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Pink Panther series 2 – A Shot in the Dark
The backstory behind this week’s review is almost as interesting as the movie itself. With the huge success of The Pink Panther, United Artists immediately approached Peter Sellers to star in an adaptation of the stage musical, L’idiote. The stage … Continue reading
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Pink Panther series 1 – The Pink Panther (1963)
More often than not, when a comedy series stretches beyond two movies, each successive entry is worse than the last. Comedy writing is hard, and when you’ve got a series starring the same main character, and at least some of … Continue reading
Batman/Superman movies 7 – Superman III
I spent the last couple of blog posts talking about the production difficulties that went with Superman II. Well, those production difficulties even bled into the production for Superman III. Both Gene Hackman (Lex Luthor) and Margot Kidder (Lois Lane) … Continue reading
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Tagged alexander salkind, annette o'toole, annie ross, bad movies, christopher reeve, comedy, dc comics, evil superman, gus gorman, ilya salkind, ken thorne, kryptonite, lana lang, margot kidder, movie review, movies, richard pryor, robert vaughn, ross webster, sci-fi movie, sci-fii, science fiction, superhero movies, superman, superman movies, vera webster, warner bros
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Batman/Superman movies 3 – Batman 1966
There are other early entries I could look at when it comes to Batman and Superman movies, but my first two blog posts pretty much sum up what came before today’s subject. First, I looked at the 1943 Batman serials, … Continue reading
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Tagged adam west, alan napier, alfred, batman, batman 1966, burgess meredith, burt ward, catwoman, cesar romero, comedy, frank gorshin, julie newmar, lee meriwether, movie review, movies, parody, superhero movies, superheroes, the joker, the penguin, the riddler, william dozer, william shaatner
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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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Disney Associated Movies 12 – Enchanted
Enchanted is somehow both a unique film in the Disney cannon, and not unique at the same time. It’s a mostly live-action musical comedy romance, mixed with traditional animation. It also happens to be the very first movie distributed by … Continue reading
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Tagged alan menken, amy adams, animation, bill kelly, cgi, comedy, disney, disney animation studios, disney associated movies, disney movies, enchanted, fairy tale, giselle, happy working song, Idina Menzel, james baxter animation, james marsden, kevin lima, movie review, movies, musical, nancy tremaine, patrick dempsey, prince edward, queen narissa, robert philip, saturn awards, stephan schwartz, susan sarandon, tangled, that's how you know
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Disney Associated Movies 6: Bedknobs and Broomsticks
Mary Poppins and Bedknobs and Broomsticks have quite a bit in common. They’re both mostly live-action movies, with a significant amount of animation mixed in. They both star a woman with magical abilities taking care of children who are not … Continue reading
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War Movies Month 4 – Hitler: Dead Or Alive
The first three movies I looked at for this month’s movie theme were all relatively serious. Rightfully so, because war should be taken very seriously. But to close this theme month off, let’s look at something completely different. Let’s look … Continue reading
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Tagged alcatraz, columbia pictures, comedy, gangsters, hans havermann, harry cohn, hitler, hitler: dead or alive, joe conway, movie review, movies, paul fix, propaganda film, second world war, steve maschick, war movies, ward bond, warren hymer, wartime propoganda, world war 2, ww2
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