The Black Scorpion (1957)
The Black Scorpion (1957) was directed by Edward Ludwig. Ludwig directed almost 100 films between 1921 and 1963 including “Swiss Family Robinson (1940)”, “The Fighting Seabees (1944)”, “Wake of the Red Witch (1948)” and “Big Jim McLain (1952)”. Huge earthquake hits Mexico, forming a new volcano. Two geologists Dr. Hank Scott (Richard Denning) and Dr. [...]
Read moreThe Blind Side (2009)
The Blind Side was directed by John Lee Hancock. Hancock directed one other sports movie, The Rookie(2002). The Blind Side is based on the 2006 book The Blind Side: Evolution of a Game by Michael Lewis. It’s the story of Michael Oher (Quinton Aaron), a homeless kid living on the street is taken in by [...]
Read moreUp in the Air (2009)
“Up in the Air” was directed by Jason Reitman. Reitman also directed two other films I liked “Juno” and “Thank You for Smoking”. Reitman is a second generation director, his father directed “Ghostbusters”. Up in the Air is about a corporate down-sizer Ryan Bingham (George Clooney), who travels from place to place firing people. In [...]
Read moreAirplane! (1980)
Airplane! was directed and written by Jim Abrahams, David Zucker and Jerry Zucker. This group was collectively known as ZAZ, they wrote Airplane! while performing together for the Kentucky Fried Theatre. ZAZ starting with Airplane! created the parody genre of films, films like Naked Gun, Scary Movie and Police Story. Airplane! is a spoof of [...]
Read more