“I deem him one of the greatest beings alive in our time. We shall never see his like again. His name will live in history. It will live in the annals of war. It will live in the legends of Arabia!” ~ Winston Churchill Like a mirage, the best film of the season appeared suddenly, without fanfare, out of a desert of ephemeral flicks destined for the cinematic cemetery. Just as suddenly it vanished. It won’t be winning any Academy Awards next spring, either. No sore bones about it, though: “Lawrence of Arabia” swept the Awards in 1962, winning Oscars … Continue reading Lawrence of Arabia Redux