My study of the Women-in-Prison film genre (which coincided with the making of my short film, Condemned) is featured in the new issue of Bright Lights Film Journal. The piece tracks the history of the genre from Cecil B. DeMille’s Manslaughter (1922) to Jonathan Demme’s Caged Heat (1974). It was previously published as part of […]
Films in Review just published my choices for best DVD and BluRay releases for 2011. With selections including Henri-Georges Clouzot, Aki Kaurismaki, Radley Metzger, Women-in-Prison, some Film Noirs, and Clara Bow! Head over to FIR to check it out. And a clip from my top pick:
To mark the nearing end of the year, and celebrate the coming of 2012, I decided to jump on the list-making wagon and offer 11 tunes that moved, shook, and inspired me throughout 2011. In no particular order: Those Darlins – Mystic Mind (from Screws Get Loose) My favorite track from my favorite album of […]
My coverage of the 2011 TCM Classic Film Festival recently went up at Films in Review. It was easily the best film festival I had the privilege to attend. Head over to Films in Review to read my account of the event.
My review of TCM’s new Errol Flynn Adventures DVD set is now up at Films In Review. The set includes Desperate Journey, Edge of Darkness, Northern Pursuit, Uncertain Glory, and Objective, Burma!. Click to read at FIR…
“The Story of a Teen-Age Fire-Bomb! Look out! She’s set to explode!” (The Green Eyed Blonde, 1957) With the making of my new short film, Condemned, I found myself watching and re-watching many Women-In-Prison (WIP) films. Recently catching up with a curious 1957 picture, The Green Eyed Blonde, I was inspired to write about the […]
My review of a new Women in Prison DVD set is up at Films In Review. The set includes Women in Cell Block 7, Escape from Hell & The Hot Box. All three were rather disappointing. The article offers an overview of the genre and where it went wrong. Read at FIR…
Uploaded scans of a Russ Meyer profile I wrote for Maarvon Magazine in Israel. Originally published in March, 2008. The piece is in Hebrew, images sorted right-to-left…
My review of the 2009 Tribeca Film Festival is now up at The Brooklyn Rail. Also available in print around the Brooklyn area. It features reviews of Black Dynamite, Don McKay, Stay Cool, The Girlfriend Experience, The Wild and Wonderful Whites of West Virginia, Transcendent Man, Soul Power, Blank City and Burning Down the House: […]
Menahem Golan turns 80 today. To celebrate the birthday of this filmmaking giant, the Tel-Aviv Cinematheque Magazine in Israel put out a special tribute issue. I was happy to contribute a piece about the history of Cannon Films, the American production company of Golan’s and his cousin’s, Yoram Globus. Scans can be found below. Click […]
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