Back in the late 1990s, at the London Film Festival, I dimly recall having seen – and been both befuddled and beguiled by – a long, slow, monochrome film of The Postman Always Rings Twice. György Fehér’s Passion (Szenvedély) was considerably artier and more enigmatic than any of the earlier versions of James M Cain’s … Continue reading Into the Unknown: A different film called Twilight
Over the last few years I've occasionally posted recommendations for recent BluRay/DVD releases and CDs that might prove useful for anyone wondering what to buy as gifts for Christmas. Since they seem to have been fairly popular posts, I thought I’d do it again – and I’ve even added in a couple of books this … Continue reading Just in time for Christmas, part 2: classic movies, new music releases and books…
Since a similar post seemed to go down quite well last year, and in case you’re wondering what to buy folks (or yourself) for Christmas, I thought I’d again offer recommendations of classic movies released on BluRay and DVD during the last 12 months. Many of the films listed below come in glorious restorations and, … Continue reading Just in time for Christmas, part 2: great classic movies now out on disc.
notes and observations by Geoff Andrew 