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Tommy Hagen Is A Republican

by Doug Mataconis @ Tuesday, September 9th, 2008. Filed under 2008 Election, Celebrities, Godfather Saga, John McCain, Movies, Politics, Sarah Palin

Robert Duvall talks up Sarah Palin:
Actor Robert Duvall claimed to have known about Palin all along. At the New Mexico event, he was on hand to cheer on the new political couple.
“About a year ago I first saw this wonderful woman speak,” the veteran of “Lonesome Dove” and the “Godfather” movies said. “I didn’t know [...]

And This Is Surprising Because ?

by Doug Mataconis @ Thursday, May 29th, 2008. Filed under Celebrities, Movies

Apparently, there weren’t many men at the Sex & The City premier in London:
If there ever was a time for men to avoid the cinema, this weekend is it.
The Sex And The City film had its UK release last night with many cinemas full to the brim of extremely excited women - and hardly a [...]

The X-Files: I Want To Believe

by Doug Mataconis @ Monday, May 12th, 2008. Filed under Movies

The newest trailer for the upcoming X-Files movie:

American Foreign Policy, Godfather Style

by Doug Mataconis @ Monday, May 12th, 2008. Filed under 2008 Election, Foreign Affairs, Godfather Saga, Politics

John C. Hulsman and A. Wess Mitchell have a fun, imaginative, and in it’s own way brilliant article up at The National Interest in which the compare the choices facing American foreign policy leaders to the choices facing the Corleone family in The Godather.
There is, for example, the diplomatic strategy epitomized by family consigliere Tom [...]

Two Indy Jones IV TV Spots

by Doug Mataconis @ Tuesday, April 29th, 2008. Filed under Movies

23 days and counting !

H/T: Virginia Virtucon

Keith Olbermann On Hillary: Leave The Gun, Take The Canoli

by Doug Mataconis @ Friday, April 25th, 2008. Filed under 2008 Election, Godfather Saga, Hillary Clinton, Politics

I can’t help but listen to this Keith Olbermann clip:

And think of this movie:

Heh.

Am I The Only One ?

by Doug Mataconis @ Tuesday, April 22nd, 2008. Filed under 2008 Election, Hillary Clinton, Movies, Politics

Who looks at this and sees the Hilda-Beast ?

My 50 Favorite Movies Of All Time

by Doug Mataconis @ Wednesday, April 16th, 2008. Filed under Movies

John Hawkins at Right Wing News lists his 50 favorite movies of all time, and since I find the list so lacking, I’ve got to list my own.

The Godfather
The Godfather, Part II
Schindler’s List
Saving Private Ryan
Star Wars, Episode IV
Rear Window
Vertigo
Psycho
2001: A Space Odyssey
E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial
Titanic
Casablanca
The Maltese Falcon
GoodFellas
Dr. Strangelove
Heat
Gladiator
Patton
The Longest Day
The Manchurian Candidate (Original Version)
The Passion Of [...]

X Files 2 Trailer

by Doug Mataconis @ Thursday, March 27th, 2008. Filed under Movies

From Merrick @ Aint It Cool News:
Last night at Paleyfest, Chris Carter showed attendees a new trailer for the forthcoming X-FILES movie.
Evidently, someone was ready for it…
Here it is:

Thirty Six Years Ago Today

by Doug Mataconis @ Monday, March 24th, 2008. Filed under Godfather Saga, Movies

One of the greatest films of all-time was released

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