Written by James M. Tate / 4/30/2016 / No comments / bo hopkins , burt young , james caan , jerry fielding , robert duvall , sam peckinpah , seventies
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Written by James M. Tate / 4/25/2016 / No comments / carol reed , espionage , forties , rex harrison , thriller , war
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Written by James M. Tate / 4/24/2016 / No comments / classic , elia kazan , fifties , marlon brando , tcm
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Written by James M. Tate / 4/23/2016 / No comments / biopic , eighties , morris day , musical , prince
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Written by James M. Tate / 4/21/2016 / No comments / 2016 , romance , tom hanks
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Written by James M. Tate / 4/19/2016 / No comments / 2016 , gary oldman , kevin costner , ryan reynolds , thriller , tommy lee jones
KEVIN COSTNER & RYAN REYNOLDS IN CRIMINAL

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Written by James M. Tate / 4/18/2016 / No comments / comic book , eighties , franchise , jack nicholson , kim basinger , michael gough , michael keaton , tim burton
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Written by James M. Tate / 4/15/2016 / No comments / action , camp , darrell zwirling , ensemble , janice heiden , pamela hensley , paul gleason , paul wexler , pulp , robyn hilton , ron ely , seventies , warner archives , william lucking
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Written by James M. Tate / 4/14/2016 / No comments / 2016 , bill murray , disney , kids
DISNEY REBOOTS THE JUNGLE BOOK

Computers take place of hand-drawn animation in the reboot of the Disney classic THE JUNGLE BOOK circa 2016 Most people will remember th...
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Written by James M. Tate / 4/12/2016 / No comments / 2016 , comedy , kristen bell , melissa mccarthy , team-up
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Here are the only two good things about THE BOSS... Bell's breasts... A movie that works in reverse, and yet, doesn't really wor...
Written by James M. Tate / 4/11/2016 / No comments / 2016 , cable , colman domingo , horror , TV , zombies
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