Rolling Stone: Stories From the Edge is a two-part documentary on the history of Rolling Stone magazine, which was first published in 1967. The documentary is co-directed by Alex Gibney, who is probably the great documentarian of our time. He takes a similar approach to his previous work on Sinatra: All or Nothing at All, using the history … Continue reading DVD Review – Rolling Stone: Stories From the Edge
Sleeping Dogs was, shockingly, the first 35mm film to be shot completely in New Zealand by a New Zealand crew—in 1977. For that reason, it’s the film that really ushered in the start of New Zealand filmmaking as a commercial enterprise, as before this point, most film work was for TV or documentary productions. It … Continue reading Blu-Ray Review – Sleeping Dogs
Brigsby Bear is a very odd film. David McCary, who is one of the main segment directors on Saturday Night Live, is the director, and the star and co-screenwriter is Kyle Mooney, also an SNL stalwart. It’s quite a dark and twisted movie. Mooney plays a man called James who has always lived in what … Continue reading DVD Review – Brigsby Bear
Liquid Sky is a bizarre little science fiction film that originally came out in 1983. Initially it was a massive success. It played almost continuously for a year, spending 28 weeks on Variety’s top-grossing box office charts to eventually become the most successful independent film of the year. But then the film fell out of … Continue reading Blu-Ray Review – Liquid Sky
Tim Hunter very graciously allowed me to interview him to tie in the UK release of his new feature Looking Glass which is his first feature in a decade. It's a psycho-sexual desert noir starring Nicolas Cage and Robin Tunney. I've sat through more of the recent Nicolas Cage films that I care to admit … Continue reading Tim Hunter Talks Looking Glass, River’s Edge, Twin Peaks and More
