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Three Films by Luis Buñuel: Criterion Blu-ray review

Posted on January 6, 2021January 3, 2021 by Kenneth George Godwin
A nocturnal visitor passes through the bedroom in Luis Bunuel's The Phantom of Liberty (1974)

By the end of his career Luis Bunuel had perfected a style both allusive and precise in its details, giving his work a unique charm fully on display in Criterion’s new Blu-ray set of the final three features: The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie (1972), The Phantom of Liberty (1974) and That Obscure Object of Desire (1977).

Fall viewing, part one

Posted on November 11, 2020November 10, 2020 by Kenneth George Godwin
Beware the mutant spider bite in Fritz Böttger's Horrors of Spider Island (1960)

A round-up of recent viewing, as usual heavy on horror and exploitation.

Recent viewing – video

Posted on February 4, 2012March 27, 2016 by Kenneth George Godwin

When you buy more DVDs than you’ll ever have time to watch (one of the hazards of addiction), you end up with large backlogs piled on various shelves, the sight of which tends to nag at you. Sometimes, you can’t help asking yourself why the hell you bought them in the first place, but of […] Read More

George Godwin, Filmmaker
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Kenneth George Godwin, Film Editor
I have been editing a wide range of film and video projects, both documentary and drama, for two-and-a-half decades. I started at the Winnipeg Film Group, cutting on Steenbeck 16mm flatbeds, adopted Avid in 1995, and have used FinalCut Pro quite extensively over the past ten years. Projects I have worked on have screened – and won awards – at festivals around the world.read more >>

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