Jules Verne on Blu: Journey to the Center of the Earth (1959)
Review of Twilight Time’s new Blu-ray of Journey to the Center of the Earth (1959), the best of the film versions based on Jules Verne’s classic escapist novel.
Category: FILM REVIEWS
Nancy Kwan, Part 1: To Whom It May Concern: Ka Shen’s Journey
In the first part of this series, a review of To Whom It May Concern: Ka Shen’s Journey (2010), Brian Jamieson’s newly released documentary on the iconic actress Nancy Kwan, whose career in Hollywood was eroded by Hollywood’s narrow-mindedness, and personal challenges.
The Czech New Wave: Jan Kadar, Part 1
Still on vacation, but here are reviews of two films by Czech New Wave maestro Jan Kadar: Adrift / Desire Called Anada / Touha zvaná Anada (197!1), and The Shop on Main Street / Obchod na korze (1965).
Fat Kid Rules the World at TIFF Next Wave Film Festival
One of the headliners at the TIFF Next Wave Film Festival (May 10-12) is Matthew Lillard’s directorial debut, Fat Kid Rules the World (2012), which I’ve reviewed, along with related reviews of Lillard in his breakthough film SLC Punk! (Sony) and The Descendants (Fox Searchlight).
Degrees of Separation from Twilight Time
Just uploaded are reviews of two new shiny Twilight Time Blu-rays: the wry & saucy Bell Book and Candle (1958) and the satin-draped Desirée (1954).
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