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A Few Good Men

A Few Good Men is a 1992 American mystery thriller directed by Rob Reiner and produced by Rob Reiner, David Brown and Andrew Scheinman. The screenplay was written by Aaron Sorkin.

Rated: R (movie contains language)
Run Time: 2h 18min
Release Date: December 11, 1992 (USA)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Suspense
Director: Rob Reiner
Studio: Columbia Pictures
Budget: $40 Million
Box Office: $243.2 Million

A Few Good Men stars Tom Cruise, Jack Nicholson, Demi Moore, Kevin Bacon, Kiefer Sutherland, Kevin Pollak, J.T. Walsh, Cuba Gooding Jr., Noah Wyle, Christopher Guest, Wolfgang Bodison, James Marshall and J.A. Preston.

A Few Good Men is the story of two U.S. Marines charged with killing a fellow Marine in a hazing incident while stationed at the Guantanamo Bay Naval Base in Cuba. Lieutenant Daniel Kaffee (Tom Cruise) is a military lawyer who was assigned as counsel to defend Lance Corporal Dawson (Wolfgang Bodison) and Private First Class Louden Downey (James Marshall).

Lieutenant Kaffee is known for seeking plea bargains in his cases and has never seen the inside of a courtroom. On his team are fellow lawyers, Lieutenant Commander JoAnne Galloway (Demi Moore) and Lieutenant JG Sam Weinberg (Kevin Pollak). The three of them fly to Cuba to meet with young accused Marines to investigate the murder scene and conduct interviews with other Marines on the base at the time of death.

After Kaffee and Galloway meet with the accused young Marines and after gathering evidence and strategizing, she realizes they have a sticky case on their hands. The two Marines will follow won’t talk even to save themselves because it would go against the unwritten Marine code. Although hazing is against the law and Marine policy, the Guantanamo commander, Colonel Nathan Jessup (Jack Nicholson) may have tacitly approved the hazing attack on the dead Marine.

Movie Quotes

“I want the truth!” – Lt. Kaffee

“You can’t handle the truth!” – Col. Jessup

“What a relief. I was afraid I wouldn’t be able to use the liar-liar-pants-on-fire defense.” – Lt. Kaffee

“There is nothing on this earth sexier, believe me, gentlemen, than a woman you have to salute in the morning.” – Col. Jessup

Official Movie Trailer

Movie Stars

Tom Cruise as Lieutenant Daniel Kaffee

Jack Nicholson as Colonel Nathen Jessup

Demi Moore as Lieutenant Commander Joanne Galloway

Kevin Bacon as Captain Jack Ross

Kiefer Sutherland as Lieutenant Jonathan Kendrick

Kevin Pollak as Lieutenant JG Sam Weinberg

Wolfgang Bodison as Lance Corporal Harold W. Dawson

J.T. Walsh as Lieutenant Colonel Matthew Markinson

Cuba Gooding Jr. as Corporal Carl Hammaker

James Marshall as Private First Class Louden Downey

Noah Wyle as Corporal Jeffrey Barnes

Christopher Guest as Dr. Stone

J.A. Preston as Judge Julius Alexander Randolph

Aaron Sorkin as Man at Bar

Joshua Malina as Tom

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A Bronx Tale

A Bronx Tale is a 1993 American crime drama directed by Robert De Niro and produced by Jane Rosenthal. The screenplay was written by Chazz Palminteri and is based on a play written by Chazz Polminteri also called A Bronx Tale.

Rated: R (movie contains strong language and several scenes of violence)
Run Time: 2h 1min
Release Date: September 29, 1993 (USA)
Genre: Drama, Crime, Mobster
Director: Robert De Niro
Studio: Savoy Pictures
Budget: $10 Million
Box Office: $17.3 Million

A Bronx Tale stars Robert De Niro, Chazz Palminteri, Lillo Brancato Jr., Taral Hicks, Francis Capra, Joe Pesci, Kathrine Narducci, Clem Caserta, Joe D’Onofrio and Louis Vanaria.

A Bronx Tale is the story of Calogero Anello (Lillo Brancato Jr.), an Italian boy growing up in a Bronx neighborhood in the 1960’s. As a 9 year old boy, Calogero witnesses a murder right outside of his building where mob boss Sonny LoSpecchio (Chazz Palminteri) apparently shoots a man over a dispute over a parking space. The police come and ask Calogero’s father Lorenzo Anello (Robert De Niro) to bring Calogero down to the street level to identify the shooter. Sonny and his crew are all lined up in front of Sonny’s Social Club and the police go down the line asking Calogero who shot the man. Calogero looks at each man and says no. The last in line is Sonny and he looks him in the eyes and says no.

From that point on, Sonny befriends Calogero over the objection of Lorenzo. Calogero sneaks out any time he can and spends time with Sonny and delivers drinks to his patrons and collects tips. Lorenzo tells Sonny to leave his son alone and Calogero continues. All of the mobsters have nicknames and Sonny tells Calogero that his name is too long and reduces to to simply ‘C’.

Fast forward 6 years and C is in High School and hangs with his wannabe mob friends who are always starting trouble. Sonny tells him to not hang out with his friends and to stay in school so he gets two educations. One from school and one from the street. At school, C develops a crush on Jane Williams (Taral Hicks) and asks Lorenzo and Sonny both for advice because Jane is a girl of color which might be frowned upon in that neighborhood in the ’60’s. Lorenzo tells Calogero that it would be best to date a white girl and Sonny is supportive of C’s feelings and tells him he should pursue it stating you get three great loves in your life and Jane could be one of them if she passed the ‘Sonny Test’.

Movie Quotes

“The saddest thing in life is wasted talent.” – Lorenzo Anello

“It was great to be Catholic and go to confession. You could start over every week.” – Calogero ‘C’ Anello

“The only thing that matters is what’s good for you and how you feel about each other. You gotta do what your heart tells you to do.” – Sonny LoSpecchio

“I don’t know about that, Father. Your guy may be bigger than my guy up there, but my guy is bigger than your guy down here.” – Calogero ‘C’ Anello

Official Movie Trailer

Movie Stars

Robert De Niro as Lorenzo Anello

Chazz Palminteri as Sonny LoSpecchio

Lillo Brancato Jr. as Calogero ‘C’ Anello

Taral Hicks as Jane Williams

Francis Capra as Cologero ‘C’ Anello (Young)

Joe Pesci as Carmine

Kathrine Narducci as Rosina Anello

Clem Caserta as Jimmy Whispers

Joe D’Onofrio as Slick

Louis Vanario as Crazy Mario

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A Knight’s Tale

A Knight’s Tale is a 2001 American action adventure drama directed by Brian Helgeland and also written by Brian Helgeland.

Rated: PG-13 (movie contains action violence, some nudity and brief sex-related dialogue)
Run Time: 2h 12min
Release Date: May 11, 2001 (USA)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Romance, Comedy
Director: Brian Helgeland
Studio: Columbia Pictures
Budget: $65 Million
Box Office: $117.5 Million

A Knight’s Tale stars Heath Ledger, Rufus Sewell, Shannyn Sossamon, Paul Bettany, Laura Fraser, Mark Addy, Alan Tudyk, Bérénice Bejo, Scott Handy, James Purefoy and Christopher Cazenove.

A Knight’s Tale is the story of a young squire, accompanied by a group of friends, who fakes his way into various 14th century jousting competitions and then tries to win the hand of a fair maiden all while dealing with the dark count who is determined to defeat him and win the hand of the lady.

William Thatcher (Heath Ledger), Roland (Mark Addy) and Wat (Alan Tudyk) are squires for Sir Ector (Nick Brimble), a Knight who participates in medieval jousting tournaments. Unfortunately during a tournament, Sir Ector dies while napping between rounds. William hatches a plan to pose as Sir Ector and finish the tournament so they could have some money and eat. William dons the armor and mounts the steed and grabs a lance and proceeds to finish the last round. He takes a lance to the helmet bending it to his head so when it was time to accept the trophies, he was not able to remove his helmet remaining anonymous. William was hooked and decided he would participate in other tournaments as they worked their way back to London.

Along the way to the next tournament the 3 cross paths with a man walking naked who introduces himself as Geoffrey Chaucer (Paul Bettany) and describes himself as an author and poet and in his self accolades, mentions he has also produced Patents of nobility which are royal letters describing a family lineage and their English nobility. William voices an interest and Chaucer agrees to trade some clothes, food and a ride on the horse for the Patents which would allow William to participate in future tournaments and Sir Ulrich Von Lichtenstein is born. This starts them on a journey filled with deception, peril, love and failure as William meets a beautiful princess Jocelyn (Shannyn Sossamon), faces Count Adhemar (Rufus Sewell) who is a daunting and evil jousting champion and forces William to come to grips with his humble beginnings.

Movie Quotes

“You may feel like a poet, but you sound like an idiot.” – Roland

“Change your stars and live a better life than I have.” – John Thatcher

“You have been weighed, you have been measured and you have been found wanting” – Count Adhemar

“Welcome to the New World. God save you, if it is right that he should do so.” – William Thatcher

Official Movie Trailer

Movie Stars

Heath Ledger as William Thatcher

Rufus Sewell as Count Adhemar

Shannyn Sossamon as Jocelyn

Paul Bettany as Geoffrey Chaucer

Laura Fraser as Kate

Mark Addy as Roland

Alan Tudyk as Wat

Bérénice Bejo as Christiana

Scott Handy as Germaine

James Purefoy as Colville

Christopher Cazenove as John Thatcher

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American Hustle

American Hustle is a 2013 American romantic crime thriller directed by David O. Russell and produced by Charles Roven, Richard Suckle, Megan Ellison and Jonathan Gordon. The screenplay was written by Eric Warren Singer and David O. Russell.

Rated: R (movie contains pervasive language, some sexual content and brief violence)
Run Time: 2h 18min
Release Date: December 20, 2013 (USA)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Romance, Thriller
Director: David O. Russell
Studio: Sony Pictures Releasing and Columbia Pictures
Budget: $40 Million
Box Office: $251.2 Million

American Hustle stars Christian Bale, Amy Adams, Bradley Cooper, Jennifer Lawrence, Jeremy Renner, Louis C.K., Robert De Niro, Jack Huston, Michael Peña, Elisabeth Röhm and Anthony Zerbe.

American Hustle tells the story of Irving Rosenfeld (Christian Bale), a brilliant con man who operated a dry cleaning business as his legitimate business while behind the scenes he dabbles in loan-sharking and forgery. When Irving meets Sydney Prosser (Amy Adams), there is an instant emotional connection. Both of them come from humble backgrounds, but are both striving for a better life. Irving tells Sydney about his illegal sideline as a con artist, but to his surprise she is not repulsed but rather attracted to the fact. The two embark on a sexual relationship, despite the fact that Irving is already married to the brash and uncultured Rosalyn Rosenfeld (Jennifer Lawrence).

Irving deals with loan scams which typically net him about $5,000 but Sydney believes she can help his scams by pretending to be British Lady Edith Greensley who has London banking connections. In doing so, she does indeed vastly improve the bottom line of their take. However, one of their targets ends up being Richie DiMaso (Bradley Cooper), an undercover FBI agent who catches them red-handed in their con. As a way to get out of serving time, DiMaso forces them to work under cover as part of a sting operation headed by DiMaso to nail New Jersey Mayor Carmine Polito (Jeremy Renner). In the meantime, Irving’s jealous wife Rosalyn gets involved and may be the one to bring everyone’s world crashing down. American Hustle is a fictional film based on the 1970s Abscam case which was one of the most stunning scandals to rock our nation.

Movie Quotes

“You’re nothing to me ’til you’re everything.” – Sydney Prosser

“I told you not to put metal in the science oven.” – Irving Rosenfeld

“The art of survival is a story that never ends.” – Irving Rosenfeld

“It’s the crazy thing about people. The more you say no, the more they want in on something. It is so stupid.” – Irving Rosenfeld

“That’s the way the world works. Not black and white, like you say. Extremely gray.” – Irving Rosenfeld

Official Movie Trailer

Movie Stars

Christian Bale as Irving Rosenfeld

Amy Adams as Sydney Prosser

Bradley Cooper as Richie DiMaso

Jennifer Lawrence as Rosalyn Rosenfeld

Jeremy Renner as Mayor Carmine Polito

Louis C.K. as Stoddard Thorsen

Robert De Niro as Victor Tellegio

Jack Huston as Pete Musane

Michael Peña as Paco Hernandez / Sheik Abdullah

Elisabeth Röhm as Dolly Polito

Anthony Zerbe as Senator Horton Mitchell

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Valentine’s Day

Valentine’s Day is a 2010 American romantic comedy film directed by Garry Marshall and produced by Mike Karz and Wayne Allan Rice. The screenplay was written by Katherine Fugate, Abby Kohn and Marc Silverstein.

Rated: PG-13 (for some sexual material and brief partial nudity)
Run Time: 2h 4min
Release Date: February 12, 2010 (USA)
Genre: Comedy, Romance, Love, Drama
Director: Garry Marshall
Studio: Warner Bros. Pictures
Budget: $52 Million
Box Office: $216.5 Million

Valentine’s Day stars Jessica Alba, Kathy Bates, Jessica Biel, Bradley Cooper, Eric Dane, Patrick Dempsey, Hector Elizondo, Jamie Foxx, Jennifer Garner, Topher Grace, Anne Hathaway, Ashton Kutcher, Queen Latifah, Taylor Lautner, George Lopez, Shirley MacLaine, Emma Roberts, Julia Roberts, Carter Jenkins, Larry Miller and Taylor Swift in her film debut.

Valentine’s Day follows a dozen people as they win and lose love in all its many forms over the course of the romantic holiday. In a series of interconnected stories, various Los Angeles residents wind their way through the highs and lows of love during a single day. As the holiday unfolds, they experience first dates, longtime commitments, youthful crushes and connections to old flames.

Reed Bennett (Ashton Kutcher) is a florist and proposes to his girlfriend Morley (Jessica Alba) and she accepts, much to the surprise of Reed’s closest friends Alponso (George Lopez) and Julia Fitzpatrick (Jennifer Garner); Sean Jackson (Eric Dane) is a star quarterback near the end of his career contemplating his future; On an airplane bound for Los Angeles, Kate Hazeltine (Julia Roberts), a captain in the U.S. Army on a one-day leave, befriends newly single Holden Bristow (Bradley Cooper). Two high school seniors Grace (Emma Roberts) and Alex (Carter Jenkins) plan to lose their virginity and Grace’s house during lunch hour; Edgar (Hector Elizondo) and Estelle (Shirley MacLaine) are facing the troubles of a long marriage as they are getting ready to renew their wedding vows; Sports reported Kelvin Moore (Jamie Foxx) has been sent out on assignment by his producer Susan (Kathy Bates) to cover Valentine’s Day because of a lack of sports news, and they share their mutual hatred of the holiday.

Intertwining multiple story lines together takes you on a fun adventure telling stories of love in all its forms. Can cupid finish his work by midnight?

Movie Quotes

“We’re just passing Rodeo Drive. Did you ever shop there?” – Chauffeur Redmond
“I did once. It was a big mistake. Big. Huge.” – Kate

“My closest relationship is with my Blackberry, Thank God it vibrates!” – Kara Monahan

“There you have it, folks. Young love. Full of promise, full of hope, ignorant of reality.” – Male Anchor

“When you love someone, you love all of them… you gotta love everything about them, not just the good things but the bad things too. The things you find lovable and the things you don’t.” – Estelle