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Confessions of a Not-So-Dangerous Mind*

Movies, sports, fitness, and life’s cataclysmic ups and downs, through nearly a half-century on this rock.

tv & film film history

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28:37

The Blair Witch Project Turns 25

Confessions of a Not-So-Dangerous Mind* ·

2024/07/14

25 years ago today, The Blair Witch Project opened in limited release, building on the enormous buzz that had been growing for 6 months. A trailblazing independent film, TBWP changed the way movies were marketed and ended up grossing an astonishing $248.6 million worldwide, against a production budget of $60,000.

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32:54

HBD, Harrison Ford!

Confessions of a Not-So-Dangerous Mind* ·

2024/07/13

Happy 82nd birthday to one of the cinematic GOATS, Harrison Ford!

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31:57

My Day in Court

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2024/07/12

My first experience as a defendant in court! In the immortal words of Marlon Brando "The horror! The horror!"

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28:59

"Most Underrated Performances": Tim Robbins, Jacob's...

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2024/07/10

Tim Robbins' fantastic turn as Jacob Singer in Adrian Lyne's mind-bending supernatural horror tale Jacob's Ladder is (IMHO) one of cinema's most slept-on great performances.

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32:10

HBD, Tom Hanks!

Confessions of a Not-So-Dangerous Mind* ·

2024/07/09

Happy 68th birthday to one of the GOATS, Tom Hanks! The "light comic actor" from early 80s TV (i.e. Bosom Buddies, Family Ties) went on to give towering dramatic performances in more films than I can count, winning consecutive Best Actor Oscars for Philadelphia and Forrest Gump.

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30:38

In the Line of Fire Turns 31

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2024/07/09

OTD 1993: In the Line of Fire opens. Clint Eastwood gives a career-best perf as the haunted Secret Service Agent who "didn't react" on 11/22/63. 30 years later, a crafty assassin offers him a chance at redemption.😱 Much more than just a fun summer actioner, ITLOF is a genuinely great film which (mistakenly) felt like a swan song for 63 year-old Clint Eastwood.

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26:10

Green Lantern, Guilty Pleasure Movie

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2024/07/08

The 19th entry in our ongoing series Guilty Pleasure Movies is 2011's Green Lantern, a hugely flawed but highly rewatchable superhero flick.

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27:30

Lethal Weapon 2 Turns 35

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2024/07/08

Easily one of the best sequels ever, Richard Donner's rip-roaring Lethal Weapon 2 opened July 7, 1989.

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00:28:49

Forrest Gump Turns 30

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2024/07/06

One of the most polarizing winners of "Academy Award for Best Picture," Bob Zemeckis' brilliant adaptation of Winston Groom's dense novel opened 30 years ago today! What makes 'Gump' polarizing isn't so much its political or philosophical content -- although ppl like me have debated such things for hours at a time -- but because it had the misfortune of opening in the same year as Pulp Fiction and The Shawshank Redemption.

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00:29:58

Eight Men Out, "The Best Movie You've Never Seen"

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2024/07/05

The 18th entry in our ongoing series of The Best Movie You've Never Seen, John Sayles fantastic 1988 retelling of baseball's infamous Black Sox Scandal remains criminally underseen. Time to change that!

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00:25:17

Episode 234: "Today. We celebrate. Our Independence...

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2024/07/04

What better movie to discuss on July 4th than Roland Emmerich and Dean Devlin's 1996 boxoffice smash Independence Day?

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00:29:59

65 Years of North by Northwest

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2024/07/02

Happy 65th anniversary to Alfred Hitchcock's sensational "spy thriller" North by Northwest. Cary Grant dazzles as NYC advertising exec Roger O. Thornhill; he's matched by James Mason, Martin Landau, and Eva Marie Saint.

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00:26:58

Guilty Pleasure Movies #16 - Dragnet (1987)

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2024/07/01

Today is Dan Aykroyd's 72nd birthday! What better way to pay tribute than to spotlight a somewhat under-the-radar performance as Sgt. Joe Friday, opposite a rising Tom Hanks in 1987's Dragnet.

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00:29:59

"Houston, We Have A Problem..."

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2024/06/30

OTD 1995: Ron Howard's sensational retelling of the ill-fated Apollo 13 moon mission opens in theaters, drawing lavish critical praise and enormous boxoffice, grossing over $355 million.

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00:27:22

War of the Worlds Turns 19

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2024/06/30

The second collab between Tom Cruise and Steven Spielberg, War of the Worlds opened OTD 2005. Despite a 🤡 take from segments of the media, suggesting that Cruise's behavior during the buildup to the film's release "hurt" its boxoffice, WOTW grossed more than $600 million.

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00:29:49

Face/Off, at 27

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2024/06/29

An undisputed contender for Best Summer Movie Ever Made, John Woo's sensational Action/Thriller/Post-Modern Sci-Fi/Blockbuster 'Face/Off' hit the multiplexes 27 years ago today, crushing the boxoffice to the tune of nearly $250 million! Nic Cage is great, John Travolta matches him, and Joan Allen turns a thankless role into something memorable.

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00:33:49

OTD 1988: Prime Iron Mike

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2024/06/27

OTD, 1988: 22 year-old Mike Tyson unifies the World Heavyweight Championship, crushing Michael Spinks in 93 seconds. Great fighters often have that "one title fight" where they seem unbeatable. Left: Tyson's demolition of Spinks. Top right, down. Houston, 1966. Muhammad Ali walks away from an unconscious Cleveland Williams. Jamaica, 1973. George Foreman takes Joe Frazier's title, flooring him 7 times in 2 rds.

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00:29:58

Blade Runner, at 42

Confessions of a Not-So-Dangerous Mind* ·

2024/06/26

OTD 1982: Blade Runner opens. Ridley Scott's visionary masterpiece bombs at the boxoffice during a super-competitive summer season, before scoring hugely on home video and cable.

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00:29:58

The Notebook Turns 20

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2024/06/26

Happy 20th to The Notebook, released 6/25/04! If asked to name the best "four hankie weeper" romances... The Notebook is good, but for me there's David Lean's Brief Encounter, Clint Eastwood's The Bridges of Madison County... and everything else.

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00:27:37

Spaceballs Turns 37

Confessions of a Not-So-Dangerous Mind* ·

2024/06/24

OTD 1987: "Whatsa matter Colonel Sandurz? CHICKEN?! Mel Brooks' iconic Star Wars spoof 'Spaceballs' opens, giving rise to countless classic phrases and endlessly repeated exchanges.

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