MPAA Rating: R/Genre: Horror/Stars: Miguel Ferrer, Julie Entwisle, Dan Monahan, Michael H. Moss, John Bennes, Beverly Skinner, Rob Wilds, Richard K. Olsen, Elizabeth McCormick/Runtime: 97 minutes As a journalist of some skill and renown (or notoriety dependent on who you are talking to), I have found myself exposed to many…
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At the Movies with Alan Gekko: Schindler’s List “93”
MPAA Rating: R/Genre: Epic Historical Drama/Stars: Liam Neeson, Ben Kingsley, Ralph Fiennes, Caroline Goodall, Jonathan Sagall, Embeth Davidtz, Małgorzata Gebel, Mark Ivanir, Beatrice Macola, Andrzej Seweryn, Friedrich von Thun, Jerzy Nowak, Norbert Weisser, Albert Misak, Michael Gordon, Aldona Grochal, Uri Avrahami, Michael Schneider, Miri Fabian, Anna Mucha, Adi Nitzan, Jacek…
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At the Movies with Alan Gekko: Empire of the Sun “87”
MPAA Rating: PG/Genre: Epic Coming-of-Age War Drama/Stars: Christian Bale, John Malkovich, Miranda Richardson, Nigel Havers, Joe Pantoliano, Leslie Phillips, Masatō Ibu, Emily Richard, Rupert Frazer, Peter Gale, Takatarō Kataoka, Ben Stiller, Robert Stephens, Guts Ishimatsu, Burt Kwouk, Paul McGann, Marc de Jonge, Eric Flynn, James Greene, Paula Hamilton, Tony Boncza,…
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At the Movies with Alan Gekko: Wall Street “87”
MPAA Rating: R/Genre: Crime Drama/Stars: Michael Douglas, Charlie Sheen, Daryl Hannah, Martin Sheen, John C. McGinley, Terence Stamp, James Karen, Hal Holbrook, Sean Young, James Spader, Saul Rubinek, John Capodice, Franklin Cover, Sylvia Miles, Millie Perkins, Josh Mostel, Paul Guilfoyle/Runtime: 126 minutes It might surprise you to learn this, but…
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At the Movies with Alan Gekko: The Name of the Rose “86”
MPAA Rating: R/Genre: Historical Mystery/Stars: Sean Connery, F. Murray Abraham, Christian Slater, Helmut Qualtinger, Elya Baskin, Michael Lonsdale, Volker Prechtel, Feodor Chaliapin Jr., William Hickey, Michael Habeck, Valentina Vargas, Ron Perlman, Leopoldo Trieste, Franco Valobra, Vernon Dobtcheff, Donal O’Brian, Andrew Birkin, Lucien Bodard, Peter Berling, Pete Lancaster, Urs Althaus, Lars…
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At the Movies with Alan Gekko: Dressed to Kill “80”
MPAA Rating: R/Genre: Erotic Psychological Thriller/Stars: Michael Caine, Angie Dickinson, Nancy Allen, Keith Gordon, Dennis Franz, David Margulies, Susanna Clemm, Ken Baker, Brandon Maggart, Anneka Di Lorenzo, Bill Randolph, Susanna Clemm, Mark Margolis; voice of: William Finley/Runtime: 104 minutes It might come as a bit of a shock to some…
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At the Movies with Alan Gekko: Double Indemnity “44”
MPAA Rating: NR/Genre: Film Noir/Stars: Fred MacMurray, Barbara Stanwyck, Edward G. Robinson, Porter Hall, Jean Heather, Tom Powers, Byron Barr, Richard Gaines, Fortunio Bonanova, John Philliber, Raymond Chandler, Bess Flowers, Betty Farrington, Teala Loring, Sam McDaniel, Miriam Nelson, Douglas Spencer, Norma Varden/Runtime: 107 minutes I think an argument can definitely…
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At the Movies with Alan Gekko: F/X “86”
MPAA Rating: R/Genre: Action Thriller/Stars: Bryan Brown, Brian Dennehy, Diane Venora, Cliff De Young, Mason Adams, Jerry Orbach, Joe Grifasi, Trey Wilson, Tom Noonan, Josie de Guzman, Roscoe Orman, Martha Gehman, Angela Bassett/Runtime: 108 minutes It might be a weird way to start off a review, but there is a…
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At the Movies with Alan Gekko: The Frighteners “96”
MPAA Rating: R/Genre: Supernatural Comedy Horror/Stars: Michael J. Fox, Trini Alvarado, Peter Dobson, John Astin, Jeffrey Combs, Dee Wallace Stone, Jake Busey, Chi McBride, Jim Fyfe, Troy Evans, Julianna McCarthy, R. Lee Ermey, Elizabeth Hawthorne, Melanie Lynskey, Byron McCrawerly, Angela Bloomfield/Runtime: 109 minutes As I was finishing up my review…
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At the Movies with Alan Gekko: Poltergeist “82”
MPAA Rating: PG/Genre: Supernatural Horror/Stars: Craig T. Nelson, JoBeth Williams, Beatrice Straight, Dominique Dunne, Oliver Robins, Heather O’Rourke, Michael McManus, Virginia Kiser, Martin Casella, Richard Lawson, Zelda Rubinstein, James Karen, Dirk Blocker, Lou Perry, Sonny Landham/Runtime: 114 minutes I think it’s safe to start this review off by letting you…