Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008)

Posted on March 6, 2011 by Bill Wren

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 →

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Dirty Harry: should I like it as much as I do?

Posted on October 12, 2008 by Bill Wren

I’ve always found Dirty Harry a troubling movie. Well, almost all of the earlier, image making movies of Clint Eastwood have been troubling to me, but Dirty Harry tops my list. The reason is simple: from the first time I … Read more →

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Movies seen (and not)

Posted on September 22, 2008 by Bill Wren

It’s felicitous, and perhaps there’s something in the way the planets are aligned, that the top ten list Raymond Benson is presenting on Britannica Blog is focused on 1968 since I seem to be taken up with movies from the late sixties/early … Read more →

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Dirty Harry (1971)

Posted on September 21, 2008 by Bill Wren

Directed by Don Siegel I’ve always found Dirty Harry a troubling movie. Well, almost all of the earlier, image making movies of Clint Eastwood have been troubling to me, but Dirty Harry tops my list. The reason is simple: from … Read more →

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