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Movie Reviews By Bil Antoniou

Barkhad Abdi

Born: April 10, 1985, Mogadishu, Somalia.

2013: Captain Phillips (Oscar Nomination: Best Supporting Actor)

2015: Eye In The Sky

2016: Grimsby

2017: Extortion, Dabka, Good Time, Blade Runner 2049

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The Blonde One (Un Rubio) (2019)
The Masseur (Masahista) (2005)
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Theatre of Blood (1973)
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Is It Just Me? (2010)
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Today's review on MyOldAddiction.com, The Joker Is Wild by #CharlesVidor starring #FrankSinatra and #MitziGaynor, "glamorous and indulgent but never cheap or ridiculous melodrama"

"I'm not a stooge, I'm the best straight woman in Hollywood. There's an art to playing it straight. You must build up your man, but never top him, never steal the laughs from him." - Margaret Dumont, born October 20, 1882. #MargaretDumont

"Filming is absolutely horrible. I call it 'tedious formality'. I hate shooting. My only relief in the whole tiresome business are the wonderful moments when I'm directing actors." - Jean-Pierre Melville, born October 20, 1917. #JeanPierreMelville

"Dracula never ends. I don't know if I should call it a fortune or a curse, but it never ends." - Bela Lugosi, born October 20, 1882. #BelaLugosi

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RT @Glenn__Kenny: I don’t even agree with Coppola, at least entirely. But what’s anyone gonna do? He’s 80. Hollywood itself has tried to “c… 21 hours ago
Day 38 - The Joker Is Wild (Charles Vidor, 1957). If the story involves gangsters ripping out Sinatra's throat at… twitter.com/i/web/status/1… 22 hours ago
"I'm not a stooge, I'm the best straight woman in Hollywood. There's an art to playing it straight. You must build… twitter.com/i/web/status/1… 1 day ago
"Filming is absolutely horrible. I call it 'tedious formality'. I hate shooting. My only relief in the whole tireso… twitter.com/i/web/status/1… 1 day ago
"Dracula never ends. I don't know if I should call it a fortune or a curse, but it never ends." - Bela Lugosi, born… twitter.com/i/web/status/1… 1 day ago
Creepy, kooky and alarmingly slim this time: the Addamses are back and we couldn't be happier! youtu.be/vQ_1ucoHKkg 1 day ago
RT @ThatShelf: The latest episode of @BadGayMovies is saying what we're all thinking! BGM Episode 110: THANK GOD IT'S FRIDAY https://t.co… 2 days ago
"How can a motion picture reflect real life when it is made by people who are living artificial lives?" - Miriam H… twitter.com/i/web/status/1… 2 days ago
"I choose films with the shortest schedule and the most money." - Klaus Kinski, born October 18, 1926.… twitter.com/i/web/status/1… 2 days ago

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