Review in a Hurry: This whale of a tale—an inspirational rescue-adventure about three gray whales trapped in the Arctic Circle—would be hard to swallow if it weren’t based on actual events from 1988. Whale fans will blubber, but uneven Miracle flounders in its hunt for narrative focus.… Continue reading Movie Review: Big Miracle a Whale Rescue Adventure That (Barely) Stays Afloat
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TCM Greatest Classic Films Collection: Tarzan, Vol. 2 (Tarzan’s Secret Treasure / Tarzan and the Amazons / Tarzan’s New York Adventure / Tarzan and the Leopard Woman)
TARZAN’S SECRET TREASURE (1941) A gold discovery endangers the Jungle Lord’s family. Johnny Weissmuller, Maureen O’Sullivan and John Sheffield star. Reginald Owen, Barry Fitzgerald, Tom Conway and Philip… Continue reading TCM Greatest Classic Films Collection: Tarzan, Vol. 2 (Tarzan's Secret Treasure / Tarzan and the Amazons / Tarzan's New York Adventure / Tarzan and the Leopard Woman)
The Tarzan Collection Starring Johnny Weissmuller (Tarzan the Ape Man / Escapes / and His Mate / Finds a Son / Secret Treasure / New York Adventure)
- TARZAN THE APE MAN TARZAN AND HIS MATE TARZAN ESCAPES TARZAN FINDS A SON! TARZAN’S SECRET TREASURE TARZAN’S NEW YORK ADVENTURE-Johnny Weissmuler. Maureen O’Sullivan. He Tarzan, she Jane -
Writer/director David Twohy is definitely returning to the land of Riddick, but based on this early report from Moviehole, the series seems to be heading back to the low-key Pitch Black approach and not the ridiculously over-produced tone found in the sequel, The Chronicles of Riddick. Yes, Vin Diesel is back.
Apparently casting is well underway for the as-yet-untitled Riddick 3, but those guys… Continue reading Early Details Emerge for the Third 'Riddick' Adventure
Flipper / Flipper’s New Adventure
- The dolphin named Flipper swam into the world’s awareness in this 1963 film about 12-year-old Sandy (Luke Halpin, a star in the 1964-’68 Flipper TV series) and the sea mammal he rescues and befriends. Chuck Connors (TV’s The Rifleman) also stars in the two-fins-up tale that includes the fierce landfall of