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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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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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