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.
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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.
National Canadian Film Day (and Where Things Should Be By Now)
The 3rd annual National Canadian Film Day, and more thoughts on where I’d hoped things would be in terms of accessible CanCon.
Podcast with Maurizio Guarini on scoring Dante’s Inferno / L’Inferno (1911)
Review of Italy’s first feature film, the surreal silent classic Dante’s Inferno / L’Inferno (1911) + a podcast interview with the film’s composer, Goblin’s Maurizio Guarini, plus related podcast links.
Edward Bernds’ deliciously ridiculous World Without End (1956)
Review of Edward Bernds’ sci-fi B classic, World Without End (1956), released in a gorgeous Blu-ray edition from Warner Archives.
Alan J. Pakula’s Revisionist Western: Comes a Horseman (1978)
Review of Comes a Horseman (1978), Alan J. Pakula’s revisionist western starring Jane Fonda, James Caan, Jason Robards, and Richard Farnsworth (The Grey Fox), new on Blu from Twilight Time.
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