Terrible sets, silly walking dead, and a goofy story are all components of the next film in DK Canada’s Monsters in the Movies book. A group of treasure hunters arrive on the coast of Africa to recover the cargo of a sunken ship, a cache of diamonds to make them all rich. Unfortunately the ship,…
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Miami Vice (1986) – Free Verse, and Trust Fund Pirates
While Crockett (Don Johnson) is busy testifying, Tubbs (Philip Micheal Thomas) and the rest of the Vice team have their hands full in the first episode up this week. Free Verse was written by Shel Willens and Jim Trombetta, with Trombetta penning the teleplay. First airing on 4 April, 1986, the episode follows a political…
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003) – Peter Weir
Based on the series of books by Patrick O’Brian, Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World is the final recommendation from the Great Movies – 100 Years of Film book following my screening of The Pirates of the Caribbean. I’ve only read a few of the books, but love them, and they are…
Tik-Tok of Oz (1914) – Frank L. Baum
A quick trip to Oz has been overdue, so I figured it was time to dig into book eight in the series, and check in with all those old friends, and new ones, to see what was happening in that faraway land. Following in the quest stories which have been the hallmark of the series…
The Mind Reels 