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Pink Panther series 9 – Son of the Pink Panther
I concluded my previous Pink Panther movie review that the original series should have died with Peter Sellers. That’s even more clear with today’s subject, Son of the Pink Panther. Curse of the Pink Panther was supposed to start a … Continue reading
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Tagged bad movies, blake edwards, burt kwouk, cato, chief inspector dreyfus, claudia cardinale, comedy movie, commissioner charles dreyfus, graham stark, herbert lom, jacques gambrelli, maria gambrelli, mgm studios, movie review, movies, pink panther movies, roberto benigni, son of the pink panther, united artists
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Classic Musical Month 1 – The Wizard of Oz
It’s hard, if not impossible, to think of a movie more famous than this one. According to the Library of Congress, The Wizard of Oz is the most seen film in history. It’s among the first 25 movies that were … Continue reading
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Tagged academy award, buddy ebsen, cowardly lion, dorothy gale, edgar allen woolf, fantasy, fantasy movie, florence ryerson, frank morgan, george cukor, harold arlen, if i only had a brain, jack haley, judy garland, l. frank baum, mgm, mgm studios, movie review, movies, munchkins, musical, national film registry, over the rainbow, oz, samuel goldwyn, scarecrow, the wizard of oz, tinman, victor fleming, william h. cannon, wizard of oz
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Classic Masterpieces 4: Ben-Hur (1959)
Of the four movies I looked at this month, this was the one I’ve been looking forward to the most. I had only seen it once before, but I remember it being not only very impressive from a production standpoint … Continue reading
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Tagged academy award, ben-hur, ben-hur: the tale of the christ, biblical epic, cathy o'donnell, charlton heston, christian movie, christopher fry, classic masterpieces, classic movies, epic drama, gore vidal, hugh griffith, jesus, judah ben-hur, karl tunberg, lew wallace, marie ney, martha scott, maxwell anderson, mgm, mgm studios, miklos rozsa, miriam, movie remake, movie review, movies, remake, roman, rome, sam zimbalist, tirzah, warner brothers, william wyler
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Classic Masterpieces 2 – Gone with the Wind
I’ve decided on the four movies I’m looking at this month, and of the four, this is the only one I haven’t seen before. Gone with the Wind is a very famous epic historical romance film. It was immensely popular … Continue reading
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Tagged academy award, american civil war, capitol theatre, civil war, clarke gamble, classic masterpieces, classic movies, george cukor, gone with hte wind, hattie mcdaniel, historical fiction, mammy, margaret mitchell, mgm, mgm studios, movie review, movies, new york times, rhett butler, romance, sam wood, scarlet o'hara, selznick international pictures, the nation, victor fleming, vivien leigh
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The Hobbit: Battle of the Five Armies
Peter Jackson’s Hobbit trilogy went through a number of production difficulties, which I wrote about in my previous Hobbit movie post. To sum it up, it involved late director changes, shooting with an incomplete script, and spreading the original plan … Continue reading
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Tagged balin, battle of the five armies, bilbo baggins, cate blanchett, dwarves, elrond, elves, epic fantasy, fantasy movies, galadriel, gandalf, goblins, guillermo del toro, hugo weaving, ian mckellen, ken stott, legolas, martin freeman, mgm, mgm studios, middle earth, movie review, movies, new line cinema, orcs, orlando bloom, peter jackson, radagast, richard aritage, smaug, sylvester mccoy, the hobbit, the hobbit: battle of the five armies, thorin
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The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
In my previous Hobbit movie post, I teased that the production behind the Hobbit movie trilogy was a mess. It’s time to discuss exactly how much of a mess that was. Because of the massive success that was the Lord … Continue reading
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Tagged balin, benedict cumberbatch, bilbo baggins, dragon movies, dragons, dwarves, evangeline lilly, fantasy, fantasy movies, fran walsh, gandalf, guilleromo del toro, hobbits, ian mckellen, jrr tolkien, ken stott, lake-town, legolas, martin freeman, mgm, mgm studios, middle earth, movie review, movies, necromancers, new line cinema, orcs, orlando bloom, peter jackson, phillipa boyens, richard aritage, smaug, tauriel, the hobbit, the hobbit: the desolation of smaug, thorin, united artists, wizards
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007 – the Roger Moore years 5: For Your Eyes Only
Before we begin, this is one of the two remaining Bond movie’s I’ve never seen before. I’I previously watched the first half or so (up to the skiing action scene) years ago on TV, and had virtually no memory of … Continue reading
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Tagged 007, academy award, albert r. broccoli, bernard lee, blondie, eon productions, ernst stavro blowfeld, for your eyes only, james bond, james bond 007, john glen, mgm studios, mi6, michael g wilson, roger moore, sheena easton, spectre, timothy dalton, united artists
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007 – In-between movies: On Her Majesty’s Secret Service
I wasn’t sure what else to call this month for my James Bond blogathon. This month I’m working on a major book edit – possibly even two edits if I find the time. As such, I’ll only be looking at … Continue reading
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Tagged 007, 007 movies, 007 on her majesty's secret service, 007 walk of fame, action thriller, albert r. broccoli, diana rigg, ernst stavro blowfeld, george lazenby, harry saltzman, ian fleming, james bond, james bond 007, james bond movies, mgm studios, mi6, on her majesty's secret service, peter hunt, piz gloria, spy movie, switzerland, telly savalas, thriller, tracy di vicenzo
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Disney Animated Movies 44 – Brother Bear
Brother Bear is the second Disney Animated Movie starring native characters from the North American continent. More specifically, this one stars Inuit characters, who generally live in the far north of Canada or in Alaska, in Greenland and a handful … Continue reading
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Tagged animated, animated movies, animation, bears, brother bear, canada, canadian rockies, canadian shield, denahi, disney, disney movies, disney studios, inuit, kenai, mgm studios, moose, movies, native american, rick moranis, shakespeare, sitka, walt disney world
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