In 2001, Tom Hanks and Steven Spielberg oversaw the production of HBO’s Band of Brothers, a fantastic chronicle of everyday men caught up in the events of World War II, from their cohesion as a unit to the end of World War II. Based on the non-fiction book by acclaimed historian Stephen E. Ambrose, the…
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The Hidden Fortress (1958) – Akira Kurosawa
Influencing films like Star Wars, Akira Kurosawa’s The Hidden Fortress is the next film from the What Else to Watch from DK Books The Movie Book following my screening of Rashomon. A fun, action-filled adventure with dramatic moments, and fantastic performances, the story follows a pair of greedy peasants, Tahei (Minoru Chiaki) and Mastashichi (Kamatari…
The Mind Reels 