With Question of the Week, Trailer Watch and all the regulars – this week’s show marks the end of an era. In Off The Shelf we look at Alex Ross Perry’s acclaimed “Queen of Earth”, obscure oddity “Taking Tiger Mountain” and Turkish horror “Baskin” before capping the show off with […]
Movies
Cinema Eclectica 77 – Whats in the BAG?!
This week we play host to some of British cinema’s finest eccentrics with Julien Temple’s “Absolute Beginners” and Ken Russell’s “Crimes of Passion”. The counter programming continues with the Taviani Brothers “Kaos” and the latest entry Jackie Chan’s “Police Story” franchise with “Lockdown”. Our feature presentation is the latest addition […]
Cinema Eclectica 76 – Neon Demon Vs. Dayglo Cenobite
We return from the badlands of the director’s lottery to sink our teeth into something gaudy. Kicking things off is a minority report on the new “Ghostbusters” (spoiler – it’s actually good), before heading into Off The Shelf with “Play On! Shakespeare in Silent Film”, Ron Howard’s “Cocoon” and “Around […]
Cinema Eclectica 75 – Don’t eat the Furry Tomatoes
The ’80s high camp is strong this week. It turns out that we have something of an Arrow Special on our hand this week. Starting with classic Western “The Ox Bow Incident” before going full cult with Jack Hill’s “The Swinging Cheerleaders”, unknown ’80s slasher “Satan’s Blade” before finishing with […]
Cinema Eclectica 75 – Don't eat the Furry Tomatoes
The ’80s high camp is strong this week. It turns out that we have something of an Arrow Special on our hand this week. Starting with classic Western “The Ox Bow Incident” before going full cult with Jack Hill’s “The Swinging Cheerleaders”, unknown ’80s slasher “Satan’s Blade” before finishing with […]
Cinema Eclectica 74 – Ultimate 1980’s Bingo Card
Our Directors Lottery has its 2nd outing and we couldn’t be happier with the result. In Off The Shelf we look at the 1993 existential noir “Suture”, Tarkovsky’s legendary debut “Ivan’s Childhood”, Pasolini’s “Pigsty” and intense political documentary “Citizenfour”. Our Featured film and second director of choice is Joe Dante […]
Cinema Eclectica 74 – Ultimate 1980's Bingo Card
Our Directors Lottery has its 2nd outing and we couldn’t be happier with the result. In Off The Shelf we look at the 1993 existential noir “Suture”, Tarkovsky’s legendary debut “Ivan’s Childhood”, Pasolini’s “Pigsty” and intense political documentary “Citizenfour”. Our Featured film and second director of choice is Joe Dante […]
Cinema Eclectica 73 – Well-made but Nauseating…
“Well-made but nauseating”. Is that about Shakespeare adaptations or us? We kick off with a long-awaited minority report for Apichatpong Weerasethakul’s “Cemetery of Splendor” before diving into business as usual – or near enough. Off The Shelf features Koreeda Hirokazu’s “Our Little Sister”, Richard Loncraine’s “Richard III” and the 1987 […]
Cinema Eclectica 72 – Nice to Eat you to Eat you Nice
Cinema Eclectica 71 – Werner Herzog: King of the Internet
This week it’s official, Werner Herzog is the king of the internet. In Off The Shelf we look at Michael Mann’s “Thief”, 1976 horror “The Premonition”, Peter Watkins’ docu-drama “Edvard Munch” and Cristi Puiu’s debut “Stuff and Dough”. Our feature film is Shane Black’s comedy thriller “The Nice Guys”. “You […]