PAUL BARTEL: THE LIFE AND FILMS
A solid, if not entirely satisfying, overview of the life and output of the late Paul Bartel
NAKED THEATER AND UNCENSORED HORROR
The long-in-coming memoir of filmmaker Stuart Gordon (1947-2020), a book he spent a great deal of his final years writing
THE AMAZING STORY BEHIND THE LEGEND OF BILLY JACK
An unabashed puff piece that nonetheless emerges as the definitive resource on all things BILLY JACK
THE GARDENER
1970s horticultural horror that features the legendary male sex symbol Joe Dallesandro in his first non-Andy Warhol affiliated film
John Carpenter, Halloween Maestro
The aesthetic qualities of John Carpenter’s films are certainly worth enumerating. My interest here is in how those films and their maker transformed Hollywood
BUBBA HO-TEP at 20
Here’s a film that hasn’t been getting too many retrospectives, but I say it’s deserving of at least one
BOY MAKES GIRL
Autism and robotics: an irresistible combo!
Barbie, Movie Star?
On the Barbie headlined films SUPERSTAR: THE KAREN CARPENTER STORY, BARBIE (1977), COOL KIDS HIGH and DOLLA MORTE.
COPPERHEAD
A much-neglected but crucial entry in the shot on video revolution of the 1980s
BRUSHING THE TIP OF FAME
An ideal book for anyone interested in how to stay sane (or not) in the world of off-Hollywood moviemaking