Terrorizers (1986)

In Edward Yang’s film Terrorizers (1986) or The Terrorizers, there’s a repeated motif of characters standing near a window. Gazing out as wind blows through the curtains or sitting on the floor looking up at a closed window, characters exist within interiors that are often framed in master shots. There’s something at once beautiful and […]

Walking The Edge (1985)

Walking The Edge (1985) had been discussed so much on the Pure Cinema Podcast that when Fun City Editions put out their Blu-ray, I had to get a copy. Mid-1980s revenge thriller starring the late, great Robert Forster? I’m there! Factor in lots of driving scenes across LA and a pumping synth-and-sax score by Jay […]

Roxanne (1987)

“It must be wonderful to wake up and smell the coffee… in Brazil.” I used to rewatch Roxanne (1987) repeatedly as a kid so it’s a personal favourite, which holds up to me as a meeting point between Steve Martin’s ‘wild and crazy guy’ hipster goofball persona and his artistic ambitions to be taken seriously. […]

In The White City (1983)

Swiss-German actor Bruno Ganz is popularly identified for two roles – playing the angel in Wings Of Desire and Hitler in Downfall. But I love him in The American Friend and am always keen to discover more of his work in international cinema, particularly in the 70s and 80s. In The White City (1983; aka […]

Heat (1986)

Not to be confused with the cops-and-robbers epic starring DeNiro and Pacino, Heat (1986) is based on a novel written by William Goldman, Oscar-winning screenwriter of Butch Cassidy and The Sundance Kid and The Princess Bride. I remember reading about it in his book, Adventures In The Screen Trade, and how the film adaptation went […]