Eyewitness is the kind of film which really should be a classic but despite a cast to die and a solid director at the helm, it's good but never quite gets to the heights it should-be. Peter Yates directs it after the surprise success of his cult bike racing film Breaking Away. Steve Tesich wrote the … Continue reading Blu-Ray Review – Eyewitness
Month: August 2016
Blu-Ray Review – Hangmen Also Die!
Fritz Lang is one of the greatest directors of all-time and he would still be if he only stopped making films in 1933 with The Testament of Dr. Mabuse. However he fled Germany because some guy with a Chaplin 'tash was in power and eventually went to the US and made a string of film noirs … Continue reading Blu-Ray Review – Hangmen Also Die!
DVD Review – loudQUIETloud: A Film About The Pixies
The Pixies for those who don't know but I doubt anybody doesn't are an alternative rock band that predated the boom of Grunge in 1992 with Nirvana's Nevermind whose big hit "Smells Like A Teen Spirit" Kurt Cobain said was a rip-off of the Pixies. The sound of the Pixies incorporated punk rock, surf music, chicano music along … Continue reading DVD Review – loudQUIETloud: A Film About The Pixies
Blu-Ray Review – Jane Got A Gun
Jane Got A Gun is probably the most high-profile film in recent years to have serious production problems. The original director Lynne Ramsey walked off the film 2 days before production started. Jude Law who was originally casted as the villain John Bishop walked as well as the cinematographer Darius Khondji. Gavin O'Connor took over … Continue reading Blu-Ray Review – Jane Got A Gun
DVD Review – They Might Be Giants
They Might Be Giants might be best known now for being the film that the nerdy indie band of the same name who wrote that song about a nightlight took their name from. This is very cool but the film is actually worth seeing as well. It takes it name from line of dialogue about … Continue reading DVD Review – They Might Be Giants