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ABOUT MY FATHER
By Marc S. Sanders Robert DeNiro meets the parents! Though it’s not what you’re thinking, probably. Comedian Sebastian Maniscalco co-writes and stars as a proud Italian named (what else?) Sebastian in a heartwarming, sometimes raunchy script, loosely inspired by the relationship he might have had with his real, Sicilian, immigrant father who specialized in hairdressing. DeNiro is…
MUTINY ON THE BOUNTY (1935)
by Miguel E. Rodriguez DIRECTOR: Frank LloydCAST: Charles Laughton, Clark Gable, Franchot ToneMY RATING: 9/10ROTTEN TOMATOMETER: 96% Certified Fresh PLOT: First mate Fletcher Christian leads a revolt against his sadistic commander, Captain Bligh, in this classic seafaring adventure, based on the real-life 1789 mutiny. For me, what makes the 1935 version of Mutiny on the…
EL TOPO (Mexico, 1970)
by Miguel E. Rodriguez DIRECTOR: Alejandro JodorowskyCAST: Alejandro Jodorowsky, Brontis Jodorowsky, Mara Lorenzio, Paula RomoMY RATING: 7/10ROTTEN TOMATOMETER: 80% Certified Fresh PLOT: A mysterious black-clad gunfighter wanders a mystical Western landscape encountering multiple bizarre characters. (THERE’S an understatement.) Having only seen one other film from Alejandro Jodorowsky (Santa Sangre, 1989), I thought I was prepared…
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