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Written by James M. Tate / 8/19/2011 / No comments / action , fantasy , tens
CONAN THE BARBARIAN (2011)

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Written by James M. Tate / 8/17/2011 / No comments / courtroom drama , diane keaton , eighties , matthew modine , mel gibson , prison , romance
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Written by James M. Tate / 8/16/2011 / No comments / action , donald sutherland , nineties , prison , sylvester stallone , tom sizemore
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Written by James M. Tate / 8/14/2011 / No comments / charlene tilton , katy kurtzman , made-for-TV , seventies
DIARY OF A TEENAGE HITCHHIKER

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Written by James M. Tate / 8/11/2011 / No comments / alfred hitchcock , cary grant , film noir or melodrama , forties , suspense
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title: SUSPICION year: 1941 cast: Cary Grant, Joan Fontaine, Nigel Bruce, May Whitty director: Alfred Hitchcock rating: ***1/2 ...
Written by James M. Tate / 8/10/2011 / No comments / action , comic book , danny huston , hugh jackman , marvel comics , ryan reynolds , tens , thriller
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Written by James M. Tate / 8/08/2011 / No comments / action , bruce campbell , horror , larry cohen , leo rossi , nineties , robert z'dar , sequel , william lustig
ROBERT Z'DAR RETURNS IN MANIAC COP 2

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Written by James M. Tate / 8/06/2011 / No comments / action , calista carradine , jeff wincott , karate , michael ironside , nineties
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Written by James M. Tate / 8/01/2011 / No comments / comedy , tens
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