More Illustrated Oddments
Here we have a new batch of Illustrated Oddments, books that deserve some ink on this site, even if I can’t justify writing full reviews.
1982—The Greatest Summer Movie Season Ever?
I say yes!
Four Films Called ELDORADO
Edgar Allan Poe, diptheria, improvisation, an unlikely road trip, slumming stars and eldorado!
On WISCONSIN DEATH TRIP
A rare (perhaps sole) example of surreal history
On LES VAMPIRES
The legendary French crime saga from 1915 that’s not actually about vampires.
Ray Liotta and The Slide
The May 26, 2022 demise of actor Ray Liotta has thrown one aspect of his career into extremely sharp relief
On CRIMES OF THE FUTURE (2022) and The Tyranny of Exposition
In June 2022 CRIMES OF THE FUTURE, the first feature in eight years to be directed by David Cronenberg—and the first in 21 years to emerge from an original Cronenberg screenplay—was released
Thoughts on the Cannes Film Festival (From One who’s Never Been There)
The 2022 Cannes Film Festival has just concluded, and based on what I’ve read it seems to have been largely uneventful
Herman Melville, Leos Carax and the Ambiguities
On Herman Melville’s wildest novel and Leos Carax’s equally outre film adaptation
Fred Ward: 1942-2022
I greatly respect Fred Ward as an actor, but ultimately I like him because, simply, he graced quite a few of my favorite movies