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The Mercenary (1968)
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赛尔乔·科尔布奇 actor: 弗兰科·内罗 / 托尼·穆萨蒂 …
other title: 无情职业快枪手 / Il mercenario …
While a Mexican revolutionary lies low as a U.S. rodeo clown, the cynical Polish mercenary who tutored the idealistic peasant tells how he and a dedicated female radical fought for the soul of the guerrilla general Paco, as Mexicans threw off repressive government and all-powerful landowners in the 1910s. Tracked by the vengeful Curly, Paco liberates villages, but is tempted by social banditry's treasures, which Kowalski revels in.
Watched
Jan. 31, 2024
MANNVANUARY THREE, #26:
I think I might like the suspiciously similar Corbucci/Nero/Palance 1970 follow-up COMPAÑEROS just a hair better than this one, but I enjoyed the love/politics triangle with Nero/Musante/Ralli as a very different take on the Good/Bad/Ugly formula.
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Confidence (2003)
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★ 6.4 17 ratings
詹姆斯·弗雷 actor: 爱德华·伯恩斯 / 蕾切尔·薇兹 …
other title: 行骗天下 / 偷天奇谋 …
What Jake Vig doesn't know just might get him killed. A sharp and polished grifter, Jake has just swindled thousands of dollars from the unsuspecting Lionel Dolby with the help of his crew. It becomes clear that Lionel wasn't just any mark, he was an accountant for eccentric crime boss Winston King. Jake and his crew will have to stay one step ahead of both the criminals and the cops to finally settle their debt.
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Outlaw Johnny Black (2023)
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麦可·杰·怀特 actor: 麦可·杰·怀特 / 阿尼卡·诺丽·罗斯 …
other title: 不法之徒約翰尼·布萊克 / 不法之徒约翰尼·布莱克 …
Hell bent on avenging the death of his father, Johnny Black vows to gun down Brett Clayton and becomes a wanted man in the process while posing as a preacher in a small mining town that's been taken over by a notorious Land Baron.
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Gunfight at the O.K. Corral (1957)
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约翰·斯特奇斯 actor: 伯特·兰卡斯特 / 朗达·弗莱明 …
other title: 龙虎双侠 / OK镇大决斗 …
After the long career of lawman that made him a legend, Wyatt Earp deciedes to quit and join his brothers in Tombstone, Arizona. There he would see them in feud with Clantons, local clan of thugs and cattle thieves. When the showdown becomes inevitable, the help will come from Doc Holliday, terminally-ill gambler who happens to be another Wild West legend.
Watched
Jan. 24, 2024
MANNVANUARY THREE, #18:
I can definitely quibble with the history being presented here (and the film definitely soft-pedals the Earps' less-savory activities as lawmen/pimps) but if you go in expecting to see the legend instead, you can't do much better than this.
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The Good the Bad the Weird (2008)
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★ 6.9 41 ratings
金知云 actor: Kang-ho Song / 李炳宪 …
other title: Joheunnom nabbeunnom isanghannom / 风尘三侠决战地狱门(港) …
The story of three Korean outlaws in 1930s Manchuria and their dealings with the Japanese army and Chinese and Russian bandits. The Good (a bounty hunter), the Bad (a hitman), and the Weird (a thief) battle the army and the bandits in a race to use a treasure map to uncover the riches of legend.
Watched
Jan. 19, 2024
MANNVANUARY THREE, #13:
Oh man, what fun. Song Kang-ho's character really made this one for me, but the sheer kineticism of the direction and the perfection of the early 20th-century Manchurian setting for this kind of story makes me wonder why "Korean western" isn't a whole genre by now.
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The Story of a Three-Day Pass (1968)
La Permission
Melvin Van Peebles actor: Harry Baird / Nicole Berger …
other title: 允许 / La Permission …
Turner, a black American soldier, is given three days leave in Paris. Not knowing what to do with himself, he goes to a nightclub where he meets a French girl named Miriam. Their romance blossoms, but their love affair is darkened by Turner's impending departure and the specter of racial prejudice.
Watched
Jan. 14, 2024
MANNVANUARY THREE, #9:
A fantastic and involving mix of '60s social realism with the stylishness of the French New Wave. Reminded me a great deal of Linklater's Before films, and I have to imagine it's an influence on them in terms of seeing a relationship between two characters build in what feels like real time.
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Love & Basketball (2000)
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吉娜·普林斯-拜斯伍德 actor: 狄恩·巴斯科 / 詹姆斯·杜蒙特 …
other title: 爱情和篮球 / 爱与篮球 …
Monica Wright and Quincy McCall grew up in the same neighborhood and have known each other since childhood. As they grow into adulthood, they fall in love, but they also share another all-consuming passion: basketball. As Quincy and Monica struggle to make their relationship work, they follow separate career paths though high school and college basketball and, they hope, into stardom in big-league professional ball.
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The Furies (1950)
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★ 7.2 5 ratings
安东尼·曼 actor: 芭芭拉·斯坦威克 / 温戴尔·柯瑞 …
other title: 复仇女神 / 분노의 여신 …
A New Mexico cattle man and his strong-willed daughter clash over land and love.
Watched
Jan. 9, 2024
MANNVANUARY THREE, #4:
I was pleasantly surprised by the mix of melodrama and genuine mythical storytelling in this one. I picked up on the obvious parallels to King Lear right away, but there's also a certain self-awareness in how this movie wrestles with its dramatic tropes that makes it very fresh and surprising at times.
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Bamboozled (2000)
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★ 8.2 5 ratings
斯派克·李 actor: 达蒙·韦恩斯 / 萨维恩·格洛弗 …
other title: 뱀부즐리드 / It’s Showtime …
TV producer Pierre Delacroix becomes frustrated when network brass reject his sitcom idea. Hoping to get fired, Delacroix pitches the worst idea he can think of: a 21st century minstrel show. The network not only airs it, but it becomes a smash hit.
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Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised) (2021)
Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
★ 7.5 58 ratings
阿米尔-卡利布·汤普森 actor: 斯蒂夫·旺达 / BB·金 …
other title: 灵魂乐之夏 / 夏日之魂 …
2021 film directed by Questlove
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Cotton Comes to Harlem (1970)
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Ossie Davis actor: Godfrey Cambridge / Raymond St. Jacques …
other title: 龙虎黑煞星 / Wenn es Nacht wird in Manhattan …
Gravedigger Jones and Coffin Ed Johnson are two black cops with a reputation for breaking the odd head. Both are annoyed at the success of the Reverend Deke O'Mailey who is selling trips back to Africa to the poor on the installment plan. When his truck is hijacked and a bale of cotton stuffed with money is lost in the chase, Harlem is turned upside down by Gravedigger and Coffin Ed, the Reverend, and the hijackers. Much of the humor is urban black, which was unusual in 1970