Jennifer Connelly
David Bowie in Labyrinth – Pop Screen 70
Pop Screen’s Bowie month ends in the only way it was ever going to: with a lot of talk about Muppets and ‘packages’. Made during a critical and commercial low point in Bowie’s musical career, this elaborate Jim Henson-directed fantasy nevertheless gave him one of his most celebrated screen roles […]
4-Panel Vol. 2, Issue 22 – Is Alita: Battle Angel A Good Manga Adaptation?
The Hollywood live-action adaptation of Yukito Kishiro’s seminal science fiction series Battle Angel Alita (Gunnm), is out in cinemas, but have James Cameron and Robert Rodriguez finally cracked the formula for adapting manga and anime? Andrew, Mick and Rob went to the cinema to find out, but one of them […]
Phenomena (1985) Dario Argento side steps the Giallo to bring the wildest and most fun horror of his career (Review)
Cinema Eclectica 42 – A Slightly Messed-Up Italian H-H-H-Halloween
This week the news devolves into Rob making noises. Off the Shelf is a Halloween-themed affair as we go all-Italian with Dario Argento’s “Phenomena”, Mario Bava’s “Black Sunday” and a notorious double-bill of “Zombie Flesh Eaters” and “Cannibal Holocaust”. Our Film of the Week is the latest offering from the […]