5/5
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Olympia Part One: Festival of the Nations
(1938)
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Steve Crum
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Stunning Nazi propaganda told through an artist's eyes.
Posted Apr 09, 2021
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3/5
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Wild in the Streets
(1968)
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Steve Crum
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Truly wild in '68, even now an acid high Shelley Winters is unique.
Posted Jun 04, 2014
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4/5
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The Mambo Kings
(1992)
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Steve Crum
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Fun, flashy musical with Banderas in early role.
Posted Feb 17, 2008
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3/5
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Free Willy
(1993)
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Steve Crum
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Save the whale! Still a good family film with a great Michael Jackson title song.
Posted Feb 17, 2008
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3/5
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Hot Lead and Cold Feet
(1978)
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Steve Crum
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Disney fun circa 1978, and so typical of its time.
Posted Feb 17, 2008
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3/5
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The Wreck of the Mary Deare
(1959)
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Steve Crum
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Offbeat, compelling adventure-mystery tale featuring Cooper and Heston.
Posted Feb 17, 2008
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3/5
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The Big Trail
(1930)
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Steve Crum
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More historical than anything, but a must for Wayne fans.
Posted Feb 17, 2008
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3/5
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Highlander
(1986)
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Steve Crum
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OK fantasy adventure film that has achieved cult status to many.
Posted Feb 17, 2008
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4/5
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Anastasia
(1956)
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Steve Crum
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Still fascinating speculation/drama with compelling Bergman and Brynner in title roles.
Posted Apr 20, 2007
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2/5
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A Gunfight
(1971)
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Steve Crum
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Great names (Douglas and Cash) do not a great western necessarily make. This is definitely not a great oater.
Posted Apr 20, 2007
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D
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The Four Feathers
(2002)
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Steve Crum
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Michael Schiffe and Hossein Amini's screenplay adaptation (is) as full of holes as the tracks of a camel herd. [published 9-19-02]
Posted Feb 18, 2006
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5/5
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Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein
(1948)
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Steve Crum
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THE best of Abbott and Costello's zany films, this time with Lugosi and Chaney playing their monsters seriously, which makes A&C's reactions hilarious.
Posted Feb 16, 2006
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1/5
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UHF
(1989)
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Steve Crum
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Forgettable Weird Al starrer...enUHF, please!
Posted Dec 24, 2005
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5/5
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Viva Zapata!
(1952)
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Steve Crum
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Fine Kazan "western" w/strong Quinn and Brando turns.
Posted Dec 24, 2005
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B+
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Windtalkers
(2002)
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Steve Crum
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What we get is a surprisingly entertaining film, corny as it is at times, that could have suited John Wayne. [Published 5-13-02]
Posted Dec 19, 2005
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5/5
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Gabriel Over the White House
(1933)
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Steve Crum
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Fascinating, original, definitely ahead of its time fantasy.
Posted Jul 13, 2005
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3/5
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Crossroads
(1986)
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Steve Crum
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Meandering story with Ralph Macchio, mediocre Walter Hill.
Posted Jun 29, 2005
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1/5
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The Incredibly Strange Creatures Who Stopped Living and Became Mixed-Up Zombies
(1963)
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Steve Crum
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A film to see/own only because of its title.
Posted Jun 29, 2005
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4/5
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The Cocoanuts
(1929)
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Steve Crum
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Creaky production is the Marx Brothers' first...and has its hilarious moments.
Posted Jun 29, 2005
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4/5
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Breakheart Pass
(1975)
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Steve Crum
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A curiosity: a murder mystery western starring Bronson.
Posted Jun 26, 2005
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3/5
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Armed and Dangerous
(1986)
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Steve Crum
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Silly doings with Candy and Levy as inept security guards.
Posted Jun 26, 2005
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3/5
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Ace Ventura: Pet Detective
(1994)
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Steve Crum
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Jim Carrey's first hit is physical shtick all the way.
Posted Jun 12, 2005
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5/5
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Executive Suite
(1954)
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Steve Crum
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Glossy, star packed drama with Holden in top form.
Posted Jun 12, 2005
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3/5
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Blood and Sand
(1941)
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Steve Crum
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Bullish action + Linda Darnell marks this Ty Power starrer.
Posted Jun 12, 2005
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2/5
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Gidget
(1959)
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Steve Crum
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Look her, she's Sandra Dee! Innocent enough '50s romantic comedy doings.
Posted Jun 12, 2005
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4/5
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A Child Is Waiting
(1963)
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Steve Crum
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Garland is moving in rare dramatic role.
Posted Jun 12, 2005
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4/5
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Private Benjamin
(1980)
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Steve Crum
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Funny, popular Goldie Hawn comedy set in army boot camp.
Posted Jun 12, 2005
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3/5
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The Enforcer
(1976)
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Steve Crum
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Dirty Harry has a female partner...briefly. Blasting action.
Posted Jun 12, 2005
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4/5
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Love in the Afternoon
(1957)
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Steve Crum
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Charming, romantic comedy with Coop and Audrey Hepburn.
Posted Jun 12, 2005
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5/5
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My Friend Flicka
(1943)
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Steve Crum
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Great family film with McDowall in top form.
Posted Jun 07, 2005
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4/5
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The Glenn Miller Story
(1954)
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Steve Crum
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Miller's great music is THE thing in this romanticized bio of the band leader.
Posted Jun 07, 2005
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1/5
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House Party 2
(1991)
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Steve Crum
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Vulgar, racially insulting laugh getter.
Posted Jun 07, 2005
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5/5
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Nanook of the North
(1922)
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Steve Crum
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Flaherty's classic, influential documentary still fascinates.
Posted Jun 07, 2005
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5/5
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The Mummy
(1959)
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Steve Crum
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Superior Hammer horror classic.
Posted Jun 07, 2005
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1/5
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Amityville: The Evil Escapes
(1989)
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Steve Crum
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Why does this series keep passing building codes?
Posted Jun 07, 2005
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1/5
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Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah
(1991)
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Steve Crum
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Rubber Suit City once again. For 'Zillians only.
Posted Jun 02, 2005
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3/5
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The Black Hole
(1979)
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Steve Crum
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For-its-time state of the art effects help flat story and acting.
Posted Jun 02, 2005
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5/5
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All Quiet on the Western Front
(1930)
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Steve Crum
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Classic early talkie is still anti-war effective.
Posted Jun 02, 2005
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4/5
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The Naked Jungle
(1954)
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Steve Crum
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Those blasted ants! Fill the moat! Pretty creepy critters here.
Posted Jun 02, 2005
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1/5
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Hercules in New York
(1970)
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Steve Crum
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Early (dubbed) Arnold is a low budget oddity.
Posted Jun 01, 2005
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5/5
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Double Indemnity
(1944)
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Steve Crum
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Stanwyck, MacMurray and Robinson are superb in classic murder for profit story.
Posted Jun 01, 2005
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3/5
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Guncrazy
(1992)
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Steve Crum
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Doesn't even touch the original classic, but still edgy.
Posted Jun 01, 2005
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2/5
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Hanover Street
(1979)
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Steve Crum
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Pedestrian, brooding WWII period film features stoic Harrison Ford.
Posted Jun 01, 2005
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1/5
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Godzilla vs. Biollante
(1989)
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Steve Crum
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Are these guys in rubber suits really necessary...again?
Posted Jun 01, 2005
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1/5
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Macon County Line
(1974)
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Steve Crum
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Good ol' boys 'n' fast cars. Eehah!
Posted Jun 01, 2005
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5/5
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The Big Heat
(1953)
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Steve Crum
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In-your-face tough cop-gangster noir yarn features gritty Glenn Ford and great Gloria Grahame.
Posted May 28, 2005
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3/5
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The Young Girls of Rochefort
(1967)
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Steve Crum
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Elaborate, romantic French musical, follow-up to "Umbrellas of Cherbourg
Posted May 28, 2005
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3/5
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Steve Crum
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Bring on the wooden horse! Good spectacle directed by Robert Wise.
Posted May 28, 2005
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4/5
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This Island Earth
(1955)
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Steve Crum
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Pretty impressive sci-fi for 1955, a near classic.
Posted May 28, 2005
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1/5
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The Incredible Hulk
(1977)
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Steve Crum
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It's so hard bein' green...and entertaining to boot.
Posted May 28, 2005
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