Hitler’s Hollywood is a documentary directed by Rüdiger Suchsland about UFA-Film GmbH, the film studio that was the only one allowed to operate in Nazi Germany. Although there were over 1000 films made during the Nazi era, these movies are almost never discussed (with the exception of Leni Riefenstahl’s Triumph of the Will). It is … Continue reading Hitler’s Hollywood – Blu-Ray Review
Author: Ian Schultz
The Killing Kind – Blu-Ray Review
The Killing Kind is a movie by Curtis Harrington, who viewers will most likely know for Night Tide, a bonafide cult classic starring Dennis Hopper in his first lead role along with Marjorie Cameron (Jack Parson’s wife). Harrington was a friend of Kenneth Anger’s, although they ended up having a falling-out, as well as with … Continue reading The Killing Kind – Blu-Ray Review
Shampoo – Blu-Ray Review
Warren Beatty is one of the most famous movie stars who’s ever lived, but also one of the least productive. He latches on to one film that he wants to make and sticks with it until it’s done. The first of those was Bonnie & Clyde (1967), which he was desperate to make. Since then … Continue reading Shampoo – Blu-Ray Review
Children of Men – Blu-Ray Review
Children of Men is a film that I saw when it first came out in 2006, and I remember walking out of what was then the Sunderland Cineworld and thinking that we were already living in the film. If anything, it’s a future that has only become closer. One of the greatest touches is that … Continue reading Children of Men – Blu-Ray Review
Sicario: Day of the Soldado – Blu-Ray Review
Sicario: Day of the Soldado is the sequel to the excellent film Sicario, directed by Denis Villeneuve. This one’s directed by Stefano Sollima, and it’s not half as good as the first. Sicario was an interesting, arty film about cartels, the drug war, and the role of the US government in it all, with Emily … Continue reading Sicario: Day of the Soldado – Blu-Ray Review
