Mandy is the new film by Panos Cosmatos, director of Beyond the Black Rainbow — a film that still hasn’t been released in the UK despite coming out on Blu-Ray in the States 6 years ago. It’s set in a similar alternative psychedelic reality, with Kubrickian and Cronenbergian elements, and in the same year of 1983. Where it departs … Continue reading Mandy – Blu-Ray Review
In 1976, The Band were set to split, after nearly two decades on the road. They had initially been the backing band for Ronnie Hawkins, and most notably backed Bob Dylan on his infamous electric 1966 world tour. The Band would eventually stop being Dylan's backing group and do their own thing, which included occasional … Continue reading The Last Waltz – Blu-Ray Review
Lucky is Harry Dean Stanton’s last starring role—he had been pretty much retired except for the occasional walk-on part for a few years already. And it was a good choice as a final performance. It was perfectly written for him, as the screenwriters have said, they used dialogue they had actually heard him use. It’s about … Continue reading Lucky – Blu-Ray Review
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
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
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