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Tag Archives: Omar Sharif
FLIX PIX (636): “Three Stories About THE YELLOW ROLLS-ROYCE”
THE YELLOW ROLLS–ROYCE (directed by Anthony Asquith, 1964) *** (out of 5) . > This is a curiosity: a mainstream Hollywood anthology film that tells three consecutive stories, all connected by one classic yellow Rolls-Royce and the people who own … Continue reading
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Tagged anthologies, Anthony Asquith, art, Art Carney, cinema, criticism, drama, films, George C. Scott, ideas, Ingrid Bergman, Jeanne Moreau, Kevin Keelan, KPK, KPKeelan, KPKworld, movies, Omar Sharif, opinion, reviews, Rex Harrison, Shirley MacLaine, The Yellow Rolls-Royce
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KPK on the CINEMA (108): The Films of February 2021
. I only just finished writing reviews to films I saw in December of 2020! But I’m catching up fast. Being so busy writing reviews means I am watching fewer movies and more series, like Allen vs. Farrow and The … Continue reading
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KPK on the CINEMA (42): The Films of JUNE 2015
. I saw just 10 films in May 2015, another slow movie-watching month, but my wonderful public library did serve me well again in June, and I did make one trek to the movies to see Pixar’s latest animated delight… … Continue reading
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FLIX PIX (1): “David Lean’s Vast Vision of LAWRENCE OF ARABIA”
LAWRENCE OF ARABIA (directed by David Lean, 1962) ***** (out of 5) . > I have seen this sprawling desert epic five times, I reckon- could be six. (The only other film I have come back to this often is … Continue reading
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