The Pixies for those who don't know but I doubt anybody doesn't are an alternative rock band that predated the boom of Grunge in 1992 with Nirvana's Nevermind whose big hit "Smells Like A Teen Spirit" Kurt Cobain said was a rip-off of the Pixies. The sound of the Pixies incorporated punk rock, surf music, chicano music along … Continue reading loudQUIETloud: A Film About The Pixies – DVD Review
Jane Got A Gun is probably the most high-profile film in recent years to have serious production problems. The original director Lynne Ramsey walked off the film 2 days before production started. Jude Law who was originally casted as the villain John Bishop walked as well as the cinematographer Darius Khondji. Gavin O'Connor took over … Continue reading Jane Got A Gun – Blu-Ray Review
They Might Be Giants might be best known now for being the film that the nerdy indie band of the same name who wrote that song about a nightlight took their name from. This is very cool but the film is actually worth seeing as well. It takes it name from line of dialogue about … Continue reading They Might Be Giants – DVD Review
Louder Than Bombs is Joachim Trier's English language debut after becoming somewhat of a critics darling after his Norwegian language films. Trier enlists a stunning range of great actors for the film such as Jesse Eisenberg, Gabriel Byrne, Isabelle Huppert and John Sayles' go to actor David Strathairn. It had its premiere at Cannes and had an indie theatre … Continue reading Louder Than Bombs – Blu-Ray Review
Luchino Visconti suffered a stroke in 1972 during the post-production of Ludwig which was basically the beginning of the end of his film career. He however managed to finish two more films till his death in 1976 and one of those films was Conversation Piece. It's probably best known for the fact it reunited Visconti with … Continue reading Conversation Piece – Blu-Ray Review
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