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Al’s Birthday Movie

Posted on Apr. 25, 2011 by Phillip

 Today is Al Pacino‘s 71st birthday. Happy birthday, Al. To honour him on this wonderful day, I say why not watch a performance he should have won an Academy Award for but didn’t? Exhibit A: Donnie Brasco. This is what … Continue reading →

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“Donnie Brasco” Should Be a Classic

Posted on Aug. 25, 2009 by Phillip

  Donnie Brasco is one of the best and most overlooked gangster movies I’ve ever seen. It’s an entertaining but sympathetic look at the personal lives of criminals and the cops who go after them. Al Pacino, playing a sad, … Continue reading →

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