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- Overlooked Gems: Devil in a Blue Dress 1:00am Nov 4
- Theodoros Angelopoulos: The Travelling Players 1:00am Oct 28
- Documentary Milestone: Looking For Richard 1:00am Oct 21|1 Comment
Carl Franklin's 1995 Neo Noir doesn't garner the same level of plaudits as the likes of China Town or L.A. Confidential, but it is an overlooked gem worthy of your attention.
The last of my five favourite directors, starting this series with his four hour in length 1975 Brechtian masterpiece The Travelling Players.
Left Field Cinema Pontypool has to be one of the most entertaining and thought-provoking Horror films of the decade, blessed with twinges of comedy and a brilliant central performance. This Canadian genre blender comes highly recommended! Catch it at the cinema if you can...
Al Pacino is probably best known for his film acting in 1970's classics like The Godfather and Dog Day Afternoon. What might surprise you is that he also directs and what might surprise you more is the sort of film he likes to direct.
For the 100th episode of Left Field Cinema, a special extended examination of Andrei Tarkovsky's greatest masterwork, the 1975 feature film, Mirror...
Joss Whedon's film adaptation of the flop TV series Firefly had to both inform new viewers of its complex context whilst avoiding potential alienation of the die-hard fans. This edition examines the perfectly balanced pre-title sequence of the film moment by moment.
Left Field Cinema Don't forget about the Days of Heaven competition. For your chance to win a copy of the film go to www.leftfieldcinema.com/forum and post your entries on the Days of Heaven Competition thread. Closing date is 18th of October.
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John Cassavetes' crime thriller is one of the forgotten classics of 1970's American cinema. A brilliant central performance from Ben Gazzara and a intense naturalistic presentation of events make this an unmissable masterpiece.
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Shinji Aoyama's visually stunning three and a half hour meditation on the nature of trauma. One the finest Japanese films of the decade.
Peter Brook's 1971 screen adaptation of William Shakespeare's famous tragedy. This relentlessly brutal film is an almost perfect merging of Shakespeare and Ingmar Bergman.
The second installment of the Left Field Cinema series examining the films of America's greatest living film maker, this time his Richard Gere staring sophomore subversion of the Western genre.
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Check out my review of Lars Von Trier's Antichrist: http://www.leftfieldcinema.com/antichris
Can another film released this year claim to have such a rotten heart?
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When I watched Antichrist, I cleared my mind of all things Lars Von Trier, I tried to get rid of all my prejudices for the films creator, but despite my best efforts the film was still a dog. I thought I’d either love it or hate it, but oddly it’s a
Left Field Cinema Has just recorded and edited the 100th episode of the show. You'll find out what that is on the 14th of October!
Mike Figgis' 1990 cop thriller maybe the most highly sexualised film of its genre, this edition tackles the many facets of sexual conduct, insecurities and associative connections explored within the film.
