There is a scene early in Kong: Skull Island where Vietnam-era Hueys fly low over the ocean in attack formation. It’s a beautiful shot, reminiscence of Apocalypse Now, which I suspect it was meant to homage, but I couldn’t help but think how much better it would be if “Ride of the Valkyries” played...
Merian C. Cooper was an adventurer, who joined Pershing’s expedition in the hunt for Pancho Villa, who flew for the United States during World War I, and for Poland in the Polish-Soviet War (1919-1921). Later in life, he made a Hollywood career as a screenwriter and director, and in said role, he created the...
Logan, without any doubt, is my favorite X-Men movie. It is the X-Men film I’ve been waiting for, without knowing, until I saw it, that I wanted it or that I was waiting for it Yes! I thought. That’s an instant favorite! I’ve been thinking that a lot lately, with such movies as Star...
