Matthew Avery Modine (born March 22, 1959) is an American actor. His film roles include Private Joker in Stanley Kubrick's 1987 film Full Metal Jacket and high school wrestler Louden Swain in Vision Quest. Modine, the youngest of seven children, was born in Loma Linda, California, the son of Dolores (née Warner), a bookkeeper, and Mark Alexander Modine, who managed drive-in theaters. His father moved the large family when necessary to keep...
Joker asks Lt. Touchdown about the current mission.
Joker tells a filmmaker why he went to Vietnam.
Joker doesn't like the fact that civilians have been executed by the NVA.
Joker narrates that it is better to be alive and in a world of shit than dead.
In his dress blues, Foley walks to the head of the freed police officers that...
Lt. Lockhart orders Joker and Rafterman to the the front to report on the war.
Joker tries to console Cowboy while he is recovering.
Sgt. Hartman orders Joker and Cowboy to clean the head.
Joker tells Cowboy that he wants to have sex with his sister.
The Memphis Belle and the other bombers close in on Bremen.
Joker narrates that he is happy just to be alive.
Pvt. Joker speaks out and garners the ire of Sgt. Hartman.
At the Dent Holiday tribute, the Congressman and Foley talk about Gordon afte...
At the Dent Holiday tribute, the Congressman and Foley talk about Gordon afte...
Having received confirmation that Bane has an army in the sewers via Bane's k...
Bane's men fire off several rounds and shoot a few people at the Exchange. Ou...
A criminally under-worshipped film from the 1980s, Lost in America exists both as a comedic cautionary tale for all those who seek to embrace their inner Thoreau and the notion that well-fed boredom can be toppled by a mindless divorce from the swaddle cloth of society. Co-written, directed and starring Albert Brooks, Lost in America [...]
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Over the last few weeks, we’ve seen some large sea changes on Mad Men, so many changes that we seemed due for a break. Last night’s episode, “The Crash” was a break in more ways than one and an unanticipated jaunt through the back alleys of show creator Matthew Weiner’s mind. The Stalker We’ve never [...]
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Every week, we’ll take a look at the biggest stories in entertainment news, sports, politics, news news, and pop culture, and we’re going to present them to you here on THE WEEKLY WIND-UP PODCAST in about 15 minutes. Good deal right? Yes, your choice for sound clips is filling you in on all the news [...]
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As I said back when we looked at Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, JJ Abrams’ Star Trek is not my Star Trek, but like Khan, it is a franchise saving spectacle from the mind of an interloper. It’s another film that twists the nethers of purists while serving as a gateway drug to the uninitiated. Sure, [...]
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We knew that changes would come when Don and Ted merged SCDP and CGC, but while this week’s episode did show off some of those anticipated growing pains and redundancies, we also got a chance to pivot back to Don’s consuming love affair with his neighbor Sylvia. The Treehouse. Like a shoebox filled with valuable [...]
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Every week, we’ll take a look at the biggest stories in entertainment news, sports, politics, news news, and pop culture, and we’re going to present them to you here on THE WEEKLY WIND-UP PODCAST in about 15 minutes. Good deal right? Yes, your choice for sound clips is filling you in on all the news [...]
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