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Entries Tagged as 'Charles Bronson'

Death Wish (1974, Michael Winner)

December 20th, 2007 No Comments

I’m having a hard time deciding where the start with Death Wish. I wanted to open with a glib comment about how much I appreciated (even though it’s counter to some expository dialogue in the film) more of the criminals being white than black. Very progressive (or cautious) for 1974. But then I thought maybe […]

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The Magnificent Seven (1960, John Sturges)

May 2nd, 2007 No Comments

Apparently, no director has ever needed a good script more than John Sturges. His work in The Magnificent Seven is static, the camera as disinterested in the film’s goings-on as the majority of the cast. He lets the camera sit and stare, cutting when it wakes up from its nap. He also appears not to […]

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