Persona (1966)

It’s always a revelation when you finally see an art-house classic and understand all the references and influences that have flowed on ever since. So it was with finally watching Persona (1966), part of my catching up on the filmography of director Ingmar Bergman. My initial understanding was that the film was about two women […]

The Tomb Of Ligeia (1964)

Once more into the breach, dear friends, with a first time viewing of a title from the Vincent Price Collection Blu-ray Boxset. The Tomb Of Ligeia (1964) is another Edgar Allan Poe adaptation directed by Roger Corman. Key difference is that it was a UK co-production and shot in England, which means better out door […]

Model Shop (1969)

Thanks to the release of Once Upon A Time In… Hollywood, SBS OnDemand have added several films from the late 1960s presented by Quentin Tarantino and film critic Kim Morgan. One that I was keen to see was Model Shop (1969), directed by Jacques Demy (of The Umbrellas Of Cherbourg) while he was in America […]