I knew going into this next recommendation from the Great Movies – 100 Years of Film book for my viewing of Intolerance that I would love it. Fritz Lang directed it, and helped adapt it to the screen, basing it on the epic German poem of the same name; and I loved his Metropolis,…
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The 7th Voyage of Sinbad (1958) – Nathan Juran
Another action flick from Great Movies – 100 Years of Film for the Fairbanks’ classic Thief of Bagdad! This time we join Captain Sinbad (Kerwin Matthews) on a great adventure, featuring some fantastic stop-motion effects by the legendary Ray Harryhausen. Despite the fact that the film is set in Bagdad, everyone is shockingly white, but…
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013) – Peter Jeackson
From the off Peter Jackson’s second installment in The Hobbit trilogy feels like a stronger, more confident picture than it’s still enjoyable predecessor, An Unexpected Journey. Based on the novel by J.R.R. Tolkien, the characters have already been established, as well as a large portion of the journey has already been undertaken. Threats have…
The Mind Reels 