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.
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Category Archives: Classic Films
King Kong – The Stolen God
Yesterday, Mr Moth talked about the foundation of the King Kong myth. Today he concludes with a look at the reinvention and retelling of it in later years.
King Kong – The Eighth Wonder
In the first of two posts, Mr Moth examines the enduring legacy of Hollywood’s greatest monster, King Kong.
See Rome, And Live!
Niall Anderson sees a new restoration of Roberto Rossellini’s 1945 classic, Rome: Open City
I Was Wrong!
Ever seen a film and fallen volently in love with it, only to fall violently out of love next time you see it, or even before you see it again, to the extent that the mere mention of its name makes you seethe? Ever shrugged the first time, only to find a film won’t let you go. MostlyFilm certainly has, and some of our finest minds, after the jump, will tell their stories of the times THEY WERE WRONG.
The Umbrellas of Cherbourg
Jim Eaton-Terry is charmed by the 50th anniversary reissue of Jacques Demy’s classic New Wave musical
Bly spirits: revisiting Jack Clayton’s The Innocents
The Innocents, Jack Clayton’s haunting take on The Turn of the Screw, is back in cinemas. Viv Wilby plucks up the courage to get spooked all over again.
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Saving Mr Banks
This biographical drama about Walt Disney and P L Travers, directed by John Lee Hancock, is out on general release today. Emma Street detects more than a spoonful of sugar-coating.
Shadow of the Vampire
F.W. Murnau’s classic “Nosferatu” has been playing in a new restoration in the BFI’s Gothic Season, and has now made its way to Blu-ray on Eureka’s Masters of Cinema imprint. Fiona Pleasance takes a look back at the daddy of horror movies.
Berlin Alexanderplatz
Your next box set? Philip Concannon spends a weekend with Fassbinder’s epic television masterpiece.
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