During the assault, in which he takes advantage of the general British disdain for the current state of the French as well as displaying all the technical nuance and effectiveness a well-trained soldierly mind and body can bring to bear, Napoleon survives having his horse shot out from under ...
06/07 - The Wooden Horse (1950) starring Leo Genn 06/14 - Let’s All Go to the Movies—And Find the Mistakes 06/21 - Assault on a Queen (1966) with Frank Sinatra 06/28 - Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937) 07/05 - The Train Robbers (1973) with John Wayne and Ann Margr...
the horse-drawn fire engines and cop wagons, the willowy young fortune hunter getting strapped into her corset like body armour in emulation of a celebrity of the day, the cage elevators and chats about how automobiles are getting
Robert Aldrich was a skilled director whose distinctive approach to familiar film genres was overlooked for most of his career, at least in his home country of the United States; in Europe, his expertise was recognized as early as the 1950s, the first decade of his directing career. He bega...
I was immediately tickled pink by actor John Marley’s appearance onscreen. Associated with Love Story (1970) and The Godfather (1972) with the latter forever etched in my memory as the film director who is made “an offer he can’t refuse” by way of his gorgeous horse Khartoum, it wa...
If one can sit still long enough the final thirty minutes is superb. A tidy wrap-up and truthful storytelling give several characters a proper sendoff. The film ends in 1952 so a great conclusion befits. Before we get to this point though, a nailbiting sequence involving Manny and a fien...
Anita King (August 14, 1884 – June 10, 1963) was an American stunt driver, actress, and thoroughbred racehorse owner. In 1915, she became the first woman to drive a car unaccompanied across the United States, with her 49-day journey from Hollywood to New York City. Films Acted In: Ca...
Red Sorghum (1987) The Horse Thief (1986) Ju Dou (1990) Bian zou bian chang (1991) (aka: Life on a String) Raise the Red Lantern (1991) The Story of Qiu Ju (1992) The Blue Kite (1993) Farewell My Concubine (1993) Colombia Chronicle of a Death Foretold (1987) Rodrigo D: No...
InThe Lady from Shanghai Wellesplays Michael O’Hara, a brawling seaman otherwise known as Black Irish. While roaming Central Park one evening, Michael rescues the beautiful Elsa Bannister from a gang of hoodlums holding-up her horse-drawn carriage. Sparks fly between the two as they share a...
The Iron Horse (1924) Napoleon (1927) Cleopatra (1934) The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938) Alexander Nevsky (1938) Gone With the Wind (1939) The Sea Hawk (1940) The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948) The African Queen (1951) The Wages of Fear (1953) The Seven Samurai (1954) The...