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21Feb12:01 pmEST
Sunday Matinée at Market Chess Cinemas
Available on Netflix, The Heavy Water War (original title Kampen om tungtvannet and alternative title The Saboteurs (UK)) is a six-episode TV miniseries produced by the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation. Thus far, I like what I see. And I believe it is well worth the viewing for the interesting tidbit of historical tensions between Norway...
14Feb11:56 amEST
Sunday Matinée at Market Chess Cinemas
Regardless of your political affiliations, one thing is certain: As we move throughout this year politics will become increasingly prominent on the national stage headed into the November 2016 general election. With this in mind, an excellent documentary/biography to watch is Boogie Man: The Lee Atwater Story (2008). Viewers from all...
06Feb9:21 pmEST
Saturday Night at Market Chess Cinemas
Serpico (1973) is one of those iconic films from the 1970s, starring Al Pacino as a gutsy New York cop who serves as a whistleblower to corruption on the force at the expense of any semblance of minor peace and harmony. This film is based on a true story. Legendary director Sidney Lumet captures the bad bravery which the real-life Frank...
31Jan11:53 amEST
Sunday Matinée at Market Chess Cinemas
One-Eyed Jacks (1961) is probably not at the very top of list of films starring Marlon Brando which immediately comes to mind for many people. But it is certainly worth a viewing, as Brando wound up directing the picture after Stanley Kubrick was fired. In fact, this is Brando's only film which he directed. The film is largely centered around...
24Jan11:39 amEST
Sunday Matinée at Market Chess Cinemas
On this NFL Championship Sunday in the dead of winter, return to a film which I recommended several years back, Everybody’s All American (1988). But it is certainly worth suggesting again, especially since I suspect many have not watched it. I consider this one a classic, and it is easily my favorite football movie of all-time, accurately...