Internal Affairs (2002) (Hong Kong)
Infernal Affairs is a 2002 Hong Kong action thriller film co-directed by Andrew Lau and Alan Mak. Jointly written by Mak and Felix Chong, it stars Andy Lau, Tony Leung, Anthony Wong, Eric Tsang, Sammi Cheng and Kelly Chen. The film follows an undercover Hong Kong Police Force officer who infiltrates a Triad, and another officer who is secretly a spy for the same Triad. It is the first in the Infernal Affairs series and is followed by Infernal Affairs II and Infernal Affairs III. The film was selected as the Hong Kong entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 76th Academy Awards but was not nominated. Miramax Films acquired the United States distribution rights and gave it a limited US theatrical release in 2004.
The Departed (2006)
The Departed is a 2006 American epic crime thriller film directed by Martin Scorsese and written by William Monahan. It is both a remake of the 2002 Hong Kong film Infernal Affairs and also loosely based on the real-life Boston Winter Hill Gang; the character Colin Sullivan is based on the corrupt FBI agent John Connolly, while the character Frank Costello is based on Irish-American gangster Whitey Bulger. The film stars Leonardo DiCaprio, Matt Damon, Jack Nicholson, and Mark Wahlberg, with Martin Sheen, Ray Winstone, Vera Farmiga, and Alec Baldwin in supporting roles.
Opening Credits; Introduction (.37); Background History (11.49); Infernal Affairs (2002) Film Trailer (14.13); The Original (16.13); Let's Rate (34.13); Introducing the Double Feature (39.43); The Departed (2009) Film Trailer (41.58); The Attraction (44.22); How Many Stars (1:13.11); End Credits (1:20.49); Closing Credits (1:21.54)
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Season 6: Episode 266 - M&M: Creature From The Black Lagoon (1954)/Shape of Water (2017)
Season 6: Episode 265 - DOCTOR WHO: An Unearthly Child
Season 6: Episode 264 - MAKE/REMAKE: Batman (1989)/Batman Begins (2005)
Season 6: Episode 263 - BATMAN: The Animated Series - Episodes 1 - 4
Season 6: Episode 262 - AMERICA GOES DARK: Whatever Happened to Baby Jane (H. Farrell)/Whatever Happened to Baby Jane (1962)
Season 5: Episode 261 - DARK SHADOWS: The Jim and Valerie Storm Interview
Season 5: Episode 260 - THE 80’S: Motel Hell (1980)/American Gothic (1988).
Season 5: Episode 259 - MAKE/REMAKE: King Kong (1933)/King Kong (2005)
Season 5: Episode 258 - KINGS OF HORROR: The Rats (J. Herbert)/Deadly Eyes (1982)
Season 5: Episode 257 - DARK SHADOWS: June-July 1970/Episodes 1071 - 1113
Season 5: Episode 256 - THE 80S: Society (1989)/Parents (1989)
Season 5: Episode 255 - MAKE/REMAKE: La Cage Aux Folles (1979)/The Birdcage (1996)
Season 5: Episode 254 - KINGS OF HORROR: Battle Royale (K Takami)/Battle Royale (2000)
Season 5: Episode 253 - DARK SHADOWS: Episodes 1026 - 1070
Season 5: Episode 252 - The 80’s: Night of the Creeps (1986)/Night of the Comet (1983)
Season 5: Episode 251 - MAKE/REMAKE: Dawn of the Dead (1978)/Dawn of the Dead (2004)
Season 5: Episode 250 - KINGS OF HORROR: From Beyond (HP Lovecraft)/From Beyond (1986)
Season 5: Episode 249 - DARK SHADOWS: Episodes 983 - 1025
Season 5\;Episode 248 - THE 80s: One Dark Night (1983)/ Lady In White (1988)
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