Rating: ***1/2
Far-fetched at times, but very involving. The over two hours fly by.
Friday, August 29, 2008
Monday, August 25, 2008
Lady in a Cage (1964)
Rating: ***
Pessimistic story starring Olivia de Havilland as a woman who gets trapped in a home elevator while thieves (including James Caan) rob and torture her. Lots of great overacting (appropriately, given the material).
Pessimistic story starring Olivia de Havilland as a woman who gets trapped in a home elevator while thieves (including James Caan) rob and torture her. Lots of great overacting (appropriately, given the material).
Friday, August 22, 2008
Roman de Gare
Rating: ***
First hour is great. After that, there's nowhere to go but down (though not bad, by any means). The male lead is great (also in Delicatessen) but so ugly that the romantic stuff at the end is a bit hard to swallow.
First hour is great. After that, there's nowhere to go but down (though not bad, by any means). The male lead is great (also in Delicatessen) but so ugly that the romantic stuff at the end is a bit hard to swallow.
Tuesday, August 19, 2008
Monday, August 18, 2008
Murder Rock (1984) (D: Lucio Fulci)
Rating: *1/2
The first fifteen minutes are gloriously bad-good: extended dance segments, nudity, HORRIBLE music (by Keith Emerson, trying to copy Moroder's Flashdance score). The rest is a boring giallo.
The first fifteen minutes are gloriously bad-good: extended dance segments, nudity, HORRIBLE music (by Keith Emerson, trying to copy Moroder's Flashdance score). The rest is a boring giallo.
Friday, August 15, 2008
Tuesday, August 12, 2008
The 49th Parallel (1941) (Powell and Pressburger)
Rating: *** 1/2
Very clever, though definitely a propaganda film. Lawrence Olivier's French-Canadian accent is hilariously bad.
Very clever, though definitely a propaganda film. Lawrence Olivier's French-Canadian accent is hilariously bad.
Saturday, August 9, 2008
Thursday, August 7, 2008
Wednesday, August 6, 2008
Run Home Slow (1963)
Rating: * 1/2
Terrible, except for Mercedes McCambridge's performance and the score.
Terrible, except for Mercedes McCambridge's performance and the score.
Monday, August 4, 2008
See No Evil (1971)
Rating: **
Starring Mia Farrow. Pretty poor horror movie. Never even reveals the killer's motive.
Starring Mia Farrow. Pretty poor horror movie. Never even reveals the killer's motive.
Sunday, August 3, 2008
Friday, August 1, 2008
The Misfits (1961)
Rating: ***
Features final performances of Clark Gable and Marilyn Monroe. Also stars Montgomery Clift and Eli Wallach
Features final performances of Clark Gable and Marilyn Monroe. Also stars Montgomery Clift and Eli Wallach
The World's Greatest Sinner (1961)
Rating: ***
I bought this. Written, directed, and starring Timothy Carey with music by FZ. Surprised this isn't a cult classic (maybe because of lack of availability). Music includes excerpts later used in "Holiday in Berlin" (the main theme), "Lumpy Gravy" (the part right after Lumpy Gravy main theme), and "Dog Breath (In the Year of the Plague)" (the instrumental part after the song).
I bought this. Written, directed, and starring Timothy Carey with music by FZ. Surprised this isn't a cult classic (maybe because of lack of availability). Music includes excerpts later used in "Holiday in Berlin" (the main theme), "Lumpy Gravy" (the part right after Lumpy Gravy main theme), and "Dog Breath (In the Year of the Plague)" (the instrumental part after the song).
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