“I was plunged into the dumps for weeks after seeing Entertaining Mr. Sloane”, wrote Mrs. Edna Welthorpe of the late Joe Orton’s most famous play. She was even less fond of its follow-up: “I saw Loot with my young niece. We both fled from the theatre in horror and amazement […]
Month: August 2017
Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow (1963) a brightly colourful, carefree and sexy production (Review)
4-Panel 101 – They’re Mandible-Licking Good
With the next DCEU movie confirmed as Shazam, DC also announce the third instalment of the “popular” Colonel Sanders – Justice League crossover. Meanwhile, Sega and Archie Comics end their partnership and we take a look at the BBFC’s most complained about movies. Our featured comics and manga are Shirtless […]
Cinema Eclectica 124 – Valerian’s Geordie Space Market
Keyframe 84 – Give ‘Em The Laaaaazy Eye
With Bleach getting a live-action movie, we take a look at the current trend of anime to live-action adaptations. We also discuss the potential bankruptcy of long-running anime studio Artland. Our featured anime are 11 Eyes (Tsumi to Batsu to Aganai no Shoujo), and School Live! (Gakkou Gurashi!). Tune in […]
Literary Loitering 71 – Rob and Andrew’s Science Corner
The Saga of Anatahan (1953) The creativity of the final film and the significance of subtitles (Review)
Touchez Pas au Grisbi (1954) Jean Gabin and Jacques Becker’s Radical Chic (Review)
There’s an anecdote Martin Scorsese often tells about his childhood that turns up in some variant or other in most of his gangster films. It concerns the future director walking around Little Italy with his mother, noticing that some people seemed to be wearing better clothes and driving better cars […]
4-Panel 100 – The New Communism of Manga
Cinema Eclectica 123 – Even David Cronenberg Has His Limits
Above all else, Cinema Eclectica wants to heal your soul. Do you have traumatic memories of Watership Down? Ryan’s review of BFI Flipside’s “The Orchard End Murder” might be able to help. Is your home life confusing? It can’t be as confusing as Vittorio De Sica’s “Marriage, Italian Style”, reviewed […]