Kings of the Road is the final film of Wim Wenders' self-described road movie trilogy, where he found his cinematic voice, working in the genre that he would be most associated with throughout his long and varied career. It's also the longest film of the three, clocking in at a running time that is nearly … Continue reading Kings of the Road – Blu-Ray Review
Michael Lehmann is still best known for his 1988 film Heathers, despite having also made a great satirical take on the action film, Hudson Hawk, and the little-seen alien invasion eco-terrorist satire, Meet the Applegates, and doing loads of television work, including Bored to Death, Californication, American Horror Show and most recently Snowfall. We had been … Continue reading Michael Lehmann Talks Heathers, Hudson Hawk, Working in T.V. and Seconds
My Man Godfrey is one of the key screwball comedies of the '30s—probably the most important one from the early to mid-'30s after It Happened One Night, which established the genre template. It was directed by Gregory La Cava. La Cava who isn't as much of a household name as the genre's best-known directors, like … Continue reading My Man Godfrey – Blu-Ray Review
An oddball psychotronic movie, one of the last feature films Sal Mineo ever appeared in (and a rare lead for Mineo), Who Killed Teddy Bear? appeared in 1965. It’s set in a pre-psychedelic swinging sixties discotheque/restaurant where Mineo is the busboy, Lawrence Sherman. He’s obsessed with Nora Dean (dancer Juliette Prowse), the DJ at the disco … Continue reading Who Killed Teddy Bear? – Blu-Ray Review
Salvador was Oliver Stone’s third film, but he had already made a name for himself as a fine screenwriter with a political bent. He had penned the scripts for Midnight Express and Scarface, as well as writing more mainstream films like Conan the Barbarian, Year of the Dragon and Eight Million Ways to Die. Stone’s … Continue reading Salvador – Blu-Ray Review
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