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Posted by Nolan Dalla 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.

Posted by Nolan Dalla 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.

Posted by Nolan Dalla 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.

Posted by Nolan Dalla on Feb 24, 2021 in Blog, Movie Reviews | 0 comments

Worst Gambling Movies #24 (The Big Town)

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Continuing with my new writing series, “Worst Gambling Movies of All Time,” here’s my choice for #24.

Title and Year: The Big Town (1987)

Director(s): Harold Becker / Ben Bolt

Actors: Matt Dillon, Diane Lane, Tommy Lee Jones

Synopsis: A small-town “professional dice shooter” arrives in Chicago, plays craps for a living, and somehow never loses.

Posted by Nolan Dalla on Feb 24, 2021 in Blog, Movie Reviews | 2 comments

Best Gambling Movies #24 (Owning Mahowny)

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“Best Gambling Movies of All Time” continues with #24. Each selection includes a new review as though I’m seeing the film for the first time.

Title and Year: Owning Mahowny (2003)

Director: Richard Kwietniowski

Actors: Philip Seymour Hoffman, Minnie Driver, John Hurt

Synopsis: True story of a Canadian bank manager whose gambling habits spin wildly out of control.