An undercover operative of an unnamed country (John Miljan) tries to control California while the American Civil War is happening. He enlists Morrell and his Overland Raiders to ensure that news does not travel east. The Raiders commandeer stagecoaches and rustle Pony Express horses at the various relay stations. The stagecoaches with the Raiders cut […]
“Hundreds of Beavers,” a boldly bizarre, nearly wordless slapstick comedy about a 19th-century trapper doing battle with nature, exceeds expectations in every way, including the promise of its title. By my count there are thousands of beavers in this movie. Thousands! And oh, my goodness, they are nasty buggers. The BADL (Beaver Anti-Defamation League) will
William Witney holds the credit for the direction of Oklahoma, a classic of cinema, while the screenplay for the movie was written by Gerald Geraghty. The cinematography was handled by William Bradford, with editing by Lester Orlebeck. The music for the film was composed by Joseph Dubin, with an additional score provided by Jack Elliott,
If you’re a distinguished older male actor in Hollywood, you’re typically cast as Batman’s sidekick or a WWII veteran who escapes from assisted living (Michael Caine), God or a grieving father (Morgan Freeman), a brilliant psychotherapist or Indiana Jones (Harrison Ford), an action hero (Tom Cruise), Sigmund Freud and a Roman emperor (Sir Anthony Hopkins),
HOPPY SERVES A WRIT (director George Archainbaud screenwriters based on the story by Clarence E. Mulford/Gerald Geraghty cinematographer Russell Harlan editor Sherman A. Rose cast: William Boyd (Hopalong Cassidy), Andy Clyde (California Carlson), Jay Kirby (Johnny Travers), Victor Jory (Tom Jordan), George Reeves (Henchman Steve), Jan Christy (Jean Hollister), Bob Mitchum (Henchman), Forbes Murray (Ben
Matt Frewer’s Max Durbin from Dead Fire has problems. He enjoys the company of his deceased mother, gumming up scenes, and licking the necks of women he just met. Now, he has recently broken out of a futuristic prison and is on a crusade to capture a cryonics facility named the USS Legacy which is
Amid the Joseon dynasty, Kim Ho (Jung Hae-in) is struggling to find work. At long last, he manages to get a job, but it is not the one he envisioned. He is chosen as a guard in prison, and one of the prisoners is the traitor Lee (Kim Ji-hoon). Lee has started a rebellion against
I came across this at the 2009 Bram Stoker Film Festival. There were many other vampire movies during the festival and this was actually the only movie from Britain. Unfortunately, Orlock the Vampire at 3D was the weakest vampire film at the festival. And Orlock was what can be defined as a 3D cinematic atrocity.
It took me seven years and a countdown to the fifteenth anniversary of Seattle’s WTO protests to watch it, and to my (pleasant) surprise, the entire piece managed to grasp my attention. Given the current environment of protests, this was indeed an opportune time to view the piece. The world was busy losing its minds
After looking at Brian De Palma’s works, one can understand the influence that Alfred Hitchcock had on him. Similarly to ‘Power’, Vigalondo’s ‘Open Windows’ goes from Crazy to Crazy to simply bonkers. What does enable the film to be entertaining, however, is the energy and cultural currency within the narrative. It is rather silly in
