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Monthly Archives: July 2016
The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed out the Window and Disappeared (2013) – reviewed by George
A 99-year-old man, Allan Karlsson by name, lives with his cat in a small house in rural Sweden, and when a fox kills his cat, he naturally tapes together dynamite sticks and then adds frankfurters and more tape. He strings … Continue reading
The Rabbi’s Cat (2011) – reviewed by George
This French film features hand-drawn animation augmented and assisted by CGI, and is in French with English subtitles. Normally I would think this fine, but the artwork is so gorgeous – the story takes place first in the Jewish community … Continue reading
The Kumars at No. 42 (2001-2002) – reviewed by George
This British comedy series is a delight. The conceit behind it is that the father (Ashwin) of this immigrant Indian family has made good, and now owns several warehouses where he rents out space. Because he has the money and … Continue reading
Posted in K, TV
Tagged Claire Sweeney, Fay Ripley, Gary Lineker, Indira Joshi, Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen, Lesley Garrett, Lorraine Kelly, Meera Syal, Mel B., Michael Parkinson, Minnie Driver, Ray Winstone, Richard & Judy, Richard E. Grant, Sanjeev Bhaskar, Scary Spice, Stephen Fry, The Kumars at No. 42, Vincent Ebrahim
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How many re-makes? Observation by Anita
Pete’s Dragon, Ghostbusters, Tarzan, Robin Hood, Alice in Wonderland, Willy Wonka, and many more…. What do you think of re-making a film? Sometimes I like the idea. I like to see a new take on an existing idea. However I’m noticing a … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged Ghostbusters, Pete's Dragon, Re-runs, Remaking films, Robin Hood
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Lady Hawk (1985) Reviewed by Anita ***.5
This is a wonderful story. Directed by Richard Donner Lady Hawk is done in the true tradition of good vs. evil. Our story opens with the daring escape of the spirited thief Philip Gaston (Matthew Broderick). He is a most wanted young … Continue reading
Posted in L, Movies
Tagged Bishops of the Church, Black Magic, Dungeons & Dragons, Knights, Michelle Pfeiffer, Rutger Hauer
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Harper (The Moving Target) 1966- Reviewed by Anita ***
Paul Newman plays a gum smacking, hip L.A. private eye who has it all together but money to pay the bills and soon to be single. Lew Harper falls on bad times, he’s so broke he is recycling his coffee … Continue reading
Posted in H, Movies
Tagged Crime, Drama, Janet Leigh, Paul Newman, Private Eye, Shelly Winters
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Chang: A Drama of the Wilderness (1927) – reviewed by George
This silent film was released into a sea of talkies, but it had been in production in Siam for about two years. The musical score was added before release, but title and dialogue cards were created because nothing had been … Continue reading
Posted in C, Movies
Tagged A Drama of the Wilderness, Achmed Abdullah, Bruce Gaston, Chang, Ernest B. Schoedsack, Merian C. Cooper
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Dr. Mabuse the Gambler (1922) – reviewed by George
This silent film is about four and a half hours long, and like “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows” and “The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn”, and other contemporary films, this was released as two separate movies. Part One is 2:36 … Continue reading
Posted in D, Movies
Tagged Alfred Abel, Aljoscha Zimmermann, Aud Egede Nissen, Bernhard Goetzke, Blofeld, Dr. Mabuse the Gambler, Fritz Lang, Georg John, Gertrude Welcker, Grete Berger, Hans Adelbert von Schlettow, Inferno, Karl Huszar, Norbert Jacques, Paul Richter, Robert Forster-Larrinaga, Rudolf Klein Rogge, The Great Gambler, Thea von Harbou
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The Testament of Dr. Mabuse (1933) – reviewed by George
This sequel was also directed by Fritz Lang, but here Lang gets writing credit, along with Thea von Harbou. The film premiered in 1933 in Budapest, Hungary, because it had been banned in Germany. Later that year there was a … Continue reading