Month: January 2017
Interview with Aaron Brookner
Aaron Brooker has saved his uncle Howard Brookner's seminal documentary on William S. Burroughs from being lost forever. He discovered all the rushes in Burrough's infamous bunker and eventually a pristine print at MoMa which is what they used for the restoration. The restored version of Burroughs The Movie was eventually released on Blu-Ray by the prestigious Criterion … Continue reading Interview with Aaron Brookner
The Man Between – Blu-Ray Review
Director Carol Reed had just done The Third Man, one of the best British films ever made, when this movie was shot and released. It wasn’t based on a Graham Greene story, but The Man Between certainly has that feel. Instead, the source was Susanne in Berlin, a novel by Walter Ebert that is long … Continue reading The Man Between – Blu-Ray Review
Hell Or High Water – Blu-Ray Review
Hell or High Water is a noir-infused neo-Western about two brothers who go on a rampage of robbery. They hit Texas Midlands Banks, in revenge for threats of foreclosure that could take the family farm. Toby, played by Chris Pine, and Tanner, played by Ben Foster, carry out a series of bank jobs. These early … Continue reading Hell Or High Water – Blu-Ray Review
The Young Pope – Blu-Ray Review
Paolo Sorrentino was already held in high esteem when his masterpiece The Great Beauty came out in 2013 but that threw him into the stratosphere of International filmmakers. However every single thing he has done since has been a crushing disappointment first with the navel gazing Youth to now his big budget long-form television series The Young … Continue reading The Young Pope – Blu-Ray Review
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