Archive for October, 2007

Film #211 - On Her Majesty’s Secret Service (1969)

Wednesday, October 31st, 2007

On Her Majesty’s Secret Service introduces George Lazenby in the role made famous by Sean Connery, James Bond. It would prove to be Lazenby’s only outing as the secret agent, but not because of a lack of quality. It’s true that Lazenby is a bit of a drag on the film (it was […]

Film #210 - Song of the South (1946)

Wednesday, October 31st, 2007

Song of the South is a 1964 Walt Disney production that has never seen the light of day on home video in the United States due to issues of political correctness. Is the film broad and offensive in its treatment of black Americans? Not particularly. The problem seems to come down to […]

Films #206 - 209 - The Batman Saga (1989 - 1997)

Wednesday, October 17th, 2007

Having watched all the Superman films, I decided to follow that up with a review of the “90s” Batman films. * This encapsulates Batman, Batman Returns, Batman Forever and Batman & Robin.
To kick things off, here’s my famous quick and dirty guide to the Batman films:
Batman: directed by the artsy Tim Burton, produced by […]