Force 10 From Navarone is, obviously, the sequel to The Guns of Navarone. Made around 15 years later, none of the cast returns – which is really never a good sign. Both films were loosely based on books by Alistair MacLean, a well-known writer of popular thrillers in the 50s and 60s. Where Eagles Dare … Continue reading Blu-Ray Review – Force 10 from Navarone
This British horror film was released by Amicus in the early 1970s. It’s basically an Agatha Christie-type plot with a bit of a supernatural twist involving a werewolf. They’re trying to figure out who the werewolf is—there isn’t much more to it than that. The film arrived in the wake of the first couple Blaxploitation … Continue reading Blu-Ray Review – The Beast Must Die
Dance, Girl, Dance is an absolutely fascinating film made during the golden age of Hollywood. It was directed by Dorothy Arzner, who is one of the great forgotten pioneers of cinema. She was basically the only woman director in Hollywood during the '30s, and an extremely open butch lesbian. Arzner started in the Silent Era, which … Continue reading Blu-Ray Review – Dance, Girl, Dance
The first couple of films in this collection were made in the 1960s, before Martin Scorsese had made his first feature, Who’s That Knocking at My Door? What’s a Nice Girl Like You Doing in a Place Like This? and It’s Not Just You, Murray! were student films, and The Big Shave was completed the same year as … Continue reading Blu-Ray Review – Scorsese Shorts
Violent Cop Slow, constant, steady. Violent Cop is a contemplative movie, even as ruthless masculinity courses through its veins. This is a film about an unorthodox, dirty cop but is very tranquil for a movie of that kind. It shows the calmness of letting life happen, and through that comes an acceptance of violence. The bone-shattering violence … Continue reading Blu-Ray Review – Takeshi Kitano Collection (Violent Cop / Boiling Point / Sonatine)
