I’ve neglected TOA/V for far too long, but I have the excuse of being really really busy. And adjusting to the fact that I am really really busy. That year of idling went to my head. I’m not fit for regular work that includes talking to lots of people. I prefer the voices in my…
Category: Tuesday’s Overlooked A/V
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…
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…
Tuesday’s Overlooked A/V: Down with Love
I always want this to be a better movie than it is. A loving tribute to the Doris Day/Rock Hudson films of the 50s but with the latitude of a modern film. Down with Love *should* work, yet it doesn’t quite. Nonetheless, it’s a fun frothy little romp and for once, Renée Zellweger doesn’t annoy…
Tuesday’s Overlooked A/V: Abed
My post is actually over at The Girls’ Guide to Surviving the Apocalypse — Abed (The Film): What would you do to keep your family alive? Watch the trailer to see if this is something you’d like to check out (i.e. not for the faint-hearted!) Or just buy Beth’s story for 99¢ on Amazon: And…
Tuesday’s Overlooked A/V: A Gun for George
A Gun for George offers the new Walter Mitty for a 21st century. Terry Finch is a frustrated pulp fiction author and eternal loner looking for brutal revenge on the mean streets of East Kent. This short film offers a fascinating (and funny!) look at a few tropes that are instantly recognisable to any film…
Tuesday’s Overlooked A/V: The Third Man
Phone pics off the screen Hold on there, cookie! The Third Man, that classic Orson Welles film — overlooked?! Well, yeah, I dare to say it. I say it on the basis of so many people who are not film geeks who’ve either never heard of it though they might recognise the title or those…
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…