Larry Cohen: 1936-2019
My take on the late screenwriter, producer and director Larry Cohen is a complicated one
2018: Bedlam in Print
The books of 2018? There’s really not much to say, outside my usual observation that the really good stuff often lurks outside the mainstream
TRUE INDIE
TRUE INDIE is filmmaker Don Coscarelli’s long-in-coming autobiography, and it’s a good one
1995: The Year in Bedlam
Some great films premiered in 1995, including Michael Mann’s HEAT, Todd Haynes’s SAFE and Mike Figgis’s LEAVING LAS VEGAS
1996: The Year in Bedlam
From a cinematic standpoint 1996 can be viewed as the beginning of the end on two counts
THE DARK PLANET
Comic book artists rarely ever make for good filmmakers–see this experimental sci fi reverie co-directed by the renowned comic book writer/illustrator Richard Corben
1999: The Year in Bedlam
Here I’ll be continuing my backward-looking year-end movie rankings—following the last entry, for the year 2000, we arrive at 1999
THE NEST OF THE CUCKOO BIRDS
An ultra-low rent Florida lensed horror flick, created by the veteran supporting actor Bert Williams, that was believed lost for decades
2000: The Year in Bedlam
The following marks the inaugural entry in a new and ambitious project: an overview of my favorite films from each year, starting with 2000 and working my way backward
BRAVE
In recent years Rose McGowan has gone from being a semi-famous actress, in films like THE DOOM GENERATION, JAWBREAKER and GRINDHOUSE, to a passionate feminist crusader