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Nikkatsu Naughties: Part 3 + Spotlight Japan at the TIFF Bell Lightbox

Nikkatsu Naughties: Part 3 + Spotlight Japan at the TIFF Bell Lightbox

January 3, 2013 | By

The TIFF Bell Lightbox announces its Spotlight Japan series, which focuses on classic 80s films, divas of the silver screen, and a selection of exploitation films from Nikkatsu, the established studio that switched gears in 1971 and embraced smut like Female Teacher: Dirty Afternoon / Onna kyôshi: Yogoreta hôkago (181) and Sex Hunter: Wet Target / Sekkusu hantâ: Nureta hyôteki (1972) – two erotic ‘roman porno’ titles just reviewed, and recently released by Impulse Pictures / Synapse Films.

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‘Hitchcock Waltzes from Vienna’

‘Hitchcock Waltzes from Vienna’

January 2, 2013 | By

In tandem with the release of Danny Elfman’s score to Hitchcock (Sony Classical) I’ve uploaded a release of a rarely seen Alfred Hitchcock film – Waltzes from Vienna (1934) – his only, er, musical. Also added: minor Editor’s Blog on best-of lists, and the need to acknowledge Dumb Moves and Missed Opportunities by labels large & small.

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Christian Petzold’s Barbara (2012)

Christian Petzold’s Barbara (2012)

January 1, 2013 | By

Running at the tIFF Bell Lightbox us Christian Petzold’s excellent and very intimate drama Barbara, starring Nina Hoss as an East German doctor quietly waiting for her chance to escape from under the evil Communist thumb. Uploaded in tandem with the film review are mobile editions of three other Petzold films reviewed at KQEK.com – Yella (2007), Gespenster / Ghosts (2005), and Wolfsburg (2003). Oh yeah: and Happy New Year!

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Christian Petzold’s Barbara (2012)

Christian Petzold’s Barbara (2012)

January 1, 2013 | By

Running at the tIFF Bell Lightbox us Christian Petzold’s excellent and very intimate drama Barbara, starring Nina Hoss as an East German doctor quietly waiting for her chance to escape from under the evil Communist thumb. Uploaded in tandem with the film review are mobile editions of three other Petzold films reviewed at KQEK.com – Yella (2007), Gespenster / Ghosts (2005), and Wolfsburg (2003). Oh yeah: and Happy New Year!

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Too Good for TV, Part I

Too Good for TV, Part I

January 1, 2013 | By

Sometimes a TV series seems too good for TV, and in spite of genuine promise and positive critical reviews, it just vanishes from the network – a victim of the budget-cutting, hard-line cancellation or non-renewal axe. Just uploaded are reviews of two British gems – the 1995 supernatural series Chiller (Synapse), and Ultraviolet (Palm) from 1998.

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