Directed by Merian C. Cooper, Ernest B. Schoedsack King Kong is a marvel of a film. Sure just about every aspect of the film has become dated, from the stop motion to the rear projection screens to the racist imagery of a tribal population that sacrifices women to the monster known as Kong, and yet … Continue reading King Kong (1933)
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Bound for Glory (1976)
Directed by Hal Ashby Bound For Glory feels like two separate films. The first follows Woody Guthrie (David Carradine) from a tiny Texas town out to California during the Dust Bowl era of the Great Depression as he searches for work and a better life for his family. The second tracks Woody's rise from living … Continue reading Bound for Glory (1976)