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Hollywood Epics 4 – Schindler’s List
Today is a different sort of epic film. With a fairly large cast, including several major stars, it fits the scope part of the definition. With a length of over 3 hours, it also fits that part of the definition. … Continue reading
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Hollywood Epics 3 – Spartacus
As famous as Stanley Kubrick is, before seeing Spartacus, The Shining and Full Metal Jacket were the only movies of his I’ve actually watched in full. He was a visionary in the film industry, he often pushed boundaries, and he … Continue reading
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Tagged academy award, alex north, ancient rome, batiatus, crassus, dalton trumbo, ed lewis, edward muhl, gladiators, historical epic, hollywood epic, howard fast, i am spartacus, jean simmons, john gavin, julius caesar, kirk douglass, laurence olivier, movie review, movies, national film registry, peter ustinov, roman empire, russell metty, slavery, stanley kubrick, universal pictures, varinia
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Hollywood Epics 2 – Cleopatra (1963)
Apart from this movie being recommended to me by a co-worker who’s got a very similar taste in movies to me, I came into this movie almost completely blind. Not only have I never seen this movie before, but I … Continue reading
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Tagged 20th century fox, academy award, alex north, ancient egypt, biographical film, carlo marlo franzero, classic movies, cleopatra, egypt, elizabeth taylor, epic drama, historical epic, historical fiction, hollywood epic, joseph l. mankiewicz, julius caesar, mark antony, movie remake, movie review, movies, octavian, ranald macdougall, remake, rex harrison, richard burton, roddy mcdowall, roman empire, rouben mamoulian, sidney buchman, the life and times of cleopatra, walter wanger
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Ridley Scott Month 2 – Gladiator
Gladiator is a movie I’ve wanted to look at for this blog for a while, part of the reason I wanted to do a Ridley Scott month. It was hard to fit it into any one particular category though. Although … Continue reading
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