Conan the Barbarian (1982)
John Milius directed and co-wrote with Oliver Stone. Arnold Schwarzenegger plays Conan in his first significant English-language role.
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1950sThe Raid (1954)
Van Heflin plays Major Neal Benton, a Confederate officer who has escaped from a Union prison camp at Plattsburgh and is plotting a raid on St. Albans, Vermont with five fellow escapees. The historical event is real.
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2010sWonder Woman (2017) Review
Allan Heinberg wrote the screenplay from a story by Heinberg, Zack Snyder, and Jason Fuchs. Patty Jenkins had previously directed Monster in 2003, the production that won Charlize Theron her Academy Award for Best Actress.
1970sThe Three Musketeers (1973) and The Four Musketeers (1974) Review
The Three Musketeers (1973) and The Four Musketeers (1974) are not actually two films. The 10+++ rating reflects the fact that Lester accomplished something almost no Hollywood production manages.
1950sUlysses (1954) Review
The Ulysses direction represents his most substantial international production. The film adapts Homer's Odyssey.
AdaptationRobin Hood (1938 / 1973 / 1991 / 2010), Contrast Review
Robin Hood is one of the most adapted properties in English-language popular culture. The legend traces back to medieval English ballads from at least the fifteenth century.
2010sPinocchio (Garrone, 2019) Review
Matteo Garrone's Pinocchio is the most faithful screen adaptation of Carlo Collodi's 1883 source novel ever produced. The production is the work of Italian filmmakers reclaiming their own cultural property from international adaptations.
1990sMulan (1998) Review
Mulan is one of the substantial late Disney Renaissance productions and the studio's most successful engagement with Chinese cultural material. The film appeared during the latter portion of the Disney Renaissance period.
1970sThe Moneychangers (1976) Review
The Moneychangers is one of the substantial American television miniseries productions of the 1970s and one of the more substantive adaptations of Arthur. The miniseries format had been substantially developed across the 1970s American television production.
1970sMonty Python’s Life of Brian (1979) Review
The Monty Python troupe consisted of Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, Terry Jones, and Michael Palin. Brian's mother Mandy reveals that his father was actually a Roman soldier instead of the family's claimed Jewish parentage.
1980sHotel (1983-1988) Review
Hotel is one of the substantial Aaron Spelling 1980s television productions and one of the more enduring American prime-time soap operas of the decade. Aaron Spelling had been one of the most successful American television producers across multiple decades before…