2008 Universal Directed by Rob Cohen Produced by Sean Daniel, Bob Ducsay, James Jacks and Stephen Sommer Written by Alfred Gough and Miles Millar Since I’m a major fan of pulp action adventure there’s very little chance of you getting a bad review of THE MUMMY: TOMB OF THE DRAGON EMPEROR outta me. I […]
Read More The Mummy: Tomb Of The Dragon Emperor2005 Universal Pictures Produced by Jan Blenkin, Carolynne Cunningham, Fran Walsh and Peter Jackson Directed by Peter Jackson Screenplay by Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens and Peter Jackson Based on a story by Merian C. Cooper and Edgar Wallace Friends of mine will often ask me how I feel about remakes of movies. They’re actually surprised […]
Read More King Kong (2005)1985 Columbia Pictures Directed by Lawrence Kasdan Produced by Lawrence and Mark Kasdan Written by Lawrence and Mark Kasdan I absolutely love Westerns. Much as I love most genres of movies, if you gave me a choice between say, a Science Fiction and a Western or a 1940’s Murder Mystery and a Western or a […]
Read More Silverado2004 Walt Disney Pictures Directed by Jon Turtletaub Produced by Jerry Bruckheimer Written by Jim Kouf, Oren Aviv & Charles Segar (story) Jim Kouf, Cormac Wibberley & Marianne Wibberley (screenplay) I had heard a lot about NATIONAL TREASURE before I saw it. Friends of mine told me to see it because it reminded them of […]
Read More National Treasure2003 20th Century Fox Produced by Trevor Albert and Don Murphy Directed by Stephen Norrington Screenplay by James Robinson Based on the graphic novel by Alan Moore and Kevin O’Neill The concept of THE LEAGUE OF EXTRAORDINARY GENTLEMEN is so simple that I’m honestly surprised nobody before Alan Moore thought of it. Here it is […]
Read More The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen1963 Allied Artists Written, Directed and Produced by Samuel Fuller Samuel Fuller is one of my heroes. A man of staggering talent as a novelist, screenwriter and director, his films are among my favorite because they’re flat out pulp. Sometimes lurid pulp, sure. But isn’t that the best kind? I like Mr. Fuller’s movies a […]
Read More Shock Corridor2009 20th Century Fox/Lightstorm Entertainment Written and Directed by James Cameron Produced by James Cameron and Jon Landau I have to be honest and confess that I’m biased when it comes to James Cameron because he hasn’t yet made a movie I haven’t liked. Which compared to a lot of other filmmakers isn’t a lot. […]
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