[N.B. This isn’t really a review so much as an analysis, so it’s chock full of spoilage. If you haven’t seen the film yet, you may want to wait to read this. Or not! But just so you know what you’re in for –] This is not timely: as much as I love Daniel Craig…
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Tuesday’s Overlooked A/V: The Hitch-Hiker
Ida Lupino’s film noir debut, available free thanks to the Open Culture site. If you don’t know about them — well, there goes your productivity for the day. Books, audio and films galore. The RADA-trained English daughter of a stage comedian became best known for her increasingly dark films, no less than when she turned…
There’s Got to be a Word for It
Here’s a thing: from one of those ongoing discussions, most recently on Facebook, but other places too. There’s a phenomenon that crops up all the time, yet has eluded naming so far. As I mentioned when sharing Peg’s post (right) about director Brenda Chapman on Facebook, the usefulness of the term “gaslighting” has been amply…
Tuesday’s Overlooked A/V: 22 Bullets
In the crime zone lately (I have so much to catch up on!) although last night we watched Resident Evil: Afterlife which might as well be called Resident Evil: We Don’t Even Bother with Narrative, as they just string along a bunch of things that happen and shoot a lot of zombies and edit poorly…
Tuesday’s Overlooked A/V: London Boulevard
You know I’m a sucker for Ken Bruen, so why has it taken so long to catch up with this 2010 neo-noir film? Not spectacularly successful, I’m not even sure it made it to American shores, my home at the time. I can see why it did not make a splash; people who were impressed…
Tuesday’s Overlooked A/V: Wise Blood
Flannery O’Connor’s masterpiece of Southern gothic, Wise Blood, received an unusually effective film treatment. It probably had a lot to do with the cantankerous John Huston helming it, someone with enough weight to throw around to keep it cleaving to the same dark vision that inspired it. For those who sneer at “literary” it might be…
TOA/V: Dead Men Don’t Wear Plaid
Tuesday’s Overlook Audio/Visuals: Over at A Knife & A Quill I take a look at Dead Men Don’t Wear Plaid. Be sure to drop by Todd’s for the round up of overlooked A/V.
Tuesday’s Overlooked A/V: Algol
Pressed for time, so I’m pointing you to a sublime blog called Strange Flowers, who has a write up of an absolutely amazing film, Algol: Tragödie der Macht (or is it Nacht? That’s what the title cards say) which is Algol: Tragedy of Power (or Night). UPDATE: James confirms that other references to the film…
Tuesday’s Overlooked A/V: Brett’s Holmes
We had thought to head out to the islands today but the winds put the kibosh on that idea. So we may head out to the movies, which reminds me it’s time for Tuesday’s overlooked films or in this case, television. With all the attention being given to the new Sherlock and the Guy Ritchie…
Tuesday’s Overlooked Films: The Long Kiss Goodnight
I got into a discussion on Twitter with Anne Billson about Finnish music and films, and we both lamented the lack of love in Hollywood for Renny Harlin when people like Ridley Scott continue to be trumpeted. I suppose I have a weakness for a Finnish director who always manages a little nod to his…
K. A. Laity 