Original Cast Album: Company is a D. A. Pennebaker film that was intended to kick off a TV series about how original cast albums for Broadway shows were recorded. The pilot is all that was ever shot, and unless you are a massive Stephen Sondheim or musical theatre fan you kind of see why after watching … Continue reading Original Cast Album: Company – Blu-Ray Review
Suburbia was Penelope Spheeris’ second feature-length film as a director, and her first narrative feature. Her first film is still probably her best—The Decline of Western Civilization, which is about the early days of the L.A. punk scene with bands like The Germs, X, Fear and even lesser-known acts like Catholic Discipline. Suburbia takes stories she heard in the … Continue reading Suburbia (1983) – Blu-Ray Review
The Snake Girl and the Silver-Haired Witch is a Japanese film from the 1960s, which was directed by Noriaki Yuasa. Noriaki is best known as the main director of seven of the original eight Gamera films. Gamera was essentially a Godzilla rip-off based around this giant turtle creature, produced by Daiei Film to cash in … Continue reading The Snake Girl and the Silver-Haired Witch – Blu-Ray Review
The Boys Next Door was Penelope Spheeris’ first film after Suburbia and, like all of her best work, it was a flop—but gained a cult following via VHS. It also features Charlie Sheen in his first notable role after Red Dawn. Much like Platoon, he is cosplaying another one of his father’s most notable roles, … Continue reading The Boys Next Door – Blu-Ray Review
Mr. Klein is one of Joseph Losey’s very best films, and was made at a point in his career where he had practically been written off. The film, however, started out as a Costa-Gavras project—and as good as Mr. Klein is (and it’s very good), he does seem to be the director more suited to … Continue reading Mr. Klein – Blu-Ray Review
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