LABYRINTH OF FLOWER GARDEN
This erotic noir from 1988 is a female-centered, visually rapturous thriller
Remembering that which is Better Forgotten: NOT A LOVE STORY and THE MASCULINE MYSTIQUE
Here I’m going look at 1981’s NOT A LOVE STORY: A FILM ABOUT PORNOGRAPHY, one of the most infamous documentaries of its time, and 1984’s THE MASCULINE MYSTIQUE, which is considerably less well known
HANCOCK ON HANCOCK
This, the first in-depth account of the life and films of director John Hancock, is an extremely long book (900-plus pages in ebook format), but also a vital one
DON’T DISTURB THE DEAD
DON’T DISTRUB THE DEAD is the first-ever book about the Ramsays, and must be counted as the premiere print resource on the subject
AD NAUSEAM: NEWSPRINT NIGHTMARES FROM THE 1980s
Now here’s a fun book: a handsomely laid out collection of horror movie newspaper adverts from the 1980s
YOU DON’T KNOW ME, BUT YOU LOVE ME
The first-ever biography of actor/American treasure Dick Miller, and so a vital resource for all film buffs
NOTHING LASTS FOREVER
A very good novel that seems destined to be known primarily as the basis for the Yuletide classic DIE HARD
JOE DANTE’S THE HOWLING: STUDIES IN THE HORROR FILM
Another in Centipede Press’s irresistible “Studies in the Horror Film” series, this one devoted to Joe Dante’s THE HOWLING
Nicolas Roeg: 1928-2018
On November 23, 2018 we lost one of the world’s greatest filmmakers
William Goldman: 1931-2018
Yet another tragic celebrity death? I’m afraid so. The dear departed this time around is the great William Goldman, one of my longtime heroes