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Valerie and Her Week of Wonders (1970)

Posted on July 3, 2015 at 7:57 am by Jeff Kuykendall

“Is there some secret in these earrings?” asks Valerie, dangling them in front of her over breakfast. She has long brown hair, so long that it becomes almost a secondary character in the film, splaying about her while she lies … Continue reading →

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Excalibur (1981)

Posted on June 3, 2015 at 8:20 pm by Jeff Kuykendall

John Boorman is not after realism with Excalibur (1981). The dialogue, the characterizations, the behaviors – none of these are intended to replicate real life, but are deliberately outsized, almost predetermined. The characters behave as they are intended to behave: as … Continue reading →

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Krull (1983)

Posted on March 13, 2015 at 3:03 pm by Jeff Kuykendall

I never saw Krull (1983) in the theater, though I was aware of it – I have a childhood recollection of being mesmerized by a “making of” special on TV. But shortly after its home video release my father rented … Continue reading →

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