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Film Confessional: Gods of Egypt
I have a confession to make…I actually quite like GODS OF EGYPT. I enjoyed watching the film that made Alex Proyas aggressively lambast film critics for not giving him a chance, pretty much from when the first trailer dropped. I … Continue reading
Series Retrospective: Pirates of the Caribbean
I haven’t done one of these for a while, I don’t think since the first year of this blog. This is the segment where I pick apart a film series and see how well it’s aged, and how well it … Continue reading
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Tagged Astrid Bergès-Frisbey, Bill Nighy, Blockbuster, Chow Yun-Fat, Disney, Family, Fantasy, Film, Geoffrey Rush, Hammer, Hans Zimmer, Hunger Games, Ian McShane, ILM, Johnny Depp, Keira Knightley, Keith Richards, Movies, Orlando Bloom, Pirates of the Caribbean, Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End, Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl, Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest, Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides, Sam Clafin, Tom Hollander
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Biopics: 3 of The Weirdest and Most Wonderful
Biopics have understandably remained popular throughout cinema’s history. Take a famous figure who lead an interesting life, cast a (usually) big star to play them, and half the battle is already over for any half-decent filmmaker. There are a lot … Continue reading
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Tagged Amadeus, Andy Kaufman, Biopic, Brendan Fraser, Drama, Emily Watson, Film, Geoffrey Rush, Gods and Monsters, Ian McKellen, James Whale, Jim Carrey, Lynn Redgrave, Man on the Moon, Milos Forman, Miriam Margolyes, Movies, Mozart, Paul Giamatti, Peter Sellers, Peter Vaughan, Sophia Loren, Stanley Kubrick, Stanley Tucci, The Life and Death of Peter Sellers, The People vs. Larry Flint, Universal, Universal Horror
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Top 10 Screen Sword Fights
Who doesn’t love a good sword fight? An essential element of classic swashbuckling adventures, this type of action set-piece lives on as a way to liven up any film by pushing two or more characters (usually a “goodie” and a “baddie”) into passionate, personal, and violent … Continue reading
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Tagged Action, Ang Lee, Basil Rathbone, Blade, Bob Anderson, Cary Elwes, Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon, Errol Flynn, Ewan McGregor, Film, Geoffrey Rush, George Lucas, Harvey Keitel, Hayden Christensen, Jason and the Argonauts, John Williams, Johnny Depp, Keith Carradine, Kill Bill Vol. 1, Liam Neeson, Lucy Liu, Mandy Pitinkin, Michelle Yeoh, Movies, Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl, Quentin Tarantino, Ray Harryhausen, Ray Park, Revenge of the Sith, Ridley Scott, Rob Roy, Star Wars, Stephen Dorff, The Adventures of Robin Hood, The Duellists, The Phantom Menace, The Princess Bride, Tim Roth, Todd Armstrong, Uma Thurman, Wesley Snipes, Ziyi Zhang
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