The Return of Moby Dick
Review of John Huston’s stirring adaptation of Herman Melville’s Moby Dick (1956), released on Blu by Twilight Time.
Category: EDITOR’S BLOG
TJFF 2017: Rebekah Reiko & Yossi Fine’s Mandala Beats (2016)
Review of Mandala Beats (2016), Rebekah Reiko’s documentary on gifted Israeli bassist Yossi Fine, and his trip to the Rajasthan International Folk Festival in India. The short documentary had its World Premiere this past weekend at TJFF 2017.
TJFF: Edith Jorisch’s The Heir / L’heritier (2017)
Review of The Heir / L’heritier (2017), Edith Jorisch’s chronicle of her grandfather’s efforts to reclaim 3 paintings stolen by the Nazis in 1939. The short documentary screens May 11 at TJFF 2017. Also happening tonight: rare 35mm screenings of Joshua Then and Now (TJFF) + Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me (The Royal).
TJFF 2017: The Return of Adam Bomb and The Garbage Pail Kids
Review of Jeff Zapata and Joe Simko’s affectionate documentary 30 Years of Garbage: The Garbage Pail Kids Story (2016), which recently screened at TJFF 2017, and features a wealth of interviews, including artists Art Spielgelman, John Pound, Tom Bunk, and James Warhola.
TJFF 2017: Ferenc Török’s 1945 (2017)
Review of Ferenc Török’s 1945 (2017), which recently screened at TJFF 2017, and dramatizes the exposure of a dark secret by two strangers visiting a post-WWII town in Hungary.
Woody Allen’s Another Woman (1988)
Review of Twilight Time’s new Blu-ray edition of Woody Allen’s underrated drama Another Woman (1988).
Paura: Lucio Fulci Remembered (2008) and Wax Mask (1997)
Review of Wax Mask / M.D.C. – Maschera di cera (1997), new on Blu from One 7 Movies + from the KQEK.com archives, Mike Baronas’ affectionate portrait of the legendary eye trauma auteur, Paura: Lucio Fulci Remembered (2008) on DVD.
The Return of Peyton Place, and its Progeny, Twin Peaks 2017
Review of Peyton Place (1957), Twilight Time’s Blu-ray of the blockbuster film based on Grace Metalious’ mega-selling novel, and the inspiration for David Lynch & Mark Frost’s Twin Peaks (1990-1991, and 2017).
When Babysitting Goes Wrong: Disorder (2015) + Man on Fire (1987)
Reviews of two tales involving war vets taking babysitting gigs with very different threat levels: Alice Winocour’s Disorder / aka Maryland (2015) from IFC + Elie Chouraqui’s underrated filming of A.J. Quinnell’s Man on Fire (1987) from KL Studio Classics / Unobstructed View.
Two Shades of Diane Keaton: Baby Boom (1987) + The Little Drummer Girl (1984)
Reviews of two distinct genre outings starring Diane Keaton: the romcom Baby Boom (1987) on Blu via Twilight Time + John Le Carré’s The Little Drummer Girl (1984) from Warner Archives.
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