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Captain Blood

The title — Captain Blood — already bodes well, but for a pirate-yarn the tale begins in unlikely fashion. The first scene has Peter Blood smoking a pipe and tending his geraniums in the quiet town of Bridgewater. The incongruity continues throughout the novel as Peter Blood, gentleman doctor, is thrust into a considerably different [...]

September 16, 2010 admin Movies 0

Toei Plans CG Captain Harlock

Japan’s Toei Animation is planning to theatrically release computer-graphics (CG) works in Western countries and other locales in 2012. Another anime studio, Production I.G, is also planning to release Titan Rain, a joint production with Singaporea’s Storm Lion Pictures (Yona Yona Penguin), in Asia. According to the Nikkei news source, the companies are aiming for [...]

August 31, 2010 admin Movies, Pirates In the News 0

Against All Flags

After James Stewart’s financial windfall attending his “percentage of profits” deal on Winchester 73, Errol Flynn decided to cash in by making his own deal with Universal Pictures, accepting a moderate fee up front and a huge chunk of the gross for Against All Flags. Set in the 16th century, the film casts Flynn as [...]

August 26, 2010 admin Movies 0

Sea Hawk

In the 1580s, the Sea Hawks — the name given to the bold privateers who prowl the oceans taking ships and treasure on behalf the British crown — are the most dedicated defenders of British interests in the face of the expanding power of Philip of Spain. And Captain Geoffrey Thorpe (Errol Flynn) is the [...]

August 12, 2010 admin Movies 0