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Before I Hang 1940
BORIS KARLOFF AS ANOTHER MAD-SCIENTIST..."COLUMBIA-STUDIOS"...DENSE DARK DELIVERY...REDUNDANT WRAP
It Seems Boris Karloff and Columbia Studios were “Hung-Up” on the “Mad-Scientist” Story as the Previous Movie in the series was “The Man They Could Not Hang”. This is Not a Sequel.
Here, Karloff, in Totally White-Hair with Slouched Shoulders, Plays an Aging Scientist who is On-Trial for the “Murder” of His Volunteer Patient.
He is Convicted, and Sentenced to Hang, but His Claims of Being On-the-Brink of an Aging Reversing Formula…
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The Valiant 1929
1 OF THE 1st "TALKIES"...PAUL MUNI'S 1st FILM...TYPICAL TRANSITIONAL TYPE...BROODING STILTED DIALOG & STYLE
The Year 1929 Marked the First Time that Hollywood Transitioned to "Sound" After Over 25 Years of Growth...
from the Extremely Short "Novelty" that was the "Nickelodeon" to the Lavish Spectacle that was the Genesis of "The Most Popular Art-Form of the 20th Century".
The Glory that was Known as "The Silents" was About to be Taken-Over by "Sound"...
it was Called at the Time "Talkies" and…
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The Power of Few 2013
SLOW START BUT WORTH A WATCH
It's an Ambitious and Complicated way to Make a Movie and Requires more Thought than a Standard Indie Film might Want to Take On.
But Newbie Director Leone Marucci gives it a Shot and by Darn the Thing Turns Out to be an Above Average Experiment.
The Intertwining Story of the Shroud of Turin is Different and the Reason for the Theft is Even More Audacious.
There is some Cleverness and Artistic Talent Behind…
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Spartacus 1960
"LIVE FREE OR DIE"
A Film Directed by a young Stanley Kubrick that is Unlike the Kubrick We Know and Love.
He Surrenders (ouch) to the Conventions of the Time and seems to be more than Competent but Artistically Anemic.
But Fulfilling His Contract Obligations Professionally He Delivered a Mammoth Movie that is Compelling and Timeless.
That of Humans wanting to be "Free" from Bondage, Servitude, and Inhuman Evil Entrenched in Unenlightened Power and Corruption.
The Movie can seem Corny…
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