Anthony Hinds 1922-2013

I just learned that Anthony Hinds died three weeks ago, aged 91. Although perhaps not a household name, Hinds was one of the most influential post-war producers not just in British film, but in world cinema in general. And this despite the fact that he apparently wasn’t enamoured of the business; a quiet man, he […]

Damned Treason

My friend Howard and I get together fairly regularly for an evening of conversation and movie viewing. The conversation often revolves around what he goes through teaching film courses to first-year university students … something I’m glad not to be involved with! The viewing more often than not focuses on older movies (we’re both pretty […]

Late Summer Viewing, part 2

I’ve mentioned the boutique label Twilight Time before; they continue to release an interestingly eclectic series of limited edition Blu-rays (3000 copies of each title), with their specialty being a focus on the films’ soundtracks (each title includes a separate music track), not so surprising since they’re available exclusively from Screen Archives Entertainment, a site […]

Blasts from the past

Criterion Blu-ray review: Laurie Anderson’s Heart of a Dog (2015)

Andrei Tarkovsky’s Andrei Rublev (1966):
Criterion Blu-ray review

Claudio Simonetti’s Goblin live

Fantasy, horror and crazed killers on the exploitation fringes

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