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Back to the Future Part III
I’ve been interested in looking at the Back to the Future series for a while now, but it just feels right to take a retrospective look at this timeless trilogy following a month focusing on Western movies. Why? Because Back … 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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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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Tagged commodus, connie nielson, david franzoni, derek jacobi, djimon hounsou, douglas wick, dreamworks, dreamworks movies, hans zimmer, historical epic, historical fiction, joaquin phoenix, john logan, lisa gerrard, lucia, lucious verus, marcus aurelius, maximus decimus meridius, movie review, movies, oliver reed, ralf moeller, richard harris, ridley scott, roman empire, rome, russell crowe, spencer treat clark, tomas arana, universal pictures, walter f. parkes
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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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