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Sunshine Noir: Cutter’s Way (1981)
“I have seen people after the war that came from concentration camps, they were violated in their bodies and their minds, and they were contaminated by the violence. They became violent themselves....
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This week on TCM Underground: Possession (1981). Just Possession. All you...
Some movies I know just to leave the Hell enough alone. Case in point: Andrzej Żuławski‘s POSSESSION (1981). I’ve seen the movie only a few times, always when I’m by myself because I don’t want to be...
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On the Waterfront (1954): A Poster Gallery
I’m unapologetically biased when it comes to On the Waterfront (1954). I’m well aware of the controversy surrounding the production but I firmly believe it’s one of the greatest American films of the...
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An American Blogger in Paris
If I don’t respond to comments on this post right away, you’ll have to forgive me, I’ll be in France. Paris, to be exact. I can’t let David Kalat have all the fun. I won’t be painting on the...
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Loopy for Lupin (Arsene Lupin, that is)
DVR alert: on Monday the 25th, TCM has a double feature lined up of the classic Arsène Lupin films from the 1930s. The first of these, the Jack Conway Arsene Lupin starring both Lionel and John...
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Why Should a Movie Make Sense?
This is a brief excerpt from an interview with David Lynch, conducted by Jason Barlow of the British Academy of Film and Television Arts. David Lynch: I saw Eraserhead last with my then 14-year old...
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Elvis & Nixon: A Match Made in Pop Culture Heaven
Elvis & Nixon opened over the weekend with little fanfare but with a barrage of unconstructive, ineffectual reviews. Liza Johnson directed this slice-of-Elvis-lore, which chronicles the time that...
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A Toast to Dolemite (1975)
“These rhymes and raps that I have were told 50 years ago by the beer joint and liquor store wise men who used to sit out in front of the store, drinking beer, lying, and talking shit. What I did, I...
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This week on TCM Underground: God Told Me To (1976) and It’s Alive 2: It...
It’s always a party when Larry Cohen is in the house. Back in December — two days before Christmas, in fact — TCM Underground ran a double shot of Larry Cohen 70s horror/sci-fi: GOD TOLD ME TO (1976)...
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Bonus: They Came from the Swamp: The Films of William Grefé (2015) reviewed!
Ballyhoo Motion Pictures, those dogged documentarians who have brought added value to such special edition Blu-ray/DVD releases as VCI Entertainment’s GORGO (1961) and THE NAME OF THE GAME IS KILL!...
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Star Scents: A Pictorial of Classic Film Star Fragrances
Sophia Loren is getting the red carpet treatment on Turner Classic Movies tonight (April 28). If you tune in at 8 PM EST/ 5 PM PST you can catch the multi-talented Italian actress in a live interview...
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Wait, that’s what it’s about?!
We all make mistakes. I’ve made far too many to count at this point in my life but we learn from our mistakes as well. Sometimes, at least. One mistake I have repeatedly made in the world of cinema...
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The Artist Formerly Known as Walter Paisley
As regular readers here know, I’ve got a thing for documentaries that ruminate on the meaning of “art” and dig into the gray areas of artistic expression. Well, I also like fictional satires on the...
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Race to the Border
This Thursday, May 5th, celebrate your Cinco de Mayo with The Fast and the Furious. No, not the recent franchise-spawning movie of same name directed by Rob Cohen starring Michelle Rodriguez (who has...
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The Men Who Would Be King
Last week, I talked about the new indie film Elvis & Nixon, which is loosely based on the time that Elvis Presley made an impromptu visit to Washington D.C., to drop in on President Richard Nixon....
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Lost and Found: The Man and the Moment (1929)
The light comedy The Man and the Moment (1929) was considered lost until a dupe negative was recently discovered at Cineteca Italiana di Milano. This part-talkie from First National Pictures was...
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This week on TCM Underground: David Lynch’s old shorts!
I don’t mean his old underwear – how weird would that be? No, I mean the short films that David Lynch made before he went long form with ERASERHEAD (1977) and wormed his way into our collective...
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Spotlight on AIP with Roger Corman
Roger Corman is coming to TCM! Every Thursday night throughout the month of May TCM will be spotlighting American International Pictures (AIP) with a block of films hosted by director and producer...
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There’s a Lesson to be Learned Here
When we think of message movies, we tend to think of the Stanley Kramer variety where a serious social issue is dealt with heavy-handedly by an all-star cast letting us know it’s time for a lesson in...
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The Melies Legacy
On my recent trip to Paris I paid a visit to the grave of the father of mass media as we know it. At the dawn of the twentieth century, he was the greatest entertainer in the entire world, and the...
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