Author: VHS Tracking
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Blow The Man Down (2019)
Acquired by Amazon Studios and streaming now on Amazon Prime is the film, Blow The Man Down (2019). Beginning with a stirring rendition of the title sea shanty by several fisherman on the docks (who function as a type of Greek Chorus throughout the film), it’s a stylish way of announcing its setting – a… Read.
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The Shout (1978)
This was an odd one and I knew it was going to be. The Shout (1978) is a British horror film directed by Polish filmmaker Jerzy Skolimowski. All I knew about the film was that it was about a man – named Crossley and played by Alan Bates – who can kill by shouting. Based… Read.
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Winter Light (1963)
Continuing my education into the work of director Ingmar Bergman, I picked Winter Light (1963; Nattvardsgästerna) to watch next. Mostly on the basis that it’s one of the big inspirations for Paul Schrader’s First Reformed. In that movie, it was a struggling priest dealing with a suicidal parishoner obsessed with climate change apocalypse – here,… Read.
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Elevator To The Gallows (1958)
Elevator to the Gallows (1958; Ascenseur pour l’echafaud) is a French film noir directed by Louis Malle that doesn’t waste any time, introducing its adulterous lovers – Julien (Maurice Ronet) and Florence (Jeanne Moreau) – on the phone in gorgeous close ups plotting the murder of her husband, his boss. Getting straight into this carefully… Read.
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Issue 12: Best Films Of The 2010s
VHS Tracking Issue 12 is finally completed! The theme: ‘Best Cinema of the 2010s’. Many different writers have contributed fantastic words about their favourite movies from this decade, which fills two fold out A3 pieces of paper. Terrific riso printing by the wonderful team at Neighbourhood Press. Design and layout by the wickedly talented Sally… Read.
