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One Small Step for Movie Blogs, One Giant Liebster for Cinematic Catharsis!
Cinematic Catharsis Posted by Barry P. on Aug 12, 2012
I’d like to start out by apologizing to NASA and Neil Armstrong for that terrible pun, and give a much-deserved shout out to Michaël Parent from Le Mot du Cinephiliaque for selecting me for my second Liebster Award! This new incarnation of the Liebster Award has been making the rounds, read more
Some More Dumb Movies That I Like Anyway
Cinematic Catharsis Posted by Barry P. on Aug 7, 2012
The late great George Carlin once posited, “Did you ever
notice that their stuff is shit, and your shit is stuff?” While I don’t believe Carlin was specifically
referring to guilty pleasures, his statement certainly fits the bill here. It’s
all a matter of taste. read more
The Nanny (2)
Cinematic Catharsis Posted by Barry P. on Jul 31, 2012
(1965) Directed by Seth Holt; Written by Jimmy Sangster; Based
on the novel The Nanny by Marryam
Modell (writing as Evelyn Piper); Starring: Bette Davis, Wendy Craig, Jill
Bennett, James Villiers and William Dix; Available on DVD
Rating: *** ½
One of the attributes of a good psycho read more
The Nanny
Cinematic Catharsis Posted by Barry P. on Jul 31, 2012
(1965) Directed by Seth Holt; Written by Jimmy Sangster; Based
on the novel The Nanny by Marryam
Modell (writing as Evelyn Piper); Starring: Bette Davis, Wendy Craig, Jill
Bennett, James Villiers and William Dix; Available on DVD
Rating: *** ½
One of the attributes of a good psycho read more
Classics Revisited: The Night of the Hunter
Cinematic Catharsis Posted by Barry P. on Jul 18, 2012
(1955) Directed by Charles Laughton; Written by James Agee;
Based on the novel by Davis Grubb; Starring: Robert Mitchum, Shelley Winters, Lillian
Gish and Billy Chapin; Available on Blu-ray and DVD
Rating: *****
“It’s a hard world
for little things” – Rachel C read more
Classics Revisited: The Night of the Hunter
Cinematic Catharsis Posted by Barry P. on Jul 18, 2012
(1955) Directed by Charles Laughton; Written by James Agee;
Based on the novel by Davis Grubb; Starring: Robert Mitchum, Shelley Winters, Lillian
Gish and Billy Chapin; Available on Blu-ray and DVD
Rating: *****
“It’s a hard world
for little things” – Rachel C read more
The Brood
Cinematic Catharsis Posted by Barry P. on Jul 12, 2012
(1979) Written and directed by David Cronenberg; Starring: Oliver
Reed, Samantha Eggar and Art Hindle; Available on DVD
Rating: ****
Perhaps no other director can depict being uncomfortable in
one’s own skin as effectively as David Cronenberg. In Cronenberg’s case, this isn&# read more
The Brood
Cinematic Catharsis Posted by Barry P. on Jul 12, 2012
(1979) Written and directed by David Cronenberg; Starring: Oliver
Reed, Samantha Eggar and Art Hindle; Available on DVD
Rating: ****
Perhaps no other director can depict being uncomfortable in
one’s own skin as effectively as David Cronenberg. In Cronenberg’s case, this isn&# read more
The Once Over Twice: Repo Man
Cinematic Catharsis Posted by Barry P. on Jul 8, 2012
(1984) Written and directed by Alex Cox; Starring: Harry
Dean Stanton, Emilio Estevez, Sy Richardson, Fox Harris and Tracey Walter; Available
on DVD.
Rating: ****
“A repo man is always intense.” – Bud
Maybe it’s my L.A. roots, or my affection for punk rock, or
the qu read more
The Once Over Twice: Repo Man
Cinematic Catharsis Posted by Barry P. on Jul 8, 2012
(1984) Written and directed by Alex Cox; Starring: Harry
Dean Stanton, Emilio Estevez, Sy Richardson, Fox Harris and Tracey Walter; Available
on DVD.
Rating: ****
“A repo man is always intense.” – Bud
Maybe it’s my L.A. roots, or my affection for punk rock, or
the qu read more
Allegro Non Troppo
Cinematic Catharsis Posted by Barry P. on Jul 1, 2012
(1976) Directed by Bruno Bozzetto; Written by Bruno Bozzetto, Guido Manuli and Maurizio Nichetti; Starring: Maurizio Nichetti, Maurizio Micheli, Néstor Garay, and Marialuisa Giovannini; Available on DVD Rating: *** ½ Allegro Non Troppo, derived from a classical music term, is rou read more
Allegro Non Troppo
Cinematic Catharsis Posted by Barry P. on Jul 1, 2012
(1976) Directed by Bruno Bozzetto; Written by Bruno Bozzetto, Guido Manuli and Maurizio Nichetti; Starring: Maurizio Nichetti, Maurizio Micheli, Néstor Garay, and Marialuisa Giovannini; Available on DVD Rating: *** ½ Allegro Non Troppo, derived from a classical music term, is rou read more
June Quick Picks and Pans (1)
Cinematic Catharsis Posted by Barry P. on Jun 26, 2012
The Quiet Earth
(1985) This low-key sci-fi thriller from New Zealand underscores the fact that
they just don’t make ‘em like this in Hollywood. The focus is on ideas and relationships
rather than overblown action scenes or elaborate set pieces. The beginning is simil read more
The Once Over Twice: Forbidden Zone
Cinematic Catharsis Posted by Barry P. on Jun 22, 2012
(1980) Directed by Richard Elfman; Written by Richard Elfman, Matthew Bright, Nick L. Martinson and Nicholas James; Starring: Hervé Villechaize, Susan Tyrrell, Marie-Pascale Elfman, Matthew Bright and Gisele Lindley; Available on Blu-Ray and DVD Rating: *** ½ Saying that Forbidde read more
The Once Over Twice: Forbidden Zone
Cinematic Catharsis Posted by Barry P. on Jun 22, 2012
(1980) Directed by Richard Elfman; Written by Richard Elfman, Matthew Bright, Nick L. Martinson and Nicholas James; Starring: Hervé Villechaize, Susan Tyrrell, Marie-Pascale Elfman, Matthew Bright and Gisele Lindley; Available on Blu-Ray and DVD Rating: *** ½ Saying that Forbidde read more
Classics Revisited: An American Werewolf in London
Cinematic Catharsis Posted by Barry P. on Jun 16, 2012
(1981) Written and directed by John Landis; Starring: David
Naughton, Jenny Agutter , Griffin Dunne and John Woodvine; Available on Blu-ray,
DVD and Netflix Streaming
Rating: **** ½
Several years back I was fortunate enough to attend a horror
convention in Los Angeles, and list read more
Classics Revisited: An American Werewolf in London
Cinematic Catharsis Posted by Barry P. on Jun 16, 2012
(1981) Written and directed by John Landis; Starring: David
Naughton, Jenny Agutter , Griffin Dunne and John Woodvine; Available on Blu-ray,
DVD and Netflix Streaming
Rating: **** ½
Several years back I was fortunate enough to attend a horror
convention in Los Angeles, and list read more
Book Corner: Monsters in the Movies
Cinematic Catharsis Posted by Barry P. on Jun 11, 2012
"A monster is a distortion of something that has a
normal, non-threatening form. The monstrous form is threatening and disturbing
because it is beyond the pale of what we consider normality.” – David
Cronenberg
Some books are not meant to be read cover to cover, but
paged throug read more
Book Corner: Monsters in the Movies
Cinematic Catharsis Posted by Barry P. on Jun 11, 2012
"A monster is a distortion of something that has a
normal, non-threatening form. The monstrous form is threatening and disturbing
because it is beyond the pale of what we consider normality.” – David
Cronenberg
Some books are not meant to be read cover to cover, but
paged throug read more
Cinematic Dregs: Crimes of Passion
Cinematic Catharsis Posted by Barry P. on Jun 6, 2012
(1984) Directed by Ken Russell; Written by Barry Sandler; Starring:
Kathleen Turner, John Laughlin, Anthony Perkins, Bruce Davison and Annie Potts;
Available on DVD.
Rating: ** ½
My decision to cover Crimes
of Passion for The LAMBs in the Director’s Chair spurred some int read more