If you want to watch a dumb but beautiful woman's descent into drug abuse and an early death, this is the film for you. Ciao! Manhattan is a shambolic piece of true exploitation cinema that cuts two shoots the filmmakers did with Edie Sedgwick in various years to make a film starring her. She is … Continue reading Ciao! Manhattan – Blu-Ray Review
Month: September 2018
How To Talk To Girl At Parties – Blu-Ray Review
How To Talk To Girls At Parties is very flawed, but it’s a grower, and I ended up liking it. Hedwig creator John Cameron Mitchell brought it to the screen, and it’s based on a very autobiographical Neil Gaiman short story. It’s science fiction comedy punk movie, with the unfortunate problem that they didn’t get … Continue reading How To Talk To Girl At Parties – Blu-Ray Review
Oleanna – Blu-Ray Review
With Oleanna, director David Mamet created a film that would play very differently now. It was originally a controversial play, also written by Mamet. At that time he was the hottest playwright in the US and had moved into film work. He had directed Things Change, House of Games and Homicide, and had written a … Continue reading Oleanna – Blu-Ray Review
