When Lou Bloom (Jake Gyllenhaal), a driven man desperate for
work, muscles into the world of L.A. crime journalism, he blurs the line
between observer and participant to become the star of his own story. Aiding
him in his effort is Nina (The great Rene Russo), a TV-news veteran. I have heard nothing but great things about
this movie and a lot people seem to believe Mr. Gyllenhaal was snubbed for some
nominations this year for his performance in this flick.
I remember seeing this on TV in the early 80s before I had
ever seen a Rocky movie. In this
Stallone plays Johnny Kovak or aka Jimmy Hoffa and joins the Teamsters
trade-union in a local chapter in the 1930s and works his way up in the
organization. Stallone was hot of the
success of Rocky and turns in a nice dramatic performance here. Apparently there was a lot of drama behind the
making of this movie too but you can look that up or probably see part of it on
the special features of this disc.
Directed by the great Norman Jewison (One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest,
The Hurricane).
When a litter of dalmatian puppies are abducted by the
minions of Cruella De Vil, the parents must find them before she uses them for
a diabolical fashion statement. I have not seen this classic in a long time.
Scream Factory brings us 2 good horror comedies. I loved Lauren Hutton in Once
Bitten.
Without hostile intent, a Soviet sub runs aground off New
England. Men are sent for a boat, but many villagers go into a tizzy, risking
bloodshed in this war comedy. This is a
great movie debut by Alan Arkin and is also directed by Norman Jewison.
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