“Give the British soldier plenty of tea, and there you are: he’ll die for you.”
Synopsis:
A group of British soldiers, led by inept Commander Goodbody (Michael Crawford), is assigned the task of clearing a mine-ridden cricket field in North Africa.
Genres:
Black Comedy
Flashback Film
Richard Lester Films
Soldiers
Spoof
World War Two
Response to Peary’s [...]
Posted on May 30th, 2006 by admin
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“It’s an odd world we live in; you’ll see.”
Synopsis:
Charles (Gerard Blain), a naïve college student, comes to live with his sophisticated cousin Paul (Jean-Claude Brialy) in Paris, and falls in love with the beautiful yet emotionally unavailable Florence (Juliette Mayniel).
Genres:
College
Claude Chabrol Films
French Films
Love Triangle
Response to Peary’s Review:
I agree [...]
Posted on May 30th, 2006 by admin
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“The whole world is a circus, if you know how to look at it…”
Synopsis:
Ancient Dr. Lao (Tony Randall) and his circus of supernatural attractions arrive in the small town of Abalone, New Mexico, and proceed to change the lives of the townspeople.
Genres:
Carnivals and Circuses
Character Arc
Con-Artists
Fantasy
Science Fiction
[...]
Posted on May 30th, 2006 by admin
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“Tens of millions of natives under British rule…”
Synopsis:
Commissioner Sanders (Leslie Banks) tries to prevent warfare between rival chieftains (Paul Robeson and Tony Wane) in British-ruled Africa.
Genres:
Africa
Kidnapping
Native Peoples
Response to Peary’s Review:
As Peary notes, this dated, offensive film “gives the impression that black Africans [were] prosperous, happy, and peaceful under British [...]
Posted on May 30th, 2006 by admin
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“We must, of necessity, subdue the critical elements in the country’s youth…”
Synopsis:
In a dystopic “near-future”, Britain’s coalition government uses rock star Steve Shorter (Paul Jones) to manipulate public opinion.
Genres:
Dystopia
Media Spectacle
Musical
Naive Public
Propaganda
Rise and Fall
Rock ‘n Roll
Response to Peary’s Review:
As Peary points out, this somewhat dated [...]
Posted on May 30th, 2006 by admin
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“What, no ectoplasm?”
Synopsis:
An eccentric medium (Margaret Rutherford) conjures up the ghost of author Rex Harrison’s deceased wife (Kay Hammond), much to the consternation of his new wife (Constance Cummings).
Genres:
Comedy
David Lean Films
Ghosts
Love Triangle
Marital Problems
Play Adaptations
Response to Peary’s Review:
David Lean’s adaptation of Noel Coward’s popular play is [...]
Posted on May 23rd, 2006 by admin
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“Why man live in box?”
Synopsis:
A Russian captain (Yuri Solomin) on a military expedition in Siberia befriends a bow-legged trapper (Maksim Munzuk) who saves his life.
Genres:
Friendship
Kurosawa Films
Russian Films
Survival
Wilderness
Response to Peary’s Review:
I agree with Peary that this Oscar-winning Soviet/Japanese film by Akira Kurosawa is “enthralling” and “eerily beautiful”. [...]
Posted on May 23rd, 2006 by admin
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“This is the district of Sao Paolo, a large Latin American industrial city. There are approximately three million homeless children who have no one and no defined family of origin… “
Synopsis:
11-year-old Pixote (Fernando Ramos da Silva) must survive on the brutal streets of Brazil, with the help of his friends.
Genres:
Juvenile Delinquients
Prostitutes
[...]
Posted on May 21st, 2006 by admin
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“I saw people as they really are… I saw their beauty and their ugliness with my own eyes.”
Synopsis:
In war-torn feudal Japan, two greedy peasants (Minoru Chiaki and Kamatari Fujiwara) accompany a general (Toshiro Mifune), a disguised princess (Misa Uehara), and bundles of hidden gold across enemy lines.
Genres:
Fugitives
Gold Seekers
Greed
Japanese [...]
Posted on May 21st, 2006 by admin
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“With that thing around your neck, only the goblins would want you…”
Synopsis:
A newlywed (Barbara Steele) vacationing in communist Transylvania disappears into a lake, and emerges as the 18th century vampiric witch Vardella. Her husband (Ian Ogilvy) must enlist the help of Count von Helsing (John Karlsen) to bring his wife back to life. [...]
Posted on May 20th, 2006 by admin
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