Full transparency: all Blu-rays reviewed were provided by Criterion, Kino Lorber, and 88 Films US. Happy holidays, everyone! ‘Tis the season for merriment, goodwill to your fellow man, and watching people beat the living hell out of each other, or at least it is on “Physical Media Isn’t Dead, It Just Smells Funny.” There’s something… Read more »
Every month, A Place for Film brings you a selection of films from our group of regular bloggers. Even though these films aren’t currently being screened at the IU Cinema, this series reflects the varied programming that can be found at the Cinema and demonstrates the eclectic tastes of the bloggers. Each contributor has picked one film… Read more »
There are few movie musicals more beloved than The Sound of Music (1965). In its day it was a massive success, and if you adjust its earnings for inflation, it remains the most successful movie musical of all time. It seems fitting then that this adaptation of the Broadway hit of the same name has… Read more »
In Robin Wood’s 1988 article “The Skull Beneath the Skin: Some Indiscreet Charms of Narrativity,” the critic places some of the pantheon directors of cinema into categories of identification: “Buñuel was clearly one of the cinema’s great male-identified directors (the list would include Hawks, Godard and Scorsese), as against its great woman-identified directors (the list… Read more »
Spoilers throughout for the 1944 film Laura. At a swanky cocktail party in New York City, glamorous advertising executive Laura Hunt (Gene Tierney) artfully rebuffs pretty playboy Shelby Carpenter (Vincent Price) when he begins flirting with her the minute she catches his eye. You can hardly blame Shelby – with her impeccably coiffed curls, simple… Read more »
Full transparency: all Blu-rays reviewed were provided by Kino Lorber, Arrow Video, Vinegar Syndrome, Fun City Editions, and Imprint Films. Believe it or not, I’ve been doing these reviews for over a year at this point and it’s been lovely watching how much it’s all grown. This originally started with me desperately wanting to review… Read more »
