Last year BFI compiled a mammoth set of Alan Clark’s work, which was done exclusively for BBC television. It’s the majority of his career output, with Made in Britain (done for ITV), the feature version of Scum, and Rita, Sue and Bob Too being the most obvious omissions. However, BFI has now released Rita, Sue and Bob Too –although I really wish they hadn’t, because it seriously taints … Continue reading Rita, Sue and Bob Too – Blu-Ray Review
Film was one of the oddest collaborations in the history of the medium of cinema. It was Samuel Beckett’s only foray into celluloid, although he did do some work in television before and afterwards. It was also the last starring role for Buster Keaton before he succumbed to lung cancer in 1966. Keaton found Beckett’s work baffling (he … Continue reading Film / Notfilm – Blu-Ray Review
"What are you rebelling against, Johnny?"... "Whaddaya got?" That’s the line that everyone remembers from The Wild One which, along with A Streetcar Named Desire (a role he originated on stage), cemented Marlon Brando as one of the greatest actors (and biggest stars) ever seen on screen. In just his first four years of film acting, Brando would get four Academy Award nominations, … Continue reading The Wild One – Blu-Ray Review
The Entity is a demonic possession film from 1982, billed as being based on a true story from 1976. The lead character, a single mother called Carla Moran (Barbara Hershey), is attacked and raped by an unidentified, violent entity that is never seen. It moves things around, so is something like a poltergeist. The action … Continue reading The Entity – Blu-Ray Review
"Little Joe never once gave it away, everybody had to pay and pay. A hustle here and a hustle there…" Joe Dallesandro is of course immortalized in Lou Reed’s “Walk on the Wild Side,” he graces the cover of the self-titled album by The Smiths, and his “package” is on The Rolling Stones’ Sticky Fingers album. … Continue reading The Climber – Blu-Ray Review
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