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Theme Week Wrap-Up James Caan Tribute Week Hiya plebs! This was a heavy week of long runtimes, mostly 70s cinema, and mixed results. We skipped The Godfather on purpose to focus on James Caan in leading roles and came away with one clear winner plus a few uneven surprises. Top Pick of the Week Misery (1990) - 90/100 Pure edge-of-your-seat entertainment, with phenomenal performances from James Caan and Kathy Bates. Ranked Board Five films, one tribute week, and a broad quality gap. We got one classic thriller, one strong character study, one decent sports bromance, and two titles that did not age well for us. #1 of the Week Misery (1990) Score: 90/100 An intense and highly entertaining thriller with unforgettable performances. #2 of the Week Bria...

Plot Summary: In this musical sequel to Funny Girl, famed entertainer Fanny Brice navigates the Great Depression and a stormy new marriage with brash theatrical producer Billy Rose. Director: Herbert Ross Producer: Ray Stark Screenplay: Jay Presson Allen, Arnold Schulman Starring: Barbra Streisand as Fanny Brice James Caan as Billy Rose Omar Sharif as Nick Arnstein Roddy McDowall as Bobby Moore Ben Vereen as Bert Robbins Music: John Kander, Fred Ebb Cinematography: James Wong Howe Editing: Maury Winetrobe HOT DEAL 🎬 Get The Movie Now ↗ *Live prices & availability verified on Amazon ⚠️ SPOILER ALERT ⚠️ A Sequel Full of Showbiz Spark and Uneven Rhythm Hi there! We close our week with a charming musical dramedy from 1975 - F...

Plot Summary: A New York English professor with a crippling gambling addiction sinks into debt with loan sharks, risking his relationships and safety as his compulsion drives him to extreme thrill-seeking. Director: Karel Reisz Producers: Robert Chartoff, Irwin Winkler Screenplay: James Toback Starring: James Caan as Axel Freed Paul Sorvino as Hips Lauren Hutton as Billie Morris Carnovsky as A.R. Lowenthal Jacqueline Brookes as Naomi Freed Burt Young as Carmine Music: Jerry Fielding Cinematography: Victor J. Kemper Editing: Roger Spottiswoode HOT DEAL 🎬 Get The Movie Now ↗ *Live prices & availability verified on Amazon ⚠️ SPOILER ALERT ⚠️ A Sharp Character Study of Self-Destruction Fourth in line in our tribute to J...

Plot Summary: In a dystopian future controlled by corporate conglomerates, a veteran star of the ultra-violent sport Rollerball resists corporate pressure to retire, exposing the system's control over society. Director: Norman Jewison Producer: Norman Jewison Screenplay: William Harrison Starring: James Caan as Jonathan E. John Houseman as Bartholomew Maud Adams as Ella John Beck as Moonpie Moses Gunn as Cletus Ralph Richardson as Librarian Music: André Previn Cinematography: Douglas Slocombe Editing: Antony Gibbs HOT DEAL 🎬 Get The Movie Now ↗ *Live prices & availability verified on Amazon ⚠️ SPOILER ALERT ⚠️ Corporate Dystopia, Violent Sport, and Mixed Impact The third movie of our tribute week to James Caan i...

Plot Summary: Based on the real-life story of Chicago Bears teammates Brian Piccolo and Gale Sayers, two running backs who overcome professional rivalry and racial barriers to form a profound friendship as one faces terminal cancer. Director: Buzz Kulik Producer: Paul Junger Witt Screenplay: William Blinn Starring: James Caan as Brian Piccolo Billy Dee Williams as Gale Sayers Jack Warden as George Halas Shelley Fabares as Joy Piccolo Judy Pace as Linda Sayers Music: Michel Legrand Cinematography: Joseph F. Biroc Editing: Bud S. Isaacs HOT DEAL 🎬 Get The Movie Now ↗ *Live prices & availability verified on Amazon ⚠️ SPOILER ALERT ⚠️ A Moving Story of Friendship and Loss Hello friends and Freddie! Our second film, Brian'...

Plot Summary: A famous romance novelist is rescued from a snowy car crash by his obsessive "number one fan," who holds him captive and forces him to write a new book to her liking. Director: Rob Reiner Producers: Rob Reiner, Andrew Scheinman Screenplay: William Goldman Starring: James Caan as Paul Sheldon Kathy Bates as Annie Wilkes Lauren Bacall as Marcia Sindell Richard Farnsworth as Buster Frances Sternhagen as Virginia Music: Marc Shaiman Cinematography: Barry Sonnenfeld Editing: Robert Leighton HOT DEAL 🎬 Get The Movie Now ↗ *Live prices & availability verified on Amazon ⚠️ SPOILER ALERT ⚠️ A Tense and Brutal Start to James Caan Week Hello, hello! What an exciting beginning for our tribute week to James Caa...

Weekly Theme Announcement Welcome to Our 11th Week: James Caan Tribute Hiya everyone! Last week we lost another big screen gangster. We decided to skip our movie raffle and dedicate this week to James Caan who passed away on the 6th of July at the age of 82. We are doing a tribute just like we did recently with Ray Liotta. We found wonderful movies starring Ray Liotta and I think we will do it again now with Caan. I know we Caan... sorry. I picked 5 movies with James Caan in the leading role that seem really interesting. I can only remember him as Sonny and from not very significant secondary roles. It seems like his "golden age" was in the 70's, so 4 of his movies picked at the video store are from that decade. Join us this week in our celebration of James Caan life and work. "What I do quite honestly and seriously and not in any way being humble is not as important as what the garbag...