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Classic Masterpieces 2 – Gone with the Wind
I’ve decided on the four movies I’m looking at this month, and of the four, this is the only one I haven’t seen before. Gone with the Wind is a very famous epic historical romance film. It was immensely popular … Continue reading
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Tagged academy award, american civil war, capitol theatre, civil war, clarke gamble, classic masterpieces, classic movies, george cukor, gone with hte wind, hattie mcdaniel, historical fiction, mammy, margaret mitchell, mgm, mgm studios, movie review, movies, new york times, rhett butler, romance, sam wood, scarlet o'hara, selznick international pictures, the nation, victor fleming, vivien leigh
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Adventures in Home Ownership 7
This is going to be a relatively short entry. Today is the 1 year anniversary of the day I landed the deal to buy my townhouse. So in the last week, I’ve been looking around at house prices for the … Continue reading
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Tagged adventures in home ownership, home depot, home ownership, toronto, update
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Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Rings
Orc body suits to go along with over 10,000 Orc heads. They built 10,000 real arrows and 500 bows. They even created a new kind of crossbow for the Uruk-hai that could fire faster. Principal filming took place between October … Continue reading
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Tagged academy award, aragon, bafta, boromir, christopher lee, elijah wood, epic fantasy, fantasy, fantasy movies, frodo baggins, gandalf, gimli, ian mckellen, john rhys-davies, lord of the rings, lord of the rings: the fellowship of the ring, lotr, middle earth, miramax, movie review, movies, new line cinema, peter jackson, saruman, saul zaentz, sean bean, the fellowship of the ring, viggo mortensen
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The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
In my previous Hobbit movie post, I teased that the production behind the Hobbit movie trilogy was a mess. It’s time to discuss exactly how much of a mess that was. Because of the massive success that was the Lord … Continue reading
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Tagged balin, benedict cumberbatch, bilbo baggins, dragon movies, dragons, dwarves, evangeline lilly, fantasy, fantasy movies, fran walsh, gandalf, guilleromo del toro, hobbits, ian mckellen, jrr tolkien, ken stott, lake-town, legolas, martin freeman, mgm, mgm studios, middle earth, movie review, movies, necromancers, new line cinema, orcs, orlando bloom, peter jackson, phillipa boyens, richard aritage, smaug, tauriel, the hobbit, the hobbit: the desolation of smaug, thorin, united artists, wizards
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The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
My introduction to Lord of the Rings was a multi-step process. I remember reading The Hobbit in school way back in grade 5, and we also watched the animated movie from 1977. I remembered nothing of the book for years, … Continue reading
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Tagged andy serkins, balin, bilbo baggins, dwarves, fantasy, fantasy movies, gandalf, goblins, gollum, hobbit month, hobbits, ian mckellen, jrr tolkien, ken scott, lord of the rings month, martin freeman, middle earth, movies, new line cinema, peter jackson, radagast, richard aritage, the hobbit, the hobbit: an unexpected journey, the shire, throin, trolls, wizards
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Star Wars movies 17: The Rise of Skywalker
It’s been almost a month since Star Wars Episode 9: The Rise of Skywalker released. I know I’m a bit late to the party, but it took me this long to not only gather my thoughts, but to see it … Continue reading
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Tagged adam driver, ben solo, billy dee williams, carrie fisher, colin trevorrow, D-O, daisy ridley, darth sidious, disney, emperor palpatine, forbes, general pryde, han solo, harrison ford, hollywood reporter, ian mcdiamid, j.j. abrams, jannah, john boyega, john williams, knights of ren, kylo ren, Lando Calrissian, lucasfilm, luke skywalker, mark hamill, movie review, movies, oscar isaac, princess leia, rey, richard roeper, rotten tomatoes, snoke, star wars, star wars movies, star wars the rise of skywalker, the rise of skywalker, the skywalker saga, zorii bliss
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Dragon Movies 3: Dragonheart
When I researched dragon movies for this list, I realized how few good dragon movies there are, and that’s a shame. Dragonheart is probably the most consistently high rated live-action Dragon movie I could find during my research, and it’s … Continue reading
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Tagged cgi, david thewlis, dennis quaid, dina meyer, draco, dragon movies, dragonheart, dragons, fantasy, fantasy movies, king einon, movies, online film & television association, patrick read johnson, randy edelman, rob cohen, saturn awards, sean connary
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Christmas Classics 3: White Christmas
My dad usually isn’t a fan of musicals. In fact, he rarely listens to music at all. Yet every year, he watches this 1954 Christmas musical to get in the mood for the holidays. That alone has made me curious … Continue reading
Indiana Jones movies 3: The Last Crusade
Even though Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom was a huge financial success, the controversy and mixed reception surrounding it made director Steven Spielberg feel guilty. After the mixed reception, Spielberg decided to complete the trilogy, not just to … Continue reading
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Tagged academy award, adolph hitler, adventure movie, alison doody, bbc, chris columbus, comedy, denholm elliot, diane thomas, elsa schnieder, ernst bogel, frank marshall, george lucas, harrison ford, henry jones jr., henry jones sr., holy grail, indiana jones, indiana jones and the last crusade, jeffrey boam, john rhys-davies, jordan, julian glover, kazim, kervork malikyan, marcus brody, menno meyjes, michael byrne, monkey king, movie review, movies, nazis, petra, roger ebert, sallah, spain, steven spielberg, the last crusade, the new republic, the rolling stone, venice, village voice, washington post, world war 2
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Indiana Jones Movies 2: Temple of Doom
The first Indiana Jones movie is often considered up there with the greatest adventure movies of all-time. Its prequel, The Temple of Doom, has its own unique impact on the cinematic industry. It’s one of two movies largely responsible for … Continue reading
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Tagged adventure movie, amrish puri, china, george lucas, gloria katz, hindu, india, indiana jones, indiana jones and the temple of doom, kali, kate capshaw, ke huy quan, mola ram, movie review, movies, pat roach, roger ebert, short round, slavery, steven spielberg, temple of doom, thuggee, willard huyck, willie scott
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