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Entries from March 2007

Mad Max (1979)

March 31st, 2007 · No Comments

“A few years from now …” the highways of Australia are a white line nightmare, patrolled by what’s left of a police department. Main Force Patrol - known colloquially as the “bronze” - race to apprehend a “scoot jockey” calling himself the Nightrider, as he careens down rural roads, singing AC/DC lyrics and showing little […]

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Network (1976)

March 30th, 2007 · 3 Comments

Howard Beale (Peter Finch) - network news anchorman for “UBS TV,” whose viewer shares have declined in recent years - receives word from the president of the news division, Max Schumacher (William Holden) that he’s to be fired effective in two weeks. The old friends get “properly pissed,” and at the bar, Beale tells Max […]

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Tags: Black comedy · Famous line

Captain Blood (1935)

March 28th, 2007 · 2 Comments

In England, 1685, open rebellion has greeted the ascension of the unpopular King James to the throne. Dr. Peter Blood (Errol Flynn, in his debut as a leading man) is summoned in the night to attend to the wounds of a rebel fighter. A war veteran and former seaman in the Dutch navy, Peter has […]

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Tags: Golden Age of Hollywood

The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938)

March 27th, 2007 · 2 Comments

In the year 1191 - while King Richard the Lionhearted has been detained returning from the third Crusade - his treacherous brother Prince John (Claude Rains) has declared himself Regent of England. The ruthless Sir Guy of Gisborune (Basil Rathbone), ruler of Nottingham, uses Richard’s absence to over-tax and oppress the Saxon people.
In Sherwood Forest, […]

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Tags: Golden Age of Hollywood