Like virtually every attempt by Luc Besson to spin off a franchise, this English version of District 13 / Banlieu 13 (2004) is a fair carbon copy of the original, retaining the flaws of Besson and Bibi Naceri’s screenplay in which an opening chase showcasing Parkour…
Kanin’s play is often regarded as a comedy, but it’s not. Born Yesterday, even in film form, is a dark portrait of a tough yet vulnerable young woman (Billie Dawn) who manages to escape and emotionally and occasionally physically abusive relationship…
Made the same year as September (1987), Woody Allen goes a little Fellini in this highly nostalgic evocation of a childhood in Rockaway, NYC, with friends, family, impressionable radio personalities, and getting smacked in the head a few times for being a little insolent…
This crazy cocktail of Asian exotica, sadism, and search for ancient treasure may have been a production targeted at international markets using an international cast of TV and feature film stars, but this German-French-Italian co-production is still a low budget effort trying very hard to transcend the limits of its budget…
An Ingrid Pitt triple bill: reviews of Countess Dracula (Synapse) and The Vampire Lovers (Scream Factory) on Blu + her debut in the Spanish indie non-shocker, Sound of Horror / El sonido de la muerte (1966) !
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