B Either a horror movie or a drama about horror moviesWritten by Prano Bailey-Bond, Anthony FletcherDirected by Prano Bailey-Bond This unique British film starts as a social drama about excessive violence in the movies. But as it goes along, it becomes a movie filled with excessive violence. The censor of the title, Enid (Niamh Algar), … Continue reading Censor: Is it serious, or frightening
Month: June 2021
Movies I’ve Recently Seen: One really good new movie and four not-so-good old ones
For the first time in more than 15 months, I've posted one of these "Recently Seen" posts containing a new movie I saw actually saw in a movie theater. A- Limbo (2021) The trailer suggests this is a comedy, and at first, it feels like a very funny and quirky one. But the farther you … Continue reading Movies I’ve Recently Seen: One really good new movie and four not-so-good old ones
What’s Screening: June 4 – 10
What's showing in Bay Area art house cinema? Finnish sex, Niles without Zoom, Bridesmaids, a faraway galaxy, and two film festivals. Festivals Frameline opens Thursday SF DocFest continues through the week and beyond Helping a theater Live Social Distanced Fundraising Social, Niles Essanay Silent Film Museum, Sunday, Noon Since COVID shut down the theaters, the … Continue reading What’s Screening: June 4 – 10
Carole Lombard & The Marx Brothers at the Criterion Channel
Only yesterday I posted an article about a series of movies at The Criterion Channel, and here I am doing it again. Only this time, I'm discussing two series, and they're all about funny movie stars. Carole Lombard I haven't seen enough Carole Lombard movies. This series, Starring Carole Lombard, should give me a chance … Continue reading Carole Lombard & The Marx Brothers at the Criterion Channel
Dalton Trumbo and films of the Blacklist at Criterion
The Criterion Channel is currently doing something unusual; they're running a series set around - not a director or a star - but a screenwriter. Dalton Trumbo was a top MGM screenwriter in the 1940s, when he was blacklisted for his leftwing politics. He did time in federal prison, then he spent the 1950s writing … Continue reading Dalton Trumbo and films of the Blacklist at Criterion
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