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WolfmanOz at the Movies #101
All it takes is a little confidence. The Sting, evoking a bygone era of gangsters and con men, was the deserved winner of Best Picture Oscar in 1973. It also won Oscars for Best Director, Best Original Screenplay plus a host of technical awards as well. Robert Redford plays Johnny Hooker a small time grifter…
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WolfmanOz at the Movies #98
Mr. Blue, Mr. Grey, Mr. Brown and Mr. Green. Are the code names of four heavily armed men who hijack a New York City subway train and demand a ransom of $1 million for the 18 people taken hostage in the front car in the 1974 movie The Taking Of Pelham One Two Three. The…
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WolfmanOz at the Movies #75
Tourists on the menu. The first time watching of a favourite film can be a particularly memorable event, and I will always recall my first viewing of Jaws when the family went to see it way back in the summer of 1976. It would have to rank as one of my top five most purely…