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Day for Night

RELEASED: 1973RUNTIME: 116 minsWRITTEN BY: François Truffaut, Suzanne Schiffman, Jean-Louis RichardDIRECTED BY: François TruffautSTARRING: Jacqueline Bisset, Jean-Pierre Léaud, Jean-Pierre Aumont, Valentina Cortese, Dani, Alexandra Stewart, François Truffaut A very meta, hilarious and entertaining look at the psyche of filmmakers, why…

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Empire Records

RELEASED: 1995RUNTIME: 90 minsWRITTEN BY: Carol HeikkinenDIRECTED BY: Allan MoyleSTARRING: Anthony LaPaglia, Debi Mazar, Maxwell Caulfield, Liv Tyler, Robin Tunney, Renée Zellweger, Ethan Embry What can I say? I got everything I wanted from a 90s movie with Liv Tyler…

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Heat

RELEASED: 1995RUNTIME: 170 minsWRITTEN BY: Michael MannDIRECTED BY: Michael MannSTARRING: Al Pacino, Robert De Niro, Val Kilmer, Jon Voight, Tom Sizemore, Diane Venora, Amy Brenneman, Ashley Judd An entertaining crime thriller overall but it was definitely a bit too long…

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Apollo 13

RELEASED: 1995RUNTIME: 140 minsWRITTEN BY: William Broyles Jr., Al Reinert, Jeffrey Kluger, Jim LovellDIRECTED BY: Ron HowardSTARRING: Tom Hanks, Bill Paxton, Kevin Bacon, Gary Sinise, Ed Harris, Kathleen Quinlan, Roger Corman, Chris Ellis Solid and entertaining. A little too touchy-feely…

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Léon: The Professional

RELEASED: 1994RUNTIME: 111 minsWRITTEN BY: Luc BessonDIRECTED BY: Luc BessonSTARRING: Jean Reno, Natalie Portman, Gary Oldman, Danny Aiello, Peter Appel, Michael Badalucco, Ellen Greene I loved everything between Leon and Mathilda and their performances are fantastic but the story and…

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Boogie Nights

RELEASED: 1997RUNTIME: 156 minsWRITTEN BY: Paul Thomas AndersonDIRECTED BY: Paul Thomas AndersonSTARRING: Mark Wahlberg, Julianne Moore, Burt Reynolds, Don Cheadle, John C. Reilly, William H. Macy, Heather Graham Yes! I finally liked a PTA film! I'm not sure of my…

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True Romance

RELEASED: 1993RUNTIME: 120 minsWRITTEN BY: Quentin Tarantino, Roger AvaryDIRECTED BY: Tony ScottSTARRING: Christian Slater, Patricia Arquette, Michael Rapaport, Bronson Pinchot, Gary Oldman, Dennis Hopper Some very funny moments but I expected a lot more from a Tarantino script. I never…

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The Player

RELEASED: 1992RUNTIME: 124 minsWRITTEN BY: Michael TolkinDIRECTED BY: Robert AltmanSTARRING: Tim Robbins, Greta Scacchi, Fred Ward, Whoopi Goldberg, Peter Gallagher, Brion James, Cynthia Stevenson Very clever and I loved the way it explored just how fake and disingenuous Hollywood really…

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Philadelphia

RELEASED: 1993RUNTIME: 126 minsWRITTEN BY: Ron NyswanerDIRECTED BY: Jonathan DemmeSTARRING: Tom Hanks, Denzel Washington, Jason Robards, Mary Steenburgen, Antonio Banderas, Ron Vawter An engrossing, important and moving as all hell drama with two knockout performances from Tom Hanks and Denzel.…

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