Time Tripping Through the World of Film
PTSD (Post-traumatic stress disorder) is a term that became prominent in 1980 when the American Psychiatric Association recognized it as a mental health diagnosis that was often used to describe Vietnam War veterans and Holocaust survivors. Although PTSD could also Continue reading
Some movie lovers may be familiar with the Camargue region in the south of France since it has figured prominently in a number of films, especially 1953’s Crin Blanc: Le Cheval Sauvage (English title, White Mane), Albert Lamorisse’s lyrical tale Continue reading
It is hard to believe that Raoul Walsh, the man who directed The Roaring Twenties (1939), High Sierra (1941), They Died with Their Boots On (1941), Objective, Burma! (1945), White Heat (1949) and other classic genre films for Warner Brothers, Continue reading
The year is 1910 and you work in a factory in the North West region of England where you are given a week off every year. So where do you take your vacation? During the Edwardian era, most working class Continue reading
While some point to The Asphalt Jungle in 1950 as the film that really marked the emergence of the heist film, the genre had actually been in existence since the silent era with The Great Train Robbery (1903) a prime Continue reading
I thought it was some kind of avant-garde prank when I first saw a poster advertising a special showing of Roger Corman s X, The Man with the X-Ray Eyes (1963) accompanied by the legendary Cleveland, Ohio band Pere Ubu performing Continue reading
Propaganda masquerading as popular entertainment has rarely fooled the ticket-buying public. And American audiences in particular have rarely turned out in large numbers for politically themed movies with the rare exception of a surprise hit such as Michael Moore s Fahrenheit Continue reading
If you are a devoted cinephile with a keen interest in the constantly evolving state of international cinema, then you know that there are always new filmmakers and cultures to explore in the cinematic universe. One of my recent discoveries Continue reading
Does anyone remember the CB radio craze of the 1970s? It now looks like some strange cultural aberration in hindsight but it lasted for about eight years and was at the height of its popularity between 1974 to 1977. The Continue reading
It is always a welcome surprise to come across a film that somehow slipped under my radar but proves to be a completely absorbing and thought provoking experience. Rose Plays Julie (2019) from the filmmaking team of Joe Lawlor and Continue reading