Shot between 2013-2015, Peter Flynn’s documentary is a bittersweet portrait and homage to the dying skill of the film projectionist in an age where digital cinemas leapt from 18% of screens in 2008 to 93% five years later…
Angela Christlieb and Stephan Kijak’s documentary still resonates 14 years after its release, more so because its snapshot of obsessive film fans remains immortal, bit Cinemania is also a unique snapshot of changes that affected the way many movie aficionados now digest classics and rarities…
When Train Travel Goes BAD: Jun’ya Satô’s Bullet Train / Shinkansen daibakuha (1975) from Twilight Time + George Cosmatos’ The Cassandra Crossing (1976) from Timeless / Shout.
Bullet Train stemmed from studio Toei’s desire to break into the international market with their own disaster film entry, and director Jun’ya Satôcame up with the concept of a train that had to keep running or risk a planted bomb exploding once the speed dropped below 80 km…
Deliberately peppered with a star-studded international cast for global appeal, The Cassandra Crossing is a ludicrously implausible disaster film / virus thriller that nevertheless manages to entertain and transcended some standout boneheaded scripting and continuity gaffes…
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