Anthology Heaven: Thriller’s ‘Pigeons From Hell’
g by Sam Juliano The figure had moved into the bar of moonlight now, and Griswell recognized it. Then he saw Branner’s face, and a shriek burst from Griswell’s lips. Branner’s face was bloodless,...
View Article1999 – Best Picture, Director, Actor, Actress, Supp Actor, Supp Actress,...
by Allan Fish Best Picture Magnolia, US (5 votes) Best Director Paul Thomas Anderson, Magnolia (5 votes) Best Actor Richard Farnsworth, The Straight Story (8 votes) Best Actress Reese Witherspoon,...
View ArticleLootera, The Hunt and The Way Way Back on Monday Morning Diary (July 15)
by Sam Juliano We continue to move deeper into the summer and in most regions the heat is settling in for a protracted stay. Many friends and associates are away, taking refuge at their regular...
View ArticleThomas Vinterberg’s shattering drama ‘The Hunt’ targets an innocent man
Mads Mikkelsen and Thomas Bo Larsen in Thomas Vinterberg’s wrenching Danish drama “The Hunt.” by Sam Juliano In The Hunt the devastation wrought on an innocent man and his rural Danish community...
View ArticleThe Boarding School 1969, Narciso Ibáñez Serrador
by Allan Fish (Spain 1969 99m) not on DVD Aka. La Residencia; The House That Screamed General Franco’s school for girls d/w Narciso Ibáñez Serrador ph Manuel Berenguer, Godofredo Pacheco ed...
View ArticleMaurizio Roca’s Ten Favorite Films of 2012
by Maurizio Roca I initially had this piece slated for early March of this year before abandoning it for reasons that now escape me. I decided to post it after catching up with one or two new...
View ArticleTop 10 of 2013 So Far
by Jaime Grijalba. Since right now I’m under a severe case of flu, I decided to post a quickie for today. The top 10 films of 2013 so far and some quick words if available, if not… well, screw you...
View ArticleI Love Trouble 1948, S.Sylvan Simon
by Allan Fish (USA 1948 94m) not on DVD I hate to be mauled p S.Sylvan Simon d S.Sylvan Simon w Roy Huggins ph Charles Lawton Jnr ed Al Clark m George Duning art Stephen Goosson, Leslie...
View ArticleAnthology Heaven: Thriller’s ‘The Hungry Glass’
by Sam Juliano A regional based horror piece with supernatural underpinnings “The Hungry Glass” is set in a sedate seaside community during a brisk and picturesque New England autumn. This...
View Article2000 – Best Picture, Director, Actor, Actress, Supp Actor, Supp Actress,...
by Allan Fish Best Picture A One and a Two, Taiwan (5 votes) Best Director Wong Kar-Wai, In the Mood for Love (5 votes) Best Actor Tony Leung, In the Mood for Love (6 votes) Best Actress Bjork,...
View ArticleFruitvale Station, Computer Chess, The Act of Killing and The Conjuring on...
Michael B. Jordan as Oscar Grant in electrifying “Fruitvale Station” by Sam Juliano The heat wave continues to melt everything in its path. NYC has been mired in the mid 90′s with oppressively high...
View ArticleHappy End 1967, Oldrich Lipsky
by Allan Fish (Czechoslovakia 1967 71m) not on DVD Aka. Stastny konec The End p Milos Stejskal d Oldrich Lipsky w Milos Macourek, Oldrich Lipsky ph Vladimir Novotny ed Miroslav Hajek m...
View Article“We must do something!” ROBERT BRESSON’S L’ARGENT (MONEY)
(c) 2013 by James Clark When all is said and done, the impact of the cinema of Robert Bresson comes down to humanity, verging on empty shells, having a brush with their betters, off somewhere on the...
View ArticleOn Theaters: Drug War (2012)
by Jaime Grijalba. Du zhan (2012, Johnnie To) Remember the badass 90′s Hong Kong action films that everyone loved and seemed to enjoy so much? Well, they didn’t stop in the 90′s, people loved it not...
View ArticleLa Prisonnière 1968, Henri-Georges Clouzot
by Allan Fish (France 1968 104m) DVD2 (France only, no English subs) Aka. Woman in Chains I’m not much fun p Robert Dorfman d/w Henri-Georges Clouzot ph Andréas Winding ed Noëlle Balenci art...
View Article‘Anthology Heaven’ series postponed until Sat., August 24th
The ‘Anthology Heaven’ series is taking a rest for four weeks, but will continue on Saturday, August 24th, three days after we return from our two week trip to London and Kendal. James Uhler has...
View Article22. ‘The Bizarro Jerry’ (Season 8, episode 137)
Well! I can’t spend the rest of my life coming into this stinking apartment every ten minutes to pour over the excruciating minutia of every single daily event… The central plot thread running through...
View Article2001 – Best Picture, Director, Actor, Actress, Supp Actor, Supp Actress,...
by Allan Fish Best Picture Mulholland Dr., US (13 votes) Best Director David Lynch, Mulholland Dr. (14 votes) Best Actor Gene Hackman, The Royal Tenenbaums (7 votes) Best Actress Naomi Watts,...
View ArticleBlue Jasmine on Monday Morning Diary (July 29)
Cate Blanchett in Woody Allen’s “Blue Jasmine” by Sam Juliano I want to thank everyone who sent me e mails or left phone messages in regards to Lucille’s condition. She is feeling better and is home...
View ArticleKnight Without Armour 1966, Borislav Sharaliev
by Allan Fish (Bulgaria 1966 77m) not on DVD Aka. Ritzar bez bronya The knight of the shining crystal p Vulcho Yordanov d Borislav Sharaliev w Valeri Petrov ph Atanas Tasev ed Ventzeslava...
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