Tag Archives: Jack Nicholson

I bet you didn’t know this about The Shining

Posted on January 9, 2009 by root

… that you can buy the book that Jack Torrence was writing when he went crazy while holed up in a giant, empty hotel in the middle of Nowheresvilleland? You sure can! “From writer Jack Torrance, this masterpiece of language … Continue reading →

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282 – The Departed

Posted on October 28, 2006 by root

Matt Damon is a sergeant in the Massachusetts State Police who’s secretly working for Jack Nicholson’s gang. Leonardo DiCaprio is a former bad boy deep undercover in Nicholson’s gang. But whose side is each really on? And will this end … Continue reading →

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The Shooting (1967)

Posted on May 22, 2006 by root

In 1967, Jack Nicholson had not yet broken out as a Major Actor. He’d done some cheapo westerns and horror films, mostly by guys like Roger Corman and Monte Hellman. The Shooting was directed by Hellman about the same time … Continue reading →

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156 – Something's Gotta Give

Posted on April 7, 2004 by root

Romance among the AARP set in a movie is never an easy proposition, pardon the pun. The participants have to be sexy enough that the younger people in the audience don’t get all grossed out (“Gramma and Granpa are KISSING!!! … Continue reading →

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91 – The Pledge

Posted on October 14, 2001 by root

Jerry Black (Jack Nicholson) is retiring as a cop. During his retirement party, a new case arises: a young girl, brutally murdered. Police quickly apprehend a suspect, a mentally deficient Native American (Benicio del Toro) who confesses to the crime … Continue reading →

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