MPAA Rating: PG/Genre: Neo-Noir Mystery Drama/Stars: Gene Hackman, John Cazale, Allen Garfield, Cindy Williams, Frederic Forrest, Harrison Ford, Michael Higgins, Elizabeth MacRae, Teri Garr, Phoebe Alexander, Mark Wheeler, Robert Shields, Bill Kilgore/Runtime: 113 minutes I think it can safely be said that, amongst the many distinct ailments which a human…
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At the Movies with Alan Gekko: The Poseidon Adventure “72”
MPAA Rating: PG/Genre: Disaster/Stars: Gene Hackman, Ernest Borgnine, Red Buttons, Carol Lynley, Roddy McDowall, Stella Stevens, Shelley Winters, Jack Albertson, Pamela Sue Martin, Arthur O’Connell, Eric Shea, Leslie Nielsen, Fred Sadoff, Byron Webster, Jan Arvan, Sheila Mathews, John Crawford, Bob Hastings, Erik Nelson, Charles Bateman, Ernie F. Orsatti/Runtime: 117 minutes…
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At the Movies with Alan Gekko: Runaway Jury “03”
MPAA Rating: PG-13/Genre: Legal Thriller/Stars: John Cusack, Gene Hackman, Dustin Hoffman, Rachel Weisz, Bruce Davison, Bruce McGill, Jeremy Piven, Nick Searcy, Luis Guzmán, Stanley Anderson, Marguerite Moreau, Leland Orser, Gerry Bamman, Nestor Serrano, Ed Nelson, Joanna Going, Cliff Curtis, Jennifer Beals, Bill Nunn, Juanita Jennings, Nora Dunn, Guy Torry, Rusty…
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At the Movies with Alan Gekko: Heist “01”
MPAA Rating: R/Genre: Crime Thriller/Stars: Gene Hackman, Danny DeVito, Delroy Lindo, Rebecca Pidgeon, Sam Rockwell, Ricky Jay, Patti LuPone, Alan Bilzerian, Richard L. Friedman, Robert Lussier, Mark Camacho, Michelle Sweeney, Elyzabeth Walling, Jim Frangione/Runtime: 109 minutes Among the many genres of movie magic that have not only existed virtually since…
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At the Movies with Alan Gekko: Mississippi Burning “88”
MPAA Rating: R/Genre: Crime Thriller/Stars: Gene Hackman, Willem Dafoe, Frances McDormand, Brad Dourif, R. Lee Ermey, Gailard Sartain, Stephen Tobolowsky, Michael Rooker, Pruitt Taylor Vince, Badja Djola, Kevin Dunn, Tobin Bell, Frankie Faison/Runtime: 128 minutes Contrary to the tragic law of popular opinion that existed not only when I was…
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At the Movies with Alan Gekko: The French Connection “71”
MPAA Rating: R/Genre: Neo-Noir Action Thriller/Stars: Gene Hackman, Fernando Rey, Roy Scheider, Tony Lo Bianco, Marcel Bozzuffi, Frédéric de Pasquale, Bill Hickman, Ann Rebbot, Harold Gary, Arlene Farber, Eddie Egan, André Ernotte, Sonny Grosso, Randy Jurgensen, Alan Weeks/Runtime: 104 minutes If you really want to know how cinema can define…
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At the Movies with Alan Gekko: No Way Out “87”
MPAA Rating: R/Genre: Neo-Noir Political Action Thriller/Stars: Kevin Costner, Gene Hackman, Sean Young, Will Patton, Howard Duff, George Dzundza, Jason Bernard, Iman, Fred Dalton Thompson, Michael Shillo, David Paymer, Robert Kerman/Runtime: 114 minutes I think it’s safe to start this review off by saying that, contrary to the law of…
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At the Movies with Alan Gekko: Crimson Tide “95”
MPAA Rating: R/ Genre: Action Thriller/Stars: Denzel Washington, Gene Hackman, George Dzundza, Matt Craven, Viggo Mortensen, James Gandolfini, Rocky Carroll, Jaime P. Gomez, Michael Milhoan, Scott Burkholder, Danny Nucci, Lillo Brancato, Jr., Rick Schroder, Steve Zahn, Mark Christopher Lawrence, Ryan Phillippe, Eric Bruskotter, Daniel von Bargen, Jason Robards, Jim Reid…
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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 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…
