Tag Archives: 1940s

Review: Sullivan’s Travels (1941)

Posted on February 13, 2014 | Leave a comment

I travel a lot, most of it by ambulance, occasionally by rail!

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Posted in 1940s, 400+ Word Reviews, Preston Sturges, United States Of America

Tagged 1940s, comedy, drama, screwball, united states of america

Review: Maeumui Gohyang (A Hometown In Heart, 1949)

Posted on February 8, 2014 | Leave a comment

Home is where the heart is, or so they say!

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Posted in 1940s, 400+ Word Reviews, Korea, Yong-Kyu Yoon

Tagged 1940s, adaptation, drama, korea, play

Review: The Naked City (1948)

Posted on February 1, 2014 | 2 comments

Thinking of naked cities gives me a weird feeling, very weird!

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Posted in 1940s, 400+ Word Reviews, Jules Dassin, United States Of America

Tagged 1940s, drama, noir, united states of america

Review: Törst (Thirst, 1949)

Posted on December 28, 2013 | Leave a comment

That’s one side story too many, oh yes, it is!

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Posted in 1940s, 400+ Word Reviews, Ingmar Bergman, Sweden

Tagged 1940s, adaptation, drama, literature, sweden

Review: Tora No O Wo Fumu Otokotachi (The Men Who Tread On The Tiger’s Tail, 1945)

Posted on December 14, 2013 | 2 comments

There’s really no reason to be stepping on a tiger’s tail, c’mon!

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Posted in 1940s, 400+ Word Reviews, Akira Kurosawa, Japan

Tagged 1940s, adaptation, comedy, drama, japan, play

Retro Week In Cinema: November 14-20, 2013

Posted on November 21, 2013 | 2 comments

I don’t fear much, but I’m also not a good driver, interesting correlation that is!

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Posted in 1940s, 1950s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, Adam Marcus, Canada, Czech Republic, David Lean, Doug Liman, France, Germany, Henri-Georges Clouzot, Italy, Retro Week In Cinema, Rob Hedden, United Kingdom, United States Of America

Tagged 1940s, 1950s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, action, adaptation, canada, czech republic, drama, france, germany, horror, italy, literature, play, romance, sequel, slasher, united kingdom, united states of america

Review: The Miracle Of Morgan’s Creek (1944)

Posted on November 5, 2013 | 2 comments

When I courted my wife it was a tad less zany, but only a tad!

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Posted in 1940s, 400+ Word Reviews, Preston Sturges, United States Of America

Tagged 1940s, comedy, screwball, united states of america

Retro Week In Cinema: August 08-14, 2013

Posted on August 15, 2013 | Leave a comment

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Posted in 1940s, 1990s, 2000s, Arthur Rosson, Dan Scanlon, Gary Rydstrom, Howard Hawks, John Lasseter, Peter Horton, Retro Week In Cinema, Sam Weisman, United States Of America

Tagged 1940s, 1990s, 2000s, adaptation, animation, comedy, computer animation, drama, fantasy, newspapers, science fiction, short film, TV, united states of america, western

This Week In Cinema: August 04-10, 2013

Posted on August 11, 2013 | 2 comments

I’m not much of a dream warrior, more of a heavy sleeper who snores a fair bit!

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Posted in 1940s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, Australia, Chuck Russell, Darrell Rooney, Douglas McCarthy, Gore Verbinski, Jack King, Rob LaDuca, This Week In Cinema, United States Of America

Tagged 1940s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, action, adaptation, adventure, animation, australia, comedy, fantasy, horror, sequel, short film, supernatural, theme park, TV, united states of america

This Week In Cinema: July 28-August 03, 2013

Posted on August 4, 2013 | Leave a comment

I’d like to think that there’s a big vat of root beer at the earth’s core, that makes me happy!

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Posted in 1890s, 1940s, 1950s, 1960s, 1980s, 2000s, Abraham Zapruder, Austria, Canada, Ed Emshwiller, France, Guy Maddin, Louis Lumière, Norman McLaren, Peter Kubelka, Stan Brakhage, Tex Avery, This Week In Cinema, United States Of America

Tagged 1890s, 1940s, 1950s, 1960s, 1980s, 2000s, animation, austria, avant garde, canada, comedy, documentary, fantasy, france, science fiction, short film, silent, united states of america