Category: FILM REVIEWS
Hollywood Gothic, Part I: My Cousin Rachel (1952)
DVD review of the little-known (well, certainly for me) 1952 gothic suspense-drama My Cousin Rachel (Twilight Time), starring Olivia de Havilland, and a young fresh-faced snot named Richard Burton.
Eros V: Farewells & What-the-Hells
In Part 5, the magnifying glass of deep critical scrutiny is on Christina Lindberg’s last major screen role in Wide Open / Sängkamrater (Impulse Pictures), and Salvatore Bugnatelli’s clunky, trippy Sex, Demons and Death / Diabolicamente… Letizia (One 7 Movies) where the world’s most voluptuous teen is bent on destroying her aunt & uncle’s harmonious household.
Screenwriter William Rose: Part I
Reviews of 3 films written by William Rose: The Flim-Flam Man (Twilight Time), It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (MGM), and Genevieve (VCI), plus quick thoughts on the current restoration of the Cinerama catalogue for theatrical and home video.
Eros IV: Tinto Brass in HD
Editor’s Blog on Tinto Brass’ recent crossover from film to High-Def, via Cult Epics’ new 2-disc Blu-ray edition of Monamour (2005), and his recent HD short Kick the Cock (2009), starring (and written by) model Angelita Franco. Does the world need to see further details of deltan and back-door hair? That’s up to his fan base, but as a filmmaker expertly versed in compositon and montage, his first effort in HD shows Brass has the ability to transgress between formats, with 3D rumored to be be in his sightlines.
Richard who?
Blu-ray review of Sylvester Stallone’s Assassins (Warner Home Video), better-known for its high-profile stars (Stallone! Banderas! Moore! Pearl the cat!) and script by the Wachowskis (The Matrix ) rather than Richard Donner’s last good film. What??! Never heard of Richard Donner? Shame on you! Read the Editor’s Blog!
Heston and Snell
Editor’s Blog on the collaboration between actor Charlton Heston and producer Peter Snell, which began with the film adaptations of Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar (Lionsgate), and Antony and Cleopatra (Warner Home Video).
Marco who?
Review of Warner Home Video’s Blu-ray of Delomition Man, the underrated 1993 action satire directed by Marco Brambilla, plus a blog answering the “Who?” query.
A Bloody Night for Teens, Boo-Boos Undone, and CHUDS
Review of Frank Sabatella’s slasher, Blood Night: The Legend of Mary Hatchet, available on Blu-ray from Anchor Bay Entertainment Canada, plus fixing boo-boos in The Egyptian review, music from The Black Hole and Battlestar: Galactica, and CHUDS shake up Washington.
Career Intersections
Review of Warner Home Video’s sparkling Blu-ray of The Specialist, starring the combustible team of Stallone, Stone, Woods, Steiger, Roberts… and Barry!
Caving with Werner Herzog
Blog & film review of Cave of Forgotten Dreams (2010), where Werner Herzog films compelling, 32,000 year old cave drawings in 3D.
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