Brigitte Anne-Marie Bardot started acting in 1952, at the age of 17. By the end of that decade she was the most famous woman in France, for her films, her music and the gleefully-reported-on turmoil of her private life. Among actresses of this era, only Marilyn Monroe was more famous. […]
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Ema – Cinema Eclectica Podcast 253
This isn’t quite Cinema Eclectica’s dance special, but it gets weirdly close – with Pablo Larrain’s psychosexual reggaeton epic Ema as Film of the Week, and a Question of the Week about your favourite cinematic dance scenes. The answers take in everyone from Gene Kelly and Ginger Rogers to Greta […]
The Woman In The Window: A great Noir that puts one foot wrong (Review)
Cinema Eclectica 197 – The Mean Streets of Micheal Portillo
Hitler’s Hollywood (2017) Modern History and it’s cinema’s darkest days (Review)
What do you think of when you think of Nazi-era German cinema? Leni Riefenstahl filling the screen with crowds cheering Hitler, or the explicitly anti-Semitic likes of Jud Süß and The Eternal Jew? Perhaps you think of Quentin Tarantino’s literal and figurative massacre of the industry in Inglourious Basterds, and […]
The Cremator (1968) an absolute essential to watch for all Czech New Wave Fans (Review)
Destiny (DER MÜDE TOD)(1921) The Pathway to Fritz Lang’s Landmark Achievements (Review)
Keyframe 70 – Kirito’s Computer Haka
This week we’ve got Antarctic Doraemon, Gintama Valentine’s statues, and an odd choice for a cybersecurity officer. Our featured anime are Metropolis and Psycho Pass part 1. Tune in to The Geek Show Podcast Network for all the latest news, discussions and reviews, and follow us on Facebook, Twitter and […]