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  • The Godfather: Part II (1974)

    The Godfather: Part II (1974)

    February 21, 2012 / Crime, Drama

    The early life and career of Vito Corleone in 1920s New York is portrayed while his son, Michael, expands and tightens his grip on his crime syndicate stretching from Lake Tahoe, Nevada to pre-revolution 1958 Cuba. Director: Francis Ford Coppola Writers: Francis Ford Coppola (screenplay), Mario Puzo (screenplay) Stars: Al Pacino, Robert De Niro and Robert Duvall Storyline The continuing saga of the Corleone crime family tells the story of a young Vito Corleone growing up in Sicily and in [...]

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  • The Godfather

    The Godfather

    February 19, 2012 / Crime, Drama

    The aging patriarch of an organized crime dynasty transfers control of his clandestine empire to his reluctant son. Director: Francis Ford Coppola Writers: Mario Puzo (screenplay), Francis Ford Coppola (screenplay) Stars: Marlon Brando, Al Pacino and James Caan Storyline The story begins as “Don” Vito Corleone, the head of a New York Mafia “family”, oversees his daughter’s wedding. His beloved son Michael has just come home from the war, but does not intend to become part of his father’s business. [...]

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  • The Shawshank Redemption

    The Shawshank Redemption

    February 19, 2012 / Crime

    Two imprisoned men bond over a number of years, finding solace and eventual redemption through acts of common decency. Director: Frank Darabont Writers: Stephen King (short story “Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption”), Frank Darabont (screenplay) Stars: Tim Robbins, Morgan Freeman and Bob Gunton Storyline Andy Dufresne is a young and successful banker whose life changes drastically when he is convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder of his wife and her lover. Set in the 1940′s, the film [...]

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  • Bullhead

    Bullhead

    February 15, 2012 / Crime, Drama

    A young cattle farmer is approached by a veterinarian to make a deal with a notorious beef trader. Director: Michael R. Roskam Writer: Michael R. Roskam Stars: Matthias Schoenaerts, Jeroen Perceval and Jeanne Dandoy Storyline The young Limburg cattle farmer Jacky Vanmarsenille is approached by an unscrupulous veterinarian to make a shady deal with a notorious West-Flemish beef trader. But the assassination of a federal policeman, and an unexpected confrontation with a mysterious secret from Jacky’s past, set in motion [...]

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  • Thin Ice

    Thin Ice

    February 15, 2012 / Comedy, Crime, Drama

    An insurance agent looking for a way out of frigid Wisconsin is blackmailed by an unstable locksmith in the theft of a rare violin that belongs to a retired farmer. Director: Jill Sprecher Writers: Jill Sprecher, Karen Sprecher Stars: Greg Kinnear, Billy Crudup and Alan Arkin Storyline An insurance agent looking for a way out of frigid Wisconsin is blackmailed by an unstable locksmith in the theft of a rare violin that belongs to a retired farmer. Reviews This is [...]

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