Madrid Memory is a live set from Johnny Thunders from 1984, recorded in Madrid, Spain, as the title suggests. Thunders would never make a consistent studio album again after his debut solo offering So Alone in 1978, and so much of his recorded output is mixtures of live recordings and some studio recordings made before … Continue reading Johnny Thunders: Madrid Memory – DVD Review
To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar will forever be known as the rip-off/unauthorised American remake of The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert, which is a fair comparison, but Priscilla has a much better script and performances (to think Guy Pearce did that and L.A. Confidential almost back-to-back is stunning, talk about range!) and … Continue reading To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar – Blu-Ray Review
The Reckless Moment is one of Max Ophüls' American films, and one of the two film noirs he finished (the other is Caught). Along with Preston Sturges, he was one of many directors on the ill-fated Howard Hughes-produced noir Vendetta, a film that ended up costing 4 million in 1950, YIKES! Ophüls would never make … Continue reading The Reckless Moment – Blu-Ray Review
Lilith was directed by Robert Rossen, an odd mid-60s movie that falls between the old Hollywood that was then ending and the New Hollywood scene that was about to happen. It stars three major actors who would become famous during that period: Warren Beatty, Peter Fonda and Gene Hackman. These stars had begun their careers … Continue reading Lilith – Blu-Ray Review
Mr. Topaze, or I Like Money as it's sometimes retitled, represents the one and only time that Peter Sellers directed a film solo in his sadly shorter than anybody would have hoped career. He did also direct a large chunk of his final film, The Fiendish Plot of Dr. Fu Manchu, but was uncredited on the … Continue reading Mr. Topaze – Blu-Ray Review
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