In Part 1 of this diptych series covering Jean Renoir’s work in America (1941-1947), we have reviews of Swamp Water (1941) from Twilight, plus a film review of Fox’s 1952 colour remake, Lure of the Wilderness, and reviews of This Land is Mine (1943) and The Southerner (1945) from VCI. Also, a few slivers of home video news.
Film: Very Good DVD Transfer: Good DVD Extras: n/a Label: Warner Archives Region: 1 (NTSC) Released: 2013 Genre: Drama / WWII Propaganda Synopsis: A cowardly teacher becomes a hero to his fellow townspeople when he stands up to Nazi occupiers. Special Features: (none) Review: Blatant anti-Nazi propaganda film is strangely affecting due to […]
Return to: Home / Blu-ray, DVD, Film Reviews / J to L . Film: Good / DVD Transfer: n/a / DVD Extras: n/a Label: n/a/ Region: n/a / Released: n/a Genre: Drama / Suspense Synopsis: A trapper discovers a convicted murderer in the Okefenokee Swamp, and starts to fall for his hot daughter. Special Features: n/a . . […]
Film: Excellent BR Transfer: Excellent BR Extras: Good Label: Twilight Time Region: All Released: February 14, 2012 Genre: Drama / Suspense Synopsis: A trapper discovers a convicted murderer hiding out in the Okefenokee Swamp and becomes embroiled in a nasty town quarrel. Special Features: Isolated Mono Music Track / 8-page booklet with liner notes […]
Return to: Home / Blu-ray, DVD, Film Reviews / S . Film: Very Good/ DVD Transfer: Good/ DVD Extras: Good Label: VCI/ Region: 1 (NTSC) / Released: January 25, 2000 Genre: Drama Synopsis: A poor family struggles to build new lives as farmers, only to have their dreams threatened by severe natural and social elements. Special Features: […]
Now Where Were We? Right. Let’s go back to LAST NIGHT (1998)
Don McKellar’s LAST NIGHT (1998) is the first review after a long pause in activities at KQEK.com
Gothic Steele: An Angel for Satan (1966)
Review of AN ANGEL FOR SATAN / UN ANGELO PER SATANA (1966), Barbara Steele’s last Italian Gothic, on Blu-ray from Severin Films
Spanish Giallo I: When a Cannibal is not a Cannibal, but When a Scream is Indeed a Scream
Severin Films showcases the work of Eloy de la Iglesia via two fine Spanish gialli entries: NO ONE HEARD THE SCREAM (1973) + CANNIBAL MAN (1972)
ArtScopeTO 10: Interview with Abstract Painter Donna Wise
For my occasional podcast series ArtScope TO, Abstract Painter Donna Wise discusses her unique techniques, and working during the 2020-2021 pandemic.
Podcast: Jason Pichonsky on Restoring Julian Roffman’s THE BLOODY BROOD (1959) + PHOBIA (1980)
Alongside a podcast with CanCon film historian Jason Pichonsky are revised reviews of Julian Roffman’s THE BLOODY BROOD (1959) + John Huston’s PHOBIA (1980), both from KINO Lorber / Unobstructed View.
Podcast: ANNE WITH AN E composers Amin Bhatia & Ari Posner
Podcast interview with ANNE WITH AN E’s composing team Amin Bhatia and Ari Posner.
Assorted characters collide and interact in the lead-up to Earth’s demise at precisely midnight.
BR: Angel for Satan, An / Un angelo per Satana (1966)
Had Barbara Steele remained in Europe – especially Italy – during the early 1970s, she may well have appeared in giallo thrillers…
BR: Cannibal Man / La semana del asesino / Apartment on the 13th Floor, The (1972)
Cannibal Man has a palpable crime-drama feel – the events unfold after daily title cards – and one can sense Hitchcockian sensibilities…
BR: No One Heard the Scream / Nadie oyó gritar (1973)
After the grisly thriller Cannibal Man (1972), Spanish auteur Eloy de la Iglesia opted for a far less graphic thriller which is part giallo…
DVD: Go-Go Boys: The Inside Story of Cannon Films, The (2014)
Produced and released around the same time as Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films (2014), the approach by director Hilla Medalia is a more authorized chronicle…
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