The year is 1936, and Adolph Hitler’s Third Reich are closing in on the lost ark. This ancient technology is capable of wiping out an entire army, or at least that is how it is known by legend. Indiana Jones rushes to beat Adolph and his endless ranks of henchmen to prevent Nazi success in…
Close Encounters of the Third Kind/Steve Spielberg
Close Encounters of the Third Kind, directed by Steven Spielberg and released in 1977, is a unique film centered around UFO’s and alien encounters, and around the people experiencing these encounters. Although this film is a new blockbuster movie, it defies some of the set ‘guidelines’ used to describe blockbusters during that time- it doesn’t have…
Young Frankenstein
Young Frankenstein was a 1974 comedy directed by Mel Brooks. Mel Brooks known for comedies like Blazing Saddles and The Producers this film, Young Frankenstein was one of his best. The movie starred Gene Wilder. The film idea was pitched to Mel Brooks, but he had hesitations about the idea. He thought they had too…
Original Comedy: at it’s Finest
The Movie Young Frankenstein directed by Mel Brooks in 1974 is an adaptation of the famous Frankenstein novels written by author Mary Shelly decades before. The story of Frankenstein had come to her in a dream at a very young age, little did she know her story would be told over and over in many…
The Godfather
I have recently watched the movie “The Godfather” directed by Francis Ford Coppollo. It was a very influential movie in the new Hollywood tendency. This is an incredible movie that has really set the bar for the gangster-genre type films. Francis Ford Coppollo was almost fired in the making of the movie but good thing…
The Godfather
The Godfather, directed by Francis Ford Coppola in 1972, is about the Italian mob scene. This film is based off of the book Mario Puzo wrote and takes place from 1945-1955. Puzo went into Robert Evans, the head producer of Paramount Pictures, office and gave him the transcript for the book. Evans never thought he…
Hang ‘Em high
The movie Hang ‘Em High, directed by Ted Post came out in 1968. Post was well known for his television and film directing, especially with Clint Eastwood. The start roll was held by Clint Eastwood who was very well known throughout this time. This was his first big Hollywood western movie but can be disregarded…
Young Frankenstein
“Young Frankenstein”, a film directed by Mel Brooks, shows the relation between man and his creation. With scientific advancements and the manipulation of nature, man steals the idea of creation and uses it for his own purposes. Unfortunately, even with Victor’s creation of Frankenstein, man is cruel to those that are different. Through the production…
Blazing Saddles
Blazing Saddles was directed by comedy great, Mel Brooks, at a time where such work was taboo but still possible to make. Today it wouldn’t have been made. Not the most well known of classic comedies, Blazing Saddles is still on the top of fans list as the great comedy film ever made. The movie…
The Godfather, Michael Corleone an Anti-Hero?
During the 1970’s, a new trend in mainstream filmmaking rolled through the United States, one that was very similar to European New Wave cinema. In time, this trend became known as New Hollywood or American New Wave cinema. This idea came to prominence after a generation of young film makers decided to make movies more…
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