There’s a War on… Somewhere
Ace in the Hole is reissued on Bluray today by Masters of Cinema. Philip Concannon’s look back at Billy Wilder’s cynical masterpiece is illustrated by behind-the-scenes photographs. Kirk Douglas and...
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Susan Patterson watches the new Blu-ray edition of Robert Altman’s Nashville. They’re gonna kill you in this town, girl. Nashville follows 24 characters with interwoven storylines over five days in the...
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Concluding Spank The Monkey’s two-part examination of Taiwanese martial arts cinema, past and present. It may be a coincidence: it may have been cunning planning on someone’s part. But for the purposes...
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As Ken Loach’s Cannes-garlanded I, Daniel Blake continues to draw audiences and make headlines, Masters of Cinema bring us a timely Blu-ray revival (in the shops today) of Loach’s beloved second film....
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Fritz Lang’s 1921 film Der müde Tod comes to cinemas and Blu-Ray this week. Fiona Pleasance makes a date with Death. Der müde Tod is an early flourish by one of the great German filmmakers, Fritz Lang....
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