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Sunday, December 18, 2022

Song of the South (1946)



























Directors: 
  • Harve Foster (photoplay director)
  • Wilfred Jackson (cartoon director)
Writers:
  • Dalton S. Reymond (original story, screenplay)
  • Morton Grant (screenplay)
  • Maurice Rapf (screenplay)
  • Joel Chandler Harris (book)
  • Bill Peet (cartoon story)
  • Ralph Wright (cartoon story)
  • Vernon Stallings (cartoon story) 
Starring:
  • James Baskett
  • Bobby Driscoll
  • Ruth Warrick
  • Hattie McDaniel
  • Lucile Watson
  • Glenn Leedy
  • Luana Patten
  • Erik Rolf
  • Nick Stewart
  • Johnny Leer

Based on the Uncle Remus stories about the ingenious bunny Brer Rabbit using live action and animation. Following his parent's separation, a young boy lives in the American South. There he meets Uncle Remus, who gives the boy valuable insights into his problems via the stories he tells about Br'er Rabbit.

Tuesday, October 4, 2022

The Hot Box (1972)


































Starring:
Four nurses working in the tropical Republic of San Rosario enter a hellish nightmare when they are kidnapped and delivered to a rebel army fighting a guerilla war against oppressive government forces. Tormented by every man that crosses their path, the four women must band together in the dense jungle in pursuit of a solitary goal: survival.

Wednesday, August 17, 2022

Solomon King (1974) [Kickstarter by Deaf Crocodile Films]


Solomon King (1974) is a 1970s-era Black film that has rarely been seen and was never released on home video. However, the soundtrack to the film was released (a rare find now of days), and it left some folks wondering what the movie was about.

Thanks to Deaf Crocodile Films, we will have the chance to watch this rarely seen Black independent film soon. They have a Kickstarter with great incentives to help get the funding to restore the film and release it on Blu-ray. 

Check out the soundtrack as well. It sounds great!

Kickstarter for the film restoration

Soundtrack