Posts Tagged ‘Jaws’
An Appreciation – Apocalypse Now
The production of Francis Ford Coppola’s Apocalypse Now (1979) has become almost as infamous as the film itself. Hot off the successes of The Godfather (1972), The Godfather: Part II (1974), and The Conversation (1974), Coppola had turned into one of the major faces of…
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Film Review – The Mummy (2017)
Ugh. Maybe it’s because The Mummy is the least interesting of all of the classic movie monsters. Dracula is seductive and a metaphor for pent up sexuality. The Wolf Man is a tragic figure who often elicits sympathy as much as scares. Frankenstein is a…
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An Analysis – The Legacy of Star Wars
The legacy of Star Wars is so large that it has surpassed the films themselves. Toys, lunch boxes, shirts, books, comics, video games, cereal – the list goes on and on. The following this franchise has is unlike anything we’ve seen. Just about everybody who…
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Film Review – Backcountry
And people wonder why I don’t go camping. I’ve had a love/hate relationship with Mother Nature. Yes, being out in the wilderness offers beautiful and serene sights. On the flipside, there’s poison ivy, rough terrain, and God knows what kind of animal life roaming around.…
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Film Review – The Wizard of Oz in IMAX 3D
The Wizard of Oz. Three grown men dressed in funny outfits while experiencing various physical ailments take a newly pubescent girl, who is also a serial witch murderer, on a long, lonely walk through a strange forest, where they eventually inhale drugs and take a…
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Film Review – The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
Dear Younger Self, Besides Batman, I know there are few things you’d be more excited to see a live-action version of than The Hobbit. Good news: the man who was responsible for creating the great live-action versions of the Lord of the Rings trilogy, Peter…
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Episode 203 – Steven Spielberg
In honor of the release of Lincoln, Spencer and Greg discuss Steven Spielberg.
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An Analysis – The Best Summertime Movies
I have always been the type of person who requires many conditions to enjoy my media. For example, when discovering that a certain kind of music sounds a lot better when heartbroken, I will specifically wait to break out certain CDs until the day I…
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