Grim January and Absolute Beginners (1986)
January’s grim tally of suddenly deceased, and a review of Julien Temple’s musical version of Colin MacInnes’ classic novel Absolute Beginners (1986), new on Blu from Twilight Time.
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BR: Absolute Beginners (1986)
Based on the 1959 novel by Colin McInnes, Absolute Beginners ostensibly recounts the singular summer of a young adult as he graduates from amateur shutterbug to teen insider, snapping sharp and candid shots of the emerging teen culture …
Leaps, Bounds, and Explosions: Fast & Furious Mad Max on a Mission Impossible Gone Rogue
Reviews of three top action franchises from 2015 – Furious 7 (Universal), Mad Mad: Fury Road (Warner), and Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation (Paramount) – plus an update on BSV 1172.
BR: Furious 7 (2015)
When co-star Paul Walker was killed in a freak car crash in 2013, the production of Furious 7 was put in jeopardy, but after reworking the script and hiring Walker’s brother to act as a stand-in, what emerges is a surprisingly coherent performance that doesn’t suffer from dropped scenes largely due to screen time being shared with such a massive cast…
BR: Mad Max – Fury Road (2015)
After a 4 year absence, George Miller returned to the directing chair with a long-delayed sequel to the franchise that started his career, and in spite of many production problems and a complex shoot, delivered a rock-solid action film with a wealth of practical stunts and effects, but after a kinetic first hour…
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