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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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X-Men Movies 12 – Deadpool 2
There’s been a lot of news surrounding the future of the X-Men movies since I wrote my Logan post. Most of it remains unclear as to how the movies will move forward. Long story short, Disney is working to buy … Continue reading
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Tagged 20th century fox, cable, colossus, comedy, deadpool, deadpool 2, disney, domino, firefist, josh brolin, julian dennisan, movies, nathan summers, new york times, pitor rasputin, richard roeper, rotten tomatoes, ryan reynolds, stefan kapicic, teenage negasonic warhead, wade wilson, x-men, x-men movies, zazie beets
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DreamWorks animated movies 9 – Shrek 2
If one was to say that DreamWorks peaked early, they could easily point to Shrek 2 as evidence. By no means am I saying that there haven’t been any good DreamWorks movies since – I’ve seen several of them. But … Continue reading
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Tagged american idol, andrew adamson, animated, animated movies, animation, antonio banderas, cameron diaz, cgi, comedy, donkey, dreamworks, dreamworks movies, eddie murphy, fairy godmother, far far away, far far away idol, Jeffrey Katzenberg, jennifer saunders, john cleese, julia andrews, king harold, michael myers, movie review, movies, parody, prince charming, princess fiona, puss in boots, queen lillian, rotten tomatoes, rupert everett, shrek, shrek 2, simon cowell
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