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Posted by on Feb 23, 2021 in Blog, Movie Reviews | 0 comments

Worst Gambling Movies #25 (My Daughter’s Secret Life)

 

Elisha Cuthbert

 

This new series began yesterday with “The Best Gambling Movies of All Time.”  Meanwhile, let’s also examine “The Worst Gambling Movies of All Time.”  Today, we begin with #25.  Each selection includes a new review as though I’m seeing the film for the first time.  Let the countdown begin!

Title and Year:  My Daughter’s Secret Life (2001)

Network:  Lifetime (Made-for-TV)

Actors:  Elisha Cuthbert

Synopsis:  A high school honors student becomes addicted to gambling then begins lying, stealing, robbing, and doing porn!

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Posted by on Feb 21, 2021 in Blog, Movie Reviews | 1 comment

Best Gambling Movies #25 (House of Games)

 

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This is a new writing series.  Title this — “The Best Gambling Movies of All Time.”  Today, we begin with #25.  Each selection will include a new review as though I’m seeing the film for the first time.  Let the countdown begin!

Title and Year:  House of Games (1987)

Director:  David Mamet

Writer:  David Mamet

Actors:  Lindsay Crouse – Joe Mantegna – Ricky Jay

Synopsis:  Con artists attempt to swindle a wealthy psychiatrist.

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Posted by on Aug 31, 2020 in Blog, Personal | 3 comments

Dallas’ Dirtiest Drive-In: The Lone Star

 

 

Once upon a time, Dallas had 19 drive-in movie theaters scattered throughout the city.  This is the story of the one that created traffic jams on the freeway, ignited court battles, and quite likely was the ground zero of conception for many. 

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Posted by on Apr 25, 2020 in Blog, Facing the Firing Squad, Las Vegas, Music and Concert Reviews, Personal | 0 comments

An Evening with Al Pacino

 

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In January 2017, I penned this article after seeing Al Pacino interviewed onstage in a two-hour career retrospective.  I’m publishing it here for the first time on the occasion of Pacino’s 80th birthday — April 25, 2020.

An Interview with Al Pacino

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