The King is a documentary about the rise and fall of Elvis, as a metaphor for the decline of America over the last half of the 20th century to the present day. Director Eugene Jarecki (The House I Live In) somehow managed to get access to Elvis’s Rolls Royce, and goes on a road trip … Continue reading The King – DVD Review
The Collector is a William Wyler film, something he chose to do instead of The Sound of Music—probably not the best career move. It was based on John Fowles’s first novel, but the script departs from the original source material. The result is a sort of weird horror/thriller film, which was also actor Terence Stamp’s … Continue reading The Collector – Blu-Ray Review
The Baby is a barking mad horror movie from 1973, presided over by workman director Ted Post. He was best known for his work with Clint Eastwood and for directing Beneath the Planet of the Apes, but Post also directed episodes of a lot of the big shows in the early '60s, including The Twilight Zone. … Continue reading The Baby (1973) – Blu-Ray Review
I blame Xenu... Gotti is the film that John Travolta was so convinced was his speedway back to the A-list that he went to Cannes and embarrassed himself by dad-dancing with 50 Cent. The US release featured a last-ditch media tour by Travolta and his "wife" (Travolta is long rumoured to be gay) Kelly Preston … Continue reading Gotti – Blu-Ray Review
On of Fellini’s most important movies for several reasons, Juliet of the Spirts was the director’s first full-length colour film, and the follow-up to his masterpiece, 8 ½. It starred his wife, Giulietta Masina, and was one of the few films he ever did with a female protagonist. It was also a bit trippy—the director … Continue reading Juliet of the Spirits – Blu-Ray Review
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