JOHN FRANKENHEIMER: A CONVERSATION WITH CHARLES CHAMPLIN
A lively film-related biography structured entirely as a long conversation
THE SHUTTERED ROOM
Few people seem to remember this British made H.P. Lovecraft adaptation from 1967, and I say that’s for the best
Exotic Dancers and the Devil in the Swinging Sixties
Exotic Dancers and the devil: a curiously appropriate pairing, especially in Europe
On FILM AS A SUBVERSIVE ART
I believe FILM AS A SUBVERSIVE ART is the most exciting and comprehensive film book I’ve seen, period
SWISSMADE
a 1968 science fiction themed three parter from Switzerland that’s known primarily for the fact that one of its segments was designed (not directed, as the imdb erroneously reports) by the late H.R. Giger
LAW AND ORDER
A documentary about police officers from 1969 that seems especially relevant to 2020
L’ENFER and the Fascination for the Unfinished
The fascination exerted by aborted film projects has reached a fever pitch in recent years, and a large part of the reason, I believe, was the partial reconstruction of Henri-Georges Clouzot’s L’ENFER
Brian De Palma’s Films, Ranked
Here we pay homage to one of screen’s pre-eminent visual stylists and most irrepressible troublemakers
Disease Movies: An Informal History
With the advent of 2020 the disease movie has taken on an entirely new resonance
CUT TO THE CHASE
A movie book that’s as gossipy, informative and entertaining as anyone could possibly want