Author Archive: Mark R. Hasan

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Pim & Wim’s Blue Movie (1971)

Pim & Wim’s Blue Movie (1971)

March 20, 2019 | By

Thoughts on sex & architecture & a review of Wim Verstappen & Pim de la Parra’s BLUE MOVIE (1971), new on Blu from Cult Epics.

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BR: Blue Movie / Session in Amsterdam (1971)

BR: Blue Movie / Session in Amsterdam (1971)

March 20, 2019 | By

The frankness within Blue Movie is quite astonishing – full frontal male & female naughty bits, with active handling & touching on camera, as filmed by a young Jan de Bont…

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Death in Splendid Isolation: Lighthouse Mysteries

Death in Splendid Isolation: Lighthouse Mysteries

March 13, 2019 | By

The lure of the lighthouse proved fatal for some in THE VANISHING (2018) on Blu from Lionsgate + THE PHANTOM LIGHT (1935) on DVD from MPI.

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DVD: Phantom Light, The (1935)

DVD: Phantom Light, The (1935)

March 12, 2019 | By

In 1935, Michael Powell directed 7 films, and The Phantom Light (1935) is among the few of his early quota work to make it to DVD. For North Americans familiar with his more daring artistic experiments with Emeric Pressburger (such as The Red Shoes, or Black Narcissus)…

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BR: Vanishing, The  / Keepers (2018)

BR: Vanishing, The / Keepers (2018)

March 8, 2019 | By

Based on the still-unsolved Flannan Isle Mystery in which three lighthouse keepers vanished from an isolated isle without a trace in 1900, Joe Bone and Celyn Jones’ script unravels like a classic thriller in which isolation + greed drives men mad…

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