DVD: Jet Pilot (1957)
Howard Hughes blew more than $4 million to create the ultimate Air Force-Cold War-romance kludge with aerial combat scenes reminiscent of Hughes’ Hell’s Angels (1930), only to have Jet Pilot shelved from 1953 to 1957…
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BR: Bobby Deerfield (1977)
Originally a project designed for Paul Newman, Bobby Deerfield went into creative turnaround when the blue-eyed star lost interest in the project, after which director Sidney Pollack approached Al Pacino, still glowing from the critical successes Dog Day Afternoon and The Godfather: Part II…
DVD: White Reindeer, The / Valkoinen peura (1952)
Erik Blomberg’s eerie little film is part folk horror story, moral lesson, and a remarkable evocation of an expressionistic silent classic, with its reliance on striking B&W cinematography and music to hammer home the story of a woman who wants her husband to pay more attention to her instead of the reindeer herd…
BR: Count Yorga, Vampire (1970)
Back in 1969, actor Bob Kelljan co-starred with Vincene Wallace in Flesh of My Flesh, a film he wrote and also co-directed with Michael Macready, after which the two formed what became a fortuitous collaborative association that proved quite profitable after their second film, Count Yorga, Vampire…
Film: Art Bastard (2016)
Cenedella is quite extraordinary, both in the art world and his personal life, often being a rebel with strong convictions and a wicked sense of humour that sometimes generated controversy (notably his Santa Claus painting, which was quickly yanked from public display after its commission and completion…
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