Tag: Daniel Mann

Anthony Quinn: a 1969 double-bill

Anthony Quinn: a 1969 double-bill

January 22, 2015 | By

Anthony Quinn stars in two flawed but worthy films from 1969: Daniel Mann’s A Dream of Kings (on DVD from Warner Archive) and Stanley Kramer’s The Secret of Santa Vittoria (on Blu from Twilight Time).

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DVD: Dream of Kings, A (1969)

DVD: Dream of Kings, A (1969)

January 21, 2015 | By

What begins as a small drama about a liar, gambler, womanizer, father, and proud Greek turns into a much different film when lead character Matsoukas (Anthony Quinn) makes decision and pushes the story in a direction that may have worked in Harry Mark Petrakis’ novel, but in Daniel Mann’s film it causes Matsoukas to lose some tenuous audience sympathy…

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BR: Our Man Flint (1966)

BR: Our Man Flint (1966)

March 14, 2013 | By

Film: Excellent/ BR Transfer: Excellent/ BR Extras: Excellent Label: Twilight Time/ Region: All / Released: January 8, 2013 Genre: Comedy / Satire / Spy-spoof / Action Synopsis: Global security organization Z.O.W.I.E. reluctantly engages Derek Flint to stop a band of eggheads from controlling the world’s weather systems. Special Features:  2006 Audio commentary track by Cinema Retro’s […]

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