Tag Archives: Action

The Car (1977)

Posted on March 2, 2013 at 10:03 am by Jeff Kuykendall

First there was Duel, Steven Spielberg’s 1971 TV-movie about man vs. truck. Then came Jaws (1975), which Spielberg says he accepted partly because of the parallels with Duel; he even reused the same “roar” for the shark’s death that he … Continue reading →

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The Thief of Bagdad (1924)

Posted on February 23, 2013 at 10:43 am by Jeff Kuykendall

When movies learned to talk, they forgot how to see. The advent of sound was such a distraction that elegant story construction through visuals was temporarily a lost art. Just watch The Thief of Bagdad (1924) to be reminded of … Continue reading →

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Double Feature: Conquest of the Planet of the Apes/Battle for the Planet of the Apes (1972/1973)

Posted on August 29, 2012 at 6:00 am by Jeff Kuykendall

Producer Arthur P. Jacobs just couldn’t leave his monkeys well enough alone. Escape from the Planet of the Apes (1971) picked up the saga right where it seemed permanently roadblocked – Charlton Heston had detonated the entire planet, and every … Continue reading →

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