One Deadly Summer was directed by Jean Becker, the son of Jacques Becker, a great French director of the '50s who made such films as Le Trou and Casque d'Or. As you would expect, his son cut his teeth working for pops as an assistant director, but sadly, if this film is any indication, Jacques's … Continue reading One Deadly Summer – Blu-Ray Review
Klute is the first film in what was eventually dubbed as Alan J. Pakula's paranoia trilogy, mirroring the similar trio of films that John Frankenheimer did in the '60s. Thematically linked, but without any crossover with of characters, Pakula would follow Klute with The Parallax View and All The President's Men. It's also the film … Continue reading Klute – Blu-Ray Review
The Incident is one of those films from the late '60s that points in the direction of the New Hollywood that was just starting to take off. This movie came out in 1967, which is often considered ground zero for New Hollywood, although you could easily make a case for 1966 as well. None of that … Continue reading The Incident – Blu-Ray Review
Sadly, Used Cars has fallen into obscurity since its release in 1980, but it's always had its cult of fans, including Quentin Tarantino. It was Robert Zemeckis's second film after his fun comedy about Beatlesmania, I Wanna Hold Your Hand. The germ of the idea for Used Cars came from the film's executive producers, Steven … Continue reading Used Cars – Blu-Ray Review
Far and Away is essentially the cinematic equivalent of a "Kiss Me I'm Irish" button. Directed by Ron Howard, it's a grandiose—and utterly hollow and embarrassing—epic love story, with lashings of a western thrown in. It stars Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman during the period of their marriage, which fell apart in spectacular fashion by … Continue reading Far and Away – Blu-Ray Review
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