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)…
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!
In Part III, we have Sergio Leone’s arty gangster epic, Once Upon a Time in America, released by Warner Home Video in a gorgeous Blu-ray edition…
It’s Federal Election Day in Canuckleland, so don’t forget to vote! To sweeten the deal (of course it’s all related), here are DVD reviews of Aphrodisiac! The Sexual Secret of Marijuana (1971) and Schoolgirl Report #7: “What the Heart Must Thereby…” / Schulmädchen-Report 7: Doch das Herz muß dabei sein (1974) from Impulse Pictures / Synapse Films…
Editor’s Blog on the recent screening of producer Sam Spiegel’s The Chase (1966), as part of their retrospective on director Arthur Penn, plus a review of the film and John Barry’s score…
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