MPAA Rating: R/ Genre: Psychological Thriller/ Stars: Christian Bale, Jennifer Jason Leigh, John Sharian, Aitana Sánchez-Gijón, Michael Ironside, Lawrence Gilliard, Jr., Reg E. Cathey, Anna Massey, Matthew Romero, Robert Long, Colin Stinton, Craig Stevenson/ Runtime: 101 minutes I feel it must be said that ever since a remarkable role in…
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At the Movies with Alan Gekko: Absolute Power “97”
MPAA Rating: R/ Genre: Mystery-Thriller/ Stars: Clint Eastwood, Gene Hackman, Ed Harris, Laura Linney, Scott Glenn, Dennis Haysbert, Judy Davis, E. G. Marshall, Melora Hardin, Kenneth Welsh, Penny Johnson, Richard Jenkins, Mark Margolis/ Runtime: 121 minutes I think it is safe to say that the power and the political machinations…
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At the Movies with Alan Gekko: The Artist “2011”
MPAA Rating: PG-13/ Genre: Comedy-Drama/ Stars: Jean Dujardin, Bérénice Bejo, James Cromwell, Penelope Ann Miller, Malcolm McDowell, Missi Pyle, Beth Grant, Ed Lauter, Joel Murray, Ken Davitian, John Goodman, and Uggie the Dog/ Runtime: 100 minutes If there was ever a time where there was even a hint of irony…
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At the Movies with Alan Gekko: Rear Window “54”
MPAA Rating: PG/ Genre: Mystery-Thriller/ Stars: James Stewart, Grace Kelly, Wendell Corey, Thelma Ritter, Raymond Burr, Judith Evelyn, Ross Bagdasarian, Georgine Darcy, Frank Cady, Sara Berner, Jesslyn Fax/ Runtime: 112 minutes It is my distinct opinion that although legendary film helmer Alfred Hitchcock is seen by the vast majority of…
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At the Movies with Alan Gekko: The Natural “84”
MPAA Rating: PG/ Genre: Sports Drama/ Stars: Robert Redford, Robert Duvall, Glenn Close, Kim Basinger, Wilford Brimley, Barbara Hershey, Robert Prosky, Richard Farnsworth, Joe Don Baker, Darren McGavin, Michael Madsen, John Finnegan, Alan Fudge/ Runtime: 138 minutes I guess it should be said that some of the greatest films in…
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At the Movies with Alan Gekko: The Mask of Zorro “98”
MPAA Rating: PG-13/ Genre: Action-Adventure-Comedy/ Stars: Antonio Banderas, Anthony Hopkins, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Stuart Wilson, Matt Letscher, Tony Amendola, Pedro Armendáriz, Jr., Victor Rivers, William Marquez, L. Q. Jones, Julieta Rosen/ Runtime: 136 minutes Fresh off his appearances in numerous literary works, TV shows, and other movies, the infamous masked hero…
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At the Movies with Alan Gekko: The Old Guard “2020”
MPAA Rating: R/Genre: Action-Fantasy /Stars: Charlize Theron, KiKi Layne, Matthias Schoenaerts, Marwan Kenzari, Luca Marinelli, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Harry Melling, Veronica Ngo, Anamaria Marinca, Joey Ansah/Runtime: 124 minutes I feel it only appropriate to note dear reader that although lead actress Charlize Theron has spent her entire career always attempting to…
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At the Movies with Alan Gekko: Friday the 13th Pt. 2
MPAA Rating: R/ Genre: Horror/ Stars: Amy Steel, John Furey, Adrienne King, Steve Daskewisz, Stu Charno, Lauren-Marie Taylor, Marta Kober, Tom McBride, Bill Randolph, Kirsten Baker, Russell Todd, Walt Gorney, Betsy Palmer, Jack Marks, Cliff Cudney/ Runtime: 86 minutes I would like to propose a challenge to you movie goers…
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At the Movies with Alan Gekko: Cobra “86”
MPAA Rating: R/ Genre: Action/ Stars: Sylvester Stallone, Brigitte Nielsen, Reni Santoni, Andrew Robinson, Brian Thompson, John Herzfeld, Lee Garlington, Art LaFleur, Marco Rodriguez, Val Avery, David Rasche/Runtime: 87 minutes Is it just me or did the vast majority of action films made in the 80’s seem to revolve around…
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At the Movies with Alan Gekko: The Quick and the Dead “95”
MPAA Rating: R/ Genre: Western/ Stars: Sharon Stone, Gene Hackman, Russell Crowe, Leonardo DiCaprio, Pat Hingle, Kevin Conway, Keith David, Lance Henriksen, Mark Boone Junior, Tobin Bell, Olivia Burnette, Roberts Blossom, Gary Sinise, Scott Spiegel, Woody Strode, Bruce Campbell/ Runtime: 105 minutes If you ever ask anyone what comes to…