Tag Archives: Al Pacino

Oscarama Stats: Same Actor, Same Role

Posted on January 18, 2016 by Morgan R. Lewis

It’s awards season again, and this past week brought out the nominations for the 2015 Academy Awards. As always, there’s a lot that people are discussing, from the racial makeup of the nominees to the fact that the third sequel … Continue reading →

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Dog Day Afternoon

Posted on November 17, 2012 by Morgan R. Lewis

Sometimes truth is stranger than fiction. It’s an old phrase — coined by Mark Twain according to most sources — and just occasionally it seems to be true. Certainly that seems to apply to the film Dog Day Afternoon; released … Continue reading →

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Weekly Weblinks: First Feature

Posted on June 8, 2012 by Morgan R. Lewis

This morning I’m starting a new feature here on Morgan on Media, the Weekly Weblinks. I’ve been seeing a few other bloggers start up various “Follow Friday” features, or other ways to share readers around the net, and I felt … Continue reading →

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Heat

Posted on February 12, 2012 by Morgan R. Lewis

Somehow I suspect that when writer/director Michael Mann pitched Heat to the studio, all he had to say was “Let’s put Robert De Niro and Al Pacino on opposites sides of a heist movie.” The concept sort of sells itself … Continue reading →

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