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Batman/Superman movies 4 – Superman 1978
This is it, the big one. The main reason I wanted to start this blog series. Superman, directed by Richard Donner, is a very significant movie. It featured what was then groundbreaking visual effects, its massive success proved that superhero … Continue reading
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Tagged academy award, alexander salkind, bafta, christopher reeve, comics, david newman, dc comics, gene hackman, guy hamilton, ilya salkind, john williams, jonathan kent, jor-el, krypton, leslie newman, lex luthor, lois lane, margot kidder, mario puzo, marlon brando, pierre spengler, richard donner, robert benton, saturn awards, sci-fi, sci-fi movie, science fiction, superhero movies, superman, superman movie, tom mankiewicz, warner brothers
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Sean Connery Month 3 – The Untouchables
In order to properly sum up Sean Connery’s career with only four movies, one must watch at least one movie where he plays a supporting role instead of the lead. He played a lot of supporting roles over the years, … Continue reading
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Tagged academy award, al capone, al wolff, andy carcia, bafta, bob hoskins, brian de palma, charles martin smith, chicago, crime drama, drama, elliot ness, frank j. wilson, george stone, grammy awards, historical fiction, jimmy malone, kevin costner, movie review, movies, oscar wallace, robert de niro, roger ebert, rotten tomatoes, sean connery, sean connery month, the untouchables
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Harry Potter Movies 9 Fantastic Beasts And Where To Find Them
This post is a bit delayed, but I felt like posting at least one Christmas related movie review before I got to this, and then I spent a couple of days at my parents’ house. Anyway, this is the first … Continue reading
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Tagged academy award, alison sudol, auror, bafta, colin farrell, dan folder, david heyman, david yates, eddie redmayne, fantastic beasts, fantastic beasts and where to find them, fantastic beasts movies, fantasy, fantasy movie, harry potter, harry potter movies, j.k. rowling, jacob kowalski, james newton howard, katherine waterson, MACUSA, magic, ministry of magic, new york city, newt scamander, obscurus, queenie goldstein, steve kloves, tina goldstein, witches, wizards
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Harry Potter Movies 8 – The Deathly Hallows part 2
There are only two Harry Potter movies I saw in theaters, Order of the Phoenix and Deathly Hallows Part 2. The first was back when Order of the Phoenix arrived, and I was completely lost, having not seen any of … Continue reading
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Tagged alan rickman, alexandre desplat, bafta, battle of hogwarts, cgi, crabbe and doyle, daniel radcliffe, david yates, draco malfoy, emma watson, fantasy, fantasy movies, grammy awards, harry potter, harry potter and the deathly hallows, harry potter and the deathly hallows part 2, harry potter movies, hermoine, hermoine granger, hogwarts, j.k. rowling, jamie waylett, movie review, movies, mystery, neville longbottom, ralph fiennes, richard roeper, roger ebert, ron weasley, rotten tomatoes, rupert grint, scream awards, second wizarding war, severus snape, snape, stuart craig, tom felton, voldemort, warner brothers, witches, wizards
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Harry Potter Movies 5 – The Order of the Phoenix
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix is a significant chapter in the Harry Potter movie series in several ways. It begins the second half of the film series. It’s the first movie directed by David Yates, who’s directed … Continue reading
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Tagged bafta, battle of the ministry of magic, bellatrix lestrange, daniel radcliffe, defense against the dark arts, Dolores Umbridge, dumbledore, emma watson, empire awards, harry potter, harry potter and the order of the phoenix, harry potter movies, helena bonham carter, hermoine granger, hogwarts, imelda staunton, itv national movie awards, j.k. rowling, michael goldenberg, minister of magic, ministry of magic, movie review, movies, neville longbottom, nicolas hopper, order of the phoenix, OWL, propoganda, quidditch, ralph fiennes, rita skeeter, ron weasley, rupert grint, scream awards, serius black, snape, visual effects society, voldemort, witches, wizards, world soundtrack discovery awards
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True Story Movies 2: Apollo 13
One of the more fascinating aspects of the Cold War was the space race. The United States and the Soviet Union competed for years to see who could achieve various first in their spaceflight capabilities. This race began with ballistic … Continue reading
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Tagged academy award, apollo 13, astronauts, bafta, cgi, cold war, docudrama, ed harris, gary sinise, gene kranz, jack swigert, jim lovell, kansas cosmosphere and space center, kathleen quinlan, ken mattingly, kevin bacon, lost moon, marilyn lovell, movie review, movies, nasa, roger ebert, ron howard, rotten tomatoes, space race, space travel, sputnik 1, the moon, the rolling stone, tom hanks, true story movies, ussr
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Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers takes almost much everything that worked in Fellowship of the Ring and kicks it up a notch. If the first Lord of the Rings movie is a masterclass in worldbuilding (which it is), … Continue reading
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Tagged academy award, andy serkis, aragon, arawen, bafta, battle of helms deep, bernard hill, billy boyd, boromir, cgi, denathor, domonic monaghan, elijah wood, ents, epic fantasy, fantasy, fantasy movies, faramir, frodo, frodo baggins, gandalf, gimli, gollum, gondor, grammy awards, helms deep, howard shore, hugo award, ian mckellen, john rhys-davies, king theoden, legolas, liv taylor, lord of the rings, lord of the rings: the two towers, merry, movie review, movies, orcs, orlando bloom, osgiliath, peter jackson, pippen, rohan, samwise gamgee, saturn awards, sean astin, sean bean, smeagol, the two towers, treebeard, uruk-hai, viggo mortensen
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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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DreamWorks animated movies 12 – Wallace and Gromit: The Curse of the Were Rabbit
To properly talk about this movie to unknowing audiences, one should talk a bit about Aardman Animation first. I introduced the studio in greater detail in my Chicken Run review last year, but to sum it up, they’re a British … Continue reading
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Tagged a close shave, a grand day out, a matter of loaf and death, Aardman Animations, academy award, animated movie, animation, annie awards, bafta, cheese, claymation, dreamworks, dreamworks movies, gromit, helena bowham, lady campanula tottington, lord victor quartermain, movie review, movies, nick park, peter sallis, ralph fieness, steve box, the curse of the were rabbit, the wrong trousers, wallace, wallace and gromit, wallace and gromit the curse of the were rabbit, were rabbit
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