The next recommendation from the Great Movies – 100 Years of Film book following my screening of The Wild Bunch, is my all-time favourite western, Eastwood’s multi-Oscar winning film (Best Director, Best Picture, Best Editing, and Best Supporting Actor for Gene Hackman). An ageing gunfighter, William Munny (Eastwood) wants to tend to his tiny parcel…
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The Magnificent Seven (1960) – John Sturges
That music, that cast… It’s no wonder that Sturges’ Americanisation of Kurosawa’s Seven Samurai is one of my all time favourite westerns, and the first recommendation from the Great Movies – 100 Years of Film book following my screening of The Wild Bunch. Elmer Bernstein’s rousing and memorable score supports Yul Brynner, Steve McQueen, Eli…
Pinocchio (1940) – Norman Ferguson, T. Hee, Wilfred Jackson, Jack Kinney, Hamilton Luske, Bill Roberts, and Ben Sharpsteen
DK Canada’s The Movie Book invites me to continue my exploration of early Disney films following its recommendation of What Else to Watch for my screening of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. This time it is Walt’s incarnation of the classic tale of the little wooden boy who wanted to be human, Pinocchio. The…
Fantasia (1940) – James Algar, Samuel Armstrong, Ford Beebe jr., Norman Ferguson, David Hand, Jim Handley, T. Hee, Wilfred Jackson, Hamilton Luske, Bill Roberts, Paul Satterfield, and Ben Sharpsteen
After Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Disney’s Fantasia, from 1940, was quite possibly the studio’s riskiest and definitely their most experimental film. Before 1938, the idea of animated feature was unheard of. The thought that a story could be created, and cartoon characters could be involving enough to carry an entire full length film…
Gods and Monsters (1998) – Bill Condon
The bio-pic, Gods and Monsters, is the next film on the What Else to Watch list, for Bride of Frankenstein, from DK Canada’s The Movie Book. The film chronicles the last days, as well as life and career of director James Whale, played brilliantly by Ian McKellen. The legendary film maker, perhaps best known for…
The Artist (2011) – Michel Hazanavicius
The multi-Oscar winning film, The Artist is the next film in the What Else to Watch list as I continue my journey through DK Canada’s The Movie Book. Coming in as a recommendation for Chaplin’s City Lights, this film definitely entertains. Taking home Academy Awards for Best Picture, Best Actor (Jean Dujardin), Best Director, Best…
Dr. Stangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964) – Stanley Kubrick
The next big title in the Great Movies – 100 Years of Film book, as I return to the war genre, is this Kubrick classic. This war comedy, filmed shortly after the Cuban Missile Crisis explored the concept of Mutually Assured Destruction, and the holes within it to chilling and hilarious effect. An insane general,…
Sherlock Jr. (1924) – Buster Keaton
The Movie Book from DK Canada continues to provide laughs and entertainment as I take in another Buster Keaton film, Sherlock Jr. as I work through their What Else to Watch list following my screening of Steamboat Bill, Jr. Running at a brisk 45 minutes, this iconic film is everything you would expect from a…
The Fifty-Year Mission: The Next 25 Years (2016) – Edward Gross and Mark A. Altman
As I have moved on to viewing Star Trek: The Next Generation for the blog, I thought it was high time to dive into the second volume of The Fifty Year Mission by Trek fans Mark A. Altman and Edward Gross. The first volume, as previously reviewed chronicled the the Original Series, the features, and…
The Twilight Zone (1962) – Four O’Clock, Hocus-Pocus and Frisby, and The Trade-Ins
Paramount Pictures’ The Twilight Zone: The Complete Series on blu-ray continues to entertain. This week’s trio of episodes continue to guide me deeper through the third season of the iconic series. First up is Four O’Clock, which first aired 6 April, 1962, was penned by series creator Rod Serling, basing it on a short story…
The Mind Reels 