Archive for the '1963' Category

Film #216 - The Sword in the Stone (1963)

Thursday, November 29th, 2007

The Sword in the Stone is the last Disney Animated Feature to be released during Walt’s lifetime. Although The Jungle Book would still have a strong influence from Disney, he did not see it to completion (no doubt adding to the causes of the four year interim between the films, the longest since […]

Film #155 - The Raven (1963)

Monday, July 16th, 2007

The Raven was one of producer/director Roger Corman’s highest budget films and is certainly among his most star-studded. After years of making cheap, but highly profitable, films, Corman was beginning to feel that he could step things up and get some real stars. One of the best fruits of his labors is this […]

Film #122 - Rochester: A City of Quality (1963)

Tuesday, May 9th, 2006

Viewed May 2, 2006
Fresh off the experience of watching Assignment: Venezuela, I thought it would be fun to spend a week watching movies available for free download from the Internet Archive. So I began looking through the archives to find something to watch. When I do this, I usually browse by subject and […]

Hijinks on the High Seas: Day #004 - Carry On Jack (1963)

Thursday, January 5th, 2006

Viewed January 4, 2006
Carry On Jack is the eighth in the classic “Carry On” series of British comedies. Known for their wacky humor and bawdy jokes, the “Carry On” series ran from 1958 to 1978 and spanned 29 films (plus one more in 1992). The main draw of the series was the regular […]