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Zulu, 1964. British epic war film depicting the Battle of Rorke's Drift between the British Army and the Zulus in January 1879, during the Anglo-Zulu War. Directed by Cy Endfield and produced by Stanley Baker.



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On its initial release in 1964, it was one of the biggest box-office hits of all time in the British market. For the next 12 years it remained in constant cinema circulation before making its first appearance on television. It then went on to become a television perennial, and remains beloved by the British public.

A great cast and Michael Caine's first major role.

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modern docu's and tv shows; even films are becoming too woke now. and far too much critism of say the 19th c attitudes.. they were 19thc attitudes ffs, not todays, but they are still relevent as to the time the depict. its history folks, warts and all.

im a great lover of flashman novels; yes they are racist, yes they are sexist, but them were the times, and tbh still are, just folk like to think they are better.

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The ironic thing with the Tom Sharpe South Africa books ('Riotous Assembly' etc.), is they ridicule and lampoon the system of apartheid operating in South Africa at the time. Sharpe was expelled from Africa after a play based on Riotous Assembly was performed there.

However the treatment of the blacks in SA could not be shown now, despite it being history, as it would upset the 'woke' generation.

No doubt they get upset by recent films such as 'Selma' and '12 Years a Slave', which need to be seen to show to people that conditions haven't changed that much for some.

Ride Lonesome, 1959, directed by Budd Boetticher and starring Randolph Scott, Karen Steele, Pernell Roberts, Lee Van Cleef, and James Coburn in his film debut.


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One of the many Boetticher/Scott collaborations in 50's.

Psycho, 1960. It was produced and directed by Alfred Hitchcock. The screenplay, written by Joseph Stefano, was based on the 1959 novel of the same name by Robert Bloch. The film stars Anthony Perkins, Janet Leigh, Vera Miles, John Gavin and Martin Balsam.

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Hitchcock insisted that Bernard Herrmann write the score for Psycho despite the composer's refusal to accept a reduced fee for the film's lower budget. The resulting score, according to Christopher Palmer in The Composer in Hollywood (1990) is "perhaps Herrmann's most spectacular Hitchcock achievement." Hitchcock was pleased with the tension and drama the score added to the film, later remarking "33% of the effect of Psycho was due to the music." and that "Psycho depended heavily on Herrmann's music for its tension and sense of pervading doom."

Herrmann used the lowered music budget to his advantage by writing for a string orchestra rather than a full symphonic ensemble, contrary to Hitchcock's request for a jazz score. He thought of the single tone color of the all-string soundtrack as a way of reflecting the black-and-white cinematography of the film. The strings play con sordini (muted) for all the music other than the shower scene, creating a darker and more intense effect. Film composer Fred Steiner, in an analysis of the score to Psycho, points out that string instruments gave Herrmann access to a wider range in tone, dynamics, and instrumental special effects than any other single instrumental group would have.

Star Trek: Insurrection, 1998. ninth film in the Star Trek film series, directed by Jonathan Frakes.


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Insurrection was the first Star Trek film with space-based effects produced entirely using computer-generated imagery (CGI). While CGI had been used for specific effects since Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan; Insurrection was the first Star Trek film to be made without using physical models of spacecraft. Santa Barbara Studios produced the effects, which included CGI starship models. The texture on the model of the Enterprise-E was created from a series of close-up photographs of the model Enterprise which had been used in First Contact. The planet-based effects, such as phaser fire, transporter effects and the Son'a drones were created by Blue Sky Studios. Peter Lauritson was the co-producer for post-production.

The Lone Ranger , 2013. directed by Gore Verbinski and stars Armie Hammer and Johnny Depp.



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was universally slated and bombed tbh.. pity as i like it... its old school entertainment for me, thats been modernised.

I can never make up my mind about The Lone Ranger - parts of it are pure genius, others are OTT. Always watchable though. :)

Throw Momma from the Train, 1987. starring Danny DeVito(who also directed), also starring Billy Crystal and Anne Ramsey, with Rob Reiner, Branford Marsalis, Kim Greist and Kate Mulgrew appearing in supporting roles.



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Anne Ramsey was singled out for praise for her portrayal of the overbearing Mrs. Lift; she won a Saturn Award and was nominated for a Golden Globe Award and the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress.

Great fun.

Star Trek V: The Final Frontier, 1989. directed this time by William Shatner.




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disappointed at box office but still doubled its money.

Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home, 1986. directed by Leonard Nimoy.



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film did very well and made a tidy profit.