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genevieveetguy · 9 months

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. I'm a prosecutor. I'm part of the business of accusing, judging and punishing. I explore the evidence of a crime and determine who is charged, who is brought to this room to be tried before his peers. I present my evidence to the jury and they deliberate upon it. They must determine what really happened. If they cannot, we will not know whether the accused deserves to be freed or should be punished. If they cannot find the truth, what is our hope of justice?

Presumed Innocent, Alan J. Pakula (1990)

#Alan J. Pakula #Frank Pierson #Harrison Ford #Brian Dennehy #Raul Julia #Bonnie Bedelia #Paul Winfield #Greta Scacchi #John Spencer #Joe Grifasi #Tom Mardirosian #Anna Maria Horsford #Sab Shimono #Bradley Whitford #Gordon Willis #John Williams #Evan A. Lottman #1990

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ruleof3bobby · 5 months

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F/X (1986) Grade: D+

Considering how the maim character is built up, I was expecting something more ingenious. Will be a fascinating TV show now. The end was a mess.

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duranduratulsa · 11 months

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Now showing on my 80's Fest Movie 🎥 marathon...Big Business (1988) on amazing blu-ray! #movie #movies #comedy #bigbusiness #LilyTomlin #FredWard #RIPFredWard #michaelgross #sethgreen #EdwardHerrmann #ripEdwardHerrmann #marygross #ripmarygross #joegrifasi #barryprimus #jcquinn #huntervonleer #bluray #80s #80sfest #durandurantulsas5thannual80sfest

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caroleditosti · 1 year

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'Endgame' by Samuel Beckett at Irish Repertory Theatre

You don't want to miss 'Endgame' presented at Irish Repertory Theatre.

(L to R): Bill Irwin, John Douglas Thompson in the Irish Repertory Theatre’s Endgame (courtesy of Carol Rosegg) Nobel prize winner Samuel Beckett suffered years of rejection until his wife managed to sell his work which gradually put him on the map. Now we question how this rejection was possible because his work is timeless and exemplifies his genius. His particular greatness lies in his…

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#Bill Irwin #Ciarán O&039;Reilly #Joe Grifasi #JOhn Doublas Thompson #Patrice- Johnson Chevannes

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ryansmoviereviews · 1 year

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Changing Lanes (2002)

Hey all, Please check out this review on 2002's Changing Lanes, starring Ben Affleck and Samuel L Jackson. #movie #movies #moviereview #moviereviews #moviereviewer #film #films #filmreview #filmreviews #filmreviewer #like #share

Director Roger Mitchell Written by Chap Taylor & Michael Tolkin Ben Affleck, Samuel L Jackson, Kim Staunton, Toni Collette, Richard Jenkins, Amanda Peet, Sydney Pollack, Dylan Baker, Matt Molloy, Tina Sloan, Bruce Altman, Joe Grifasi. Gavin (Affleck) is an eager young lawyer whose firm is in the last steps of taking over a charity organisation from its late owner. Doyle (Jackson) is a…

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#2000s #2002 #ben affleck #drama #samuel l jackson #thriller

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popentertainment-moviereviews · 1 year

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ENDGAME

Starring John Douglas Thompson, Bill Irwin, Joe Grifasi and Patrice Johnson Chevannes

Written by Samuel Beckett.

Directed by Ciarán O’Reilly, Playing at Irish Repertory Theater – Francis J. Greenburger Mainstage – 132 West 22nd Street (between 6th & 7th Avenue) – New York, NY.

Run: Until April 16th (last four performances will also be live streamed)

In this world of upside-down values, Bizarro politics and contradictory social analysis, a viewing of any play by ultra-absurdist Samuel Beckett makes much more sense. So, when a new production of Endgame, directed by Ciarán O’Reilly, opened at New York City’s Irish Repertory Theater recently, it became something one must experience. Previews began at the end of January with an opening date taking place on February 2nd, 2023. Starring John Douglas Thompson as Hamm, Bill Irwin as Clov, Joe Grifasi as Nagg and Patrice Johnson Chevannes as Nell, the production was originally scheduled to run until mid-March, but thanks to audience demand, it has now been extended until mid-April.

This stark, one-act tragicomedy is focused on a blind, partially paralyzed, domineering older man (Thompson) sitting at center stage, his harried, servile companion (Irwin) and his geriatric parents (Grifasi and Chevannes) in a ramshackle old house in what seems like a post-apocalyptic wasteland. Two garbage cans sit to the left of Hamm’s wheelchair. Only two small windows at the back suggest there is a world outside.

Hamm references some unspecified “end” whether it is to be the end of their lives or death of the world in general or the end of the events which make up the actual play. Much of the content consists of terse, back-and-forth dialogue between the characters which alternates between bantering and whimpering. Along with trivial stage actions, we are forced to wonder just how they ended up here.

What plot there is gets held together by Hamm’s telling of a grotesque story-within-a-story that erupts from his mouth from moment to moment. He does this with sometimes bombastic outbursts and other times, a pathetic whining.

An aesthetically profound part of the play is the way the story-within-story and the actual play converge at roughly the same time bringing this skeletal drama to a close. With such skillful actors as these, they eke out humor despite the bleakness, often delivered not with dialogue but with the silent profundity of a head nod, their expressive eyes or awkward gestures.

Upon Hamm’s loudly modulated voicing of the lines, Clov reacts with a world-weariness that lets us know this is not the first time this dynamic between them or the foursome for that matter, has taken place. If anything, Beckett has set this up as if we have been allowed a glimpse into these final moments. The play’s title refers to chess and frames the characters as acting out a losing battle with each other or their fate. Certainly, it’s an odd set of moves that has awarded this play with praise and proclamations that it is the ultimate expression of the existential dilemma — we keep going on no matter how absurd that notion is.

Taken as a whole, much of the dialogue adds up to nothing but bit pieces — sutured together within the context of these 85 minutes, they provoke, prod and compel the audience’s emotional reaction to the infuriating plight of the characters — mostly driven by Hamm’s powerful presence. Though it seems thoroughly unrelenting in its darkness, Clov begins to see a light at the end of the tunnel so there is a glimmer of possibilities.

Originally written in French (“Fin de partie”), the play was translated into English by Beckett himself and was first performed in French on April 3, 1957, at the Royal Court Theatre in London. Written before, but premiering after his most well-known play, Waiting for Godot, Endgame is among Beckett’s best works and a crucial influence on so many young avant-garde playwrights.

Renowned literary critic Harold Bloom has called it the greatest prose drama of the 20th century, saying, “I know of no other work of its reverberatory power.” Though some might consider Waiting for Godot his masterpiece, Beckett considered Endgame the most aesthetically perfect, compact representation of his artistic views on human existence. But both plays require repeated viewings to fully appreciate them.

Brad Balfour

#Endgame #2023 #Theater Reviews #John Douglas Thompson #Brad Balfour

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misssongbird · 2 years

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Check out this listing I just added to my Poshmark closet: 13 Going on 30.

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saturdaynightmatinee · 2 years

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CALIFICACIÓN PERSONAL: 7 / 10

Título Original: The Deer Hunter

Año: 1978

Duración: 183 min

País: Estados Unidos

Director: Michael Cimino

Guion: Deric Washburn. Historia: Deric Washburn, Michael Cimino, Louis Garfinkle, Quinn K. Redeker

Música: Stanley Myers

Fotografía: Vilmos Zsigmond

Reparto: Robert De Niro, Christopher Walken, Meryl Streep, John Savage, John Cazale, George Dzundza, Chuck Aspegren, Amy Wright, Joe Grifasi, Rutanya Alda, Shirley Stoler, Mady Kaplan, Richard Kuss, Paul D'Amato

Productora: EMI Films, Universal Pictures. Distribuidora: Universal Pictures

Género: Drama, War

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0077416/

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thetruelodge49 · 3 years

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“Hey, Burt, how long have you been here?”

“A long time.”

“Yeah, since when?”

“Since the beginning.”

“Heh. Pawn shops have been around since the start of civilization. Plumbing first, then pawn shops.”

“Necessities.”

“That’s right. Keep it simple.”

#lodge 49 #lodge49edit #tvedit #ernie fontaine #burt #herman pola #brent jennings #joe grifasi #sam puefua #*#how much does burt know how is he involved why did he send herman to mexico so many questions

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tygerbug · 3 years

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The Dictator was an unaired sitcom scheduled to begin airing on CBS on March 15th, 1988. The program would star Christopher Lloyd as Joseph Paul Domingo, a dictator from a small Caribbean island who is deposed and exiled to Queens, New York.

There, he sets up a laundromat with his wife Isabel (played by Deborah Rush) and their children, Reggie and Andrew (Robyn Lively and John David Cullum), as well as Domingo's former general, Vesuvio (Joe Grifasi). The pilot also featured David Allen Grier and Peter Crombi as guest stars.

The show was scheduled to air on Tuesday nights at 9:30. However, on March 7th, The Writer's Guild went on strike just as the series was set to tape its third episode.

The network didn't want to premiere a series with so few episodes and ultimately cancelled it without airing any of them. John Swartzwelder of The Simpsons wrote one of the episodes.

#christopher lloyd #the dictator #deborah rush #john swartzwelder #the simpsons #robyn lively #joe grifasi #john david cullum #cbs #lost media #unaired pilot

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scenesandscreens · 3 years

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Beaches (1988)

Director - Garry Marshall, Cinematography - Dante Spinotti

"You're not dead yet: so stop living as if you are!"

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milliondollarbaby87 · 3 years

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Big Business (1988) Review

Two sets of twins one from New York and the other a countryside town discover that something a little bit strange happened the day they were born and could quite frankly explain a lot . . . ⭐️⭐️⭐️ Continue reading