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FLIX PIX (1165): “Peter O’Toole is THE LION IN WINTER”

Posted on December 22, 2023 by KPKeelan

THE LION IN WINTER (directed by Anthony Harvey, 1968) ***** (out of 5) . > I was entranced by Peter O’Toole battling like warring Gods with Katherine Hepburn, when I first saw this historical fiction in a darkened theater in 1968. … Continue reading →

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KPK on the CINEMA (108): The Films of February 2021

Posted on August 1, 2021 by KPKeelan

. 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 (106): The Films of December 2020

Posted on July 30, 2021 by KPKeelan

. DECEMBER 2020! Seven 5-star classics! Bet that’s an all-time record. So without further ado… (All ratings are on a 5 star scale. Note that a classic only becomes a classic after a decade or more.) (Titles in purple have been … Continue reading →

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FLIX PIX (1): “David Lean’s Vast Vision of LAWRENCE OF ARABIA”

Posted on April 16, 2021 by KPKeelan

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 →

Posted in 5-Star CLASSIC FLIX, Flix Pix | Tagged Alec Guinness, Anthony Quayle, Anthony Quinn, Arthur Kennedy, arts, biographies, cinema, classics, colonialism, David Lean, drama, films, historical epics, history, imperialism, Jose Ferrer, Kevin Keelan, KPK, KPKeelan, KPKworld, Lawrence of Arabia, masterpieces, movies, Omar Sharif, opinion, Peter O’Toole, power, reviews, Robert Bolt, T.E. Lawrence, violence, war | Leave a comment

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FLIX PIX (1165): “Peter O’Toole is THE LION IN WINTER”

KPK on the CINEMA (106): The Films of December 2020

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