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The crazed and opulent Cleopatra
It’s appropriate that what I’ve written below about Cleopatra should be muddled as it is. That kind of reflects the movie. It’s a mess, in any number of ways, but what an arresting mess! I’m pretty sure I saw this … Read more
Posted in Movies, spectacle
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Cleopatra (1963)
Directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz I can think of no other movie that so overwhelmed me with its spectacle than Cleopatra. Is it a good movie? Probably not. But that doesn’t really matter. It is so spectacular, and in so … Read more
Strange Cargo (1940)
Directed by Frank Borzage Rarely has the word “strange” in a title been used so appropriately as it is in Strange Cargo. This movie is strange indeed. It’s also a pretty good adventure film starring Joan Crawford and Clark Gable … Read more
Crawford and Gable and the oddball Strange Cargo
I stumbled upon Strange Cargo last night and rarely has the word “strange” in a title been used so appropriately. This movie is strange indeed. It’s also a pretty good adventure film starring Joan Crawford and Clark Gable (the latter’s … Read more
Posted in Actors, Clark Gable, Movies
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Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
Directed by Steven Spielberg The most Indiana Jones of the Indiana Jones movies is Raiders of the Lost Ark. This is the film that most closely accomplishes what George Lucas and Steven Spielberg originally set out to do, which was … Read more
The High and the Mighty (1954)
Directed by William A. Wellman I really wanted to like this movie. It’s an old John Wayne film, it has come out in a new special edition, restored and remastered and … well, I was just ready to see an … Read more
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