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Saturday Morning Cinema: AFI Top 100 Edition – The French Connection
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Saturday Morning Cinema: AFI Top 100 Edition – Pulp Fiction
Pulp Fiction has always been my “okayest good movie”. It is supposed to be iconic and noteworthy for resurrecting John Travolta’s career, cementing Samuel L. Jackson into the persona he often portrays today, and utilizing a “name brand” cast in unique roles. Dialogue-heavy scenes build to cathartic moments that either shock or amuse. Quentin Tarantino…
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Saturday Morning Cinema: AFI Top 100 Edition – The Last Picture Show
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Saturday Morning Cinema: AFI Top 100 Edition – Do The Right Thing
Do The Right Thing is intense. Characters swirl in and out juggling multiple story lines and perspectives while sitting smack in the middle of a racially mixed and charged neighborhood during a scorching summer day. Released in 1989, Do The Right Thing’s subject matter is as relevant now as ever, especially in regards to the…
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Saturday Morning Cinema: AFI Top 100 Edition – Blade Runner
Is Blade Runner actually a good movie? That is a question I ask myself whenever I watch it or even just hear Blade Runner mentioned. Now that I have watched it again, is there a clear answer? No. The fact there is not an answer makes me think Blade Runner is not, in fact, amazing, but that does not…
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Saturday Morning Cinema: AFI Top 100 Edition – Yankee Doodle Dandy
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Saturday Morning Cinema: AFI Top 100 Edition – Toy Story
An all-time favorite with Toy Story comes in at number 99 on AFI’s All-Time Top 100 list. I love the movie because of the story, the voice actors (give me Tom Hanks all day every day), and the creativity infused throughout this animated masterpiece. It’s like an animated Honey, I Shrunk the Kids where the toys see…
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Saturday Morning Cinema: AFI Top 100 Edition – Ben-Hur
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Saturday Morning Cinema: AFI Top 100 Edition – Setting the Stage
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Saturday Morning Cinema: Baseball Movies #4 – Field of Dreams
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