Finished the swashbuckler! We had fun with this one -- hope you do, too! The Lady Minerva
Tag: adventure
Swashbuckler Treatment!
We open in the kitchens of a great palace. Two giggling kitchen maids are talking about the king’s engagement, which is going to be announced today. The cook breaks in grumpily, unhappy with the number of events taking place that spring. The king’s 25th birthday is a month away, at which point he’ll come … Continue reading Swashbuckler Treatment!
What We Learned
So. We did in fact finish another movie in a weekend. A testament either to our resilience, or obstinacy. Probably a little of both. It is a tiny bit short still, but not enough that we care to continue writing. We don't even really feel accomplishment. Which is sort of depressing. We HATED this … Continue reading What We Learned
Film 34: Mutiny on the Bounty
Mutiny on the Bounty (1935) dir. Frank Lloyd. USA. The weird and wonderful history of H. M. S. Bounty is magnificently transferred to the screen in "Mutiny on the Bounty," which opened at the Capitol Theatre yesterday. Grim, brutal, sturdily romantic, made out of horror and desperate courage, it is as savagely exciting and rousingly … Continue reading Film 34: Mutiny on the Bounty
Film 28: King Kong
King Kong (1933) dir. Merian C. Cooper. USA. But "King Kong" is more than a technical achievement. It is also a curiously touching fable in which the beast is seen, not as a monster of destruction, but as a creature that in its own way wants to do the right thing. Unlike the extraterrestrial spiders … Continue reading Film 28: King Kong
Movie in a Weekend 