Whenever you buy or sell a house there is lots going on behind the scenes that none of us are aware of. This is the subject of Glengarry Glen Ross ($6), the James Foley directed movie that boasts a stellar cast including Jack Lemmon, Al Pacino, Alex Baldwin, Kevin Spacey and Ed Harris. Based on ... More →
Easily one of the most memorable and thought provoking movies of our time, Good Will Hunting ($5) was written by and starred the then unknown Matt Damon and Ben Affleck. Throw in an Oscar winning performance from Robin Williams and Gus Van Sant at the helm and you have an outstanding movie that is ... More →
The word bromance might be a relatively new term but it can certainly be applied to this blockbuster 1969 western is concerned. This movie is the last few months of the notorious Hole in the Wall Gang based on the true story of Butch Cassidy and The Sundance Kid ($10), two train/bank robbers go on ... More →
Every kid needs a day off once in a while, and that's the premise of this classic 1986 movie by John Hughes. Mia Sara and Alan Ruck join Star Matthew Broderick in Ferris Bueller's Day Off ($5). Ferris wakes up one day and realizes the days to beautiful to go to school, so he pretends that he's sick ... More →
Imagine you're someone who has trouble sleeping and you're looking a way to change your life around. What are you going to do to make things different? Well, if you were in David Fincher's Fight Club ($13) you would have the perfect solution to your problem. Find a soap maker and put together an ... More →
Unless you've actually been to war, it's hard to understand what the people who've fought and war go through. However, Full Metal Jacket ($5) by Stanley Kubrick does a good job of portraying a day in the life of a soldier. Starring Matthew Modine, R. Lee Erney, and Vincent D'Onofrio, full metal ... More →
Joel and Ethan Coen joined their directorial talents together in 1996 to bring us Fargo ($9). Starring William H Macy, Frances McDormand, and Steve Buscemi, this movie pits a very pregnant Marge Gunderson, a policewoman, against Jerry Lundegaard (William H. Macy) and his bungling band of henchmen. ... More →
There are a number of movies based on the life of King Arthur, but the 1981 version, Excalibur ($10) is the one by which all others are judged. The movie was directed by John Boorman and stars such greats as Nigel Terry, Helen Mirren, Paul Geoffrey, Nicol Williamson, Gabriel Byrne, Liam Neeson, ... More →
Too many movies sugar coat things and make it look unrealistic. Drugstore Cowboy ($8) is not one of those movies. Directed by Gus Von Sant and starring Matt Dillon, Kelly Lynch, and James LeGros, this movie is a realistic road film about a drug addict's life, his 'family', and the group's inevitable ... More →
What would you do for the person that you love? How far would you go to make them happy? Dog Day Afternoon ($8) is a movie that portrays the extent of one man's love for the love of his life. Directed by Sidney Lumet and starring Al Pacino, John Cazale, and Penelope Allen, this is the true portrayal ... More →
In 1989, Spike Lee came out with Do The Right Thing ($8) starring Danny Aiello, Ossie Davis, Ruby Dee, John Turturro and Spike Lee as Mookie. It's a perfect example of what happens when you take the hottest day in the year in Brooklyn, in the Bedford Stuyvesant section, and mix it into the heated ... More →
Diner ($4), written and directed by Barry Levinson is the classic coming of age story where you get to see great talents in the early stages of their careers. Diner stars Steve Guttenberg, Mickey Rourke, Tim Daly, Ellen Barkin, Paul Reiser, and Kevin Bacon. It takes place in 1959 and follows a group ... More →
