Daniel Henshall’s portrayal of the serial killer John Bunting is chilling
Michael Haneke’s Amour has just won the Palme d’Or at this year’s Cannes Film Festival. I’m really looking forward to seeing this
Here’s an interview with Haneke about the film via The Guardian
Ojciec Chrzestny II / The Godfather: Part II, 1974
Design by Andrzej Klimowski, 1976
Alfred Hitchcock’s classic thriller was originally filmed for 3D, as can be seen in some of the screen compositions and camera angles. However, at the time of release 3D screenings were very limited and the film has never been available on home formats in this form
Read more about it HERE
I watched this the other night, the original feature-length film from The Magic Roundabout. I’d not seen it since childhood and was pleased that it hadn’t lost any of its charm. Even so, I was surprised by a few scenes that were quite dark - clearly something I’d forgotten or reppressed from all those years ago
As with the TV series in the UK, the storyline and dialogue have been ‘reimagined’ by Eric Thompson from Serge Danot’s Pollux et le Chat Bleu. And it comes complete with the usual cast of characters, including Dylan (named after Bob Dylan) the ever tired (stoned) rabbit whose opening appearance has him watching ‘crazy’ mushrooms grow
You can watch the entire film HERE
Harrison Ford as Rick Deckard
via Pineapples101
Steve McQueen’s Shame is excellent
The White Dragon
See more Blade Runner photos HERE
Close Encounters of the Third Kind Mother Ship Model
The model makers put together a complex model to convey an overall effect of a city of light. They used various train and other model kit parts and, knowing that smaller details probably wouldn’t be visible in the final cut of the film, they added some inside jokes. One example is R2-D2 which, as it turns out, is actually visible in the film
Matinee screening at the ICA tomorrow
As Wendy guides the pediatrician into her living room at the beginning of The Shining, they pass a painting of a horse galloping along train tracks towards an oncoming train. The painting is titled “Horse and Train” (1954) by Canadian artist Alex Colville.
A common interpretation of the painting is that it is intended to invoke feelings of helplessness and tension, and that the anxiety is heightened because we are not shown the outcome. It can only be assumed that the results will be disastrous if the subjects continue on their current course.
The choice of this image is certainly in alignment with the anxiety and tension Kubrick has already begun to invoke as the Torrance family prepares to move up to the Overlook Hotel for the winter.
This scene was deleted from the UK release even though Anne Jackson still appears in the film’s credits
Source: the-overlook-hotel
