ANNE BANCROFT, A 90TH BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION: The Raid, 1954

Crystal Kalyana is back and In the Good Old Days of Classic Hollywood is hosting a blogathon tribute to the uniquely talented Anne Bancroft. The 90th birthdate celebration runs from September 17th to the 19th. The Raid, 1954 is a historical drama released by Twentieth Century Fox. The screenplay by ... Read full article

The Raid (1954): Starring Van Heflin

On first glance, The Raid feels like a punchier, B-grade version of John Ford’s The Horse Soldiers (1959). In time, it winds up being a fairly apt descriptor. The fact that the other Civil War piece is a lumbering giant gives The Raid an unpretentious edge. Because in the casting department it... Read full article

The Raid (2011, Gareth Evans), the international version

For the first forty-five minutes or so, The Raid is able to keep going on the idea lead Iko Uwais is going to be the most kick ass fighter in the movie. There a handful of short expository scenes throughout the film, plus a prologue, where Uwais prays, does some martial arts workouts (it’s all Ind... Read full article

Action Like This Doesn’t Need Much Translation, But Here It Is Anyway – The New US Trailer For The Raid 2

Like the characters in this film, I really don’t have much to say here. Mostly because if The Raid 2 is anything like its predecessor, very few words are needed because it’s all about the action, which certainly seems to be the case here. Yeah, this one is definitely gonna be a knock-ou... Read full article

Action Like This Doesn’t Need Much Translation, But Here It Is Anyway – The New US Trailer For The Raid 2

Like the characters in this film, I really don’t have much to say here. Mostly because if The Raid 2 is anything like its predecessor, very few words are needed because it’s all about the action, which certainly seems to be the case here. Yeah, this one is definitely gonna be a knock-ou... Read full article