Reeling Backward

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Bang the Drum Slowly (1973)

Mar 12th, 2010 | By Christopher Lloyd | Category: Reeling Backward

Ostensibly a baseball movie, “Bang the Drum Slowly” is really a meditation on male relationships.



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The Sunshine Boys (1975)

Mar 8th, 2010 | By Christopher Lloyd | Category: Reeling Backward

“The Sunshine Boys” was an ode to vaudeville, and made George Burns a star at age 80.



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Eat Drink Man Woman (1994)

Mar 5th, 2010 | By Christopher Lloyd | Category: Reeling Backward

Like “Julie & Julia,” “Eat Drink Man Woman” is a gorgeous film deliciously mixing food and romance.



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Alice in Wonderland (1933)

Mar 1st, 2010 | By Christopher Lloyd | Category: Reeling Backward

Before Tim Burton tackled “Alice in Wonderland,” there had been numerous film versions, including in 1933 with Cary Grant, Gary Cooper and W.C. Fields.



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The Thief of Bagdad (1940)

Feb 26th, 2010 | By Christopher Lloyd | Category: Reeling Backward

This English production may not have aged well, but it set the bar for a generation of adventure films.



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King Solomon’s Mines (1950)

Feb 22nd, 2010 | By Christopher Lloyd | Category: Reeling Backward

Stewart Granger became a star from “King Solomon’s Mines,” but it’s an adventure flick whose potential remains unplundered.



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Fight Club (1999)

Feb 19th, 2010 | By Christopher Lloyd | Category: Reeling Backward

More than a decade later, “Fight Club” is seen as a revolutionary movie about revolutionary men in complacent times.



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The Seventh Cross (1944)

Feb 15th, 2010 | By Christopher Lloyd | Category: Reeling Backward

One of the first prison break movies of the WWII era, “The Seventh Cross” stars Spencer Tracy as a Nazi dissident on the run.



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Le Mans

Feb 12th, 2010 | By Christopher Lloyd | Category: Reeling Backward

Shot at the real 1970 race, “Le Mans” is less a narrative film than a document of European style racing.



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The Strange One

Feb 8th, 2010 | By Christopher Lloyd | Category: Reeling Backward

“The Strange One” kicked off a lot of careers, including Ben Gazzara, George Peppard and screenwriter Calder Willingham.