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| | Diner Movie Rewind « |
 | | Although this is a buddy movie at heart, Diner has a surprisingly dark undertone, with Daniel Stern's despondency towards his marriage to Ellen Barkin, and the realistic portrayal of degenerate gambler Mickey Rourke's accumulating debts, makes this a film which explores friendship and responsibility from many different angles. | | | Diner was also filmed at locations in Baltimore, Maryland. | | | Don't forget that Diner is now available to order on Widescreen DVD using our special 80s search device... |
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http://www.fast-rewind.com/diner.htm
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| | Amazon.com: DVD: Diner (1982) |
| | Diner was that little film that stood out and became minor classic among films. | | | Diner is one of the best films I have seen and it is no wonder that I fell in love with this film back in the 80's. | | | And their camaraderie - which developed during rehearsals and filming - is the major charm and attraction of Diner. |
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http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B00004RE27?v=glance
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| | LatinoReview.com - The Latin Perspective On All Films! - Film/Movie Reviews - The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada |
| | Copyrights and trademarks for the film and related entertainment properties mentioned herein are held by their respective owners and are used with permission or solely for the promotional purposes of said properties. | | | The film runs a bit long and there are some disturbingly bad special effects that will go unmentioned so as not to spoil the plot, however, had this film been made circa 1975 it would have been remembered as a classic. | | | Pepper the co-star of the film (with Tommy Lee Jones) has a pivotal role, the entire film rests on his instincts, and like most actors rarely is one given the opportunity to shine like he does here. |
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http://www.latinoreview.com/filmreview.php?id=49
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| | Full Alert Film Review: Hamptons Film Festival |
| | In the beginning of the film, she is almost catatonic, with wounded feelings evoked by her expressive eyes, until she is motivated by her husband's death into exposing untrustworthy lovers and unscrupulous cartel-controlled businessmen. | | | His film know-how shows up in the devices used to present the conflicting points of view---switching between the TV image and film, between black and white and color, and inserting newsreel clips of reflections about war by past US presidents. | | | His latest film is a breathtaking docudrama about a primary school in a region in the North of France where there is a great deal of unemployment and poverty. |
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http://wlt4.home.mindspring.com/fafr/articles/hampton.htm
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| | Harvard Square struggles to maintain funky edge - Boston.com |
| | Federico Muchnik, who used the Tasty as a high school refuge, documented its final days in his film "Touching History: Harvard Square, The Bank And The Tasty Diner," which receives its Cambridge premier at the Brattle. | | | Maybe it was the last greasy burger served at the Tasty Diner, or the final copy of Allen Ginsberg's Howl sold at Wordsworth books, or the last Hohner harmonica discovered amid the dusty bins of sheet music at Briggs and Briggs. | | | BOSTON --Maybe it was the last greasy burger served at the Tasty Diner, or the final copy of Allen Ginsberg's Howl sold at Wordsworth books, or the last Hohner harmonica discovered amid the dusty bins of sheet music at Briggs and Briggs. |
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http://www.boston.com/news/education/k_12/articles/2005/12/10/harvard_square_struggles_to_maintain_funky_edge?mode=PF
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| | Blue Diner - About the Film |
| | Filmed in rich 35mm, this film discovers the beauty in rarely seen locations: a casket factory where wood coffins are made by hand, a Latino nightclub, a workers-eye view of a Fine Arts museum, a lush 1940's diner car, and the bustling Latino neighborhoods of Dudley Street and Upham's Corner in Boston. | | | THE BLUE DINER is the evocative new feature film from the Boston based writing/directing/producing team of Natatcha Estébanez and Jan Egleson (SHOCK TO THE SYSTEM, LEMON SKY). | | | Natatcha Estebanez and Jan Egleson's seamless collaboration on THE BLUE DINER has created a film that is an artful bridge between two worlds. |
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http://www.bluediner.com/about.html
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| | Diner (film) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
| | Diner (1982) is a film written and directed by Barry Levinson which along with Avalon, Tin Men, and Liberty Heights constitutes his series of "Baltimore films." Diner is the first film Levinson directed. | | | Set in Baltimore in 1959, Diner tells of the story of a group of male, high school friends, now in their twenties, who reunite for the wedding of one of their group. | | | The semi-autobiographical film explores the changing relationships among these friends as they become adults through what is mostly a series of vignettes rather than a traditional narrative. |
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diner_(movie)
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| | Diner movie Review at The Z Review UK movie review |
| | Apart from the merits of the script and the performances, Diner is also a film which pays acute attention to period detail (the cars, oh the cars) with the blistering soundtrack, not to mention the clothes, all contributing to a superbly convincing depiction of time and place. | | | His immensely enjoyable 1982 directorial debut Diner has established itself as something of a hipster classic, brilliantly evoking life in 1959 Baltimore as it follows the lives of a group of friends coping with crossing over into adulthood. | | | This site has no intention to infringe on the rights of the film owners of Diner and intellectual copyright holders of the movies mentioned herein and hold copyright over the movie, characters, merchandise and storyline. |
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http://www.thezreview.co.uk/features/diner.htm
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| | Blood Diner (1987) |
| | This low budgeter from woman director (a unique rarity for the splatter film genre, as far as one is aware) Jackie Kong, is a delight. | | | This is the sort of film that Troma kept seeming to want to make but perpetually lack the ability to do. | | | The gore is hilariously absurd - when a guard is whacked over the head his eyeballs go flying out, a scene where the whole diner is sprayed in vomit, the diner owner trying to drive with his hands severed at the wrist. |
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http://www.moria.co.nz/horror/blooddiner.htm
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| | Madonna Village - Films - A Certain Sacrifice |
| | In summaries of Madonna's film career, A Certain Sacrifice is usually referred to as "softcore porn," but it isn't even close - it's pretentious and also incredibly disturbing, thanks to a quirky score by Pattnosh, but mostly it's just a dark independent film. | | | When she is raped by the villainous "Raymond Hall" in the bathroom of a diner, she and "Dashiel" employ her gang of sex slaves to help perform a satanic human sacrifice on her rapist. | | | The video box states that this is the film Madonna refuses to admit that she is in, and it is easy to see why. |
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http://www.madonnavillage.com/films/acertainsacrifice.html
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| | George Lucas's Neck |
| | Neck to Film Quality Ratio: Lucas is visibly battling his neck's evil powers, but its dominance is made apparent by that fact that Tucker: The Man and his Dream sucks. | | | Neck to Film Quality Ratio: Not as good as the original three movies, but arguably better than being crushed by a falling girder, Episode II's dreadfulness is mitigated by the hilarious casting of Jimmy Smits. | | | Neck to Film Quality Ratio: George Lucas's jowl area is small or nonexistent, more than adequately covered by a stylish goatee. |
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http://www.lanceandeskimo.com/paul/neck.shtml
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| | dOc DVD Review: Empire Falls (2005) |
| | Empire Falls retains the consistently high quality we have come to know and expect from HBO films, but even with outstanding performances and assured direction by Fred Schepisi, the film never becomes what you wish it could. | | | The biggest problem is that Russo lays all of his cards out too early, and that in turn makes the remainder of the film less important, since we know the characters and where their motivations are coming from. | | | The remaining feature is 12-minute look at the making of the film with cast and crew interviews, but skip this and listen to the commentary instead. |
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http://www.digitallyobsessed.com/showreview.php3?ID=7833
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| | NPR : Howard Shore Scores 'A History of Violence' |
| | Many are for his long-time collaborator, filmmaker David Cronenberg, who directed the new film, a screen adaptation of a graphic novel about a diner owner's seeming act of heroism. | | | Weekend Edition Sunday, October 9, 2005 · Composer Howard Shore follows up his Oscar-winning soundtrack to Lord of the Rings with the score to another good-versus-evil battle in the newly released film A History of Violence. | | | After touring the world performing symphonic renditions of his Lord of the Rings, Howard Shore's newest film score hits some familiar notes. |
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http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4950229
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| | The Killers: The Noir 'net |
| | Shattered by her duplicity, Swede retreats from his criminal life, hiding out in a small town where he works at a gas station, lives in a dim furnished room, and eats every night at the same diner (where the film opens as Swede's executioners, hired by the gang boss, await his arrival). | | | The film's splintered chronology, the flashbacks presented from multiple points of view, and the flashbacks within flashbacks, all have a crucial impact on both the mood and the meaning of the story. | | | The film is an intelligent expansion of Hemingway's short story about a man who passively submits to his own death when two hired gunmen, like evil emissaries from his shrouded past, hunt him down in a small-town rooming house. |
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http://bernardschopen.tripod.com/killers.html
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| | SacTicket // DVD/Video |
| | Siodmak's 1946 film starts off closely following Hemingway's path, with the two killers entering a diner in a small New Jersey town where they've heard The Swede comes for dinner every night. | | | For this film version -- which was written primarily by John Huston ("The Maltese Falcon"), though not credited to him due to Huston's contract with a rival studio -- the murder of The Swede represents only the start of a mystery that unfolds, piece by piece, in flashbacks. | | | The film is propelled by the stirring performances of Lancaster, O'Brien and Gardner, as well as Sam Levene as a police detective who was a childhood friend of The Swede, Virginia Christine (the future Mrs. |
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| | Duel |
| | Don't be put off by the film's lack of dialogue; in film classes across the country, Duel is taught as a contemporary example of a silent film. | | | The film's original 74 minutes wasn't long enough for a theatrical release, so Universal spent two days filming extra footage. | | | When Gregory Peck turned down the role, Universal decided to make the film for broadcast on television. |
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| | Experiment in the desert csmonitor.com |
| | Van Sant drew on the influence of experimental filmmakers from his younger days, like Stan Brakhage and Chantal Akerman, as well as contemporary Hungarian director Béla Tarr. | | | But for Gus Van Sant, who has now directed a string of critically acclaimed studio films including the Oscar-winning "Good Will Hunting," it's almost something to apologize for. | | | But before shooting began, additional money was raised so that Van Sant could have the crew to create a more serene visual style for the film. |
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http://www.csmonitor.com/2003/0214/p16s02-almo.html
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| | At-A-Glance Film Reviews: Diner (1982) |
| | Diner is sort of an anti- American Graffiti. | | | The film is uneven, but most of it is good, particularly the frequent moments of understated humor. | | | In terms of its entertainment value, Diner is a mixed bag. |
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http://www.rinkworks.com/movies/m/diner.1982.shtml
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| | Diner movie Review at The Z Review UK movie review |
| | Apart from the merits of the script and the performances, Diner is also a film which pays acute attention to period detail (the cars, oh the cars) with the blistering soundtrack, not to mention the clothes, all contributing to a superbly convincing depiction of time and place. | | | This site has no intention to infringe on the rights of the film owners of Diner and intellectual copyright holders of the movies mentioned herein and hold copyright over the movie, characters, merchandise and storyline. | | | Diner movie Review at The Z Review UK movie review |
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http://www.thezreview.co.uk/features/diner.htm
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| | Mulholland Drive Explained |
| | That creepy diner scene towards the beginning of the film may be the director's way of indicating that during the first two hours, the dream world and the real world for Diane are interchangeable. | | | This film is more contextually "thick" than classic film noir from the 40's and 50's is. From a viewing of Twin Peaks, I think David Lynch likes this sort of thing very much. | | | The guy with the burnt face behind the diner could be thought of as a sort of figurative or literal demon, with the old couple are his emissaries. |
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| | Enfants Du Marais, Les - World Cinema - Films on DVD and Video - MovieMail UK |
| | However the erratic, wine swilling ways of the eccentric Riton (a funny and affecting performance from Villeret, so good in Le Diner De Cons), kept in check by the watchful Garris, threaten to disrupt their uneventful lives when Riton is inadvertently responsible for a visiting boxerÂs imprisonment (a burly Eric Cantona). | | | Les Enfants Du Marais is an exceptional evocation in which the lives of Garris (The great Jacques Gamblin) and the ever funny Villeret as the loveable but troubled Riton are told with a gentle nostalgic flavour which makes the film a winner. | | | Framed as the childhood memories of RitonÂs young daughter, BeckerÂs film is a throwback to the classical era of French filmmaking, evoking comparisons with the work of his father, the great Jacques Becker. |
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http://www.moviem.co.uk/films/5210
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| | Macs Rock! - Caught on film! Woz covered in blood! |
| | Woz plays the character "Irate Diner" and is also one of the producers of the film. | | | The film is called Gotham Cafe, and is based on the story "Lunch at the Gotham Cafe" by Stephen King. | | | Steve Wozniak has a cameo role in a short film being produced for the film festival circuit. |
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http://www.macsrock.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=235
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| | R.B. Film Festival shines spotlight on local area By gloria stravelli Staff Writer |
| | Most of the $10,000-budget movie was shot in Asbury Park with additional scenes filmed at the famed Roadside Diner in Wall. | | | In between, films have been grouped into segments around themes that probe the unconscious, challenge female gender representations, highlight the disconnect between contemporary consumer culture and mainstream values and ideals, examine the complexities of relationships, and confront the inequity of incarcerating criminals who commit minor crimes. | | | A new film by award-winning independent filmmaker Philip Botti will be featured at the 2002 Red Bank International Film Festival scheduled for Aug. 21-25. |
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http://hub.gmnews.com/news/2002/0809/Front_Page/032.html
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| | EUFS: Diner |
| | The first and best Barry Levinson's Baltimore films, Diner is the story of a group of friends undergoing the change from boys to responsible adults, something at which they fail almost completely; When faced with the trials of real life they flee to the sanctuary of interminable conversation in an all-night diner. | | | Many films are based around a question: Citizen Kane is based around the question, "must power corrupt?"; Crimes and Misdemeanours is based around the question, "is God blind?"; and Diner is based around the question "do you want that sandwich?" | | | Dull as this might sound, the film is made wonderful by the humour in their conversation. |
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http://www.eufs.org.uk/films/diner.html
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| | Desert Sequence |
| | Some important clips shown here can also be seen during the escape sequence of the film. | | | Included as bonus material on this production are some rare behind the scenes footage of the creation of the car chase and the diner sequences. | | | This section of the film is a lot of Michael Mowery talking about the conception of the ideas and very few clips. |
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| | Pynchon - Film & TV: Film References |
| | Although the film is a bit talky and misses the mark on several occasions, some good moments may be found in the cat-and-mouse game played by Stoltz and his realization that he's essentially a high-brow stalker. | | | The film's Pynchon reference is unusual in that it calls for a nonexistent text to occupy some screen time: a Cliff Notes guide to Gravity's Rainbow. | | | Unfortunately, much of the film plays at being a thirtysomething equivalent of Neil Simon, which comes off much less charming than perhaps intended. |
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http://www.themodernword.com/pynchon/pynchon_film_refs.html
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| | Naked Lunch explores writer's twisted creativity |
| | EARLY IN DAVID CRONENBERG'S new film Naked Lunch, two aspiring writers are shown in a New York City diner in 1953 discussing different approaches to the creative process. | | | Cronenberg's film is based on William S. Burroughs' controversial Beat generation novel, Naked Lunch, but rather than translate the book directly to the screen Cronenberg has written an ingenious screenplay that deals metaphorically with the creative process that resulted in the work and the factors that influenced and perhaps necessitated it. | | | The other high point of the film's excellent production is the set designing, particularly in Interzone. |
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http://www-tech.mit.edu/V111/N59/naked.59a.html
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| | AboutFilm.com - The Machinist (2004) |
| | The Machinist coheres better as a story, and seems a more assured and sophisticated film, relying on the audience to pay close attention rather than engaging in scare tactics. | | | In some respects The Machinist is a stronger film than Session 9. | | | His lonely existence consists of repetitive work at a local factory (where he irritates his boss by quoting labor regulations chapter and verse), late-night suppers at the airport diner where he flirts with the amiable waitress (Aitan Sánchez-Gijón), and occasional paid liaisons with Stevie, who has a soft spot for him. |
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http://www.aboutfilm.com/movies/m/machinist.htm
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| | MJD'S Intergalactic Comedy Hacienda - ideatown.com [ Jeannie's Diner ] |
| | 1996 - Nick At Nite receives a Gold World Medal for Entertainment Program Promotion at the International Film and Television Festival for its I Dream Of Jeannie campaign, which prominently featured "Jeannie's Diner." | | | The full-length version of "Jeannie's Diner" by Mark Jonathan Davis is available on the Suzanne Vega compilation "Tom's Album," released in 1991 by AandM and now distributed by Universal (#75021 5363 2). | | | My 'Jeannie's Diner' parody is also available in music stores as part of Suzanne Vega's 'Tom's Album' compilation CD (on AandM Records). |
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http://www.ideatown.com/mich/michjeannie.html
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| | Picturing Justice. Cape Fear: a Freudian Analysis by Leesa Sylyski |
| | Near the beginning of the film, we see the family out having a snack at a diner after having been to a movie. | | | Yet it is also frightening to realize that viewers of the film are subject to the same unconscious desires, and that the Max Cadys of the world may be able to gain an advantage in their psychotic relationships by exploiting unconscious mechanisms. | | | In the film, Danny is 15 years old and thus would be at the "genital stage" (Hergenhahn, supra at 29) of development, where a child turns to heterosexual interests. |
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http://www.usfca.edu/pj/capefearfreudian_sylyski.htm
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