As a quintessential Cold War child, still fixated on it, I periodically revisit films and documentaries about its most prickly moments. For years, I’ve observed, and occasionally joined, debates surrounding the two key films that managed to capture the 1980s collective paranoia: nuclear annihilation. The first, in 1983, was the American The Day After. A year later, the British Threads emerged. The debate has historically crystallised on a rigid duality in interpreting t...

A sequel to New Zealand filmmaker Peter Jackson’s The Lord of the Rings movie trilogy, made between 2001 and 2003, is in the works. Much of the interest in the story to date though has centred on Stephen Colbert, who is to be one of the screenwriters. Colbert will collaborate with Peter McGee, his son, […]

A classic obsessive variant appears in My Demon s01 (Netflix, 2023).

PBS Masterpiece brings a reimagined version of John Galsworthy’s ‘Forsyte’ novels from the U.K. to

“You tell him, and I will smack you. I will smack you like a bad, bad donkey, okay!" This is a threat from a crustacean approximately eight inches tall. It is delivered with complete sincerity. That’s the whole energy. Who Is Pepe? Pepe the King Prawn burst onto the scene in Muppets Tonight (1996), initially as half of a vaudeville double-act with Seymour the Elephant. He quickly eclipsed his partner, because of course he did. Pepe doesn’t share the spotlight. He’s small, Spanish-accented, a...

It’s no secret that the Hollywood Comet loves musicals. In 2010, I revealed I had seen 400 movie musicals over the course of eight years. Now that number is over 600. To celebrate and share this musical love, here is … Continue reading →

1890 horror, dir. Stanley Kubrick, Jack Nicholson, Shelley Duvall: IMDb. Months isolated in an otherwise empty hotel, that doesn't sound stressful at all.

The Reviews are in for the one night only showing of Melanie and Eric’s wedding: “This Wedding Reception was better than my own.” – Mother of the Bride “The Reception was amazing, almost like a Broadway show.” – random Wedding guest “That is the best Wedding band I’ve ever heard.” – staff at the Red […]

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The first recording today starts with a trail for Don’t Get Screwed. Then there’s 60 Seconds of news. Then it’s a repeat of Doctor Who – Last of the Time Lords. Media Centre Description: Earth has been conquered and the Master rules supreme, with the Doctor his prisoner. Can Martha Jones save the world? Recorded from BBC […]

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If HippFest has a problem, it’s a fairly benign one — how to continue the very popular Laurel & Hardy screenings, since Stan and Ollie made relatively few silents. Happily, there are multiple solutions available — repeating films from earlier years, since these are among the most rewatchable movies ever made, and you can show […]

Yesterday Dana, the kids, and I went to the theater to watch The AI Doc: Or How I Became An Apocaloptimist, the well-reviewed new documentary about whether AGI will destroy the world. This was surely the weirdest family movie night we’ve ever done. Firstly, because I personally know probably half of the many people interviewed […]

“All the women around here are perfect sex-kitten bimbos.” I read the book so now I’m watching the film adaptations of it. This one stars Nicole Kidman and Matthew Broderick. It’s a much jauntier affair than the book. It’s quite a funny n...

Spotlight, ‘This Farming Life’, ‘Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man’, ‘Last One Laughing’, ‘High Fidelity’, and ‘Dying for Sex’.

A towering achievement, the timely second revival of Ragtime sees the beloved musical emerge as the white hot hit it was always destined to be. First appearing on Broadway in 1998 in […]

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Vitals Paul Genge as Mike, silent syndicate hitman San Francisco, Spring 1968 Film: Bullitt Release Date: October 17, 1968 Director: Peter Yates Costume Designer: Theadora Van Runkle WARNING! Spoilers ahead! Background Today would have been the 113th birthday of actor Paul Genge, born March 29, 1913. A U.S. Army Air Corps veteran, Genge’s screen career began after his return from […] The post Bullitt: Paul Genge as “Ice Pick Mike” appeared first on BAMF Style.

🍿 21 Jump Street (2012) was fun, but its main effect was to make me want to rewatch Hot Fuzz.

Joanna, a photographer, moves to a new town with her family. As she tries to befriend other women in the town she notices that they all seem unwilling to talk or socialise. They only leave the house to go to the supermarket and are obsessed with housework. At not even 150 pages this is a short sharp hit of a thriller. It’s incredible what Levin achieves in this time - a feminist parable that explores the role of women in society ...