The Chair’s Hollidaysburg + Not Cool (2014)
Reviews of the Starz TV series The Chair (Anchor Bay) + the resulting films Hollidaysburg and Not Cool.
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DVD: Chair, The (2014)
Dubbed an “original filmmaking experiment,” Chris Moore’s 10-episode series follows a similar format of Project Greenlight (2001), the making-of-a-film series which he executive produced through its initial three-year run, except the focus in this variation is on the making of two films based on the same script, as envisioned by separate first-time directors with very different sensibilities…
Woody Allen’s Love and Death + The Purple Rose of Cairo
Reviews of Twilight Time’s latest Woody Allen releases on Blu – Love and Death (1975) and The Purple Rose of Cairo (1985).
BR: Love and Death (1975)
Woody Allen’s poke at grave, important epic films (War and Peace, Waterloo) and fat Russian literature with a maze of characters feels like a project that had been simmering for a while, but Love and Death also marks the last overt spoof before Allen would craft more personal tales rooted in the rich urban environs of New York City…
BR: Purple Rose of Cairo, The (1985)
Woody Allen’s gem of a fantasy is drenched in nostalgia for the era – Depression Era 1930s, the elegance of Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers, warm woody tones, tweed outfits and caps, and the cacophony of street diners – but it’s probably most beloved for exploring the secret fantasy of many movie lovers: What would happen if a character you adored in a movie came to life?
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