alexlincs 9th Sep 2024 | | CinemaDrop Dead Fred (1991) (1991) | @Magic Marmalade
I'm a big fan of Rik Mayall and it was his attempt to break America. I think Phoebe Cates was a great choice, but as you say the script was too vulgar and mean to have a huge international appeal.
However, I saw it when I was about 10 years old and loved it then. I'm not doubting the acting is great from all involved and the plot hasn't really been done since. I can see the Tim Burton style, as well as Alice in Wonderland and Rik Mayall's own violent brand of slapstick.
I think where Rik Mayall failed to break America Simon Pegg succeeded. Both appeared in Guest House Paradiso which I found disappointing and they were both distributed by Vinegar Syndrome.
I think ultimately Rik Mayall was seen as a bit of an unlikely sex symbol and the best vehicle for him for international appeal might have been his Rik Mayall Presents series.
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alexlincs 22nd Jul 2024 | | CinemaSatan's Slave (1976) (1976) | Title screen from 2K restoration now added
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alexlincs 28th Jun 2024 | | CinemaThe Christian Licorice Store (1971) (1971) | The title screen is a projection within the film hence the letterboxing and rare for a film of this age are about 12 minutes in. For anyone trying to see it is available on Amazon in some countries.
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alexlincs 25th May 2024 | | CinemaBurning An Illusion (1981) (1981) | One of the locations is The Bouncing Ball in Peckham.
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alexlincs 24th May 2024 | | CinemaEvery Which Way But Loose (1978) (1978) | @Magic Marmalade
How about Kingpin? It was billed as a feelgood comedy by some and he loses the tournament.
Also I think Clyde was also in Cannonball Run.
It's a fun film and one I've always enjoyed
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alexlincs 13th May 2024 | | CinemaC'è Ancora Domani (There's Still Tomorrow) (2023) (2023) | This film beat Barbie at the box office in Italy. It's a drama in the style of a 1940s film but with modern ideas.
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alexlincs 8th May 2024 | | CinemaTalk Of The Devil (1967) | @swbcfc
Illusion of Happiness seems to be a collaboration name for Eric Woolfson and Peter Jeffries. Eric Woolfson I'm sure you know. Peter Jeffries was a British composer who went on to compose for "nudie" films. The track appears on https://www.discogs.com/release/3904933-Various-The-Electric-Lemonade-Acid-Test-Volume-4-An-Anthology-Of-The-Spark-Label-1967-1970
Woolfson was an engineer and songwriter for the Spark record label; however I don't think Talk of the Devil ever had a single release.
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alexlincs 8th Apr 2024 | | CinemaFrom A To Z-Z-Z-Z (1954) (1954) | Upgraded title screen from bluray
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alexlincs 23rd Feb 2024 | | CinemaJing Wu Ying Xiong (Fist Of Legend) (1994) (1994) | Upgraded title screen with correct ratio now added
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alexlincs 14th Feb 2024 | | CinemaDead Man (1995) (1995) | @Magic Marmalade in my opinion one of Depp's best and he has done more good films than he gets credit for, also my favourite Jaramusch film.
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alexlincs 22nd Jan 2024 | | CinemaSong Of The South (1945) (1945) | @henry29 My images were from a 35mm source, but the remastered looks even better.
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alexlincs 17th Jan 2024 | | CinemaThe Love Witch (2016) (2016) | @Magic Marmalade
I also recommend Ti West's House of the Devil for capturing 70s slasher and witchcraft films; sadly it gets a bit silly near the end. I've not seen The Love Witch, but would like to.
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alexlincs 13th Jan 2024 | | Cinema英雄本色III夕陽之歌 (A Better Tomorrow III: Love And Death In Saigon) (1989) (1989) | Title screen from Blu-Ray now added. The current one is from the trailer.
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alexlincs 12th Jan 2024 | | CinemaKilling Zoe (1993) (1993) | @Magic Marmalade I bought this on DVD back in the day. A huge disappointment, but not necessarily a bad film. What struck me most is just humorless it is.
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alexlincs 4th Jan 2024 | | CinemaThe Gnome-Mobile (1967) (1967) | I've added an upgraded title screen from the blu ray
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alexlincs 19th Dec 2023 | | CinemaTrue Romance (1993) (1993) | @Magic Marmalade I couldn't agree more. Tony Scott reels in the pretentiousness that plagues Tarantino's later films. I still think he has the midas touch, but his latest films are just way too long. I also agree it's one of the best 90s films.
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alexlincs 17th Nov 2023 | | CinemaGhostwatch (1992) (1992) | [YouTube Video]
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alexlincs 17th Nov 2023 | | Cinema快活林 (The Delightful Forest) (1972) (1972) | Title screen added from blu-ray
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alexlincs 17th Nov 2023 | | CinemaA Serious Man (2009) (2009) | @Magic Marmalade I agree it is one of their weaker movies, but they did raise the bar incredibly high with Fargo, Barton Fink and The Big Lewbowski. I think their worst are Intolerable Cruelty and the remake of The Ladykillers.
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alexlincs 3rd Nov 2023 | | CinemaThe Witch Who Came From The Sea (1976) (1976) | Proper title screen added from Blu-Ray. This film does suffer from archive damage so about as good as it gets.
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alexlincs 3rd Nov 2023 | | CinemaThree Into Two Won't Go (1969) (1969) | Upgraded title screen now added
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alexlincs 29th Oct 2023 | | CinemaHouse Of Whipcord (1974) (1974) | Title screen from Blu-Ray now added
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alexlincs 14th Oct 2023 | | Cinema江湖情 (Rich And Famous ) (1987) (1987) | This has a sequel called Tragic Hero and was screened as a double bill (despite Tragic Hero coming out first). These films have been compared to The Godfather.
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alexlincs 4th Oct 2023 | | CinemaDetainment (2018) | Proper title screen from Amazon now added.
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alexlincs 29th Sep 2023 | | CinemaThe Cell (2000) (2000) | @Magic Marmalade
I remember liking it and it's total eye-candy. At the time there were a lot of stylish, but soulless horror films like "In Dreams" and "Stigmata" and while The Cell is better than most of them, it just leaves me cold.
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alexlincs 28th Aug 2023 | | CinemaThe Unsinkable Molly Brown (1964) (1964) | Proper title screen now added
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alexlincs 8th Aug 2023 | | CinemaDance Craze (1981) (1981) | I didn't have high expectations for this, but the concert footage is absolutely fantastic. It was previously classified as U for cinema, but got a 12A/12 for the BFI release. Has a great booklet as well. Well worth it for people interested in the 80s UK Ska Revival.
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alexlincs 6th Aug 2023 | | CinemaMr. Nanny (1993) (1993) | [YouTube Video]
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alexlincs 26th Jul 2023 | | CinemaHardcore Henry (2015) (2015) | @Magic Marmalade
I always thought it was an attempt at turning an FPS action videogame into a movie. I've not seen Doom, but I've heard this is better. Really fun popcorn movie.
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alexlincs 14th Jun 2023 | | CinemaTeenage Hitchhikers (1974) (1974) | Claude Goddard is an alias of Jerome S. Kaufmann, but I don't think he's ever released a film under that name.
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