Tuesday, 5 April 2011

Danger: Diabolique

dir. Mario Bava
Italy, 1968

Ridiculously camp 60s cops-and-robbers film, with a terrible actor in the lead role. Basically Austin Powers without the irony.

Monday, 14 March 2011

Please Give

dir. Nicole Holofcener
USA, 2010

Little Children

dir. Todd Field
USA, 2006

A Man Is Not A Bird

Thursday, 3 February 2011

The Case of the Missing Switchboard Operator

dir. Dusan Makavejev
Yugoslavia, 1967

Irreverent love affair-goes-wrong in melting pot Belgrade. Eva Ras's amazingly fresh presence
is at the centre of a film that Al described as having the "best strudel preparation scene in the history of cinema". Here it is:

Portrait of Jason

dir. Shirley Clarke
USA, 1967

A one-of-a-kind guy - houseboy, hustler, would-be-cabaret artiste - called Jason pontificates in front of a film crew in his house for an hour and a half, getting progressively drunker.

Black Swan

dir. Darren Aronofsky
USA, 2010

Brilliantly darkly camp. Colour pallet like a black forest gateau. Wonderful performance from Natalie Portman. Five stars, definitely.