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Characters in close quarters – Crimson Tide
You wouldn’t immediately associate submarine movies with a film like Key Largo but they have something in common. The dramatic tension comes about by having characters constrained within close quarters. In Key Largo, it’s within a hotel because of a … Read more
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Crimson Tide (1995)
Directed by Tony Scott In the tradition of movies like Run Silent, Run Deep, The Hunt for Red October and Das Boot, the Tony Scott directed Crimson Tide is submarine drama with strong lead characters. If it distinguishes itself from … Read more
The impish Errol Flynn in a swashbuckler
A few years ago I bought a fistful of Errol Flynn movies that were in one of those many Warner Brothers collections. I had only vague memories of Flynn movies but was curious having seen The Adventures of Robin Hood … Read more
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Chess games and submarine movies
You might think that movies set on submarines are relatively rare. They are — relatively. But as a quick search online will show you (as it just showed me), there are actually quite a few of them. (Das Boot and … Read more
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Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008)
Directed by Steven Spielberg Movies that come after a successful film are expected to be “not as good.” Fans want and demand more of the same though the reality is they want the same but different. That may be why … Read more
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)
Directed by Steven Spielberg The third and final of the Indiana Jones movies (at least until the next one comes out) is Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade. In this movie the filmmakers go both forward and backward. It moves … Read more
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984)
Directed by Steven Spielberg Having made the adventure film they had wanted in Raiders of the Lost Ark, the filmmakers turned their attention to a second Indiana Jones movie. But having done something once, it’s difficult for any artist to … Read more
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