Tag: George Lucas

Festivals-a-Go-Go + Robert Bresson, Part I

Festivals-a-Go-Go + Robert Bresson, Part I

February 12, 2012 | By

As the TIFF Bell Lightbox begins its latest retro – a full-on salute to French filmmaker Robert Bresson – I’ve added a review of A Man Escaped (1956). Also noted: screenings in town, those that ‘hate’ Toronto, Rob Ford’s ‘irrelevant’ fixation, and the latest Lucasified indulgence that no one seems to care about.

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The Oscar-winning class of Francis Ford Coppola

The Oscar-winning class of Francis Ford Coppola

November 15, 2010 | By

Editor’s Blog on George Lucas’ feature film debut, THX 1138, released in 1971, and now available on Blu-ray…

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BR: THX 1138 (1971)

BR: THX 1138 (1971)

November 15, 2010 | By

Return to: Home / Blu-ray, DVD, Film Reviews / T to U . Film: Very Good / DVD Transfer: Excellent / DVD Extras: Excellent Label/Studio: Warner Home Video / Catalogue: 30000-33751/ Region: All / Released: September 7, 2010 Synopsis: A man seeks to escape his undergorund dystopian world after his mate is taken away and he’s arrested for civil disobediance. […]

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