LEMONADE JOE (1964) A Czech ‘New Wave’ Western from 1964, when so much seemed so possible in European cinema, Lemonade Joe is a charmingly ridiculous parody of the Hollywood Westerns of the 1940s. Director Oldrich Lipsky, like the great American director Frank Tashlin, was an animator before he turned to film directing, and it shows [...]
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Read MoreDuring the recent Academy Awards, Frank Langella was revered by Best Actor presenter Michael Douglas: “The pitfalls of playing a historical figure so familiar and so widely interpreted are too numerous to mention - which is why when I viewed in amazement the new life brought to Richard Nixon by Frank Langella … the comparisons [...]
Read More Anthony Hopkins, blu-ray, Casey, David Frost, drama, DVD, Frank Langella, Frost/Nixon, History, Kevin Bacon, Michael Douglas, Michael Sheen, Oliver Platt, Peter Morgan, R, Rebecca Hall, Richard Nixon, Ron Howard, Sam Rockwell, Toby Jones, WatergateThe more I consider the tragedy of Darren Aronofsky‘s The Wrestler, the more I can’t help picturing Willy Loman and a scene from Arthur Miller‘s Death of a Salesman. In the scene, a flashback, Willy is lecturing his eldest son on how to handle himself and the crowds at what he considers an important football [...]
Read More A.I., Darren Aronofsky, drama, DVD, Mickey Rourke, R, The WrestlerLooking at all the foreign films we’ve received in the last 30 days, there is a lot to recommend! Wherever your taste lies – Documentaries? Thrillers? Biopics? Romance? – there’s something here you are sure to enjoy. Here’s the full roundup of all the titles we’ve received this month – and we’ve highlighted a few [...]
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Read MoreLABYRINTH (1986) Written & directed by Jim Henson Roger Ebert wrote in the Chicago Sun-Times: “The magnetism between newcomer Jennifer Connolly and David Bowie’s ornate codpiece is monumental!” Hear hear, Mr. Ebert. Dance, magic dance.
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