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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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Tagged academy award, amon goth, andrzej seweryn, auschwitz, bafta, ben kingsley, caroline goodall, concentration camps, emilie schindler, hans-michael rehberg, historical epic, hollywood epic, holocaust, itzhak stern, jewish movies, john williams, jonathan sagall, julian scherner, krakow ghetto, liam neeson, movie review, movies, nazis, oliwia dabrownska, oskar schindler, poldek pfefferberg, racism, ralph fiennes, rudolf hoss, schindler's arc, schindler's list, schindlerjuden, second world war, steen zaillian, steven spielberg, thomas keneally, world war 2, ww2
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Home Alone Movies 2 – Lost in New York
When Home Alone became the third most profitable movie in history for its time, and remained the highest earning Christmas movie in history for over 20 years, of course you know there’s going to be a sequel. And of course … Continue reading
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Tagged brenda fricker, buzz mccallister, catherine o'hara, chris columbus, christmas movie, christmas star, comedy, comedy movie, daniel stern, devin ratray, donald trump, eddie bracken, gerry bamman, harry and marv, home alone, home alone 2: lost in new york, joe pesci, john heard, john hughes, john williams, kevin mccalisster, kieran culkin, macaulay culkin, movie review, movies, new york, pigeon lady, plaza hotel, rob schneider, tim curray, uncle frank
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Home Alone movies 1 – the original
The Home Alone series started back in the year 1990, and whether you’ve heard or not, they’re still making movies in this series now. The newest entry, Home Sweet Home Alone, released just a few weeks ago. There are 6 … Continue reading
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Tagged 20th century fox, angels with filthy souls, buzz mccallister, catherine o'hara, chris columbus, christmas, christmas movie, christmas movies, comedy, comedy movie, daniel stern, devin ratray, gerry bamman, harry and marv, home alone, home alone movies, joe pesci, john candy, john heard, john hughes, john williams, kevin mccalisster, kevin mccallister, kieran culkin, macaulay culkin, movie review, movies, old man marley, senta moses, somewhere in my memory, uncle frank
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Batman/Superman Movies 9 – Superman IV: The Quest For Peace
After Superman III ended up being a commercial disappointment, followed by the Supergirl movie straight up bombing, the Salkinds sold the Superman film rights to the Cannon Group. The Cannon Group has a complicated history, but in short, it’s a … Continue reading
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Tagged cannon films, christohper reeve, clark kent, florio fiorini, gene hackman, giancarlo parretti, jackie cooper, jimmy olsen, john williams, jon cryer, lara jur-l, lawrence konner, lenny luthor, lex luthor, lois lane, marc mcclure, margot kidder, mark rosenthal, movie review, movies, nuclear man, perry white, sidney j. furie, superhero movies, superman, superman movie, susannah york, the cannon group
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Batman/Superman movies 6 – Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut
When I talked about Superman II last week, I focused mainly on the troubled production the movie faced. From the conflict between Richard Donner and the producers, to the problems with the cast when he was replaced with Richard Lester. … Continue reading
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Tagged alexander salkind, batman/superman movies, christopher reeve, clark kent, dc comics, gene hackman, general zod, ilya salkind, jack o'halloran, john williams, jor-el, kal-el, ken thorne, lex luthor, lois lane, margot kidder, marlon brando, movie review, movies, non, richard donner, richard lester, sarah douglass, superhero movies, superman, superman II, superman II the richard donner cut, superman movies, terrence howard, tom mankiewicz, ursa, warner brothers
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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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Harry Potter Movies 3 – The Prisoner of Azkaban
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban saw several major changes for the Harry Potter film series as a whole. It’s the first movie to not be directed by Chris Columbus, which of course means a new direction at least … Continue reading
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Tagged alfonso cuaron, chris columbus, david thewlis, dementors, fantasy, fantasy movies, gary oldman, harry potter, harry potter and the prisoner of azkaban, hermoine, hermoine granger, jk rowling, john williams, knight bus, magic, michael gambon, prisoner of azkaban, remus lupin, richard harris, ron weasley, serius black, whomping willow, witches, wizards
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Harry Potter Movies 2 – The Chamber of Secrets
It’s been more than half a month since my previous Harry Potter movie post, partly because it’s been a busy month, and partly because today is Halloween. I figured that a movie where the main story involves giant spiders, ghosts, … Continue reading
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Tagged chris columbus, daniel radcliffe, defense against the dark arts, draco malfroy, dumbledore, emma watson, fantasy, fantasy movies, gilderoy lockhart, harry potter, harry potter and the chamber of secrets, harry potter movies, hermoine, hermoine granger, john williams, kenneth branaugh, magic, mystery, richard harris, roger ebert, ron weasley, rotten tomatoes, rupert grint, severus snape, snape, the chamber of secrets, tom felton, witches, wizards
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Harry Potter movies 1 – The Philosopher’s Stone
Before I started looking at movies on this blog, I read through all of the Harry Potter novels for the first time and reviewed each of them. As much as I’d like to get back into novel reading for this … Continue reading
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Tagged alan rickman, cgi, chris columbus, daniel radcliffe, david heyman, draco malfroy, dumbledore, emma watson, fantasy, hagrid, harry potter, harry potter and the philosopher's stone, harry potter and the sorcerer's stone, hermoine, jk rowling, john williams, maggie smith, movie review, movies, mystery, professor mcgonagall, richard harris, robbie coltrane, roger ebert, ron weasley, rupert grint, severus snape, snape, witches, 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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