Maverick director Terry Gilliam’s frequent run-ins with Hollywood are well documented, with the battle over the release of his masterpiece Brazil being the stuff of
Author: Thomas Caldwell
Writer, broadcaster, film critic and film programmer.
Film review – Lucky Number Slevin (aka The Wrong Man) (2006)
Director Paul McGuigan’s best film to date is still the English gangster film Gangster No. 1 from 2000. However, the major problem with Gangster No.
DVD review – Raise the Red Lantern (1991), Region 4, Rajon Vision
Set in China in the 1920s, Raise the Red Lantern focuses on Songlian, played by Gong Li (2046, Memoirs of a Geisha), a young woman
Book review – The Wolf at the Door: Stanley Kubrick, History, & the Holocaust
Geoffrey Cocks. The Wolf at the Door: Stanley Kubrick, History, & the Holocaust. New York: Peter Lang Publishing Inc., 2004 The Wolf at the Door:
DVD review – Kundun (1997), Region 4, Roadshow
Released in 1997, Martin Scorsese’s Kundun never received the audience that it deserved. The producing studio’s parent company Disney barely promoted it due to economic
DVD review – Damage (1992), Region 4, Roadshow
When originally released in 1992 Damage created a minor fuss with its exploration of the relationship between pain and desire, articulated by an affair between
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