Category: FILM REVIEWS

The Works of Radley Metzger: Part I

The Works of Radley Metzger: Part I

May 20, 2011 | By

Lengthy Editor’s Blog on the first in (another) ongoing filmmaker series, timed with the release of two Radley Metzger classics in erotic cinema: The Image (Synapse Films) and The Lickerish Quartet (Cult Epics)…

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Argento at the TBL and Anthony Gilbert’s “The Woman in Red”

Argento at the TBL and Anthony Gilbert’s “The Woman in Red”

May 19, 2011 | By | Add a Comment

News: Toronto may have been blessed, because July 2nd the TIFF Bell Lightbox will be screening Dario Argento’s Suspiria (1977) and Opera (1987). Reviews: two versions of Anthony Gilbert’s novel “The Woman in Red” were made into films: the underrated My Name is Julia (1945) and Arthur Penn’s last great feature film, Dead of Winter (1987)…

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Moguls & Studios: Part I

Moguls & Studios: Part I

May 14, 2011 | By | Add a Comment

In Part I of yet another series, we have a review of the TCM mini-series Moguls & Movie Stars: A History of Hollywood (Warner Home Video), plus bonus editorial blather!

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Hot Docs: Part I

Hot Docs: Part I

May 6, 2011 | By

Reviews of three films from Toronto’s Hot Docs film festival: Lotte Stoops’ debut, Grande Hotel (2010), Robert-Jan Lacombe’s short documentary Goodbye Mandima (2010), and Stefan Kolbe and Chris Wright’s doc Das Block / The Block…

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Orson Welles’ War of the Worlds: Part I

Orson Welles’ War of the Worlds: Part I

April 30, 2011 | By

In this first part examining Orson Welles’ 1938 radio drama of H.G. Wells’ The War of the Worlds, I’ve a review of The Art of Time Ensemble’s 2011 stage production + director Andrew Burashko, and related reviews of The Night America Trembled (1957) and Without Warning (1994)…

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