There are features on the disc and in the booklet accompanying the BFI’s new dual-format release of Arthur Robison’s 1929 thriller The Informer describing how long and careful the restoration process was. Just as well; anyone under the delusion that a silent film could be restored in a couple of weeks […]
Month: April 2017
Letter to Brezhnev (1985) A tough, rough and influential British Rom-Com (Review)
Drunken Master (1978) Jackie Chan at his physical peak (Review)
Experiment in Terror (1962) Pink Panther’s Blake Edwards takes a dark turn (Review)
Blake Edwards’ 1962 thriller, Experiment in Terror, opens on the night skyline of San Francisco. Lines of traffic cruise down the highway in the pitch black with Henry Mancini’s haunting and sinister score lumbering in the background. It then cuts to a suburb with a convertible pulling into a garage. […]
Keyframe 72 – For All Your Death Stationary Needs
This week we’ve got export restrictions, dragon dentists, same faces, strange mousemats and all sorts of other paraphernalia that make animation such an odd place to visit. Our featured anime are Berserk (1997), and Death Note. Tune in to The Geek Show Podcast Network for all the latest news, discussions […]
Cinema Eclectica 105 – Northumberland Noir (Hunting the Wild Tosserlad)
Not so much a podcast, more an epic odyssey as we head into the wilderness. After traversing the outer reaches of Producer Rob’s comic collection we hail our slime-mould overlords in the bizarre documentary “The Creeping Garden”, before embarking on a Norwegian safari with “Troll Hunter” – with time left […]
Brotherhood of Blades (2014) An all-too-rare outing for that classic Shaw Brothers-style yarn (Review)
It’s not the language barrier, nor the theatrics and flamboyance, no, the biggest cross for martial arts cinema to bear is context. As a Westerner, many of the nuances of Eastern history allude me, unfortunately, its those very nuances that the historical martial arts film (Wuxia) concerns itself with. Even […]
The Lady from Shanghai (1947) Orson Welles Infamously cut-to-pieces Noir Returns (Review)
4-Panel 81 – Rise of the Planet of the Kevin Bacon’s
Strange tidings emerge from the gutters with Ben Affleck not wanting to play Batman, Mel Gibson tipped to direct Suicide Squad 2, and the graphic novelisation of Apple’s iTunes legal agreement? Our featured comics and manga are Night Post, Moon Girl & Devil Dinosaur #14 and 15, Green Lantern/Planet of […]
S14E07 – All Hail the Great Wiki Overlord
Another week, another episode, and another blast through the oddities of science and technology. This time we’ve got trips to the moon, Wikipedia bots, prank shows, the efforts of certain companies to keep their expansions moving, and slightly mad scientists. Tune in to The Geek Show Podcast Network for all […]