SINS OF OMISSION - Entry #72: ELECTION (1999)

Running Time: 103 minutes
Directed By: Alexander Payne
Written By: Alexander Payne, Jim Taylor, based on the novel by Tom Perotta
Main Cast: Matthew Broderick, Reese Witherspoon, Chris Klein, Jessica Campbell, Phil Reeves

DOUBLE SHOT OF PAYNE: 2 of 2

RATING: 8.5/10

SINS OF OMISSION - Entry #71: About Schmidt (2002)

Running Time: 125 minutes
Directed By: Alexander Payne
Written By: Alexander Payne, Jim Taylor, based on the novel by Louis Begley
Main Cast: Jack Nicholson, Hope Davis, Dermot Mulroney, Kathy Bates, June Squibb

DOUBLE SHOT OF PAYNE: 1 of 2

I've always been a big fan of Alexander Payne. Sideways was a list topper back in the "1001 Movies..." days and this is the first of two films that I've added into my personal, ongoing canon.

RATING: 8.5/10

SINS OF OMISSION - Entry #70: Le cercle rouge (1970)

Running Time:140 minutes
Directed By: Jean-Pierre Melville
Written By: Jean-Pierre Melville
Main Cast: Alain Delon, Bourvil, Gian Maria Volonte, Yves Montand, Paul Crauchet

BEEN TOO LONG, MY FRIENDS

Not here to write much. I know, I know, it's been forever since I've poked my head in to say hello. I want everyone to know, however, that I still think about this journey often and often times, I'll find myself re-reading my old blog posts and feeling nostalgic to be knee deep in this thing all over again. I miss hearing from you and at times, I miss writing about movies. I don't get around to watching a lot of movies these days. It typically takes me about a full year to even squeeze out 100 films. However, I'm on vacation this week and I figured I'd swing in and try to catch up on some favs I've watched over the last year or two.

RATING: 8.5/10

SINS OF OMISSION - Entry #69: Re-Animator (1985)

Running Time: 105 minutes
Directed By: Stuart Gordon
Written By: Dennis Paoli, William Norris, Stuart Gordon, based on the story Herbert West, Re-Animator by H.P. Lovecraft
Main Cast: Jeffrey Combs, Bruce Abbott, Barbara Crampton, David Gale, Robert Sampson
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MORE GORE!

RATING: 8.5/10

SINS OF OMISSION - Entry #68: Trading Places (1983)

Running Time: 116 minutes
Directed By: John Landis
Written By: Timothy Harris, Herschel Weingrod
Main Cast: Eddie Murphy, Dan Aykroyd, Ralph Bellamy, Don Ameche, Jamie Lee Curtis
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ADDING A DASH OF EDDIE

RATING: 8.5/10