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Infra-Man (aka: Zhong Guo Chao Ren)
Cinematic Catharsis Posted by Barry P. on Apr 15, 2015
(1975) Directed by Hua Shan; Written by: Ni Kuang; Starring:
Danny Lee, Wang Hsia, Terry Liu; Available on DVD.
Rating: ***½
“Shaw Bros, at the time wanted to film a Kamen Rider type of film for the Hong
Kong children. …Although I had watched a few episodes of Kamen Ri read more
Infra-Man (aka: Zhong Guo Chao Ren)
Cinematic Catharsis Posted by Barry P. on Apr 15, 2015
(1975) Directed by Hua Shan; Written by: Ni Kuang; Starring:
Danny Lee, Wang Hsia, Terry Liu; Available on DVD.
Rating: ***½
“Shaw Bros, at the time wanted to film a Kamen Rider type of film for the Hong
Kong children. …Although I had watched a few episodes of Kamen Ri read more
Kung Fu Hustle
Cinematic Catharsis Posted by Barry P. on Apr 9, 2015
(2004) Directed by Stephen Chow; Written by: Man Keung Chan,
Stephen Chow, Xin Huo and Kan-Cheung Tsang; Starring: Stephen Chow, Chi Chung
Lam, Wah Yuen, Qiu Yuen and Siu-Lung Leung, Danny Chan and Eva Huang; Available on DVD.
Rating: ****
“…for me, kung fu means some read more
Kung Fu Hustle
Cinematic Catharsis Posted by Barry P. on Apr 9, 2015
(2004) Directed by Stephen Chow; Written by: Man Keung Chan,
Stephen Chow, Xin Huo and Kan-Cheung Tsang; Starring: Stephen Chow, Chi Chung
Lam, Wah Yuen, Qiu Yuen and Siu-Lung Leung, Danny Chan and Eva Huang; Available on DVD.
Rating: ****
“…for me, kung fu means some read more
The Versatile Blogger
Cinematic Catharsis Posted by Barry P. on Apr 3, 2015
Much like the fairies in Peter
Pan, I only have the capacity for one emotion at a time. Usually, it’s
exasperation or some form of self-loathing, built on the premise that no one’s
paying attention to my little blog, and I’m simply writing into a void. The notion
that I would be ac read more
The Versatile Blogger
Cinematic Catharsis Posted by Barry P. on Apr 3, 2015
Much like the fairies in Peter
Pan, I only have the capacity for one emotion at a time. Usually, it’s
exasperation or some form of self-loathing, built on the premise that no one’s
paying attention to my little blog, and I’m simply writing into a void. The notion
that I would be ac read more
Blog Update: Announcements and Miscellanea
Cinematic Catharsis Posted by Barry P. on Mar 21, 2015
2014
was a landmark year for Cinematic Catharsis. I continued to see an increase in
visits (not all spam-related, I hope) to my humble little blog, stretched my
horizons with new theme months (Monster March, David Lynch Month, etc…),
dabbled in hosting my first blogathon, the Goldblumathon,
wa read more
Blog Update: Announcements and Miscellanea
Cinematic Catharsis Posted by Barry P. on Mar 21, 2015
2014
was a landmark year for Cinematic Catharsis. I continued to see an increase in
visits (not all spam-related, I hope) to my humble little blog, stretched my
horizons with new theme months (Monster March, David Lynch Month, etc…),
dabbled in hosting my first blogathon, the Goldblumathon,
wa read more
Aelita (aka: Aelita: Queen of Mars)
Cinematic Catharsis Posted by Barry P. on Mar 10, 2015
(1924) Directed by: Yakov Protazanov; Written by Aleksei
Fajko and Fyodor Otsep; Based on the novel Aelita
by Aleksei Tolstoy; Starring: Yuliya Solntseva, Igor Ilyinsky, Nikolai
Tsereteli and Valentina Kuindzhi;
Available on DVD (from Flicker Alley) and Hulu Streaming
Rating: ** ½ read more
Aelita (aka: Aelita: Queen of Mars)
Cinematic Catharsis Posted by Barry P. on Mar 10, 2015
(1924) Directed by: Yakov Protazanov; Written by Aleksei
Fajko and Fyodor Otsep; Based on the novel Aelita
by Aleksei Tolstoy; Starring: Yuliya Solntseva, Igor Ilyinsky, Nikolai
Tsereteli and Valentina Kuindzhi;
Available on DVD (from Flicker Alley) and Hulu Streaming
Rating: ** ½ read more
The Beastmaster
Cinematic Catharsis Posted by Barry P. on Mar 2, 2015
(1982) Directed by Don Coscarelli; Written by Don Coscarelli
and Paul Pepperman; Starring: Marc Singer, Tanya Roberts, Rip Torn and John
Amos; Available on DVD
Rating: *** ½
“So there’s one sort of conundrum here… which is that his father
is the king, but his br read more
The Beastmaster
Cinematic Catharsis Posted by Barry P. on Mar 2, 2015
(1982) Directed by Don Coscarelli; Written by Don Coscarelli
and Paul Pepperman; Starring: Marc Singer, Tanya Roberts, Rip Torn and John
Amos; Available on DVD
Rating: *** ½
“So there’s one sort of conundrum here… which is that his father
is the king, but his br read more
Fantastic February Quick Picks and Pans
Cinematic Catharsis Posted by Barry P. on Feb 28, 2015
Strings (2004) This Scandinavian/British production by director/co-writer Anders Rønnow Klarlund is a puppet movie like no other. Compared to the Gerry Anderson Supermarionation shows, the filmmakers are not attempting to create semi-realistic settings that mimic the human world, but take an approac read more
Fantastic February Quick Picks and Pans
Cinematic Catharsis Posted by Barry P. on Feb 28, 2015
Strings (2004) This Scandinavian/British production by director/co-writer Anders Rønnow Klarlund is a puppet movie like no other. Compared to the Gerry Anderson Supermarionation shows, the filmmakers are not attempting to create semi-realistic settings that mimic the human world, but take an approac read more
Classics Revisited: Jason and the Argonauts
Cinematic Catharsis Posted by Barry P. on Feb 12, 2015
(1963) Directed by Don Chaffey; Written by Jan Read and
Beverley Cross; Starring: Todd Armstrong, Nancy Kovack, Gary Raymond, Niall
MacGinnis and Honor Blackman
Available on Blu-ray and DVD
Rating: ****
“In the early days I thought I wanted to be an actor, and
then I got butte read more
Classics Revisited: Jason and the Argonauts
Cinematic Catharsis Posted by Barry P. on Feb 12, 2015
(1963) Directed by Don Chaffey; Written by Jan Read and
Beverley Cross; Starring: Todd Armstrong, Nancy Kovack, Gary Raymond, Niall
MacGinnis and Honor Blackman
Available on Blu-ray and DVD
Rating: ****
“In the early days I thought I wanted to be an actor, and
then I got butte read more
The Once Over Twice: Labyrinth
Cinematic Catharsis Posted by Barry P. on Feb 7, 2015
(1986) Directed by Jim Henson; Written by Terry Jones; Story
by Dennis Lee and Jim Henson; Starring: David Bowie, Jennifer Connelly, Brian
Henson, Dave Goelz and Toby Froud; Available on Blu-ray, DVD and Netflix
Streaming
Rating: ****
“When I see a film, when I leave the theater, read more
The Once Over Twice: Labyrinth
Cinematic Catharsis Posted by Barry P. on Feb 7, 2015
(1986) Directed by Jim Henson; Written by Terry Jones; Story
by Dennis Lee and Jim Henson; Starring: David Bowie, Jennifer Connelly, Brian
Henson, Dave Goelz and Toby Froud; Available on Blu-ray, DVD and Netflix
Streaming
Rating: ****
“When I see a film, when I leave the theater, read more
The Gamera Trilogy (1995-1999)
Cinematic Catharsis Posted by Barry P. on Jan 25, 2015
“I asked the actors to move in an inhuman way. Because they
are kaiju, you know… So they must move like kaiju. Another thing I requested
from the actors was, since the two monsters hate each other, I wanted the
fights to be very fierce.” – Shinji Higuchi (Special Effects Dire read more
The Gamera Trilogy (1995-1999)
Cinematic Catharsis Posted by Barry P. on Jan 25, 2015
“I asked the actors to move in an inhuman way. Because they
are kaiju, you know… So they must move like kaiju. Another thing I requested
from the actors was, since the two monsters hate each other, I wanted the
fights to be very fierce.” – Shinji Higuchi (Special Effects Dire read more