Tag: John Huston

CanCon 101 and a Career Nadir: John Huston’s Phobia (1980)

January 24, 2013 | By | Add a Comment
CanCon 101 and a Career Nadir: John Huston’s Phobia (1980)

Yes, another installment of CanCon 101, featuring John Huston’s much-maligned tax shelter film Phobia (1980), shot in Toronto, and available nowhere. Also: short Editor’s Blog with nods to EOne’s recent purchase of Alliance Films, and the Canadian film channel Starlight.

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Picnic (1955), The Roots of Heaven (1958), and Twilight Time’s Julie Kirgo

February 27, 2012 | By | Add a Comment
Picnic (1955), The Roots of Heaven (1958), and Twilight Time’s Julie Kirgo

In Part 2 of my profile of home video label Twilight Time, I interview TT’s resident film historian Julie Kirgo, and discuss the virtues of special features content on DVDs and Blu-rays (and their sudden paucity of late). Also reviewed: TT’s sparkling Blu-rays of Picnic (1955) and John Huston’s awesome, awesome The Roots of Heaven (1958), AND a tally of upcoming Twilight Time releases thru June.

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John Huston’s Cold War Thrillers

June 24, 2011 | By | Add a Comment
John Huston’s Cold War Thrillers

Reviews of two great espionage gems by director John Huston: The Kremlin Letter (Twilight Time), and The MacKintosh Man (Warner Home Video)…

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