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Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)

Dir. George Roy Hill. Starring Paul Newman, Robert Redford, Katharine Ross Surrounded by the Bolivian army, there is no escape for Butch (Newman) and Sundance (Redford). They know it. Half a lifetime of crimes that made the two of them celebrities in the West, and which made it too difficult for them to stay home,… Read More Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)

February 25, 2021 TimLeave a comment

The Princess Bride (1987)

Dir. Rob Reiner. Starring Cary Elwes, Robin Wright, Mandy Patinkin William Goldman could not have chosen a more difficult kind of story to write than this bifocals fairy tale. Looking at it through the top half of the lens, this is a once upon a time story about adventure and magic and a princess in… Read More The Princess Bride (1987)

August 23, 2019 TimLeave a comment

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