The Ewoks were embarrassing but no more than the scenario in the first movie where they fly up the Death…
I really dig Dickens but in pretty much the opposite way to you, Frank. I love the whole acting tradition…
It’s a very good movie, although the plot is preposterous. Burton is very good, it’s a great shame the drink…
Rule number 1 , always use some other schmucks money. If we have a change of government in Queensland, maybe…
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THE HORSE SOLDIERS (1959)
THE FILM FILM DIRECTOR: John Ford SCREENWRITER: John Lee Mahin, Martin Rackin FILM STARS: John Wayne, William Holden, Constance Towers, Judson Pratt, Hoot Gibson, Ken Curtis, Althea Gibson, Willis Bouchey, Bing Russell, O.Z. Whitehead, Hank Worden, Chuck Hayward, Denver Pyle, … Continue reading
EARTHQUAKE (1974)
THE FILM FILM DIRECTOR: Mark Robson SCREENWRITER: George Fox, Mario Puzo FILM STARS: Charlton Heston, Ava Gardner, George Kennedy, Lorne Greene, Geneviève Bujold, Richard Roundtree, Marjoe Gortner, Barry Sullivan, Lloyd Nolan, Victoria Principal, Walter Matthau, Monica Lewis, Gabriel Dell, Pedro … Continue reading
THE LAND THAT TIME FORGOT (1974)
THE FILM FILM DIRECTOR: Kevin Connor SCREENWRITER: Michael Moorcock, James Cawthorn FILM STARS: Doug McClure, John McEnery, Susan Penhaligon, Keith Barron, Anthony Ainley, Godfrey James, Declan Mulholland, Roy Holder, Andrew McCulloch, Ron Pember, Brian Hall, Peter Sproule, Steve James COUNTRY: … Continue reading
THE HIGH AND THE MIGHTY (1954)
THE FILM FILM DIRECTOR: William A. Wellman SCREENWRITER: Ernest K. Gann FILM STARS: John Wayne, Claire Trevor, Laraine Day, Robert Stack, Jan Sterling, Phil Harris, Ann Doran, Robert Newton, David Brian, Paul Kelly, Sidney Blackmer, Julie Bishop, Pedro Gonzalez Gonzalez, … Continue reading
THE DROWNING POOL (1975)
THE FILM FILM DIRECTOR: Stuart Rosenberg SCREENWRITER: Tracy Keenan Wynn, Lorenzo Semple Jr., Walter Hill FILM STARS: Paul Newman, Joanne Woodward, Richard Derr, Anthony Franciosa, Murray Hamilton, Gail Strickland, Melanie Griffith, Richard Jaeckel, Paul Koslo, Joe Canutt, Andrew Robinson, Coral … Continue reading
THE FIRST MEN IN THE MOON (1964)
THE FILM FILM DIRECTOR: Nathan Juran SCREENWRITER: Nigel Kneale FILM STARS: Edward Judd, Martha Hyer, Lionel Jeffries, Miles Malleson, Norman Bird, Peter Finch (uncredited cameo) COUNTRY: England THIS BOOK AUTHOR: H.G. Wells TYPE: Novel PUBLISHER: Fontana THIS EDITION PUBLISHED: 1964 … Continue reading
RAIN MAN (1988)
THE FILM FILM DIRECTOR: Barry Levinson SCREENWRITER: Ronald Bass, Barry Morrow FILM STARS: Dustin Hoffman, Tom Cruise, Valeria Golino, Jerry Molen, Ralph Seymour, Michael D. Roberts, Bonnie Hunt, Beth Grant, Lucinda Jenney, Barry Levinson, Bob Heckel COUNTRY: USA THIS BOOK … Continue reading
THE ENEMY BELOW (1957)
THE FILM FILM DIRECTOR: Dick Powell SCREENWRITER: Wendell Mayes FILM STARS: Robert Mitchum, Curd Jürgens, Theodore Bikel, David Hedison, Russell Collins, Kurt Kreuger, Frank Albertson, Biff Elliot, Ralph Manza, Doug McClure, Darryl F. Zanuck COUNTRY: USA THIS BOOK AUTHOR: D.A. … Continue reading
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THE DEVIL’S BRIGADE (1968)
THE FILM FILM DIRECTOR: Andrew V. McLaglen SCREENWRITER: William Roberts FILM STARS: William Holden, Cliff Robertson, Vince Edwards, Andrew Prine, Jeremy Slate, Claude Akins, Jack Watson, Richard Jaeckel, Bill Fletcher, Richard Dawson, Tom Troupe, Luke Askew, Jean-Paul Vignon, Tom Stern, … Continue reading
THE BIG SHORT (2015)
THE FILM FILM DIRECTOR: Adam McKay SCREENWRITER: Charles Randolph, Adam McKay FILM STARS: Ryan Gosling, Christian Bale, Steve Carell, Brad Pitt, Marisa Tomei, Rafe Spall, Melissa Leo. COUNTRY: USA THIS BOOK AUTHOR: Michael Lewis TYPE: Non Fiction PUBLISHER: Penguin THIS … Continue reading
I'm a fan of Kubrick and no, you're not being harsh. I think those enthralled by it back then are…