Alexander Ballinger on 23rd May
With its powerhouse performance from Lee Marvin as a man relentlessly seeking retribution in a modernist LA, Point Blank holds its own against Antonioni and Roeg, writes Alexander Ballinger.
Alexander Ballinger on 25th May / comments
MovieMail’s man on the Croisette, Alexander Ballinger reports on the latest brace of memorable movies jostling for the coveted Palme d’Or - Paolo Sorrentino’s glorious La Grande Belezza and Alexander Payne's monochrome roadtrip Nebraska.
David Parkinson on 25th May
The wonderful child actress Ana Torrent (Spirit of the Beehive) stars as the orphaned daughter of a Francoist bigwig in Saura's 1976 film. It's a masterpiece, writes Mike Bartlett.
on 24th May
Rummage through our Bank Holiday Stock Clearance Sale where you’ll find huge reductions on over 150 DVDs and Blu-rays – while stocks last and for this weekend only! From the great to the good to the curiosities, you'll find a range of diverse films an...
James Oliver on 24th May / comments
This time we turn to one of cinema's true masterpieces. It's not as well known as it should be but remains many people's favourite film - Stanley Kubrick's period drama Barry Lyndon. James sets the scene.
Mike McCahill on 24th May / comments
Two early triumphs from Japanese animators Studio Ghibli return to UK cinemas this weekend. Mike McCahill hails 1988’s Grave of the Fireflies, a tale of two siblings dodging WW2 bombs that forms one of the cinema's most powerful anti-War statements.
Laurence Boyce on 24th May
Film following two visionaries of American cinema looking for funds on Kickstarter.
Mike McCahill on 24th May / comments
Olivier Assayas follows up his mighty Carlos the Jackal biopic with a more intimate account of his own experiences as a teenager in the wake of May ’68. Mike McCahill admires a seductive coming together of the personal and political.
Rick Burin on 24th May
Siodmak's first excursion into noir is an atmospheric nerve-shredder that, at its best, matches other shadow-drenched fare from the same year such as Double Indemnity, writes Rick Burin.
Mike McCahill on 24th May
This study of a man driven to extremes from Cristi Puiu (The Death of Mr Lazarescu) tells a tale of compellingly ordinary madness. It's perversely fascinating viewing, writes Mike McCahill.
La Gloire de Mon Pere / Le Chateau de Ma Mere (Rest...
Yves Robert, 1990-91 // DVD £15.99
Time Without Pity (Now Deleted, Last Stocks)
Joseph Losey, 1957 // DVD £5.99
Piccadilly Third Stop
Wolf Rilla, 1960 // DVD £7.99
Point Blank
John Boorman, 1967 // DVD £11.99
Cría Cuervos
Carlos Saura, 1976 // DVD+Blu-ray £13.99
Carlos Saura, 1976
The wonderful child actress Ana Torrent (Spirit of the Beehive) stars as the orphaned daughter of a Francoist bigwig in Saura's 1976 film. It's a masterpiece, writes Mike Bartlett.
Cristi Puiu, 2010
This study of a man driven to extremes from Cristi Puiu (The Death of Mr Lazarescu) tells a tale of compellingly ordinary madness. It's perversely fascinating viewing, writes Mike McCahill.
Robert Siodmak, 1944
Siodmak's first excursion into noir is an atmospheric nerve-shredder that, at its best, matches other shadow-drenched fare from the same year such as Double Indemnity, writes Rick Burin.
John Boorman, 1967
With its powerhouse performance from Lee Marvin as a man relentlessly seeking retribution in a modernist LA, Point Blank holds its own against Antonioni and Roeg, writes Alexander Ballinger.
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Alexander Ballinger on 25th May / comments
MovieMail’s man on the Croisette, Alexander Ballinger reports on the latest brace of memorable movies jostling for the coveted Palme d’Or - Paolo Sorrentino’s glorious La Grande Belezza and Alexander Payne's...
James Oliver on 24th May / comments
This time we turn to one of cinema's true masterpieces. It's not as well known as it should be but remains many people's favourite film - Stanley Kubrick's period drama Barry Lyndon. James sets the scene.
Alexander Ballinger on 23rd May / comments
MovieMail’s man on the Croisette, Alexander Ballinger reports on the two latest front runners for the coveted Palme d’Or award.
Laurence Boyce on 22nd May / comments
Today: Todd Haynes and Ozu. Sadly not collaborating (which would be a bit difficult to be honest).
James Oliver on 22nd May / comments
What did William Hartnell do before Doctor Who? Like many British actors, he appeared in low-budget crime films. James surveys the varied appearances of a few well-known faces before they became familiar.
Alexander Ballinger on 21st May / comments
MovieMail’s man on the Croisette, Alexander Ballinger reports mid-Festival on two likely candidates for the Palme d’Or...
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