The Missionary is a film written by Michael Palin, who also stars in it. It’s where he finally shook off the shackles of Python—an issue for all the ex-members of Monty Python—in his first solo outing as a writer/actor. He had just done Time Bandits with Terry Gilliam, a movie he was also a co-screenwriter … Continue reading The Missionary – Blu-Ray Review
Indicator has compiled a massive boxset of the Hollywood collaborations between director Josef von Sternberg and the actress/singer Marlene Dietrich. These films were made after von Sternberg discovered Dietrich and made her a international star with their first collaboration, The Blue Angel. Sternberg then returned to the States, bringing Dietrich with him and quickly embarking … Continue reading Marlene Dietrich & Josef von Sternberg at Paramount, 1930-1935 – Blu-Ray Review
There isn't a huge amount to write about Do The Right Thing that hasn't been written, but it's a bona fide classic at this point. It's the film that gained Spike Lee widespread acceptance as a new voice in American cinema: his debut, She's Gotta Have It, was an indie hit; his follow-up, School Daze, was … Continue reading Do The Right Thing – Blu-Ray Review
David Robert Mitchell returns with a new film. He made a big splash with It Follows a few years back. The new film is Under the Silver Lake and it played at Cannes last year. It received mixed reviews at the time, with some people comparing it to Southland Tales (not necessarily favourably). While It Follows was like a clever take on a … Continue reading Under The Silver Lake – Blu-Ray Review
A Kid for Two Farthings is a Carol Reed film, the first one he made that was in colour. After all of those great noirs like The Third Man, The Fallen Idol and Odd Man Out, the move seems to have meant losing something. A lot of directors of that time found colour hard to … Continue reading A Kid for Two Farthings – Blu-Ray Review
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