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The Oscar race is off and running this week when SECRETARIAT jumps out of the gate. Emotional, sweeping, epic, horses, a true story, a strong woman, a once-in-a-lifetime athlete, core values of strength/integrity/determination/competitive spirit, and lots and lots of heart - EVERYTHING that makes Disney, Disney, and Randall Wallace a brilliant filmmaker; and what makes SECRETARIAT the quintessential horse movie. As if the story of SECRETARIAT himself isn't enough of a dream, the film is the stuf...
Back in late 1978, there was a little unrated gem of a film that played around the country called "Day of the Woman" aka "I Spit on Your Grave." I saw that original film on its initial release and, ironically actually did a detailed technical analysis and "review" of it for my film class. (I got an A+) The film was considered so horrific that "legitimate" theatres in Philadelphia wouldn't show it and it was relegated to the XXX theatres in Center City "way off" from the "classy" areas of the...
