Werner Herzog’s Nosferatu
Year:1979
Run Time:107 mins
Format:16mm Continue reading Werner Herzog’s Nosferatu
Year:1979
Run Time:107 mins
Format:16mm Continue reading Werner Herzog’s Nosferatu
Starring Daniel Day-Lewis (giving an almighty performance) and directed by Paul Thomas Anderson. There Will be Blood. Continue reading Strange and Poetic – There Will Be Blood
I only got round to seeing Crimes of Passion… yesterday. Yes, yesterday. My excuse – I was minus two when the film was released. Crimes of Passion moves between a seemingly confident prostitute and Bobby, a generic man whose marriage is failing. In order to make some more money to keep Amy (the wife) happy, Bobby takes on some extra night work conducting surveillance on a woman – Joanna Crane (Kathleen Turner) – at the behest of Joanna’s employer Continue reading The Gentleness & Vulgarity of ‘Crimes of Passion’
I’ve seen people walk out of the cinema before a Coen film has ended, and I’ve heard the confused and annoyed chatter during the end credits, but the brothers have still managed to break really quite unusual, niche films into the mainstream. Perhaps this is partly due to the large list of popular actors who are keen to work with them. Continue reading Those Curious Coen Brothers
I’ve only just got round to watching director Jonathan Glazer’s Birth, even though it came out twelve years ago in 2004. To be honest, I didn’t know it existed until I saw Under the Skin (twice in three days) and desperately sought out more Glazer-goodness. However, I still thought it was worth writing a post about since I haven’t met a single other person who’s seen it. Please do comment with your thoughts about the film, as I’m intrigued to know why others liked or indeed didn’t like it. Most online reviews that I’ve seen have called it “staggering” and “incredible” and I feel like I’m missing something. Continue reading Jonathan Glazer’s Birth
Plan 9 From Outer Space is a 1959 sci-fi classic Continue reading Plan 9 From Outer Space