tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8823340817818385797.post8338636951372464100..comments2024-03-24T14:03:33.932-07:00Comments on Every 70s Movie: Von Richtofen and Brown (1971)By Peter Hansonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11385971732301020652noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8823340817818385797.post-25110854815317754112014-08-07T16:23:14.339-07:002014-08-07T16:23:14.339-07:00A terrible shame that this movie wasted the chance...A terrible shame that this movie wasted the chance to tell one of the greatest true stories of WWI.<br />It was the right time for the film to be made, many directors were still adept at handling a large scale war epic, but had more freedom to explore the deeper issues involved. I would have loved a Red Baron movie directed by a true maverick such as Pekinpah, especially if it starred Robert Duvall, who I think would have been perfect for the role. AndyHunthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08025558709389089982noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8823340817818385797.post-31162828539987215762014-08-03T09:26:51.892-07:002014-08-03T09:26:51.892-07:00Thanks for catching the error, Peter. I'm emba...Thanks for catching the error, Peter. I'm embarrassed to have let that one slip by, especially since I read Corman's autobiography not that long ago...By Peter Hansonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11385971732301020652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8823340817818385797.post-22411132125693954872014-08-02T14:36:49.477-07:002014-08-02T14:36:49.477-07:00Roger Corman's first film for a major studio w...Roger Corman's first film for a major studio was The Saint Valentine's Day Massacre, released by 20th Century-Fox in 1967. Here's Roger Ebert's review:<br /><br />http://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/the-st-valentine-s-day-massacre-1967Peter L. Winklerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16005846686173676213noreply@blogger.com