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Both have buckets of blood and are about girls with strange telekinetic powers, but Carrie [Blu-ray] speaks about what it is to grow up in the Darwinian world of female adolescence, while  The Fury lollygags it way through pure 70′s bioplasmic mumbo-jumbo to one of the great anatomical explosions of all time.

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From the book, George Lucas’s Blockbusting:

1. The French Connection, 1971.  Why? While trailing the crooks in cold, cold New York, Gene Hackman makes sure to get his daily nutrition of pizza.  A favorite scene in a film full of favorites.

2. Vertigo, 1958.  Why? Is Kim Novak real?  Or is she a phantasy?  One of the greatest romantic movies is also Hitchcock’s greatest horror film.

3. Double Indemnity, 1944.  Why? Dangerous liaisons in well-stocked grocery stores show just how little has changed since 1944.

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