Tied to a review of Warner Home Video’s shiny new Blu-ray of Lolita, I’ve added reviews of Stanley Kubrick’s first 3 films – all documentaries of sorts: Day of the Fight and Flying Padre (both released in 1951 by RKO), and The Seafarers, his first colour film, released in a special edition DVD by Indian Relay Films…
Part 1 of this spanking new series examines the work of Stephen Boyd, one of Hollywood’s forgotten stars of the late fifties and early sixties. First up is a review of his pre-Ben-Hur co-starring role in Woman Obsessed (Twilight Time), plus a review of the new BBC documentary Stephen Boyd: The Man Who Never Was…
Part 3 of Dog Tales spans the last 4 Lassie films in MGM’s franchise. In addition to an Editor’s Blog, there’s a DVD review of Hills of Home (Warner Home Video), followed by film reviews of The Sun Comes Up + Challenge to Lassie (both 1949), and The Painted Hills (1951)…
DVD reviews of Elia Kazan’s America America (Warner Home Video) and William Kyriakis + Radley Metzger’s Dark Obsession (Image), Mondomark & KQEK.com join Twitter, plus news & ruminations about Dario Argento films at the TIFF Bell Lightbox and Toronto Underground Cinema, Rue Morgue news, and why you shouldn’t mail insects…
Editor’s Blog on a new series devoted to English-language thespians who found better creative fortunes (and fresh pasta) in Italy during the sixties and early seventies, starting with American actress Mimsy Farmer, who appeared in Francesco Barilli’s dreamy giallo Perfume of the Lady in Black / Il profumo della signora in nero (1974) (Raro Video USA), and Armando Crispino’s sleazy Autopsy / Macchie solari (Blue Underground)…
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