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Showing posts with label Kirk Douglas Film Festival. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Kirk Douglas Film Festival. Show all posts
Monday, September 19, 2022

#2,818. The Brotherhood (1968) - Kirk Douglas Film Festival

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  Released four years before The Godfather , director Martin Ritt’s The Brotherhood is a mafia / crime film in which a mob boss’s loyalt...
Saturday, January 1, 2022

#2,687. Ulysses (1954) - Kirk Douglas Film Festival

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  A precursor to the Italian Sword and Sandal / Peplum subgenre (which hit the height of its popularity following the release of 1958’s H...
Monday, May 31, 2021

#2,577. Tough Guys (1986) - Kirk Douglas Film Festival

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  Tough Guys marked the seventh time that stars Burt Lancaster and Kirk Douglas appeared in a movie together, and after seeing this 1986...
Sunday, May 30, 2021

#2,576. Eddie Macon's Run (1983) - Kirk Douglas Film Festival

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  Eddie Macon (John Schneider) escapes from the Huntsville Prison and heads for the border to reunite with his wife (Leah Ayres) and son ...
Saturday, May 29, 2021

#2,575. The Man From Snowy River (1982) - Kirk Douglas Film Festival

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  Despite the presence of star Kirk Douglas (who plays the dual roles of feuding brothers), 1982’s The Man from Snowy River is, at its co...
Thursday, May 27, 2021

#2,574. The Final Countdown (1980) - Kirk Douglas Film Festival

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  What a cool premise for a movie! While on maneuvers in the Pacific, the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier the U.S.S. Nimitz is pulled...
Tuesday, May 25, 2021

#2,573. Posse (1975) - Kirk Douglas Film Festival

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  Quentin Tarantino is a fan of Kirk Douglas’ 1975 western Posse , so much so that he hosted a special screening of it at the 2010 Santa ...
Sunday, May 23, 2021

#2,572. The Light at the Edge of the World (1971) - Kirk Douglas Film Festival

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  A number of fine, family-oriented movies have been based on the writings of Jules Verne, classics such as 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea ...
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Friday, May 21, 2021

#2,571. The Heroes of Telemark (1965) - Kirk Douglas Film Festival

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  Anthony Mann directs this large-scale yet strangely lifeless war film, which is based on a true story. The setting is Nazi-occupied N...
Wednesday, May 19, 2021

#2,570. In Harm's Way (1965) - Kirk Douglas Film Festival

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  During a 1971 appearance on The Dick Cavett Show , Kirk Douglas took a few moments to discuss fellow actor John Wayne, whom he appeared...
Monday, May 17, 2021

#2,569. Seven Days in May (1964) - Kirk Douglas Film Festival

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  Two years after directing The Manchurian Candidate  (one of my all-time favorite films ), John Frankenheimer again cranked the tension ...
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Saturday, May 15, 2021

#2,568. The List of Adrian Messenger (1963) - Kirk Douglas Film Festival

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  Adrian Messenger (John Merivale) is dead. He was one of over a hundred people who perished when his plane, bound for Canada, exploded i...
Thursday, May 13, 2021

#2,567. Lonely Are The Brave (1962) - Kirk Douglas Film Festival

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  “ A westerner likes open country. That means he’s got to hate fences. And the more fences there are, the more he hates them ”. John W...
Tuesday, May 11, 2021

#2,566. Gunfight at the O.K. Corral (1957) - Kirk Douglas Film Festival

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  The date was October 26, 1881 The time, around 3 p.m. The place: Tombstone, Arizona. The Earp brothers and Doc Holliday were on o...
Friday, May 7, 2021

#2,564. 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1954) - Kirk Douglas Film Festival

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  Produced by Walt Disney, 1954’s 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea is more than a great adventure movie; it’s arguably the finest live-actio...
Monday, May 3, 2021

#2,562. Young Man with a Horn (1950) - Kirk Douglas Film Festival

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  Based on a 1938 novel of the same name (which was itself inspired by the life of jazz musician Bix Beiderbecke), Young Man with a Horn ...
Saturday, May 1, 2021

#2,561. Champion (1949) - Kirk Douglas Film Festival

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  It wasn’t until 1996 that Kirk Douglas finally got his hands on an Oscar statuette, and even then it was only honorary (for his “ 50 ye...
Tuesday, July 11, 2017

#2,382. Last Train from Gun Hill (1959) - Kirk Douglas Film Festival

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Directed By: John Sturges Starring: Kirk Douglas, Anthony Quinn, Carolyn Jones Tagline: "The mightiest double-barreled exci...
Tuesday, June 27, 2017

#2,373. Saturn 3 (1980) - Kirk Douglas Film Festival

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Directed By: Stanley Donen Starring: Farrah Fawcett, Kirk Douglas, Harvey Keitel Tagline: "The Ultimate Space Adventure...
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Friday, September 30, 2011

#420. The Vikings (1958) - Kirk Douglas Film Festival

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Directed By: Richard Fleischer Starring: Kirk Douglas, Tony Curtis, Ernest Borgnine Tag line: "Mightiest Of Men... Mightie...