Sydney Pollack's early career makes him one of the most fascinating of the directors who became known as the “New Hollywood.” Like many of older directors, he started working in anthology television as a director of segments for The Alfred Hitchcock Hour, and even sometimes an as actor, with an episode of The Twilight Zone being his most notable … Continue reading The Yakuza – Blu-Ray Review
Since the mid-2000s, Kelly Reichardt has called Portland, Oregon home, and so that's where she resumed directing feature-length films, partly due to encouragement from her long-term friend Todd Haynes. All of her previous films were unique takes on the area, from her western, Meek's Cutoff to the eco-thriller Night Moves. Reichardt has had one flaw, at … Continue reading Certain Women – Blu-Ray Review
"I want my money. I want my $93,000." Lee Marvin was one of the greatest actors who ever graced the silver screen but there has rarely been a film so suited to his unique talents. Lee Marvin originated the project and brought a little-known British director in, John Boorman, to whom he deferred all of … Continue reading Point Blank (1967) – Blu-Ray Review
This DVD documents the “Legendary Hearts” tour Lou Reed did in 1983, the live LP with the incredibly imaginative title "Live in Italy" came out of the same tour. It was at the tail end of the punk/new wave boom and Lou, being the godfather of punk/new wave, was on the road with a band … Continue reading An Night With Lou Reed – DVD Review
My Life as a Courgette is a wonderful French-Belgian stop-motion animated film that came out earlier this year after a strong festival run starting in Cannes last year. It even ended up being nominated for both the Golden Globe and Academy Award for best animated film, but lost to Zootopia. Of course, it's rare for a non-Dreamworks … Continue reading My Life as a Courgette – Blu-Ray Review
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