My one year sojourn in Korea gave me a chance to experience Korean culture and movies first hand. Koreans are quite movie crazy, and like to watch any kind of movies, though they have a strong affinity for Hollywood. Though not as famous as Chinese or Japanese movie industry, in […]
Korean War
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Kino Lorber will release Sam Fuller’s 1951 Korean War classic FIXED BAYONETS! on Blu Ray September 20th. Synopsis: Celebrated film noir director Sam Fuller (The Steel Helmet, Naked Kiss) delivers a “rough, tough, hard-hitting and action-packed” (Variety) masterpiece, incorporating all the gritty, suspenseful, real-life elements to “build a war drama […]
Sam Fuller’s movies always begin with some kind of eyecatching visuals. In The Steel Helmet, there’s a single shot of a punctured army helmet as the opening credits are shown. This metal bucket belongs to Sgt. Zack (Gene Evans) a grizzled, cigar chomping vet who has had his hands tied […]