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    At the Movies with Alan Gekko: The Pledge “01”

    MPAA Rating: R/Genre: Neo-Noir Psychological Mystery Drama/Stars: Jack Nicholson, Patricia Clarkson, Benicio del Toro, Aaron Eckhart, Helen Mirren, Tom Noonan, Robin Wright Penn, Vanessa Redgrave, Mickey Rourke, Sam Shepard, Harry Dean Stanton, Dale Dickey, Costas Mandylor, Michael O’Keefe, Lois Smith, Brittany Tiplady, Eileen Ryan/Runtime: 123 minutes I think it is…

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    At the Movies with Alan Gekko: Batman “89”

    MPAA Rating: PG-13/ Genre: Superhero/Stars: Jack Nicholson, Michael Keaton, Kim Basinger, Robert Wuhl, Pat Hingle, Billy Dee Williams, Michael Gough, Jack Palance, Jerry Hall, Tracey Walter, Lee Wallace, William Hootkins, David Baxt, Sharon Holm, Garrick Hagon, Liza Ross, Adrian Meyers, Hugo E. Blick, Charles Roskilly/Runtime: 126 minutes I think it…

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    At the Movies with Alan Gekko: The Shining “80”

    MPAA Rating: R/ Genre: Psychological Horror/Stars: Jack Nicholson, Shelley Duvall, Danny Lloyd, Scatman Crothers, Barry Nelson, Philip Stone, Joe Turkel, Anne Jackson, Tony Burton, Lia Beldam, Billie Gibson, Barry Dennen, Lisa Burns, Louise Burns/Runtime: 144 minutes (American release) Well I must admit that I find myself in a quandary when…

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    At the Movies with Alan Gekko: Wolf “94”

    MPAA Rating: R/ Genre: Romantic Horror/ Stars: Jack Nicholson, Michelle Pfeiffer, James Spader, Kate Nelligan, Richard Jenkins, Christopher Plummer, Eileen Atkins, David Hyde Pierce, Om Puri/ Runtime: 125 minutes I feel it must be said that since at least the ’40s, any movie maker who has even dared to attempt to make a brand…

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    At the Movies with Alan Gekko: Chinatown

    MPAA Rating: R/ Genre: Film Noir/ Stars: Jack Nicholson, Faye Dunaway, John Huston, Perry Lopez, John Hillerman, Darrell Zwerling, Diane Ladd, Roy Jenson, Dick Bakalyan, Joe Mantell, Bruce Glover, James Hong, Burt Young/ Runtime: 130 minutes I feel that it is safe to say that for every genre of film…