Summer Movies
Every summer for as long as I can remember Hollywood has released at least a dozen epic blockbusters. These have been high-octane spectacles that specialize in escapism with little regard… Read more »
I Am Dragon
The Russian film I Am Dragon (2015) was clearly envisioned as a way of exploiting the success of the Twilight movies. However, I Am Dragon is based on a young… Read more »
Hard Boiled
To commemorate a year passing since Viva Video! closed its doors forever the Bryn Mawr Film Institute hosted a 35mm screening of John Woo’s Hard Boiled (1992). The event is… Read more »
La Orca
La Orca (1976) is an Italian crime film directed by Eriprando Visconti, the nephew of Luchino Visconti. Possibly inspired by the abduction of Patty Hearst in 1974, La Orca tells… Read more »
The ‘Burbs
Few American comedies in the second half of the twentieth century are as enjoyable as they are witty. Joe Dante’s classic satirical horror spoof The ‘Brubs (1989) is one of… Read more »
Female Prisoner 701: Scorpion
Shunya Itō’s film Female Prisoner 701: Scorpion (1972) is one of the greatest exploitation films ever made. Unlike so many films of this kind, Female Prisoner 701: Scorpion (and its… Read more »
Bis ans Ende der Welt
Bis ans Ende der Welt (1991), also known as Until The End Of The World in english, represents the culmination of filmmaker Wim Wenders’ career up until that point. The… Read more »
Three Songs About Lenin
Dziga Vertov’s Three Songs About Lenin (1934) is a documentary feature that was made to commemorate the tenth anniversary of Vladimir Lenin’s death. Vertov was commissioned to make Three Songs… Read more »
Où gît votre sourire enfoui?
“…then they discovered cinema and slowly we became friends.” – Danièle Huillet Où gît votre sourire enfoui? (2001), or in english Where Does Your Hidden Smile Lie?, is a filmed… Read more »
Pierwsza miłość
Pierwsza miłość (1974) is a made for television docudrama written and directed by Krzysztof Kieślowski. The film follows Jadwiga (age 17) and her boyfriend Roman (age 20) in the wake… Read more »
