Barry Bowe's Blog, page 55
November 9, 2020
Robert Shaw
An amazing range of roles and talent. Robert Shaw What does the hitman assigned to kill James Bond in From Russia with Love have in common with the sea captain hunting the Great White shark in Jaws? Before this morning I woulda said “nothing.” But I watched From Russia with Love last night, all the […]
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November 8, 2020
Extreme Justice
Rogue cops and a Death Squad running wild at L.A.P.D. Extreme Justice IMDB describes 1993’s Extreme Justice like so: “A rogue cop joins an elite L.A.P.D. unit who secretly operate as a vigilante death squad, but soon begins to question their methods.” Once again IMDB understates a movie. The producers claim that the movie’s based […]
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November 7, 2020
Ezekial 25 17
Say ‘what’ once more. I dare you, motherfucker. Ezekial 25 17 “Ezekiel 25 17” from Pulp Fiction is one of my most memorable movie scenes ever. Samuel L. Jackson spouts Biblical verse right before he blows away a penny-ante drug dealer. Jackson’s rant is aimed at Frank Whaley. Say ‘what’ once more. I dare you, […]
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November 6, 2020
Blood Ties
One brother’s a criminal and the other brother’s a cop. Blood Ties I never woulda watched Blood Ties. First off: made in France. Second off: made in 2103. So I figure it’s rife with CGI and blue screen. Which makes it a comic strip instead of a movie. But it came on automatically after The […]
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November 5, 2020
The Bank Job
A roomful of safe deposit boxes holds a treasure trove of dirty secrets. The Bank Job IMBD describes 2008’s The Bank Job like so: Martine (Saffron Burrows) offers Terry (Jason Statham) a lead on a foolproof bank hit on London’s Baker Street (Bank). She targets a roomful of safe deposit boxes worth millions in cash […]
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November 4, 2020
Planes, Trains, Automobiles
Situations outside our control and forced to go with the flow. Plains, Trains, and Automobiles IMDB describes Planes, Trains, and Automobiles like so: “A man must struggle to travel home for Thanksgiving with a lovable oaf of a shower curtain ring salesman as his only companion.” A farcical comedy at times, yet poignant at the […]
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November 3, 2020
Robert Blake: Accused Killer
Police arrested Robert Blake and charged him with murder. Robert Blake: Accused Killer Robert Blake met Bonnie Lee Bakley at a jazz club in 1999. He was 66, she was 44, and she’d already been married nine times. She dropped out of high school at 16 and moved to New York City. She attended the […]
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November 1, 2020
Robert Blake: Actor
Don’t do the crime if you can’t do the time. Robert Blake was born Michael James Gubitosi on September 18, 1933. As an actor, he accumulated 162 credits between 1939, when he started as a 6-year-old child actor in The Little Rascals until his last role in Lost Highway in 1997. There woulda been a […]
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The Fruitcake Lady
Run your hand up under her dress. The Fruitcake Lady Something caught my ears while I was watching the trailer for the movie Capote. Never heard it before. But was it true? Listen to this 13-second snippet from the trailer and see if you pick up on it. Did you catch it? When Phillip Seymour […]
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October 31, 2020
In Cold Blood: Hoffman
Not quite done with In Cold Blood. In Cold Blood: Hoffman Thought I was done with In Cold Blood, but Facebook friend Wilfred Robert mentioned the movie Capote. I knew about it, mentioned it yesterday in fact, but wasn’t going to write about. But he changed my mind. Phillip Seymour Hoffman and Catherine Keener starred […]
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