It is of no small importance that Umbrella Entertainment decided to release the 1974 sci-fi film, “Silent Running”, on this year. At the very least, interest in the movie was piqued by Danny Boyle’s latest movie, “Sunshine”, which draws heavily from “Silent Running”. The 1974 film depicts a bleak future, when the Earth has become […]
Richard Green was in Long Bay Prison in New South Wales when director Kriv Stenders approached him for a part in a short film, and would use Green to star in “Boxing Day”, a ferocious Australian film with teeth made of razor blades. Green is an Indigenous spoken word poet, with a powerful voice and
For today’s Friday Filth, we have the raunchy 80s comedy, “Hamburger… The Motion Picture”, a title that was chosen because, apparently, just “Hamburger” would confuse moviegoers into ordering burgers at the cinema. The 80s were a wonderful time for useless, ridiculous comedy, and the sex comedy was the king of the hill. Many fond memories
In 1979, Werner Herzog remade the 1922 silent German film “Nosferatu”, bringing the movie into full colour and sound, but keeping much of the atmosphere and look of F.W. Murnau’s classic. Herzog considered the original “Nosferatu” to be the most important German film, and, on the receiving end of a large budget, wanted to make
“Dark Star” is an odd science fiction movie from 1974 that features a ship manned by four miserable spacemen, an alien that looks like a beachball, and an argumentative bomb. It’s a terrible movie, really, especially since sci-fi has been built, since then, on the shoulders of giants. Why, would Umbrella Entertainment release the movie
The writer uses Allen’s “Match Point” as “A Girl Cut in Two” also features a love triangle, as you might guess from the title, but also as a film that brings the director back into focus. Indeed, Allen’s work was on the verge of dismissal before he wowed critics with “Match Point”, and Chabrol, who
This movie has a special place in my memory, it came out in 1986, and for a couple of years, it was the funniest movie on the playground. I hadn’t seen it, of course, but I could quote the hell out of it. Movies from the 80s are a tricky proposition having rewatched some ‘classic’
Yesterday, I criticized Guardian film critic, Ron Bergan, for being too pretentious about the ‘art of cinema’. Though reading his posts is similar to being reprimanded by your father for throwing dirt in the street, he does have a wide knowledge of film, and his recommendations are probably worth watching. Bergan recommended The Story of
It was good timing that got me to the Chauvel Cinema for the opening of the Czech festival last night invited by furious pizza maker Vlad Blazek to see a rare treat from the Czech New Wave, I managed to scrounge up enough pennies to pass the troll at the gate. The Ear (Ucho) is
If you haven’t been keeping your nose in the internet recently, you might not have heard about this lunatic comedy called Hot Rod from Andy Samberg and his buddy, director Akiva Schaffer. No? Don’t know what I’m on about? They’re the chuckleheads behind those outrageous SNL Digital Shorts, such as Lazy Sunday: Someone decided to
