Monthly Archives: March 2017

“Metropolis” v. “Things to Come”–Whose Future?

Posted on March 31, 2017 by amangr

H.G. Wells is on record as having declared that he wanted “Things To Come,” the 1936 British film based upon his speculative writings to be nothing like Fritz Lang’s 1927 film “Metropolis.” Although Lang’s film, based upon a script by … Continue reading →

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Animal Lovers’ Delight

Posted on March 24, 2017 by amangr

I’ve always been amazed at how viewers find Kong, the 50-foot gorilla star of the 1933 classic “King Kong” to be a sympathetic character. Considering the number of humans that he chews on, stomps into the mud and pounds to … Continue reading →

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War on a Budget

Posted on March 15, 2017 by amangr

CAUTION: Contains “spoilers.” Robert Totten’s “The Quick and the Dead” is a presentable war movie made on a budget. Like Kubrick’s “Fear and Desire” or Corman’s “Ski Troop Attack” it concentrates–for both budgetary and dramatic reasons–on a small group of … Continue reading →

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