Bill Oberst, Jr. reads THE RAVEN
21 Mar
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The Fear of God: The Raven
21 Mar
The Sacred and the Profane, by Reed Lackey
18 Mar
For decades, a notorious film by director Ken Russell provoked debate, controversy, and sometimes disgust in audiences who had the rare privilege to see it. Banned in several countries around the world, and lacking formal distribution in any others, The Devils was one of film connoisseurs’ most heavily sought lost treasures. Warner Brothers began a rocky distribution in the early 2000s, releasing the film in limited printings, with sub-par video quality, on DVD. It appeared on iTunes in 2010, only to be removed again without explanation after only 3 days. Even these few releases removed the more severely controversial moments of the film, and a complete version remains extremely elusive, if not entirely lost.
Episode 185: Arrival
16 Mar
Timeless, by Reed Lackey
14 Mar
On the short list of candidates for the proverbial title of “definitive fairy tale”, you might find Snow White, Cinderella, and – of course – Beauty and the Beast. For countless audiences, both young and old, this “tale as old as time” is framed almost exclusively around the images, the events, and the unforgettable songs of the 1991 Disney animated masterpiece. So, needless to say, a live action reimagining has some immense expectations to meet along with its baked-in good will.
The MTOL Kickstarter!
13 Mar
Tyler has just launched a new Kickstarter campaign in order to help finance the publishing of his first book, Worth Watching, which would feature several of his notable reviews and essays! Every little bit helps, so please check out the Kickstarter and pledge what you can!
King of the Wild Frontier, by Bob Connally
12 Mar
As film lovers we watch different movies for different reasons. Sometimes we need to laugh, sometimes we want to be challenged intellectually; sometimes we’re looking for something with strong emotional resonance. And sometimes we want to see a gigantic gorilla smash things. If you like movies where gigantic gorillas smash things (and why on earth wouldn’t you?) then Kong: Skull Island delivers what you’re looking for in spades.
