Giuseppe Andrews and the wonder that is Garbanzo Gas
Review of Giuseppe Makes a Movie, Adam Rifkin’s hysterical documentary on indie auteur Giuseppe Andrews during the making of his 20+ feature film, Garbanzo Gas (Cinelicious Pics).
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BR: Giuseppe Makes a Movie (2014)
Giuseppe Andrews focuses primarily on developing a lo-fi style, writing the scripts in feverish spurts, and not touching the text until the day of shooting, using actors who lived within his own environs – a trailer park in California – or more often than not, homeless men…
Film Noir Double-Header: Where the Sidewalk Ends (1950) + The Big Heat (1953)
Reviews of two potent film noir classics: Otto Preminger’s Where the Sidewalk Ends (1950) + Fritz Lang’s The Big Heat (1953) from Twilight Time.
BR: Where the Sidewalk Ends (1950)
Film: Excellent Transfer: Excellent Extras: Excellent Label: Twilight Time Region: All Released: February 16, 2016 Genre: Film Noir / Crime Synopsis: A drastic attempt to clean up an accidental death sends a hothead detective to his doom in this taut classic from Otto Preminger. Special Features: 2005 Audio Commentator with film noir historian Eddie Muller / Isolated Mono Music Track / Theatrical […]
Support Your Local Sheriffs and Gunfighters!
Reviews of Burt Kennedy’s western spoofs headlined by the ever-affable, dryly funny James Garner: Support Your Local Sheriff! (1969) + Support Your Local Gunfighter (1971) from Twilight Time.
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