Author: Michael
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Captain Corelli’s Mandolin (2001)
What’s this all about? Captain Corelli’s Mandolin is a period drama/romance about the German, and subsequent Italian occupation of Greece during World War II. It details the lives and relationships between the residents of a small Greek fishing village on Kefalonia, their Italian occupiers, and some of their Nazi overseers. The war in the Mediterranean…
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The Family Man (2000)
What’s this all about? Given a taste of what could have been had he made different decisions, a wealthy, high-powered financial wizard in New York City wakes up on Christmas morning to find his fancy apartment, job, and Ferrari have been replaced by a house in Jersey, a wife and kids, and a minivan. As…
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Gone in 60 Seconds (2000)
What’s this all about? In the year 2000, music video director Dominic Sena brought us Gone in 60 Seconds, a remake of a 1970’s film that no one asked for. It tells the story of a reformed car thief who has to put his crew back together to steal an improbable 50 cars in one…
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The plot thickens (and the hole deepens)!
As they earthmovers started digging the hole for the new foundation, they uncovered the previously buried foundation of an old house. I’m going to assume that it’s from Wyatt Earp’s homestead, as he grew up in this neck of the woods. Mark that down as the first unexpected discovery of the project.
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Bringing Out The Dead (1999)
What’s this all about? A burned-out paramedic spends three stress-filled nights working on the streets of New York City, and battling his personal demons. Fights are fought. Cars are crashed. Bums are beaten up. Girls are kissed. Heroin is taken. Cigarettes are smoked. Lessons are learned. Somebody gave Martin Scorsese a budget for a film,…
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The earth movers have arrived!
This summer, The Overlook is undergoing a significant remodel, including the addition of a 1000 sq. foot machine shed and workshop, and complete renovation of the outside of the main building and guest rooms. Today was ground breaking day! The team is working to flatten out some hills in preparation for new concrete being poured.…
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8MM (1999)
What’s this all about? A private detective, hoping to expand his practice, accepts a job from a wealthy widow to investigate the source of a “snuff film” that she has found amongst her husband’s belongings. The detective gets drawn into the world of underground pornography, which leads to depravity and murder. Having learned the truth,…
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Snake Eyes (1998)
What’s this all about? In 1998, when Brian DePalma (director of Bonfire of the Vanities, and The Untouchables) made Snake Eyes, a tense assassination thriller. A dirty Atlantic City cop and his childhood best friend, a high ranking Navy Commander must solve the assassination of the U.S. Secretary of Defense at a pay-per-view Heavyweight boxing…
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City of Angels (1998)
What’s this all about? In City of Angels, director Brad Silverling gives us a vision of what the world looks like to a group of angels, who walk through Los Angeles unseen, comforting those in distress, correcting minor wrongs, and escorting the souls of those who have passed on into heaven. It’s a bleak, curious…