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
SWEETIE
Those who doubt the truth of Jean-Luc Godard’s claim that Jane Campion “was better when she had no money” need only check out her debut feature SWEETIE
THE DISCREET CHARM OF THE BOURGEOISIE
A surrealist prank of a movie from the incomparable Luis Buñuel
CIMINO: THE DEER HUNTER, HEAVEN’S GATE AND THE PRICE OF A VISION
A frustrating and inconclusive book, although that’s an inevitability give its subject: the notoriously hermetic Michael Cimino
RAMPAGE (1987/92)
From the sometimes-great William Friedkin, a so-so serial killer drama
On THE SWIMMER
“DEATH OF A SALESMAN in swimming trunks” is how Burt Lancaster described his 1968 starring vehicle THE SWIMMER
THE SADNESS
An insanity plague, a Taiwan hospital and lots of gore–a fun film!
DOGMA
Angels, demons, Catholicism and Skee Ball, courtesy of Kevin Smith
Anime, Insanity, and a Cursed Dress
About THE CURSED ONE-PIECE, the finest haunted dress narrative ever filmed
MULTIPLE MANIACS
The second feature by John Waters, and in many respects his key film