Wired
In 1984, Bob Woodward published his much acclaimed biography of actor John Belushi titled Wired: The Short Life And Fast Times Of John Belushi. The life Belushi lead stands as a… Read more »
Tag: 1980s
The Coca-Cola Kid
An Australian production, The Coca-Cola Kid (1985) represents Dušan Makavejev’s most traditionally narrative film since Love Affair, or the Case Of The Missing Switchboard Operator (1968) as well as the director’s first… Read more »
Tuff Turf
In Fritz Kiersch’s Tuff Turf (1985), James Spader’s character Morgan is relentlessly terrorized by gang leader Nick (Paul Mones), when Nick’s girlfriend Richie (Kim Richards) begins to fall for Spader…. Read more »
Crawlspace
My friend Neal and I are both avid cinephiles. Last week we were directing our snobbery to a film I can’t even remember anymore, but I think Tom Cruise was… Read more »
Berlin Alexanderplatz: Epilogue
Produced between 1979 and 1980, Berlin Alexanderplatz is Fassbinder’s masterpiece, and an epic in scope beyond the work of any other film in his prolific career. Shot by Xavier Schwarzenberger… Read more »
Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence
Guilt and regret are two emotions that I have personally always found overwhelming, primarily because they are responsible for so much of my character. It is those two emotions that… Read more »
Track 29
Nicolas Roeg is famous for the shot compositions in his films, filling the frame with tension and subversive sexual anxiety. In 1988, Roeg made Track 29 with George Harrison’s Handmade Films. The cast… Read more »
Lulu In Berlin
It’s not difficult to see why Louise Brooks remains one of the most captivating personas of the silent cinema. Even in her day her look and her talent for acting… Read more »
Rendez-vous
Rendez-vous (1986) is relatively early in both Juliette Binoche and Andre Téchiné’s careers. Binoche had yet to develop the kind of kinetic energy she would while working with Leos Carax… Read more »
Straight To Hell
Just before directing his masterpiece Walker (1987) Alex Cox helmed this typically offbeat revival of the Spaghetti Western. The film is the product of a failed charity concert film Cox… Read more »
