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Posted by on Mar 15, 2021 in Blog, General Poker, Movie Reviews | 0 comments

Best Gambling Movies #21 (God of Gamblers)

 

 

My series, “Best Gambling Movies of All Time” continues with #21 — a hysterical Asian film titled, “God of Gamblers.”

Title and Year:  God of Gamblers (1989) a.k.a. God of Gambling   

Director:   Wong Jing

Actors:  Chow Yun-fat  

Synopsis:  A legendary gambler suffers an accident and loses his memory and must try to regain his supernatural powers over chance. 

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Posted by on Mar 3, 2021 in Blog, Movie Reviews | 3 comments

Worst Gambling Movies #22 (Lay the Favorite)

 

 

My series, “Worst Gambling Movies of All Time” continues with #22 — “Lay the Favorite” which is about a veteran Las Vegas sports gambler who teaches a young female protege his trade secrets.

Title and Year:  Lay the Favorite (2012)  

Director:  Stephen Frears

Actors:  Bruce Willis, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Rebecca Hall 

Synopsis:  A bimbo quits her job as a stripper and moves to Las Vegas and becomes a professional sports bettor with the help of a scumbag.

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Posted by on Mar 2, 2021 in Blog, Movie Reviews | 1 comment

Best Gambling Movies #22 (29th Street)

 

 

My writing series, “Best Gambling Movies of All Time” continues with #22 — “29th Street,” described as a crossover between “Goodfellas” and “It’s a Wonderful Life.”

Title and Year:  29th Street (1991)   

Director:  George Gallo 

Actors:  Anthony LaPaglia, Danny Aiello, Lainie Kazan, Robert Forster

Synopsis:  A stereotypical Italian-American family is turned upside down on the eve of the first-ever New York State Lottery drawing when the aloof son believes he holds the winning ticket.

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Posted by on Feb 27, 2021 in Blog, Movie Reviews | 5 comments

Worst Gambling Movies #23 (The Cooler)

 

 

My writing series, “Worst Gambling Movies of All Time” continues with #23 — “The Cooler.”

Title and Year:  The Cooler (2003)   

Director:  Wayne Kramer

Actors:  William H. Macy, Maria Bello, Alec Baldwin  

Synopsis:  A loser goes to work for a casino mobster and gets assigned to jinx the hot gamblers, but then he falls in love with a cocktail waitress and trouble ensues.   

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Posted by on Feb 25, 2021 in Blog, General Poker, Movie Reviews | 0 comments

Best Gambling Movies #23 (Molly’s Game)

 

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My new writing series, “Best Gambling Movies of All Time” continues with #23 — “Molly’s Game”

Title and Year:  Molly’s Game (2017)  

Director:  Aaron Sorkin

Actors:  Jessica Chastain, Idris Elba, Kevin Costner

Synopsis:  An ambitious and opportunistic young woman runs illegal high-stakes poker games and becomes increasingly absorbed in scandal and danger.

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