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A Bucket Of Blood (1959)
I always loved seeing Dick Miller (who sadly passed away this year) appear in cameos and small parts in movies, particularly those made by former protégés of Roger Corman (Martin Scorsese, James Cameron, Joe Dante obviously, etc). I never realised that Miller was the lead of anything, namely the cult beatnik culture satire horror flick… Read.
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Passion (2012)
Brian De Palma’s Passion (2012), a remake of the French thriller Love Crime, received mixed reviews upon release. Having finally seen it, and enjoying it quite a lot, I think it’ll be like his previous film, Femme Fatale – in that in ten years’ time, critics and fans will re-evaluate and appreciate it. And I… Read.
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Female Trouble (1974)
John Waters’ next film after Pink Flamingos, Female Trouble (1974), still has the capacity to shock with its gleeful celebration of bad taste, or at least redefining what counts for taste at that time. Divine is a magnetic force of nature as Dawn Davenport, who goes through an episodic narrative journey, from sneaking in hoagie… Read.
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Revolver (1973)
Continuing a quest to actually watch the movie of an Ennio Morricone soundtrack that I really like listening to, Revolver (1973; aka Blood In The Streets) is an example of the Eurocrime/Poliziotteschi genre as well as an Italian-German-French co-production. The main musical theme – a mournful, orchestral folk-pop number – was used by Tarantino in… Read.
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Bicycle Thieves (1948)
Ever since the writer character Vincent D’Onofrio played in The Player went to a screening of Bicycle Thieves (1948; Ladri di biciclette aka The Bicycle Thief), championing it as true cinema, I always felt guilty for never having seen it. After copping a DVD copy, and letting it sit on a shelf for a long… Read.
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