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The Grapes of Wrath (1940)

Rated NR Based on John Steinbeck’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel. Tom Joad leads his family from Oklahoma to California during the dust bowl. Starring Henry Fonda, Jane Darwell, John Carradine One of the best films ever to be adapted from a … Continue reading

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My Oscars Predictions 2012

Now, that the oscar nominations are out, I thought, I’ll throw my hat in the ring of who I think will be taking home the naked man. I would take bets but alas, I’m broke. Here’s my picks: Actor in … Continue reading

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Frank Capra

 Arsenic and Old Lace (1944) Rated NR Stellar performances highlight this delightfully witty adaptation of the hit Broadway play about two dotty spinsters with a peculiar avocation: helping lonely old gents by poisoning them and burying them in the cellar. … Continue reading

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Elle Fanning

 Babel (2006) Rated R When an American couple vacationing in Morocco fall victim to a random act of violence, a series of events unfolds across four countries that demonstrates both the necessity and impossibility of human communication. Director Alejandro González Iñárritu … Continue reading

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