Tag: Alexis Kanner

Kings and Desperate Men (1981) + Scanners Q&A Visual Podcast + Book Signing

Kings and Desperate Men (1981) + Scanners Q&A Visual Podcast + Book Signing

May 2, 2016 | By

In this follow-up National Canadian Film Day post, I’ve added links to a visual version of the Scanners Q&A / Editor’s Blog podcast, HD extracts of the pulsing images, a film review of Alexis Kanner’s Kings and Desperate Men (1981), and book signing news.

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Film: Kings and Desperate Men (1981)

Film: Kings and Desperate Men (1981)

May 2, 2016 | By

As co-writer/ director Alexis Kanner recounted in a live 1984 interview at Britain’s Institute of Contemporary Arts (ICA) Theatre, Edmund Ward’s original story and script needed a bit of goosing, transforming it from a TV-level hostage drama to something with greater feature film scope, but an assortment of challenges ultimately hindered…

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