That Hollywood was going to remake the 1933 classic film King Kong surprised no one – Universal was actually working on their own more faithful version of the classic but they backed out when Paramount’s modern remake was announced – and it’s this Paramount version, produced by Dino De Laurentiis and directed by John Guillermin,…
Author: Mike Brooks
Film grad who spends most his time trying to catch up on his "To Watch" pile of movies.
King Kong (1933) – Review
During the 1930s escapism from the realities of The Depression made movie-going more important than ever and in 1933 Merian C. Cooper gave the world just that with King Kong, the Eighth Wonder of the World, a film that defined the term escapist entertainment.
Tarzan the Untamed: Edgar Rice Burroughs – Book Review
Tarzan declares war on Germany, which could have been an alternate title to this book as a good portion of it has Tarzan go all Rambo on the invading German forces during World War I.
Midnight Special (2016) – Review
There is something nice about seeing a small science fiction film, so full of wonder and magic, that it almost makes up for all the Michael Bay or Roland Emmerich special effects extravaganzas that we are subjected to. Jeff Nichols’ Midnight Special is such a film, and along with last year’s Ex Machina by Alex…
The Mask (1961) – Review
When one thinks of a man putting on a strange mask, one that turns him into a dangerous Mr. Hyde like character, most will immediately think of the Jim Carrey movie or the comic it was based on, but Canadian director Julian Roffman was there first with his 1961 movie also called The Mask.