The first filming of A. J. Quinnell’s novel harkens back to 1987, when French director Élie Chouraqui adapted the tale of a hired gun-tuned-babysitter with Sergio Donati. Veteran indie producer Arnon Milchan perhaps ensured the film had more gloss than its otherwise modest budget, with Italian locations in Rome, Milan…
Mickey Rourke’s star power wasn’t unusual for the time, nor was his ‘pay or play’ deal with A Prayer for the Dying’s producers – regardless of whether the film gets made, he would receive his full pay – but according to director Mike Hodges power plays and perceptions of the film’s tone were already being fought out…
Return to: Home / Soundtrack Reviews / M . Rating: Excellent Label: Varese Encore / Released: November 5, 2012 Tracks & Album Length: 16 tracks / (36:39) . Special Notes: 8-page colour booklet with liner notes by Jim Lochner / Limited to 1000 copies. . Composer: John Scott . . Review: John Scott’s gorgeous music for this buried […]
Return to: Home / Blu-ray, DVD, Film Reviews / A . Film: Excellent/ DVD Transfer: Very Good/ DVD Extras: Good Label: Warner Home Video/ Region: 1 (NTSC) / Released: March 29, 2011 Genre: Shakespeare / Drama / Tragedy Synopsis: The love affair between Marc Antony and Egypt’s Queen Cleopatra insults Rome’s people, and fractures Rome’s ruling triumvirate. […]
Return to: Home / Soundtrack Reviews . Rating: Excellent Label: La-La Land Records / Released: Sept. 21, 2010 Tracks & Album Length: 17 tracks / (38:29) . Special Notes: 16-page colour booklet with liner notes by Jeff Bond / Limited to 3000 copies . Composer: John Scott . . Review: After snagging an Oscar for Chariots of Fire […]
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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