Waxworks (1924) is an early horror anthology movie directed by Paul Leni. The wraparound story is about a young student (William Dieterle) who is hired to write the backstory of all the figures in the wax museum, which include Jack the Ripper (sort of), Ivan the Terrible and the Caliph of Bagdad. He meets the … Continue reading Waxworks (1924) – Blu-Ray Review
Emerald City was in development for a while before being picked up by NBC. As the title suggests, it’s loosely inspired by the Oz book series written by L. Frank Baum. Eventually the series was directed by Tarsem Singh, one of the great cinematic stylists of the last 30 years, from R.E.M.’s “Losing My Religion” … Continue reading Emerald City – Blu-Ray Review
Sweet Charity was Bob Fosse's first feature film as a director, coming after years of work as a dancer, choreographer and director on stage. He has done some screen work, and even had a MGM contract in 1953, but it wasn’t until 1969 when he graduated to helming a feature film. Fosse and his long-suffering … Continue reading Sweet Charity – Blu-Ray Review
Tales From the Hood is a horror anthology film that was inspired by Tales From the Crypt, as the name suggests. However, it has no legal connection to it. In fact, it came out the same year as Tales From the Crypt: Demon Knight, which is also a very good Black horror movie. Hood was … Continue reading Tales from the Hood I & II – Blu-Ray Review
When this film was made, Bernardo Bertolucci and Jeremy Thomas were riding high after their shock clean sweep of nine Oscar wins for nine nominations with The Last Emperor. It was one of the few great films to win that award in the ‘80s, otherwise a low point in the Academy’s history. They decided to next … Continue reading The Sheltering Sky – Blu-Ray Review
