APROPOS OF NOTHING
It’s an interesting thing about Woody Allen: not too long ago he was considered the epitome of class and sophistication, but now he’s a pariah
LOLA
A “lost” film in the filmography of Spain’s late Bigas Luna (1946–2013), LOLA is a 1986 erotic thriller that received very little attention and has largely vanished from sight
DOCTOR PETIOT
A 1990 French period piece that stars the veteran actor Michel Serrault (1928-2007) and was made, brilliantly, by Christian de Chalonge
2019: The Year in Bedlam
What is there to say about 2019? A lot, albeit not on the movie screens
THE BIG LOVE
If nothing else, this outrageous showbiz memoir serves as a fitting footnote to HOLLYWOOD BABYLON
ALAMUT
A historical epic in the grand tradition, ALAMUT is notable for its subject, a fascinating one that has been surprisingly under-utilized in literature: the so-called “Old Man of the Mountain” Hassan-i Sabbah
1988: The Year in Bedlam
I really hate to keep repeating myself in my year-end summations, but I just have to say it: 1988 was an abysmal year for movies
TWINS
You probably know this novel as the inspiration for David Cronenberg’s DEAD RINGERS (1988), which was a rare instance of a film adaptation surpassing its source novel
Fifty Years of Mansonsploitation
August 9, 2019 marked the fiftieth anniversary of the murders committed by the Manson family
THE HIPPY CULT MURDERS
It’s no secret that following the August 1969 Tate-LaBianca murders a host of “Mansonsploitation” films, songs and books invaded our lives