I just saw an indisputably good movie, The Great Silence AKA Il Grande Silenzio, but for all I know, it could well have been truly great. Why the uncertainty? Because the only version I could get hold of was dubbed.
The Great Silence is a spaghetti western, so obviously it was originally in Italian.
There are many […]
Jan
29
Why Subtitles Rule
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Oct
22
Goodies For Lovers of Asian Film
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I’ve got to say, I haven’t been too impressed by the participation of this blog’s readers.
Whatever.
But, for those readers who happen to really love modern Korean flicks and Golden Age of Hong Kong movies, I might be in the position to do you a solid, but only for those of you who are worthy.
Now, how […]
Sep
5
The Elephant In The Room
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Recently, I read an entry on Geoff Boucher’s blog, Hero Complex, about the spate of “out of body” movies coming out, like Surrogates, Gamer and Avatar. Boucher says that the reason these movies are all coming out at roughly the same time is a reflection of society’s anxiety about “…the slippery nature of humanity in […]
Jul
21
The King Of Masks - What Makes A Child Worth Loving?
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Country: Hong Kong
Genre: Drama
Director: Wu Tian-Ming
Year: 1996
Rating:
ESSENTIAL MOVIE
A couple of months ago, I told you guys about Lost In Time, the ultimate weepie/romance. Today, I’m going to write about what is probably the best family drama ever filmed, King of Masks. Like Lost In Time, King of Masks is engineered to squeeze tears from […]
Jul
8
Format Change - It’s Not Just For Trash Anymore!
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When I started this website, I decided to concentrate on Trash Cinema for a couple of reasons.
First off, I have a special fondness for genre flicks, whether from France, Italy, Korea, Hong Kong, Japan or the United States.
Secondly, there are many, many websites devoted to general film criticism, and I wanted to differentiate myself from […]
Jun
2
What About Bob? - The Stalker As Comic Hero
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Country: United States
Genre: Comedy
Director: Frank Oz
Year: 1991
Rating:
TRASH CINEMA HIGHLY RECOMMENDED MOVIE
What About Bob? is a one joke movie, but it’s a good one.
Bob (Bill Murray) is Dr. Leo Marvin’s (Richard Dreyfuss) new patient. Right after their first session, Dr. Marvin goes on vacation for a month. Bob tracks down Dr. Marvin at his vacation […]
May
8
Dubbing Is Evil…And Widespread
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You would think, with the advent of DVD, in which it is so absurdly easy to have multiple language and subtitle options, that the dubbed foreign movie would have gone the way of the dodo, but nooooooo. There are still companies that will put out a foreign DVD with only a dubbed English track.
For those […]
Apr
26
Farewell My Concubine - Searing Historical Epic
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Country: Hong Kong/Mainland China
Genre: Drama
Director: Chen Kaige
Year: 1993
Rating:
ESSENTIAL MOVIE
Continuing my reviews of art films with the impact of the most tawdry trash cinema, we come to probably the most wrenching historical drama ever made, Farewell My Concubine, starring the awesome trio of Leslie Cheung, Gong Li, and Zhang Feng-Yi, the last of whom holds […]
Apr
22
Lost In Time - The Greatest Weepie Ever
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Country: Hong Kong
Genre: Drama/Romance
Director: Derek Yee
Year: 2003
Rating:
ESSENTIAL MOVIE
Let me say one thing at the outset — Lost In Time is in no way trash cinema. So why am I including it on this site? Let me answer a question with a question. What is it I love so much about trash cinema? Trash cinema […]
Apr
21
Alamo Drafthouse Rolling Roadshow Coming To Your Town This Week!
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Hi, faithful readers.
Yesterday, I checked out the Alamo Drafthouse Rolling Roadshow at the Castro Theater in San Francisco, California.
For those of you who don’t know, the Alamo Drafthouse is a movie theater in Austin, Texas that specializes in showing trash cinema on “Terror Tuesdays” and “Weird Wednesdays.” It’s curated by Zack Carlson and Lars Nilsen, […]