Archive for December, 2011
Richard Roxburgh’s Rake
Season 1 review of Richard Roxburgh’s Rake (2010), one of the best shows to emerge from Australia, if not the most deliciously dark-witted in recent years.
Mutiny on the Bounty (4.0 )
Lengthy review of Warner Home Video’s new Blu-ray of Mutiny on the Bounty, the 1962 Ultra Panavision 70 version that’s aged quite well in spite of piquant Brandoisms and some fudging of historic facts.
On Being Pleased
Flower power, or is the simple enjoyment of something white, purple, and green enough to cut through holiday and day-to-day bullshit (if just for a precious while)? Seasonal editorial blather, with actual profanity!
Soundtrack News & Reviews
News of the special features to appear on Twilight Time’s upcoming Picnic and The Roots of Heaven Blu-rays, plus CD reviews of Bear McCreary’s The Cape and Alfred Newman’s A Certain Smile La-La Land), and Ludovic Bource’s The Artist and the compilation album for The Descendants (Sony Classical).
‘All Hail to the God of Carnage’
Film review of Roman Polanski’s Carnage, which finds the veteran director back in form directing a tale of disintegrating civility. The film’s release is also being preceded by the screening of related vintage films from Polanski’s Polish, British, and American canon at the TIFF Bell Lightbox this month (although sadly, fans will still have to wait for a celebration of Pirates. Yeah…)
Soundtrack News & Reviews
Reviews of Henry Jackman’s Puss in Boots (Sony Classical), and from La-La Land Records Elmer Bernstein’s Trading PLaces, and Jerry Goldsmith’s Forever Young and Sleeping with the Enemy, plus the latest limited and non-limited releases from Varese Sarabande and Intrada.
Genre Benders
Reviews of Joe D’Amato’s Exotic Malice / Sesson Nero (1980) and Nello Rossati’s Erotic Escape / Fuga / Fuga scabrosamente pericolosa (1985) from One 7 Movies.
Canada’s Top Ten & Packaged Goods series
Details of TIFF’s Canada’s Top Ten winners in feature and short film categories, with links to online clips and home video availability, plus a review of the upcoming Packaged Goods series playing next week at the TIFF Bell Lightbox, featuring hand-picked ads, music videos, and a great Spike Jonze animated short.
A Gathering of Xmas Schmaltz
Editorial Blog & blather on seasonal films, and a DVD review of the classic 1977 teleplay, The Gathering (Warner Home Video) , which has a father arranging one final Xmas dinner to reconcile with his estranged family (and not vampires assembling to taker over Luksville, as you impetuously thought).
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