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Running Wild (1927)
I'm not sure how many people know it today, but W.C. Fields is inarguably one of the greatest screen comedians of all time. Very little has been written about Fields's silent-era films, except to say that his silent work generally is not as good or as funny as his sound-era work, notably his two masterpieces It's a Gift (1934) and The Bank Dick (1940). I had seen him in D.W. Griffith's Sally of the Sawdust (1925), and in a very early short film — his first screen credit — called Pool Sharks (1919). (It was released on an excellent Criterion DVD, collecting six Fields shorts.) I liked him fine in both, but would not really argue that I liked them better than the sound-era films. read more...
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With: W.C. Fields, Marie Shotwell, Mary Brian, Claude Buchanan, Frederick Burton, Barnett Raskin, Frank Evans, Edward Roseman
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Written by: Roy Briant, Gregory La Cava
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Directed by: Gregory La Cava
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MPAA Rating: NR
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Running Time: 68 minutes
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Release Date: 06/10/1927
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It's the Old Army Game (1926)
I'm not sure how many people know it today, but W.C. Fields is inarguably one of the greatest screen comedians of all time. Very little has been written about Fields's silent-era films, except to say that his silent work generally is not as good or as funny as his sound-era work, notably his two masterpieces It's a Gift (1934) and The Bank Dick (1940). I had seen him in D.W. Griffith's Sally of the Sawdust (1925), and in a very early short film — his first screen credit — called Pool Sharks (1919). (It was released on an excellent Criterion DVD, collecting six Fields shorts.) I liked him fine in both, but would not really argue that I liked them better than the sound-era films. read more...
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It's the Old Army Game (1926)
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With: W.C. Fields, Louise Brooks, Blanche Ring, William Gaxton, Mary Foy, Mickey Bennett, Josephine Dunn, Jack Luden, George Currie, Elise Cavanna
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Written by: William LeBaron, Thomas J. Geraghty, J. Clarkson Miller, Ralph Spence, based on a play by W.C. Fields, J.P. McEvoy
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Directed by: A. Edward Sutherland
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MPAA Rating: NR
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Running Time: 75 minutes
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Release Date: 07/10/1926
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With: Grant Rosenmeyer, Hayden Szeto, Ravi Patel, Gabourey Sidibe, Janeane Garofalo, C.S. Lee, Jennifer Jelsema
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Written by: Erik Linthorst
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Directed by: Richard Wong
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MPAA Rating: NR
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Running Time: 106 minutes
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Release Date: 02/14/2020
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30 Minutes or Less (2013)
Oscar nominee Jesse Eisenberg re-teams with
Zombieland director Ruben Fleischer, and the result is not quite as clever as that hit, but
30 Minutes or Less is still not bad. It's like a live-action version of a vulgar, violent
cartoon, cheerful, willfully subversive, speedy, and lightweight. The
filmmakers have gone out of their way to nab an "R" rating -- which
seems to be a trend this summer -- inserting all kinds of beer-drinking,
pot-smoking, and gratuitous nudity, though the strong language is often
put to hilarious use. read more...
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30 Minutes or Less (2013)
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With: Jesse Eisenberg, Aziz Ansari, Danny McBride, Nick Swardson, Dilshad Vadsaria, Michael Peña, Bianca Kajlich, Fred Ward
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Written by: Michael Diliberti, based on a story by Michael Diliberti, Matthew Sullivan
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Directed by: Ruben Fleischer
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MPAA Rating: R for crude and sexual content, pervasive language, nudity and some violence
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Running Time: 83 minutes
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Release Date: 08/11/2011
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With: Kristen Wiig, Maya Rudolph, Rose Byrne, Wendi McLendon-Covey, Ellie Kemper, Melissa McCarthy, Chris O'Dowd, Matt Lucas, Jill Clayburgh, Rebel Wilson, Michael Hitchcock, Terry Crews
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Written by: Kristen Wiig, Annie Mumolo
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Directed by: Paul Feig
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MPAA Rating: R for some strong sexuality, and language throughout
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Running Time: 125 minutes
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Release Date: 04/28/2011
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