Author Archive: Mark R. Hasan

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BR: Crimes and Misdemeanors (1989)

BR: Crimes and Misdemeanors (1989)

May 19, 2014 | By

There’s a genuine lightness to this otherwise grim tale of an ophthalmologist who reluctantly agrees to take the advice of his street-smart brother Jack and kill an obsessed lover Dolores bent on exposing an illicit relationship and embezzling…

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Film: British Legends of Stage and Screen – Claire Bloom (2012)

Film: British Legends of Stage and Screen – Claire Bloom (2012)

May 19, 2014 | By

Detailed interview with a reflective Claire Bloom, actress of stage, screen, and classic TV productions…

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TJFF 2014: From Hollywood to Nuremberg – John Ford, Samuel Fuller, George Stevens (2012)

TJFF 2014: From Hollywood to Nuremberg – John Ford, Samuel Fuller, George Stevens (2012)

May 15, 2014 | By

TJFF 2014: review of Christian Delage’s excellent documentary From Hollywood to Nuremberg – John Ford, Samuel Fuller, George Stevens (2012).

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Film: From Hollywood to Nuremberg – John Ford, Samuel Fuller, George Stevens (2012)

Film: From Hollywood to Nuremberg – John Ford, Samuel Fuller, George Stevens (2012)

May 15, 2014 | By

Detailed background and chronicle of the U.S. Army’s First Motion Picture Unit, headed by John Ford and aided by fellow directors George Stevens and Samuel Fuller who together documented the D-Day landings, and the liberation of Europe and Nazi concentration camps…

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Mindwarping Brain Slashing Bruce and Angus

Mindwarping Brain Slashing Bruce and Angus

May 14, 2014 | By

Review of Twilight’s Blu-ray edition of Steve Barnett’s gory post-apocalyptic film Mindwarp / aka Brain Slasher (1992), and quick updates.

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