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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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Indiana Jones movies 4 – Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
The first three Indiana Jones movies all released within the 1980’s. I don’t remember where I read this theory from, but there’s a theory where film sequels should either be released within 5 years of its predecessor, or at least … Continue reading
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Tagged adventure movie, aliens, cate blanchett, cgi, cold war, david koepp, george lucas, harrison ford, hawaii, iguaza falls, indiana jones, indiana jones and the kingdom of the crystal skull, irina spalko, jim broadbent, john hurt, karen allen, kingdom of the crystal skull, Lawrence Kasdan, marion, movie review, movies, mutt williams, paramount pictures, razzie, sci-fi, science fiction, shia labeouf, soviet union, steven spielberg, young indiana jones chronicles
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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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Indiana Jones Movies 2: Temple of Doom
The first Indiana Jones movie is often considered up there with the greatest adventure movies of all-time. Its prequel, The Temple of Doom, has its own unique impact on the cinematic industry. It’s one of two movies largely responsible for … Continue reading
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Tagged adventure movie, amrish puri, china, george lucas, gloria katz, hindu, india, indiana jones, indiana jones and the temple of doom, kali, kate capshaw, ke huy quan, mola ram, movie review, movies, pat roach, roger ebert, short round, slavery, steven spielberg, temple of doom, thuggee, willard huyck, willie scott
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Indiana Jones movies 1 – Raiders of the Lost Ark
Last year, I looked at all of the Star Ware movies, going through most of them in the spring, and looking at Solo much later. Indiana Jones shares a bit of history with the Star Wars franchise. Also as a … Continue reading
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Tagged academy award, adventure movie, arc of the covenant, archeology, belloq, egypt, george lucas, harrison ford, indiana jones, indiana jones and the raiders of the lost ark, john rhys-davies, john williams, karen allen, Lawrence Kasdan, lucasfilm, marion, movie review, movies, new york times, paramount pictures, paul freeman, philip kaufman, raiders march, raiders of the lost ark, roger ebert, roland lacey, rotten tomatoes, steven spielberg, sullah, world war 2, ww2
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Disney Associated Movies 8 – Who Framed Roger Rabbit
The fact that this movie even exists is amazing. For years, Disney and Warner Brothers were rivals in the animation world. Warner Brothers never quite found the same level of success as Disney Animation Studios when it came to feature … Continue reading
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Tagged academy award, animated movies, animation, betty boop, bob hoskins, bugs bunny, charles fleischer, christopher lloyd, daffy duck, disney, disney animation studios, disney associated movies, disney renaissance, donald duck, droopy, eddie valiant, fleischer studios, gary k. wolf, gene siskel, jessica rabbit, judge doom, kathleen turner, koko the clown, mae questel, micky mouse, movies, national film registry, new york times, richard williams, robert zemeckis, roger ebert, roger rabbit, steven spielberg, terrytoons, toon town, touchstone pictures, universal pictures, warner brothers, who censored roger rabbit?, who framed roger rabbit, woody woodpecker
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Robin Williams month 4 – Hook
When I first planned on doing this Robin Williams theme month, I wasn’t aware that August 2019 was actually the fifth anniversary of his death. This wasn’t planned, yet it just feels right. So instead of looking at the background … Continue reading
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Tagged academy award, bob hoskins, captain hook, dante basco, depression, dustin hoffman, hook, john williams, julia roberts, lewy body disease, maggie smith, movie review, movies, neverland, parkinson's disease, peter banning, peter pan, razzie, robin williams, rufio, smee, steven spielberg, suicide, susan schneider, the legend of zelda, tinkerbell, zak williams, zelda williams
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War movies month 1: Saving Private Ryan
Well, I’m in the middle of my first week of living on my own, in a house that I own. I’m planning on doing some sort of “Adventures in home ownership” blog post this weekend, possibly turning it into a … Continue reading
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Tagged academy award, captain john h. miller, d-day, dreamworks, edward burns, john williams, matt damon, movies, niland brothers, normandy, omaha beach, paramount pictures, paul giamatti, private ryan, robert rodat, roger ebert, saving private ryan, second world war, stephan e. ambrose, steven spielberg, tom hanks, tom sizemore, vin diesel, war movies, world war 2, ww2
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DreamWorks animated movies 6 – Shrek
As I’ve talked about during my Disney Animated Movies Blogathon, the early 2000’s were not kind to the studio. Their last majorly successful animated movie, Tarzan, released in 1999. It was in the early 2000’s when they entered what a … Continue reading
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DreamWorks animated movies 2 – The Prince of Egypt
Only a couple months after DreamWorks released their first ever animated movie, Antz, they released what was originally intended to be their first movie. The Prince of Egypt, an animated musical retelling of the biblical book of Exodus, released in … Continue reading
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