After the sad news that Roger Corman has passed away, we look at his legacy and how he changed cinema… Roger Corman leaves behind an imperious résumé, with over 500 credits. Most prolific as a producer, Corman was also a director who made some incredible films (most notably his Edgar Allan Poe adaptations) and even […]
The Last Picture Show with Buckshot director Joshua J. Smith | The Pick of the Flicks Podcast #82
On The Pick of the Flicks Podcast, a different guest drops in every week to chat about their favourite film. This week, director Joshua J. Smith stops by to delve into the monochrome nostalgia of The Last Picture Show… On this week’s episode of The Pick of the Flicks Podcast, Joshua J. Smith discusses his […]
Movie Review – Reborn (2018)
Reborn, 2018. Directed by Julian Richards. Starring Kayleigh Gilbert, Barbara Crampton, Michael Paré, Rae Dawn Chong, Chaz Bono, Alexa Maris, Monte Markham and Peter Bogdanovich. SYNOPSIS: A fading actress meets a teenager with strange, supernatural powers who claims to be her daughter – the daughter who was stillborn 16 years earlier. Reborn starts with Sonny […]
Movie Review – The Other Side of the Wind (2018)
The Other Side of the Wind, 2018. Directed by Orson Welles Starring John Huston, Oja Kodar, Peter Bogdanovich, Robert Random, Susan Strasberg, Joseph McBride, Edmond O’Brien, Mercedes McCambridge, Cameron Mitchell, Paul Stewart, Peter Jason, Tonio Selwart, Howard Grossman, Geoffrey Land, Dennis Hopper, Gregory Sierra, Benny Rubin, Cathy Luvas, Dan Tobin, George Jessel, Richard Wilson, Claude Chabrol, […]
Movie Review – Hitchcock/Truffaut (2016)
Hitchcock/Truffaut, 2016. Directed by Kent Jones. Starring Mathieu Amalric, Wes Anderson, Olivier Assayas, Peter Bogdanovich, Arnaud Desplechin, David Fincher, James Gray, Alfred Hitchcock, Kiyoshi Kurosawa, Richard Linklater, Paul Schrader, Martin Scorsese, Francois Truffaut. SYNOPSIS: Filmmakers look at the impact Francois Truffaut’s 1966 book ‘Cinema According to Hitchcock’ had on Hitchcock’s reputation, and their own films. […]
Movie Review – She’s Funny That Way (2015)
She’s Funny That Way, 2015 Directed by Peter Bogdanovich Starring Imogen Poots, Owen Wilson, Rhys Ifans, Kathryn Hahn, Will Forte, Illeana Douglas, Debi Mazar, Richard Lewis, Cybill Shepard, Austin Pendleton and Jennifer Aniston SYNOPSIS: A screwball comedy featuring the interconnected personal lives of the cast and crew of a Broadway production. They don’t make ’em […]
