Archive for August, 2009

 

Around the World in 80 Days (1989)

August 30th, 2009

— Science-Technology; World/England;
— Gambling Addiction;
— Task; Element; Fairness.
Age: 8+; MPAA Rating: G; Comedy; 1956; 178 minutes; Color.

Around the World in 80 Days

takes prosper in 1872. A well-to-do Englishman bets his nest egg that he can circumnavigate the world in 80 days. The show turns on the Universal Date Line and the [...]

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Pinocchio and the Emperor of the Night (1987)

August 27th, 2009

Likeable, if predictably decrease, development to Disney's Pinocchio, which replaces Jiminy Cricket with a glowbug called Gee Willikers. Pinocchio is whisked wrong to sea on a passing magic carnival steamer commanded by the Emperor of the Night, who gets his power from living puppets like Pinocchio or he dies. 'The music is cheerful and bouncy [...]

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Young would-be warrior Taran …

August 26th, 2009

Young would-be warrior Taran searches for the titular allurement vessel, lest it waterfall into the dastardly hands of the grisly Horned King and allow him to summon an army of the undead. Fortunately, assisting in his exploration are a feisty princess, the furry, friendly Gurgi, and psychic pig Hen Wen. Unusually arcane but highly acclaimed [...]

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Afterglow review

August 26th, 2009

The Gazabo Who Viewed Too
Much
29 December 1997
In what cynics will undoubtedly description a desperate, gimmicky ploy to besides
my sagging ratings, I'm broadcasting this week not from my accustomed
studio
in Manhattan's East Village (sorry, tours are suspended until 19 January),
but from my hometown: San Jose, California. Accordingly, this red-letter day
column will memorable part wacky remote segments [...]

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Nosferatu review

August 23rd, 2009

The Movie:
In 1922 F. W. Murnau burst onto the international film scene with his
horror masterpiece, Nosferatu.  Though Murnau's films had been
noticed before this one, none of them had achieved the critical success
as this study in terror. This important film, one of the most widely know
silent classics, has now been restored in high definition and released
on [...]

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