OK, continuing with my exploration of creepy twin films… A Zed & Two Noughts is one of the few Peter Greenaway’s films I hadn’t seen yet. As the third film he made with composer Michael Nyman and the first he made famed cinematographer Sacha Vierny, whom the director called “his most important collaborator,” and established [...]
Brazil has always been Terry Gilliam’s most lauded film, and is certainly the one that cemented his distinctive visual style. But it has never especially been a favorite of mine. I was probably a bit too young when I watched it for the first time, and was put off by it lack of the charm [...]
Clue is a guilty pleasure of mine. I am almost as embarrassed by confessing how much I love this film as I the characters in it are by revealing the reasons for which they are being blackmailed. It is based on the lowest form of literature imaginable, a board game. I remember seeing a newspaper [...]
I have known about Lust in The Dust for ages, but didn’t get around to seeing it until now. Although Divine is one of my favorite actors, him appearing in a movie not directed by John Waters seemed like a bad idea. Then I learned that this was directed by Paul Bartel, who also made [...]
I’m continuing to go through all of Tim Burton’s movies—both the few I have never seen and the ones I have seen probably too often. Pee Wee’s Big Adventure definitely falls into the latter category, as it seemed to be a staple on cable television shortly after its release, especially during boring summer vacations. Later, [...]
Real Genius is another film which I saw countless times on TV when I was growing up. Like just about every other North American boy of my generation, I had a mad crush on Jordan (Michelle Meyrink), the quirky, hyperactive female nerd of this film, to the point that she was really the only thing [...]
After seeing Cloak and Dagger and WarGames again in the past couple of days, I thought I should continue watching ‘80s films I remember seeing on Saturday afternoon TV more than two decades ago. I first found out about this film from the Leonard Nimoy-hosted show called “Standby, Lights, Camera, Action!” which explained all aspects [...]
The Bride is one of those movies that have wanted to watch for over 20 years, and I have been trying to get around to seeing some of these lately. I am not quite sure, but I think I first learned about this movie on the Leonard Nimoy-hosted kids show “Standby… Lights! Camera! Action!” which [...]
I really enjoyed the French comedy The Tall Blond Man With One Black Shoe when I saw it two years ago, and thought would never have to bother with the American remake starring Tom Hanks. But news came yesterday yesterday that actor Charles Durning had died. Although I have already seen literally dozens of his films, [...]
I’m continuing to go through films I remember seeing on TV between the ages of around 10 and 15. Turk 182! was one of those films. The only thing I really remembered about this film was that Timothy Hutton was a very inventive and highly determined graffitist, and that he drove a very cool Soviet [...]
Year in Film: 1985
A Zed & Two Noughts
OK, continuing with my exploration of creepy twin films… A Zed & Two Noughts is one of the few Peter Greenaway’s films I hadn’t seen yet. As the third film he made with composer Michael Nyman and the first he made famed cinematographer Sacha Vierny, whom the director called “his most important collaborator,” and established [...]
Brazil
Brazil has always been Terry Gilliam’s most lauded film, and is certainly the one that cemented his distinctive visual style. But it has never especially been a favorite of mine. I was probably a bit too young when I watched it for the first time, and was put off by it lack of the charm [...]
Clue
Clue is a guilty pleasure of mine. I am almost as embarrassed by confessing how much I love this film as I the characters in it are by revealing the reasons for which they are being blackmailed. It is based on the lowest form of literature imaginable, a board game. I remember seeing a newspaper [...]
Lust in the Dust
I have known about Lust in The Dust for ages, but didn’t get around to seeing it until now. Although Divine is one of my favorite actors, him appearing in a movie not directed by John Waters seemed like a bad idea. Then I learned that this was directed by Paul Bartel, who also made [...]
Pee Wee’s Big Adventure
I’m continuing to go through all of Tim Burton’s movies—both the few I have never seen and the ones I have seen probably too often. Pee Wee’s Big Adventure definitely falls into the latter category, as it seemed to be a staple on cable television shortly after its release, especially during boring summer vacations. Later, [...]
Real Genius
Real Genius is another film which I saw countless times on TV when I was growing up. Like just about every other North American boy of my generation, I had a mad crush on Jordan (Michelle Meyrink), the quirky, hyperactive female nerd of this film, to the point that she was really the only thing [...]
Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins
After seeing Cloak and Dagger and WarGames again in the past couple of days, I thought I should continue watching ‘80s films I remember seeing on Saturday afternoon TV more than two decades ago. I first found out about this film from the Leonard Nimoy-hosted show called “Standby, Lights, Camera, Action!” which explained all aspects [...]
The Bride
The Bride is one of those movies that have wanted to watch for over 20 years, and I have been trying to get around to seeing some of these lately. I am not quite sure, but I think I first learned about this movie on the Leonard Nimoy-hosted kids show “Standby… Lights! Camera! Action!” which [...]
The Man with One Red Shoe
I really enjoyed the French comedy The Tall Blond Man With One Black Shoe when I saw it two years ago, and thought would never have to bother with the American remake starring Tom Hanks. But news came yesterday yesterday that actor Charles Durning had died. Although I have already seen literally dozens of his films, [...]
Turk 182!
I’m continuing to go through films I remember seeing on TV between the ages of around 10 and 15. Turk 182! was one of those films. The only thing I really remembered about this film was that Timothy Hutton was a very inventive and highly determined graffitist, and that he drove a very cool Soviet [...]