy for Patrick Wilson but after starring in a string of modest budget…
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November 1, 2014
The Silver Bullet ~ Kill the Messenger

Synopsis: Based on the true story of journalist Gary Webb, a reporter becomes the target of a vicious smear campaign after he exposes the CIA’s role in arming Contra rebels in Nicaragua and importing cocaine into California. Release Date: October 10, 2014 Thoughts: Though it reeks of Jeremy Renner continuing his neverending quest for Oscar…
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June 20, 2014
The Silver Bullet ~ Sin City: A Dame to Kill For

Synopsis: The town’s most hard-boiled citizens cross paths with some of its more reviled inhabitants. Release Date: August 24, 2014 Thoughts: Not exactly striking while the iron was hot, this sequel to 2005’s technically sound but pretty darn moody Sin City finally makes it to the big screen after almost a decade of false starts…
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March 31, 2014
Movie Review ~ The Iceman

The Facts: Synopsis: The true story of Richard Kuklinski, the notorious contract killer and family man. When finally arrested in 1986, neither his wife nor daughters have any clue about his real profession. Stars: Michael Shannon, Winona Ryder, Chris Evans, Ray Liotta, David Schwimmer, Robert Davi, Danny Abeckaser, Stephen Dorff, James Franco Director: Ariel Vroman…
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January 4, 2014
Movie Review ~ The Place Beyond the Pines

The Facts: Synopsis: A motorcycle stunt rider turns to robbing banks as a way to provide for his lover and their newborn child, a decision that puts him on a collision course with an ambitious rookie cop navigating a department ruled by a corrupt detective. Stars: Ryan Gosling, Bradley Cooper, Eva Mendes, Ray Liotta, Rose…
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April 11, 2013
The Silver Bullet ~ The Place Beyond the Pines

Synopsis: A motorcycle stunt rider considers committing a crime in order to provide for his wife and child, an act that puts him on a collision course with a cop-turned-politician. Release Date: March 29, 2013 Thoughts: Reteaming with his Blue Valentine director Derek Cianfrance, star Ryan Gosling throws himself into yet another troubled character seeking some…
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January 16, 2013
The Silver Bullet ~ Killing Them Softly

Synopsis: Jackie Cogan is a professional enforcer who investigates a heist that went down during a mob-protected poker game. Release Date: October 19, 2012 Thoughts: Brad Pitt’s newest film looks to be a grit and knuckles kind of story that will put its own spin on the modern mobster movie. Third time director Andrew Dominik and…
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August 2, 2012